Blue Monday is the day on which people feel the saddest or most depressed. At least that’s what Fliff Arnal, a British psychologist, says. This is somewhat due to the combination of shorter days, colder temperatures and the throwing overboard of the good intentions that many had started. In addition, there are not many festivities planned in January. At Alert we don’t believe in Blue Monday, we take control of our Happy.Work.Life ourselves. That’s why we have 5 happy-tips for you and your team to turn this Blue Monday into a Red Monday.
When you end up in a blue slump, chances are that your daily thoughts are a bit more negative. Fortunately, this is easy to remedy with a few quick and above all, positive exercises. You can start your blue Monday with a gratitude practice, all together with your team.
Looking back at this list you see that you achieve more than you initially envisioned. We at Alert are certainly proud of you!
No, this is not a joke. Laugh out loud every day. Laughter ensures that you relax and the stress hormone cortisol decreases. Do you find it difficult to laugh without provocation? Then you should try laughter yoga, several locations in the Middle East that offer laughter yoga or suggest a laughter workshop as your next team-building activity.
One of the reasons why people experience a Blue Monday is partly because all the fun holidays have ended. Now there is nothing big to look forward to till the next national holiday. Therefore, schedule your highlights to look forward to. Plan a dinner with your team or organize a party.
How big or small your success is, celebrate it. Treat yourself to a nice coffee with cake, and go to the movies. Or write yourself a letter or card showing how proud you are of your success and put it somewhere visible. See how your card collection grows over time. You can write these cards for your team and colleagues as well.
Where you work and how you feel in your workplace also affect your happiness. At Alert, we believe in the Happy.Work.Life philosophy, meaning that we work with the philosophy: ‘People work better when they are happy’. Do you want to discover what you can do to improve the work happiness of your employees? Then make an appointment with your favourite HR business partner