TGIF – Shop Therapy

As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.

Quote of the Week: “Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” Helen Keller

Humor Break: Al and Bev were shopping at a produce stand in their neighborhood.  Al approached the vendor and asked, “How much are these oranges?”

“Two for a quarter,” he replied.

“How much is just one?” Bev asked.

“Fifteen cents.”

“Okay, then I’ll take the other one.”

Stat of the Week: Shopping as “therapy” is effective at elevating mood, and it doesn’t lead to buyer’s regret. All of the shoppers in a research sample said they had bought themselves a treat during the past week and 62% of the treat purchases were motivated by a desire to repair a bad mood.  Asked about their post-purchase feelings, 82% of participants had only positive things to say. There seem to be few, if any, downside consequences of retail therapy, the researchers say.  (However the effects may be short-term.)

Action Tip: Next time you are feeling down, do the right thing.  Go buy yourself an ice cream cone.  10 to 1 your mood changes!

Volunteering: Another great way to improve your mood is to help someone less fortunate than you.  Volunteer for something!
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Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.