What’s in store for you in a 1 minute break? More focus, more ideas and imagination, and a more personable attitude are just a few things you can gain from taking a minute from work.

How can you manage to acquire all these in a minute? Surprisingly, you can do this when you allow yourself to do something that makes you happy. Who wouldn’t feel better by looking at a happy picture? A happy picture is any visual representation that can inspire, motivate, or simply make you happy. Once you try this, you’ll see how this can make a difference in your mood.

Visual stimuli are good mood enhancers, especially during tough times. That’s why vision boards are quite popular among those who are in therapy. What are vision boards? It’s either a cork board or simply a mounted collage which has all the things you intend to achieve. It may be a house, lot, business, person, or a family. Every time you feel your drive slipping away, you can look at your vision board and be reoriented with your vision, your inner core.

Here are a few tips that will help you have easier access to your visual stimulus or visual mood enhancer.

First is to place a photo or a token of something that can make you happy on your office table, kitchen table, or wherever you frequently sit to relax. For most it’s their loved ones’ photos for others it’s their dream place.

Second you can pick a certain corner where all your favorite items are found. You can call this your happy corner. Every bad day you have, you can go to your happy corner for a minute or two and focus on the items found there.

Third is to save a happy wallpaper on your desktop when you’re working in an office. In this manner, every time you get a chance to glance at your wallpaper, you’re happier than ever.

Fourth would be for anyone who has inclination to the arts. You can get a step by step guide for creating your own portrait and start doing it. You are on your way to building your ultimate happiness.

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