What motivates me? Discover your values before deciding on your next career choice.

by Brain Happy | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized

Knowing our values helps us understand what we find purposeful in life and what makes us happy.  Here’s an exercise to help. Searching for a new job, or applying to university or college can be a stressful process. You might have lots of ideas, but it can be...

Report on workplace mental health and wellbeing: what does the data say?

by Brain Happy | Oct 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

Workplace mental health, also sometimes referred to as workplace wellbeing or corporate wellness is very much on the workplace agenda.  Here, I look at how mental health relates to the workplace and what employers and employees can gain. Workplace stress and its link...

Positive Psychology: Ten things I like about myself

by Brain Happy | Sep 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

Positive psychology exercises to help build your resilience to life’s knocks. Life is full of disappointments. They start off small – missing out on a friend’s birthday party because you are grounded, losing the sports day race, or realizing your science...

Alternative team building activities for all budgets that build workplace skills

by Brain Happy | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

It’s that time of year again when you need to come up with an original, inclusive and fun team building activity.  You’ve done go-karting, paintballing, cocktail-making and inflatable sports day and are looking for new ideas.  But has your organisation ever been left...

Approaching difficult conversations at work: how to tell your boss you are feeling undervalued or unhappy in the workplace – an example

by Brain Happy | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized

Approaching difficult conversations at work is never easy.  We show you how to tell your boss you are feeling unhappy: what to say and how to say it to maximise the chances you get what you came for and everyone leaves feeling positive. One of our key drivers in life...