Habit #2 — Facial Expression
Your facial expression expresses your mood. But here is a secret: Your facial expression also directly affects your mood. A big smile is the most powerful antidepressant money can’t buy.
Try this in front of a mirror:
First, put on your favorite music and imagine having everything that you could possibly want: the health, the happiness, the relationship, the house, the car, the career or business, and the wealth. Make the image as intense as you can. Try your best to really get into it. Now stand the way you would right now if you had it all. Think about it. How would you stand and move? Would you slouch, looking insecure and afraid, or would you stand up tall, filled with confidence? Now put on the facial expression you would have as you reveled in your success. What kind of a look would it be? How would you hold your eyebrows and mouth? What about the eyes? Would you have the defeated eyes and frown of a chronic failure? Or the expression of a winner, someone completely self-assured and powerful, someone who knew failure was impossible? Put that expression on your face and practice it now for the next five minutes.
Do this every day, as often as you can. Each time you get in front of a mirror, practice holding a facial expression that exudes confidence and personal power. Of course, every facial expression has its proper place and time. You wouldn’t want the look of a Mussolini in a romantic moment with your lover, or your sexy expression when talking to your boss at the office. But practice positive facial expressions and understand their effect on your mood. Since your
Sitting posture depends on the chair as well as the person. When seated for long periods, use one with a firm lumbar support. To decrease pain when you have to sit for long periods, keep the tabletop or desk at elbow height, adjust the chair or use a footrest to reduce pressure from the back of the legs, and keep your legs slightly higher than your hips. Many jobs require you to sit at a desk for most of the day. In these cases the correct sitting posture is critical to maintaining health and avoiding pain.
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