Our second speaker of the morning was George Anderson. A lively presentation that got us all thinking. Hopefully inspired us to make new resolutions to become more active, helping us become more positive.<\/p>\n
He spoke about Positive Psychology, moving people from being just \u201cOK\u201d to flourishing. Remembering the safety briefings on aircraft \u2013 \u201cFit your oxygen mask before helping others\u201d \u2013 he encouraged us to look after ourselves so that we can look after others. Think of 3 things each day to make you grateful \u2013 gratitude is a positive attribute to encourage.<\/p>\n
What makes time \u201cmeaningless\u201c for you \u2013 in other words, what do you do where you are so involved in the activity that don\u2019t notice the passage of time. Do something that is meaningful and significant. Meaningful is a good word that applies to our work as Soroptimists.<\/p>\n
George\u2019s philosophy is \u201cProgress not Perfection\u201d \u2013 improve a little each day, but without worrying that it isn\u2019t worthwhile if you can\u2019t make huge changes.<\/p>\n
He encouraged us to become more active physically \u2013 uninterrupted sitting constitutes a substantial risk to physical and mental health. The audience took part in the activity he suggested \u2013 standing and stretching part-way through his presentation. Get up from your desk or chair every so often and move around. He talked about creating ripples to inspire others.<\/p>\n
We were inspired by his case studies of his clients \u2013 including an 82-year old woman who was the world indoor rowing champion. Never too late for any of us!<\/p>\n
You can find out more about George on his website<\/a> and follow him on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Olein Webster, SI Surrey Hills Our second speaker of the morning was George Anderson. A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4502,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4462","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n