Motivational posters and stickers
In a workplace staff lounge/canteen that I observed, there were small tidbits with motivational/positivity-affirming messaging (similar to the "Thought of the week" post its on workplace notice boards).
I sensed there being two categories for that messaging, which seems to correlate with different generations.
The first category contains messages like
- Work hard. Rest well.
- A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have and still allows you to grow.
- Do what makes you happy, be with those who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breathe, love as long as you live.
- Rules for better life: be kind, smile often, work hard, stay humble, be thankful, have fun, laugh more, love always.
- Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined.
- Life is like a pot of tea; it's all in how you make it.
The second category contains messages like
- It's OK to ask for help
- You are capable of amazing things
- You are enough
- You are so very loved
- Don't believe everything you think
- You are doing the best you can
- Feel welcome, valued, engaged here (The second category is mostly stickers, while the first category was postly posters or home-decor-type wooden planks with the words printed on them in upbeat or slightly retro typographic designs.)
Then there is a small, third category, as a kind of in-between category that has things like:
- Keep it simple
- Wake up with positive thoughts, dream big, good friends wine together, fall in love, believe in magic, NEVER GIVE UP, enjoy every moment, chocolate is therapy, learn from yesterday, watch films and snuggle, laugh lots.