Join the 2024 Syracuse Workforce Run Team!Syracuse University is a proud participant in the 2024 Syracuse Workforce Run – an annual 5K that brings people together to promote health and exercise while supporting a great charity. Employees of all abilities and fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to participate in an evening of fun, movement and socializing with colleagues! This year’s event will be held on Thursday, June 6. Registration closes Monday, May 6. |
Be Your Healthiest, Best Self in May
May the month of May be full of sunshine, happiness and endless possibilities! As we approach summer, join us in positively impacting your physical and mental health with the 21-Day Complaint-Free Challenge and Healthy Moments Bingo! And don’t forgot this month’s quiz focusing on National Barbeque Month.
The 21-Day Complaint-Free Challenge
Mastering your emotions is an inside job. Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” If you can master your emotions, you will feel lighter, calmer and more focused on what matters. When your brain stops focusing on negative aspects, it has more room to focus on growth and it will feel so much easier to experience gratitude.
The challenge is to go 21 consecutive days without making a single complaint, criticism or unfair judgment about someone or something. The rules are simple: put an orange silicone bracelet on one wrist. Every time you complain, switch it over to the other wrist. Repeat, until the bracelet has remained on one wrist for 21 days. This means that when you complain you start at day one again!
You must be extra vigilant towards your thoughts and speech throughout the challenge. If you think or say a complaint, then you need to propose a solution immediately or reframe it in a positive light. This way, it is not a complaint, it is simply stating a problem and then attempting to find a solution.
Challenge starts Monday, May 20
There is no end date to this challenge and it may take longer than anticipated just to go one full day without complaining—it has taken some people as long as eight months. But if you set your mind to it, you can do it! We will help keep you motivated by sending a Mindful Moment email each Monday through Aug. 30.
Join The 21-Day Complaint-Free Challenge!
Will Bowen is the complaint-free guru. Take a moment and watch his talk to get inspired!
Bowen discussed that complaining refers to saying something negative and/or gossiping. The two caveats here are that something negative should only be said if one is seeking to find a solution to a problem as opposed to complaining about the problem just to complain and that gossiping should only be engaged if and when you would say whatever you are saying to the person’s face.
Basically, for 21 days, we must be extra vigilant towards our thoughts and speech. If we think or say a complaint, then we need to propose a solution immediately or reframe it in a positive light. This way, it is not a complaint, it is simply stating a problem and then attempting to find a solution.
This isn’t to say one cannot vent to release the necessary emotions. But, in order to vent, you must be looking for a solution and not focusing on the problem.
Below are the pickup location options. When you register to join the challenge, please select which pickup location you will get your bracelet.
Healthy Moments Bingo
Celebrate Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM) by playing Healthy Moments Bingo! GEHFM is a worldwide campaign that encourages health and fitness in the workplace. Healthy Moments include “small” occasions when you are purposefully improving your health and well-being in areas of physical and mental health.
Bingo runs through Friday, June 14
Once you register, you will receive an email with the Healthy Moments Bingo board and additional details. Simply print out your Bingo board and mark off each healthy moment you complete. Use the links in the email to help you complete the orange squares.
You will receive an email on Friday, June 14 with a quick completion survey to complete. You must complete that by Wednesday, June 19 to be entered into the drawing for prizes.
- Complete 2 “BINGOs” (can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal) and submit on time to be entered to win a flying disc, Bare Minimum Cookbook or…
- Complete the entire board and submit on time to be entered to win a 4-person pickleball set!
Stop by our (complimentary) pop-up shop!
The wellness team is setting up shop on both North and South Campus to offer items to help you complete your Healthy Moments Bingo board.
- Monday, May 13 at 621 Skytop Road, Suite 1051 (11 a.m.- 2 p.m.)
- Wednesday, May 15 at LifeSciences Atrium (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Items include coloring book/colored pencils, water bottle, healthy snacks, resistance band, journal/pen, positivity cards and more! Please note: there is a limited number of all items, so pickup is available while supplies last.
Quiz Me! Monthly Quiz
Each month throughout the spring semester, test your knowledge while celebrating monthly observances. With each quiz you take, you’ll be entered to win the monthly prize! If you take all five quizzes, you’ll be entered to win the monthly quiz series grand prize!
This month: National Barbeque Month
- Take this month’s quiz to be entered to win a Syracuse Orange 3-piece BBQ set!
- The quiz must be completed by Friday, May 24 to be entered.
Previous:
- National Oatmeal Month, overnight oat jar winners: TC (SU Libraries) and Christina Kinsey (Public Communications)
- American Heart Month, heart-healthy cookbook winner: Chelsey Franza (Engineering)
- National Craft Month, DIY Scrabble coaster set: Stephanie Surlock (Treasurer’s Office)
- National Humor Month, The Humor Habit book: