Keep in the company of the upbeat. Don't let your BFF with a nasty attitude bring you down. Have a downer colleague? Avoid her as well! Skip lunch with the crew and take a brisk walk and enjoy some happy tunes and grab a healthy to-go meal.
Focus on happy thoughts. If you're having "one of those days," STOP and think about what's going on. Consider a way to put a positive spin on it. Computer keeps locking up? Take a second to organize that file that's been filling up, take a few deep breaths, walk to a coworkers desk...
Don't forget fragrances and scents: citrus and mint will perk up energy levels as well as mood, and if stress is getting to you, get a whiff of lavender.
Exercise! Surprise. I know you knew that was coming. Even if traffic is terrible, alarm clock gets turned off, just can't face getting out in the weather, don't fret it. Grab a 10 minute workout in the house. Jumping jacks, high kicks, squats, push-ups, birpees, chair dips...I could go on.
*check out Mayo Clinic "positive thinking" for more great ideas
A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes.
Mahatma Gandhi
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