3533: Want to Feel Better About Work and Life? Try Saying These Two Words by Dr. Jenny Brockis

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3533: Feeling overwhelmed by negativity at work or in life? Shifting to a gratitude mindset can transform your well-being, boost resilience, and even strengthen relationships. Dr. Jenny Brockis explains how expressing gratitude, whether through journaling, acknowledging others, or simply saying "thank you,” activates brain regions linked to happiness and generosity, creating a ripple effect of positivity in your life and those around you. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drjennybrockis.com/2017/8/7/want-feel-better-work-life-try-saying-two-words/ Quotes to ponder: "Gratitude rewards generosity and maintains the cycle of healthy social behaviour." "When we feel down and grey we forget that the sky is still blue above those grey clouds, even though we can’t see it." "Saying thanks gets easier with practice so a great way to start is to look for the opportunity." Episode references: Switch Off: How to Find Calm In a Noisy World - https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Off-Find-Noisy-World/dp/073033628X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily. Want to feel better about work and life? Try saying these two words by Dr. Jenny
0:08.5	Barakas of Dr. Jenny Brockus.com. And I'm Justin Mollick, the guy that reads you articles, stories, or essays,
0:15.2	every day including holidays, since 2015, covering personal development or self-help, how to live a better life, and a lot more,
0:22.8	always with permission from the authors or websites. So with that, let's get right to it as we
0:28.2	optimize your life. Want to feel better about work and life? Try saying these two words by Dr. Jenny Brockes of
0:40.3	Dr. Jenny Brockes.com. Want to feel better about work and life? Try saying these two words, thank you.
0:49.3	If you ever had to spend time with a professional complainer, you'll know just how demotivating and energy sapping
0:55.5	they can be. Their language, amateur dramatics, and catastrophizing, is more than a little wearing.
1:03.5	It diminishes your own sense of happiness and well-being because it affects how you feel.
1:09.6	Our feelings are our conscious interpretation of an underlying
1:13.3	emotion. While we have no control over our emotions because they're generated at a subconscious level,
1:20.1	we use our prefrontal cortex to regulate our feelings. This is important because we are heavily
1:26.8	influenced by the emotional intensity of those
1:29.6	around us. The contagion of emotion means that if you're surrounded by naysayers and doom and gloom
1:36.8	merchants, you're more at risk of becoming infected with their negativity germs, which then
1:42.3	manifests through your choice of language and thoughts.
1:46.1	Which is why consciously choosing to adopt a more positive outlook using reframing and reappraisal
1:52.4	can help.
1:53.6	If you're telling everyone and yourself how frustrated, fearful, embarrassed, or angry you are, that negativity can quickly spiral further down.
2:04.8	Feeling good about what you do in work and life is about taking pride in your work,
2:10.3	feeling inspired to give your best, staying hopeful that things will improve, and being
2:15.9	grateful for what you already have.
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