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How Broadcasting Positive Messages Can Promote Well-Being, Happiness, And Success
We have been so lucky to live in this age of communication, where it’s easy to broadcast news or entertainment with the help of technologies like radio and television.
But did you know that we can also use this concept of broadcasting for positive change?
That’s right – with some creativity and effort, we can turn on our own personal positive broadcasting tower!
Rather than merely distributing what is already there, we can start spreading some joy and positivity by making use of effective communications strategies through a broadcasting system.
This way, we will not only bring cheer to others, but also help ourselves cultivate a healthier and happier mindset.
Some examples could be how CBS reported on the 2008 crisis by providing uplifting stories that make viewers feel better; how reminiscing about past events helped seniors to have better eyesight; and using four carefully chosen words when communicating bad news to minimize any negative feelings.
So why wait? Get ready to fire up your transmitter now and start Broadcasting Happiness!
Creating Positive Flash Memories To Spark Positive Attitudes
Your experiences can shape how you view the world and approach future challenges.
Richard Cole, superintendent of Sunnyside High School, saw firsthand how his students’ negative experiences were holding them back from reaching their goals.
That’s why he worked to give everyone at the school an attitude makeover by emphasizing positive experiences.
Cole filled bulletin boards, newsletters and school announcements with success stories from around the school, which served as a reminder for students to keep pushing forward regardless of their current standings.
It made a major impact – by 2014, the school’s graduation rate shot up from 41 percent to 89 percent!
Students stopped describing their time at Sunnyside High School as miserable, and began to look fondly upon their classes and teachers.
The positive flash memories they had gained over the course of their years spent in school gave them the boost of motivation needed to achieve their dreams.
It’s clear that our memories of past experiences determine how we will tackle future challenges and achieve our goals.
If those memories are negative, we’ll be inclined to shy away from new opportunities or become pessimistic about our capabilities; whereas if they are positive, we’ll strive ahead with optimism and determination.
The Power Of Positive Storytelling: A Happy Week Boosts Viewers’ Spirits And Improves Their Health
In her groundbreaking experiment, “Welcome to the Year 1959,” Harvard professor Dr.
Ellen Langer showed us just how powerful positive storytelling can be.
She invited a group of 75-year-old males to attend a weeklong retreat, during which they were asked to tell stories about their work, pastimes, relationships and experiences up to age 55.
Not only did the participants’ intelligence and memory scores improve drastically – their eyesight even improved by as much as 10%!
It’s clear that when it comes to our mental health, broadcasting positive messages can truly be life changing.
This was evident when news anchor for CBS during the 2008 financial crisis pioneered Happy Week with the help of positive psychology expert mailDr.
Martin Seligman.
The week focused on sharing inspiring stories and providing solution-oriented perspectives on current events, and the response from viewers was overwhelmingly positive.
This goes to show that no matter what kind of story you are telling, sharing uplifting news can be tremendously beneficial and is worth trying out yourself!
Sharing Good News Is The Key To Spreading Optimism In The Workplace
Creating a positive team dynamic is key to any successful organization.
All too often, workplaces can easily become tainted by negativity as people stick to talking about the bad stuff and keep the good things to themselves.
It’s important that optimism should be contagious in order for employees to use it as a tool and broadcast their happiness to those around them.
Yet companies don’t always recognize this powerful tool they possess at their disposal.
Through conducting cross-industry research alongside Training Magazine, the author of Broadcasting Happiness discovered 31 percent of employees held a positive attitude but didn’m share that positivity around – likely due to not thinking anyone would care about what has been going on for them personally or professionally.
Though some employees are content with voicing their negative experiences, if more of us encouraged our “shy optimists” instead, then it could create an uplifting atmosphere across teams, organizations and even entire companies.
By simply asking friends how they feel and having casual conversations focusing on positivity can help build up the “positive broadcasters” of your group and amplify their voices, ultimately lifting everyone’s spirits in the process.
The Power Of Positive Priming Can Help Teams Collaborate More Effectively
Broadcasting positive and motivating thoughts is one way to prime your team for better cooperation.
Studies have shown that priming is a powerful tool that can help bring out the best in teams by preparing their minds for positive actions and attitudes.
Researchers at Stanford University, for example, did a “language test” which wasn’t really a language test – it was an experiment on how different words have an effect on people’s behavior.
They found that half of the participants who were shown words that had negative connotations behaved much more unpleasant than those presented with more positive associations.
This showed us just how effective priming can be in making changes to people’s behavior.
Another study also further strengthens this idea; showing us that when individuals are exposed to certain characters or roles priming them before asking them to do something, they perform differently depending on the primed character or role.
Those who visualized a stereotypical “intelligent professor” awhile contemplating the task scored far higher than those primed by thinking about a “hooligan” beforehand.
Therefore, broadcasting motivating thoughts before starting collaborative tasks is one way to effectively prime your team for successful cooperation and results!
Talking About Difficult Problems In A Positive And Constructive Way Using The Four Cs
Bad news is an unfortunate and inevitable part of life, but how it’s shared can make all the difference in how it’s ultimately dealt with.
Natures Nutrition‘s Broadcasting Happiness Book provides a useful approach for ensuring that bad news is shared in the best way.
The four Cs serve as the foundation for successful communication: social capital, context, compassion and commitment.
Social capital means using body language, eye contact and other physical cues to come across as genuinely interested in what someone has to say; context encourages giving full explanations behind less concrete problems; compassion enables both parties to consider each other’s sentiment on a situation without placing judgement; and commitment helps you emphasize your support on tough issues.
These steps ensure that bad news isn’t just swept under the rug or just pushed out of sight of mind.
That peace of mind can lead to others feeling like they have more control over whatever challenges they’re facing — even if that means making a strategic retreat sometimes and taking time afterward to reflect on the problem.
Following this advice can help anyone transform any negative situation into one with much more hope in it!
Wrap Up
The Broadcasting Happiness book, in its final summary, is all about harnessing the power of flash memories to shape your attitude towards workplace challenges.
It emphasizes that with a positive perspective and by sharing it with others you can make a huge impact not just in the office but in your personal life as well.
The actionable advice it gives readers is to tap into their flash memories – when making an effort to succeed, write down the concept and observe which flash memories arise.
This helps readers to better understand what subconscious assumptions they might have on that topic, as well as giving them insight into any strengths or weaknesses they may be unaware of previously.
By utilizing this simple yet effective technique, readers can achieve all they strive for!
