10 effective ways to overcome a bad mood!

May 6, 2022March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

A bad mood is an unpleasant feeling that we experience from time to time. This is due to numerous circumstances that are happening within ourselves and around us.

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We can’t avoid having a bad mood sometimes due to a lot of triggers around us!

Our body hormones, our personality and that of others, how we respond to other people and how they respond to us, the environment where we are at the moment, underlying illnesses like simple headaches, colds or body aches, situational stressors, poor sleeping pattern, tiredness or work-related problems, etc.

There are times wherein we can’t control how we respond to those factors and sometimes our immediate action is to feel sad, cry, get angry, and feel frustrated all day long. But we have to do some ways to conquer it and regain a positive mood so that we can avoid further problems that may occur. The negative feelings that we are experiencing will give a negative view in life and will produce as well a negative effect on our behavior, how we make decisions, how we deal with the present situation, or how we get along with other people.

There are ways that you can turn that bad mood into a happier mood:

Below are natural ways to overcome that bad mood that you are experiencing!

Physical touch just like kisses, hugs, or cuddles can release hormones that help us to improve our mood. Whenever we touch, cuddle, hug, or hold the hands of someone dear to us, our bodies release hormones that make us feel better. Once the hormones are released into our bodies we experience the feeling of happiness, calmness, and low levels of stress and depression.
Give a smile or laugh even if you don’t like to. Laughing or smiling seems awkward when you’re not in the mood, but these simple actions can help us recover faster from the bad moods and stress that we feel. Forcing a smile can still boost our mood and increase our happiness level.
Always remind yourself how lucky you are because you are living in this world. Gratitude is linked to greater happiness and life satisfaction. Gratitude helps you to feel more positive vibes and energy, it gives you great emotions, and better experiences, helps you to deal with challenges, and build strong relationships with others.
Go outside, the natural glow of nature helps you feel better. Going outside, walking around, sitting below a tree, or just staring at the flowers, leaves, or cloud formation helps you to reduce the feeling of anxiety, sadness, anger, fear, and stress. Spending time with nature will not only make you feel better mentally and emotionally, but it also contributes to your physical well-being as well. It helps in regulating blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension, and limits the production of stress hormones in your body.
Move your body, and do some physical activities. Perform a light exercise, dance with your favorite upbeat song, sing your favorite song, walk, or jump! Physical activities that you perform daily can help to uplift your mood.
Take a warm shower or bath! Bathing has been linked to improved mental wellness. It’s because taking a warm shower or bath can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Your body’s reaction to the warm water relaxes your muscles and improves your mood.
Loosen what burdens you, choose positivity! Think and feel positive emotions. Thinking and feeling positive emotions help to broaden our self-awareness, helping us to see more ways to solve problems or challenges. Studies show that people feel and can do their best when they have at least three times as many positive emotions.
Treat yourself to simple things that you don’t usually do. Like going to the salon, having a foot spa, eating your favorite food, etc. Self-love or giving attention to yourself can improve your mood. It helps with your overall outlook in life.
Be kind to everyone and especially to yourself. Kindness has been shown to boost self-confidence, and improve mood, compassion, and empathy. It can decrease high blood pressure and stress level.
Be creative or do something that you love or enjoy. Creativity and productivity help to fight anxiety because they activate the parts of your brain that process your emotions. For example, gardening, doing art, decluttering, baking, or cooking helps to calm brain activity and allows the individual to feel a sense of emotional and mental harmony.

Our health is more important than our pride, it is more important than satisfying our bad moods! So, choose to change that bad feeling.

Social well-being: What to check and how to say that you are socially well?

March 19, 2022March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 3 Comments

Social well-being is our ability to interact with the people around us, be it with our family, relatives, friends, and other people in the community. There is a sense of social well-being if we can connect and live our life without having problems with other people.

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Our social life starts at home, so if you have kids try to bond with them. Accompany them to explore the sport that would engage them with other kids, watch them play, and laugh with the joy that childhood brings! Or do outdoor activities that would help them see the outside world. This way they could easily adapt to any changes in their social life as they grow older.

What to check with your social well-being?

Check whether your attitude is appropriate when you are interacting with other people. Yes, you have the autonomy to do what you want and act the way you want to. But take note that it should be appropriate, you have to make sure not to hurt anyone else.
Check whether you have a balanced time with your personal and social life. No one is an island as they say. We need other people to continue our daily lives. Limited up to no interaction with other people daily could ruin our self-esteem. Interact with the people around you and make sure to foster genuine conversation.
Check your character or personality. Don’t act differently just to fit with the trend, or just to impress somebody. Being who you are will most likely result in being loved and respected by other people.

How can you say that you are socially well?

You are socially well if at home you have a happy relationship with your husband, wife, and children. If you don’t have any problem with the people in the community where you live.

What can you do to uplift your social well-being?

Go outside daily for a walk or an exercise. This is a good way to make yourself fit and at the same time meet or see other people just like you. Simply observing the way people act, and communicating with them can make you learn so much about socialization.
Smile at people and be friendly. Don’t be selfish at giving a simple smile to people you interact with or meet along the way. Maybe this is something that will make their day, or just to relieve something that burdens them. A smile is a representation of hope that you can give to someone else.
Join a support group that interests you. This support group can help you solve a common issue within yourself. You can find them in your community.
Find training or seminars to join. There are a lot of things that you can learn from the expertise of other people. See it as well as an opportunity to mingle with people that are the same as your area of expertise or education.

Mental or intellectual well-being: What to check and how to say that you are mentally healthy?

March 16, 2022March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 2 Comments

Mental well-being is our ability to think, make appropriate decisions, and do the things which we know could help us with our daily life. Being mentally healthy can help us with our life choices and the way we look at them.

What to check and how to say that you are mentally well?

Check whether you are still making ways to improve your knowledge. Learning is a crucial part of a worthy life. Without it, we feel stuck. We feel incapable and incompetent. And it ruins our self-esteem.
Check whether you are doing something that can contribute to your wellness. Choosing your food, avoiding things that can make your body suffer, and doing physical activities are important in achieving overall health.
Check if you are still managing yourself. It means that you have the autonomy to do the things which can develop you into the person you want to be. You shouldn’t be dependent on anybody else because you have your own identity, character, and personality.
Check whether you can still maintain a stable and good relationship. A good relationship is an important part of life because it helps us to feel loved and appreciated, but it takes action to show that we loved a person. Though it’s a feeling, we have to realize that thinking about what is good or can improve our relationship with other people is something that we should keep in mind.
Check whether you can still manage every change that occurs in your life. Our coping mechanism is important to avoid mood disorders that can destroy our peace of mind.
Check whether you are still productive. This is in a way that you are not considered as a burden in your community. You can help the community by starting with the things that can make you productive at home.

How can you say that you are mentally well?

You are mentally well if you can manage your daily life activities by being mindful of every decision that you make. You can think clearly, decide confidently and you know what is right from wrong.

How to feel happier when you are sad?

January 21, 2022March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Sadness is an emotional state wherein there is a feeling of unhappiness, less energy and downtime.

It’s a normal human emotion that we feel whenever we are upset, we feel pain or disappointed about something. Sadness is an emotion that each of us will experience from time to time as a part of being alive. But the way we handle it varies from one person to another.

Emotions like sadness are an important human experience that could provide some learnings in our life. Accept the feeling and claim that you can pass through it.

Avoid focusing on unchangeable things at this time, instead focus on the most important thing that could help you move on from that feeling.

The good thing is that you can still do something to feel happier when you are sad, consider the following:

You have to assess why you are feeling down. Give yourself time to process your mood and feelings. Allow yourself to think of ways on how you can handle the situation, and be able to decide for the best action that you should do.
Spend more time outside. Let your skin feel the rays of the morning sun and allow your nose to breathe in some fresh air.
When inside the house, choose to watch funny movies instead of drama or stories that could trigger your sadness.
Eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables that could boost your mood.
Try out journaling, yoga, and meditation, these are activities that could help your inner self.
Cry it out! Crying could help you to reduce pain and improve your mood.
Exercise and do physical activities that will make you busy and have fun. Engage in activities that you enjoy. Just like playing your favorite sport, hiking, biking, traveling, baking, cooking, etc.
Find support, talk to a jolly person, or you can ask for opinions or pieces of advice that you can use to lift your mood.
Smile and laugh! Normally, you can’t do it if you’re sad. But you can stretch that muscles up and move it as if you are feeling some happiness, then you will.
Listen to upbeat music, and sing with it.
Gibe time for yourself, self-care and self-love isn’t selfish.
Read more about self-development topics that could help to improve and better yourself.
Reward yourself for combatting sadness.

Consider sadness as an opportunity for you to grow, learn and heal yourself. You cannot heal what you don’t feel, as they say! Feel it and be able to elicit some lessons that it could bring into your life.

You have to take note that:

If your sadness brings you so much fatigue, poor concentration, inability to eat your meal, inability to do your personal hygiene, difficulty in doing daily life activities, and insomnia you already need to seek a professional help.

Why do we compare ourselves, what are the dangers of it, and how to handle it?

November 23, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Sometimes comparison serves as a starting point of where we are already in life, what would we like to be, which option we choose, and how can we pick and make the best decision?

We often compare ourselves to our friends or peers, colleagues, classmates, workmates, and even to the people whom we watch on TV, such as those we look up to.

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We often compare ourselves, especially if we are average to that of other people, and it lowers our self-esteem if we see that they have better features compared to us. Occasionally, we also compare ourselves to the less fortunate, and it uplifts our self-esteem and our sense of self if we see that we are better than they are.

Not all, will experience the bad effects of this kind of attitude, especially if we can still control ourselves, and accept the reality. But honestly, many people indulge in this kind of attitude, and sometimes they come to the point that they are already losing themselves because of this habit.

The fast-paced environment, technology, trends, and effects of our social life contribute to comparing ourselves.

Take note:

There will always be someone out there who will look happier, more successful, wealthier, and healthier apart from us. We have to realize this because it’s the reality! This will help us to be aware of ourselves, and when we are already aware, we can then easily find ways how to avoid and stop this kind of thinking.

What are the dangers of comparing ourselves:

Feelings of jealousy
Low self-esteem/low self-confidence
Anxiety and depression
ruined relationship
Emptiness
Feeling deprived
wasting of time
Self-destruction
Resentment
It will take your happiness
It will destroy your progress, and goals in life.

How to stop comparing yourself?

Have self-awareness
Love and accept yourself
practice gratitude
Be content with what you have.
Focus on your strengths
Learn to appreciate others
Go away from situations that can trigger it, just like spending too much time with social media. Be aware that social media is a mixture of fantasy and reality.
Take note that comparing yourself to other people isn’t good for your health.

Verse to remember:

1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT
For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

How to stop feeling insecure and build self-confidence?

November 17, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Insecurities are feelings of inadequacy, or you feel like you aren’t good enough as a person, as a parent, as a friend, co-worker, or partner.

You are uncertain of so many things about yourself, of what you can do and what you can offer to the world. There is a feeling of uneasiness triggered by self-perception of vulnerability and feeling of being low or inferior in some way, it threatens your self-image or ego. Insecurity could interfere with your life goals, relationship, and your ability to face hard situations.

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Most of us deal with insecurities from time to time. Like when somebody said you’re good, and then you replied no I’m not. Sporadically, it’s because you are just humble, but you should be aware that being overly humble already leads to something wrong.

You browse your social media account, and you saw your friend posted about his/her achievements, and then you said, he/she is exceptional, I’m not! Sometimes insecurities are manageable if we can easily observe them on our own, like oh I’m feeling insecure again, this isn’t good. You have self-awareness and that is awesome! You have to realize that you should be thankful for what you have, don’t compare yourself to anyone, and always accept compliments.

Sometimes it becomes unmanageable that it already ruined our day, goals in life, and relationships with other people. Insecurity comes from various causes and reasons.

Causes:

Childhood- having overly critical parents
Critical partner, friends, or relatives
being a victim of bullying
Failures in life
Anxiousness
Sadness
Having an illness
being perfectionist
Negative beliefs and perception
Behaviors that you see in your society.
Excessive use of social media

Signs:

Criticizing self and others
Having low self-esteem
Perception of low self-worth
Unsatisfied life
Poor decision-making
Excessive jealousy
Easily offended
Needs constant reassurance
Attention-seeking behavior
being a people pleaser
Acting like a boss
Apologizing constantly

Be wary that insecurities can affect our mental health, and bring about issues like depression, low self-esteem, and anxiety disorders. These health issues can also contribute to eating problems, a bad lifestyle, and poor sleeping habits that could lead to further diseases.

How to overcome insecurity and build self-confidence?

Identify the root cause of your insecurities.
Be optimistic in life.
Build your self-esteem
Trust and love yourself
Learn to face your fears
Spend more time with the people you love.
Learn to stay away from negativities that could trigger your insecurities.
Stop overthinking
Let go of the negative experience
Think positive
Overcome your self-doubt.

All of us can help with alleviating insecurities for ourselves, and other people. Let us not be the reason for creating or building insecurities in someone else.

Self-awareness for maturity

November 1, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 7 Comments

I came across this quote telling that:

People will notice the change in your attitude or behavior towards them, but won’t ever notice their behavior that made you change!

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Sporadically, you can hear others say, oh! You’ve changed a lot! They will usually tell you this in front of you if those changes they have seen are positive. But if it’s negative, or they feel like it’s not proportionate to their attitude, they will tell other people instead of you. Usually, they will comment that you’ve changed your attitude towards them. If you’ve changed for what you believed is right or appropriate, just do it. People will always give comments or suggestions anyway!

What can you do about it?

Be able to know if you’re making the right thing, showing the right attitude and behavior. Think about this, why does he/she say those words to you? Why does he/she treat you that way?
Being aware of your attitude, and being mindful of the things you need to change.
Adjust your attitude for what is morally good.
Make an honest response to somebody’s negative attitudes. You might be saving that person from being immersed with false thoughts and wrong self-beliefs.
Learn to deal with it, and do appropriate actions.

It’s a common feeling to some people, who are tagged sometimes as naughty, bad, or indifferent because of the attitude that they show and how they treat others.

Personality and self-awareness:

Personality is how we differ in terms of character, patterns of thinking, behavior, and feeling or emotion from other people. So, even those identical twins would possess unique personality traits from each other.

Occasionally, we don’t easily recognize it, due to numerous activities that we do, countless people that we need to deal with, and challenges that we need to face in life daily. Maybe you can ask some of your family, friends, or relatives (those who are genuine and will tell you the truth). To be able to update yourself from the personality traits that you aren’t conscious of, or just to update yourself from the things which you can’t recognize on your own. Oftentimes, we experienced this, and usually, we are blinded, and we choose to ignore those attitudes. As we physically mature or grow older, our thoughts and actions should also reach maturity. We can make it through self-awareness.

When we say self-awareness, we can recognize our thoughts and actions, whether it’s good, bad, or within limits. Whether we need to retain or change.

Factors to self-awareness and personality traits:

Research suggests that genetics also plays a role in the changes in someone’s personality traits. There are also environmental factors and situational factors such as aging, health conditions, work, people around you, temperament, etc.

The reality is that we changed over time, and we cannot hide the fact that it’s a permanent thing in this world. Your physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, and behavioral characteristics will change, deepen or mature over time. We are not perfect human beings, there are changes to improve us, correct us from any misconceptions, and revise or develop ourselves for what is good.

Health implications of your attitude

September 11, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 10 Comments

In this life, we can’t hide the fact that we really can’t avoid being too good always. Because there are a lot of contributing factors as of why we act in unacceptable ways occasionally. But why we should avoid being bad and choose to be good? Because it can damage us, not just how we relate to other people, but most specially because it is so harmful in our health.

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A bad attitude is like a vehicle’s flat tire, you can’t continue your journey unless you change or fix it.

When a tire can’t do its function, the whole vehicle will be compromised. Just like in real life, if you have a bad attitude, you can’t function well, due to problems related to focusing and completing tasks.

Implication of negative attitudes

Let us start with the negative attitude. A negative attitude can produce chronic stress that could lead to other personality and mood disorders, which can make us so upset, and will intervene with the hormonal balance of our body.

It depletes the brain’s needed chemical that is required to produce the hormone that is responsible for our happiness.
It can damage the immune system, and as a result, it could decrease our body’s ability to fight diseases.
Not only that, but it also decreases lifespan, so because you have a depleted ability to fight diseases, your body will easily catch or develop it.

Bad attitude that you must avoid:

Selfishness
Bitterness
Rudeness
Making up stories
Aggressiveness
Arrogant
Critical
Dishonest
Intolerant
Manipulative etc.

Bad people are usually hopeless, they lack confidence to face life, and they are negative thinkers and low-spirited too. They don’t usually pray for guidance, humbleness, and they don’t give gratitude for all the blessings that they received because they are prideful, and they think that it isn’t necessary.

What are the effects of bad attitude:

A bad attitude can bring about being bitter, this attitude is like a poison that slowly killing a human body.
Life becomes no purpose at all.
It repels people, and ruin relationship.
A bad attitude can prolong a painful or hurtful situation.
Conscience is loss, and it may cause a crime.
It limits your ability to perform well.
It kills your goals and dreams.

Assess yourself and be aware of these signs:

Comparing yourself to other people.
You are manipulative
Irritable and feeling superior.
You want others to respect you before you respect them.
Eating more on unhealthy foods.
Furthermore, you are always worrying and complaining.
Feeling fulfilled whenever you’re spreading untrue rumors.

If you love yourself, please observe for these signs and be able to correct it!

How to overcome a bad attitude?

You need to accept and love yourself.
Think before you talk and react.
Think about the consequences of your chosen action.
Avoid blaming other people.
Don’t mind the past, and live in the present.
Choose happiness instead of unnecessary drama.

Implication of positive attitudes:

Now, let’s talk about positive attitude. Why should you choose it?

A positive attitude promotes happiness.
It promotes success and gives many opportunities.
Good attitude improves cholesterol levels.
It boosts your immune system.
Decrease risk of death from heart diseases.
More energy and confidence.
Looking young and hopeful.
You have a better stress coping mechanism.
Better mental and physical health.
Improves your social, intellectual and spiritual health.

What are examples of a good attitude:

Optimistic
Confident
Sincere
Happy
Reliable
Adaptable
Flexible
Accountable
Honest
Trustworthy

How can you keep a positive attitude:

Do a gratitude journal
Perform your self-care routine
Avoiding negativities (avoid gossiping)
Mindfulness
Choosing to be happy

“Life is about making yourself happy, and making other people happy as well“.

3 Important activities that promotes a healthy lifestyle

August 11, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 10 Comments

This post will tackle about the important activities which we should do and must be able to perform daily to promote a healthy lifestyle, to avoid illnesses and to improve the quality of life that we are living.

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1. To promote a healthy lifestyle, we should eat a healthy meal.

Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner and drink enough water. Each meal is crucial in achieving overall health, specially breakfast because avoiding or skipping it is not good. Each meal should provide you with a balanced diet which composed of the essential nutrients that our body needs to perform its daily function well. Such foods that are really helpful to include in each meal are foods that are rich in nutrients, such as:

Energy boosting foods, like carbohydrates that can be found in rice, bread, beans, potatoes and oats.
Body building foods, these are foods that helps your body to maintain a stronger muscles and bones. Food examples of this group are: lean meats, poultry, fish, prawns, crabs, lobster, milk, eggs, yogurt, and cheese.
Your meal should also include body regulating foods. These are foods which contains a good amount of vitamins and minerals that are found mostly in fruits and vegetables. Foods such as apples, bananas, oranges, green leafy vegetables, broccoli and tomatoes.

2. To promote a healthy lifestyle, we should exercise regularly.

Including at least a 30 minute of exercise daily is a good way to promote a better blood circulation. Some exercises that you can do are: brisk walking, jogging, jumping ropes and other head and leg exercises which keeps your body moving, that you can perform at home even without going to the gym. These simple exercises will enhance your overall health and wellness.

3. To promote a healthy lifestyle, we should perform self-care and hygiene activities.

These are also important in achieving a healthy lifestyle because it helps you to avoid and wash away harmful microorganisms that may come in contact with your body, such as taking a bath. Harmful microorganisms are responsible in sickness and diseases, which makes us vulnerable and can bring about our inability to perform our daily tasks. Self-care also includes rest and sleep, it’s our responsibility to take some rest and not to overindulge our body to do an action. We need to rest in order for our body organs to perform their functions well also. According to study, a proper rest and sleep at night helps our body to regulate blood pressure and promotes cardiovascular health too.

Do you consider yourself a good person?

April 21, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 3 Comments

What makes you a good person? Being good means that you are not a self-centered person. You often feel compassion, you are selfless in so many ways, you are willing to sacrifice towards a greater cause and without expecting anything in return. Being good is a great step towards achieving a happy and a wonderful world that we all need!

Being a good person — Inner reflection
-What you feel inside, will reflect outside-
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Helping other people could not only mean, giving a smile to their faces, but putting a warmth reward within you! When you do something good, your brain also releases happy hormones that could bring a great feeling of accomplishment, thus helping your emotional health to stay healthy as well.

Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
A verse to remember

Never give up with your good intentions, appreciated or not, remember that you don’t need to impress other people because you are already seen and appreciated by the most powerful one from above!

Always remember not to feed your mind with material things because it could make you forget being good or ethical. Instead, feed it with thoughts on how to help or make a way to lift and give hope to other people. Realized it, and live a more meaningful life, you will know that there is more to life, than those material things, and you’ll be able to live differently. You will be able to have a higher view on good relationship and character instead of being busy building fame, wealth, or achievements which sometimes the reason of having a selfish attitude. As a result, you will be able to live simply, but rich with the most fulfilling things that money can’t buy, like love, trust, and respect from other people.

What are you thankful for?

January 16, 2021March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 2 Comments

You can hear this line from a song that teaches kids to be thankful for the simple things that they have in life. Being thankful helps you to get through life’s challenges and difficulties, it brings joy which helps keep your mind and body healthy. Occasionally, we often neglect this word because we are too preoccupied with our daily activities until we realized that things aren’t the same anymore.

Things that you should be thankful for:

The gift of life- Thank God that you woke up to see another day in your life.
Good health and well-being- An essential component of being alive, is to be healthy and strong for you to do your daily task endeavors.
Your family, having a child or children- They are a blessing that we should be thankful for and appreciate. Many couples out there are aiming and struggling to have a child of their own.
Your faithful wife or husband- You are very lucky if you have this because it’s a good foundation for having a healthy family relationship.
Daily blessings such as food, shelter, clothing, things, etc.– Be thankful for the food you eat, the shelter where you live and feel safe, your clothing, and things that make you comfortable and work easily at home.
Life learnings and progressions- Be thankful that you were able to learn new things every day and were able to progress as a human being.
Having a job, income, or investments- We cannot hide the fact that money is also an essential thing for us human beings, without this how, would you buy food? How would you pay your bills, and how would you buy other important things which you needed in life?
Be thankful for the technology- Without it how would you easily connect to your loved ones from afar?
Nature and environment- Be thankful that you are still breathing some fresh air and see trees at the moment.
Loving relatives and true friends- Appreciate their presence, as true people are hard to find.

Why is social connection very much important?

December 1, 2020March 26, 2024 by MJMCM ♥ 2 Comments

Why do you think we need to connect to different people? This post will tackle the benefits, ways to improve your connection and the things you can do to connect with other people.

Connection is important whatever work, job, or business you have in life. We are here on Earth not just for our loved ones, but also for “other people”. We should not limit ourselves to connect with them because there are many advantages that it can bring to our life.

What are the benefits of social connection?

It can help us emotionally because it lowers anxiety, fear of rejection and depressive moods.
It helps us to feel good, specially when we go outside.
Furthermore, it helps to improve self-esteem or self-confidence, we’ve got to relate to different kinds of personalities that’s why we’re able to adjust easily.
It can even help you achieve your goals, for example if you are a business owner, it can help your business grow because people would trust your brand.
It improves our social well-being and help us to achieve wellness.
Not only that, but it helps you to be more successful at your work or job because many people would love to work with people whom they already know.

What are the ways to improve your connection?

You have to know what are your connection needs?
Make sure to converse and share your ideas, do not be selfish.
You must be willing to understand and feel the situation.
Avoid being negative and make sure to control your tone of voice and emotion.
Be genuine about your intention.
Appreciate and compliment more.

What are the things you can do to build a connection with someone?

Build trust, so that the person will feel at ease when speaking with you.
Be friendly and cheerful, the expression of your face is a great way to know your personality, so don’t hide that smile on your face.
Ask questions that are answerable with numerous ideas, rather than by yes or no only.
To avoid being judgmental, you have to consider their opinion or suggestions to whatever topic you are dealing about.