Madefor Perspective
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Text ChallengeWeek 2 of Madefor’s Mental Health Challenge - Make changes your way!
Thousands of people decided to take action with Madefor throughout the Month of May, joining us for our free 21-day Mental Health Text Challenge! (This is Week 2 of Madefor’s Mental Health Challenge. If you’re just finding this, we’re glad you’re here!)
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Text ChallengeWeek 1 of Madefor's Mental Health Challenge - Take action anytime, anywhere
Throughout the month of May, we leaned into Mental Health Awareness Month, and our community showed up in full force to take small steps with us. Thousands of people decided to take action with Madefor, joining us for our free 21-day Mental Health Text Challenge!
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Advisor Perspective4 ways to harness your inner “chatter” – with best-selling author, Ethan Kross
We all have an inner voice. Have you ever talked to yourself, scanned through a grocery list in your head at the store, or repeated a person's name silently to yourself when meeting them for the first time? Even right now, as you read this sentence in your mind, you are experiencing your inner voice at work. Seems harmless, right?
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Advisor PerspectiveGet into action today - why small steps matter
Did you know that you could help protect yourself from burnout, lessen anxiety and stress, and avoid feeling overwhelmed by taking small steps today, before challenges arise? Good news—you can! And the process is simple, effective, and backed by science. While you can’t avoid challenges altogether, you can take a proactive approach.
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Founder Perspective4 actions to help improve mental wellness from Madefor's co-founder
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults in the US suffers from mental illness. I have not been diagnosed with a mental illness, but I’m also not immune to the compounding effects of stress—running a startup from home, quarantined alongside my wife, 21-month-old twin girls, and new baby boy, has taken its toll.
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Advisor PerspectiveGet 25% Happier - Reframe the challenges of the past year as a way forward
Dinners with friends are back in your social rotation. School and organized sports are resuming. The pace of life is beginning to speed up again and the variety gives energy to the previously monotonous days.
For most of us, though, the effects of this past year still linger. The stresses and fear of unemployment, sickness, and isolation don’t disappear overnight.View Full Post -
Founder PerspectiveWhy our Madefor Members are our heroes
In my life, courageous acts may look small, but they’re meaningful these days. It’s turning off my phone before I walk into my daughters’ room, it’s starting the day with a bottle of water, it’s pulling away from work to step outside and move for a few minutes. These aren’t big things, but given the stress I’m under, it would be easy to skip them. Committing to these small acts makes all the difference.
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Advisor PerspectiveGet deep rest anytime and anywhere with this free tool
Our Advisors have done it again! Check out the latest Madefor resource from Dr. Andrew Huberman and Rory Cordial - a Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) tool for de-stress and relaxation. According to Dr. Huberman, certain forms of experience put us into powerfully restorative states, similar to sleep.
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Advisor PerspectiveThe science behind dopamine, the currency of motivation
When Madefor Teammate, KC, thinks about marking small wins, he thinks about a ritual he picked up from a friend before sitting down for his SATs. As a piece of advice, one of his friends recommended that KC give himself a silent “fist pump” every time he knew he absolutely got an answer correct. Every time he confidently filled in a bubble on his answer sheet, he paused briefly to celebrate that moment.
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