Save Yourself From Emotional Responses
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Do you know what sets you off?
If you find yourself saying, far too often, “Oh no! It’s got me again,” this is for you. Many of us are tripped up by things that spark an emotional reaction. One moment [...]
Thieves of Time
Dealing with the habits that steal your time and of peace of mind
When we look at how we manage our time, we normally focus on impersonal matters: prioritizing, organizing, various forms of distraction and loss of focus. These are all important, but can all be dealt with by training or some teachable techniques. There are [...]
What Causes You To Go Hay-Wire?
Do you know what your “Hot Buttons” are?
Everyone has triggers that set them off so they respond immediately, often thoughtlessly, and nearly always to their detriment. We call these triggers “Hot Buttons.” Whenever they’re pressed you are likely to ruin your day by using inappropriate behavior. However, the more aware you are of them, and [...]
How To Be Successful Even If You Lack Self-Confidence
Which comes first, success or self-confidence
Success is much easier to strive for when you feel self-confident. Being self-confident will mean you are likely more prepared to take risks to get what you want. But, perhaps being self-confident is really a result of having achieved some success already. Once you’ve experienced success, in however small a [...]
Idealism
What is it?
The tendency to look for the highest form of perfection. The pursuit of noble truths. As idealists people want to strive to find meaning and identity in their lives. They are passionate about what they believe in. All these things can be wonderful motivators to get people energized and encouraged to strive for [...]
What’s Holding you Back?
Old habits may not fit with future requirements
People have all sorts of beliefs and habits which come into play without them realizing it. They stick to what they know because it feels safe and saves them having to spend too much time thinking about how to respond to any situation. They jump to conclusions and [...]
Don’t Assume You Know . . . Listen!
Does modern communication mean better understanding?
People are surrounded by ways to communicate with each other at the most amazing levels, and yet our ability to understand each other is poor.
People can hear what you are saying, they understand the words, but don’t always give themselves time to understand what those words mean. They are in [...]
The Art of Being Who You Are
Gracefully accepting what you have is the best way to happiness
A great many people spend their lives being unhappy with the way they look and the way their life is working out, but thinking that other people always have something better isn’t so useful as a basis for your life.
Growing gracefully means making [...]
The Importance of NOT Being Busy
Speaking without thought can lead to saying things you don’t mean. Many of us feel uncomfortable if we’re not busy all the time. Why does this happen? Would we be better off without such behavior?
