Write a letter to your future self (video)
I’m recommending here that you take a look at a website/app that can provide us with some motivation, to achieve an objective we might have or a bit of coaching towards a goal. You send…
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Don’t shoot the 2nd arrow: how to respond to misfortune or when things don’t go to plan/you make a mistake (video)
I wanted to share here how we might best respond to adversity, or when we make a mistake, to prevent ourselves making the worst of things, and rather, making the best of things. The example…
Unhooking from our (unhelpful/negative) thoughts (video)
I looked in a previous video at how we can be affected physically, mentally, emotionally and behaviourally when we get stressed, and how the symptoms can feed into each other in a cyclical way. This…
How to manage stress responses (video)
This brief video looks at how we can respond when we’re stressed, how we can feel, how we respond emotionally, what we may do differently and how it can affect us physically. The idea here…
National Be Good To Yourself Day
Happy National Be Good To Yourself Day! Alright, hands-up, I made up this ‘National’ day, but if there were one, it might go something like this………. Today you are entitled/permitted/compelled/required etc to be good to…
Gratitude
What do you feel grateful for today? We may feel instinctively that gratitude as part of our mindset will be good for us, but there’s also a wealth of research that confirms that experiencing gratitude…
You and your Character Strengths
If you’re interested in building up your strengths, your Character Strengths that is, please read on! These strengths – amongst them Fairness, Forgiveness, Courage, Self-regulation, Perseverance, Kindness, Love, Hope, Leadership, Bravery – come from the…
Establishing rapport
I included this quote/pic of Maya Angelou in a session I ran recently on emotional intelligence (EQ). One of the key components of EQ as you’re no doubt aware is establishing rapport and connecting with…
We live in our own worlds
With reference to creating and living in our own worlds, I’d like to share a few ideas and suggestions on managing our emotions, and as a result making the most of ourselves. I delivered a…
You are not your thoughts
Herewith a few thoughts and ideas about a helpful ‘thinking skill’ to put into practice if we’re thinking our way into trouble more often than is good for us: changing our relationship with our thoughts.…