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Why You Should Meditate Before an Interview  

The day has come; the time is NOW! You find yourself walking into a conference room, ready to take on a job interview. You’ve done your due diligence; you have prepared for questions that might arise during this interview. You are looking sharp. Nothing can go wrong, right? But suddenly, your nerves begin to take over. You’re feeling overwhelmed, fearful, and no longer confident. This anxiety happens more often than not. These emotions can cause you to lose focus. The …

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Improve Sleep and Reduce Stress

How much of our stress is related to sleep? And how does our insomnia influence our stress? It turns out the two are interconnected in more ways than we may think. Lack of sleep affects your memories, judgments, and overall mood, resulting in increased stress levels. Likewise, it becomes difficult to wind down and get a good night’s rest when stress levels are high. This torturous cycle can make or break a healthy lifestyle, so it’s essential to gain control …

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Signs of Workplace Burnout

What is workplace burnout? Mayo Clinic describes it as “a type of work-related stress — a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.” Workplace burnout is prevalent, especially in the U.S., where office culture is the norm, and Corporate America seems to dominate. A recent report from Indeed found that employee burnout is on the rise, with 52% of all workers reporting feelings of burnout, up +9% from …

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Resilience Can Mean More Than You Think

When dealing with stress in the workplace, you tend to hear a lot of vocabulary; burnout, anxiety, meditation, resistance, deep work, and lots of others. Sometimes it might feel like you need a dictionary just to understand it all. But there’s one word a lot of courses and classes don’t cover, and that’s resilience. Resilience is one of the best weapons against workplace stress, and it’s what companies like Working Mind have built themselves around. But what exactly is it? How …

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