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L(L) is taking over Davos’ Gen Y Shapers group, as Founder Caroline (left) ran into contributor Erica at the Women’s leadership dinner! #levolove
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Here at Levo, we’re learning to dream bigger. We’re working to face our fears of failure, to self-promote effectively, and to learn to lead—and the result is that we’re growing our confidence daily, both as individuals and as a company.
And now, in order to do that, Levo is growing in order to facilitate and support a more dynamic and interactive community. To reach our goals of elevating all of us we think that our first step needs to be to change the way we all interact with our content and community. Our new site design today is that first charge towards doing that. We heard from you that you wanted to be able to more easily find our content from today and from months ago - so we’ve worked to design something we hope will enable you to do just that. Each day we’ll be updating our front page with inspiration, lessons, and our discoveries. If you are interested in finding a specific topic, look to the left navigation bar and it should take you right there. If it doesn’t tweet or facebook at us and we’ll find it for you ASAP.
Over the next few months you’ll continue to see new improvements as well as new ways to talk with Levo and your fellow L(L)ers.
The biggest changes you’ll notice today:
1.) We are diversifying our content. We’ve heard your feedback, and we know you want more quick and to-the-point content to keep you updated daily.
That’s why we are introducing new reoccurring quick-hitting features—from T+ (Think Positive Thursday) to weekly management tips to hard-skill Excel or Powerpoint tips. We will, of course, work to keep bringing you the in-depth content on women in business and the issues thereof that you love and cherish.
2.) Question & Answer Functionality. One of the most exciting functions we can all now use is a Q & A function which we’ll use to cover tough topics like this piece on our biggest fears. But we are also going to use it to give you a direct line to our favorite experts—career coaches, networking experts, and even experts within industries like foreign policy!
3.) Levo Life – We are having a blast building Levo and getting to know our League. And we want to share that with you. With this new format, we’ll be able to give you more of an insider’s look into crazy life at a start-up—the amazing people we talk with daily and the silly things that happen in our office. We hope you’ll also start sending us in pictures and moments from your daily life that we can share with others.
Even bigger changes are to come, so we’d love to hear from you! Let us know what you like, what you dislike and what else you want to see from Levo! To get involved send us a note at info@levoleague.com
Best
L(L) Team
![Meet T+: Introducing the Thursday Think Positive: As Amanda wrote in her recent Founder’s Letter on Positive Psychology, 2012 is the year of thinking positive at Levo.
Positivity doesn’t always come naturally. The same principle often holds true of optimism. Sometimes, things are just difficult. But it’s almost always a sure shot that reframing stressful issues in a positive light can improve the experience of moving through those issues. That’s why we’ve created T+ Thursday— to give us all a little kick-in-the-tush to make sure we’re being positive. Positive people are happier people. They do better, stronger work, and are healthier overall. Study after study suggests the benefits of maintaining a positive outlook.And here you have it: T+ (Think Positive) has landed.This morning, I sat with our team at Levo and talked about how hard it can be living in a big city. I worked from home on MLK Day and had a bit of an unproductive, lonely day. It’s funny—there are people absolutely everywhere. But – and I’m sure you can relate – even surrounded by people, life can get very lonely.I’m definitely an extravert, so it makes sense that I get bored and sad when I don’t take time to socialize with others. While I know that not everyone else is such a people person, what surprised me about our inaugural T+ is that both introverts and extroverts alike need to socialize during their day to be happy.
How much “social” time do you need?A great new study in the Gallup Management Journal confirms (for the willing) that spending time with friends is not only a good way to master your social life, it can also be good for your career, financial, and physical well-being. Get this: the study found that people need to spend six hours a day socializing to have a good day. Even if you consider yourself to be introverted, Gallup still suggests five hours a day for maximum well-being.
Just meeting with one person per day can elevate your mood. And your mood increases when you socialize with more people (the relationship isn’t really linear, but it is surprising how much increased socialization levels can improve well-being). That kind of makes “working remotely” from home seem less beneficial than you might have originally thought.
Gut choices: crossword puzzles, exercise, or volunteering?
Something else that qualifies as amazing — and that reinforces our thesis that socializing is a trigger for positive outcomes: as a study in the British Medical Journal published, people who spent time in social activities (volunteering, running errands, or getting together with friends) live just as long, and just as well, as those who spent the same amount of time exercising.“Social engagement was as strong as any [factor] we found in determining longevity,” found the researchers. “It was stronger than things like blood pressure, cholesterol, or other measures of health.”
If living longer isn’t enough of a draw, we found that maintaining an active social life could even make you smarter! Another recent study at the University of Michigan found that the higher a person’s level of social interaction, the better their cognitive functioning. Think of it this way: regular positive social interaction, such as calling a friend or visiting a neighbor, is just as helpful for staying mentally sharp as doing a daily crossword puzzle.
Which is better: After-work drinks with coworkers, or hanging with friends? Here’s something that won’t surprise your intuition—but it may surprise you to see science confirming what you know in your gut: the kind of people you socialize with also makes a difference in how much more positively your mood is affected. Interestingly, socializing with non-coworkers increases your mood more than your colleagues. So making the extra effort to go across town to meet up with a different group of friends after work might be worth it.This weekend, just think twice about letting yourself succumb to staying home watching marathons on E! instead of trekking into the cold to meet friends for coffee. Or if it’s really miserable out, call up an old friend from high school to catch up – technology-facilitated socializing counts! [ed. note: if you’re in New York, it’s basically going to be fairly miserable]
Go forth, think positive, socialize—and happy T+ Thursday!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly13gb1EZH1rnojvoo1_r1_250.png)
Meet T+: Introducing the Thursday Think Positive:
As Amanda wrote in her recent Founder’s Letter on Positive Psychology, 2012 is the year of thinking positive at Levo.
Positivity doesn’t always come naturally. The same principle often holds true of optimism. Sometimes, things are just difficult. But it’s almost always a sure shot that reframing stressful issues in a positive light can improve the experience of moving through those issues. That’s why we’ve created T+ Thursday— to give us all a little kick-in-the-tush to make sure we’re being positive. Positive people are happier people. They do better, stronger work, and are healthier overall. Study after study suggests the benefits of maintaining a positive outlook.
And here you have it: T+ (Think Positive) has landed.
This morning, I sat with our team at Levo and talked about how hard it can be living in a big city. I worked from home on MLK Day and had a bit of an unproductive, lonely day. It’s funny—there are people absolutely everywhere. But – and I’m sure you can relate – even surrounded by people, life can get very lonely.
I’m definitely an extravert, so it makes sense that I get bored and sad when I don’t take time to socialize with others. While I know that not everyone else is such a people person, what surprised me about our inaugural T+ is that both introverts and extroverts alike need to socialize during their day to be happy.
How much “social” time do you need?
A great new study in the Gallup Management Journal confirms (for the willing) that spending time with friends is not only a good way to master your social life, it can also be good for your career, financial, and physical well-being. Get this: the study found that people need to spend six hours a day socializing to have a good day. Even if you consider yourself to be introverted, Gallup still suggests five hours a day for maximum well-being.
Just meeting with one person per day can elevate your mood. And your mood increases when you socialize with more people (the relationship isn’t really linear, but it is surprising how much increased socialization levels can improve well-being). That kind of makes “working remotely” from home seem less beneficial than you might have originally thought.
Gut choices: crossword puzzles, exercise, or volunteering?
Something else that qualifies as amazing — and that reinforces our thesis that socializing is a trigger for positive outcomes: as a study in the British Medical Journal published, people who spent time in social activities (volunteering, running errands, or getting together with friends) live just as long, and just as well, as those who spent the same amount of time exercising.
“Social engagement was as strong as any [factor] we found in determining longevity,” found the researchers. “It was stronger than things like blood pressure, cholesterol, or other measures of health.”
If living longer isn’t enough of a draw, we found that maintaining an active social life could even make you smarter! Another recent study at the University of Michigan found that the higher a person’s level of social interaction, the better their cognitive functioning. Think of it this way: regular positive social interaction, such as calling a friend or visiting a neighbor, is just as helpful for staying mentally sharp as doing a daily crossword puzzle.
Which is better: After-work drinks with coworkers, or hanging with friends?
Here’s something that won’t surprise your intuition—but it may surprise you to see science confirming what you know in your gut: the kind of people you socialize with also makes a difference in how much more positively your mood is affected. Interestingly, socializing with non-coworkers increases your mood more than your colleagues. So making the extra effort to go across town to meet up with a different group of friends after work might be worth it.
This weekend, just think twice about letting yourself succumb to staying home watching marathons on E! instead of trekking into the cold to meet friends for coffee. Or if it’s really miserable out, call up an old friend from high school to catch up – technology-facilitated socializing counts! [ed. note: if you’re in New York, it’s basically going to be fairly miserable]
Go forth, think positive, socialize—and happy T+ Thursday!
