by Trigena Halley | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog
I’m here to deliver bad news - You.Can’t.Multitask. There, I said it! Now for the backlash and (likely) my most unpopular article! I am certain this is not the first time you have heard that you can’t multitask - there are many articles on the topic. But, have you heard multitasking is bad for you? Recent studies show it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. Research conducted at Stanford University found multitasking is less productive than doing a single thing at a time. Research has found that people who are regularly flooded with several pieces of electronic information cannot pay attention, recall information or switch from one job to another as effectively compared to those who complete one task at a time. But wait you say; I have been multitasking all of my life - I am a pro and it is the only way I get things accomplished (true story for me and it was ramped up once kids came into the picture). In fact, you say, I would win a gold medal if multitasking were an Olympic sport! Sorry to burst your bubble but researchers at Stanford decided to put multitasking to the test and found dismissal results.. Stanford researchers compared groups of people based on their tendency to multitask and their belief it helps their performance. They found heavy multitaskers - defined as those who multitask a lot and believed it boosts their performance were actually worse at multitasking than those who liked to do a single thing at a time. The research indicated frequent multitaskers performed worse because they had more trouble organizing their thoughts...
by Trigena Halley | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog
Happiness is usually defined individually, what makes one person happy may not even register on another person’s happiness scale. So what makes you happy – most research says it is intrinsic to each individual person – factors include mindset, self-regard, faith and general viewpoint on life. So what can you do in your day-to-day lives to support happiness? Below are a few considerations for a happy life. Busy, But Not Hurried Research indicates being hurried leads to being miserable. Some studies suggest having nothing to very little to do may also be a problem to happiness. When you’re living a productive life at a comfortable pace you are in the right spot for promoting happiness. You should always be looking to expanding your comfort zone into the learning zone, but not to the panic zone! In the comfort zone learning and happiness minimized and in the panic zone learning is nonexistent and you are frazzled and stressed, but in the learning zone there is just enough tension for learning and happiness to occur. Staying in the learning zone is not always easy but certainly something to strive towards. A good rule of thumb is to eliminate busy work and focus on what is important. Saying “yes” to things that are not absolutely important or that you are not excited to do detracts from you happiness. Unless you can say a resounding “YES” to something, it is best to thoughtfully consider saying “No”. Know your priorities and boundaries. We all have obligations and at times emergencies; however, a comfortably busy pace can only be found if you are willing to...
by Trigena Halley | May 19, 2017 | Blog
This time of years brings many changes – end of school, high school and college graduation, home sales increase, vacations, temperature, how we dress, activities we do together, etc. One of the great things about Utah is the four seasons – we get a “change” about four times a year. As I think about the seasonal change it draws my thoughts to how we think about, approach and go forward when change occurs in our lives. Much like life, nature doesn’t give us a choice in change, it happens whether we are ready or not! Watching the mountains change with the seasons made me think how the mountains don’t necessarily change but the seasons themselves change the look of mountains. Much like us, who we are generally stays the same, how we approach the “seasons of life” are what changes and grows. William Bridges, author and expert on change leadership makes a distinction between change and transition. According to Bridges, “change is external and tied to a certain situation, transition is the internal, emotional process of how you respond and come to terms with that change.” The understanding between change and transition is key to working with change and helping others navigate change successfully. William Bridges following perspective: The Ending (Change Occurs) Neutral Zone (Evaluation Time) New Beginning (New Normal) Whether good, bad or indifferent, driven by us or happened upon us, change requires a new pattern of doing, thinking and behaving. The Ending (Change Occurs) – most of us know when we are here, it happens - we move, change jobs, have kids, get married, get divorced, lose...
by Trigena Halley | May 5, 2017 | Change Management, News
By Lana Medina | Originally published on KUTV SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) Summer vacation is almost here - end of school, graduation. This is also the time of year when everything changes - home sales increase, vacations, temperature, even how you dress! But not all change is good news. Whether the change is welcome or not, it can be difficult to transition. Life coach Trigena Halley joined Fresh Living today to help us learn how to deal with change. “Much like life, nature doesn’t give us a choice in change, it happens whether we are ready or not! Watching the mountains change with the seasons made me think how the mountains don’t necessarily change but the seasons themselves change the look of mountains. Much like us, who we are generally stays the same, how we approach the “seasons of life” are what changes and grows,” Halley explained. Halley advises following the words of William Bridges, author and expert on change leadership, who makes a distinction between change and transition. According to Bridges, “change is external and tied to a certain situation, transition is the internal, emotional process of how you respond and come to terms with that change.” The understanding between change and transition is key to working with change and helping others navigate change successfully. William Bridges following perspective: • The Ending (Change Occurs) • Neutral Zone (Evaluation Time) • New Beginning (New Normal) “Whether good, bad or indifferent, driven by us or happened upon us, change requires a new pattern of doing, thinking and behaving,” Halley says. Here are some things to think about if you find...
by Trigena Halley | Apr 13, 2017 | Communication
Originally published by Melanie Kennedy on KUTV News Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Life Coach Trigena Halley from Peak Performance CCT, LLC visited Fresh Living to discuss the Teenage Brain. I sit and write this article surrounded by my own four teenagers (ranging in age from 13-17) and a group of their friends chattering and having fun. Unlike many, I think the teen years are my favorite so far, I see most teens as super sharp thinkers, with unlimited potential and opinions. In some ways, for me as a mom, the teen years seem way more manageable than the younger years. So I guess it is not shocking in my study of neuroscience and its impact on leadership and behavior I gravitated to the study of neuroscience and the teenage brain. My stage in life with my family and the fact the teen years intrigue me has led me to some interesting findings. Most of us think alien beings have taken over our kids when they reach the teen years! According to Dr. Jensen, professor of neurology and the chair of the neurology department at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania our teenagers have NOT been taken over by aliens. Although, if you are a parent of one or more teenagers, your vantage point at times may look very different! When it comes to our teenagers, what we often think of, as “alien”, is actually lack of normal brain development. In Dr. Jensen’s book, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Gide to Raising Adolescents, she describes the central paradox about teen brains - the teen brain offers major...
