LEAD at WesternU

Today is World Mental Health Day. The theme for this year is mental health at work.

We all have a Doing Deficit at some point or other.

Here are some ideas to help you get moving again:

1. Start small.
2. Focus on the process.
3. Track your progress.
4. Embrace discomfort.
5. Find accountability.

Find out more:
https://nesslabs.com/doing-deficit

LEAD wishes all those celebrating Rosh Hashanah peace and space for reflection.

Hope. Resilience. Self-efficacy.

Sound good? Mindfulness might be the key to unlocking these attributes.

Find out more:
https://gradpost.ucsb.edu/blog/life/2020/01/29/the-benefits-of-practicing-mindfulness-as-a-graduate-student

When we have so much going on in our lives, it is easy to get worn down. Our brains can take advantage of this and rebel against our wishes. Our motivation suffers and we find it hard to do the tasks we know we need to get done.

Functional Imagery Training could help. This method encourages us to imagine the goal and create that bridge to get there.

Find out more:
https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/60-choice-points-each-day-define-who-you-are/

It can be easy to fall into the trap of overthinking about something to the point we no longer know how to do it. For students, this can come out during exams where we have studied and prepared so much.

To find ways out of this dilemma, read more below or make an appointment with LEAD today:

https://bigthink.com/business/the-centipedes-dilemma/

While our brains are wonderful, they do have certain traits that can impact how we get through life. Negativity bias is one way that are brains can potentially hold us back.

Finding ways to appreciate the moment, foster gratitude and reframe our experiences is important when we are busy and stressed.

Find out more:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-nerd/202409/finding-joy-in-the-present

You may feel like all that multi-tasking is working for you, but is it really?

Switching gears is hard on your brain and constantly doing that will just wear you out.

What is your 20% that will generate your 80% results? Once you understand that, your success is in sight.

Find out more:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90996181/multitasking-makes-you-less-productive-here-are-4-ways-to-actually-get-work-done

Sometimes it can feel like things are over before they have even gotten started. Still, this is rarely true.

We will not always get the results we hope for - or believe we deserve - but or greatest challenge is not what happens, it is what we do next.

Resilience is the key.

Resilience Is The Default
Appreciate Positive Moments
Get Social
Be Optimistic
Develop Emotional Flexibility
Find the Benefits

Find out more:
https://bakadesuyo.com/2024/07/how-to-be-more-resilient/

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This year the theme is "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together".

You study hard!

You prepare and prepare and prepare. Yet you get the exam and your brain tells you: "You didn't do enough. You don't belong here."

There are strategies you can do to help you cope:

1. Work-life boundaries
2. Nature
3. Mindfulness
4. Therapy

Find out more:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/rumination-4-ways-to-stop