Does your self-talk often leave you feeling sad, demoralized or even worthless? Negative self-talk can be toxic, erode our self-confidence and rob us of the vitality we need to pursue our goals and dreams. Learn how to break free from its pull, and disconnect from toxic self-talk.
Impostor Syndrome is that feeling that you don’t belong, that you’ve somehow managed to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes and attain a position that you don’t deserve. It’s a fear story that’s prevalent and costly and this post looks at why we experience it and how to respond so it doesn’t get in our way.
If you have ever felt overwhelmed, stressed out and in danger of burn out you probably need to look at your boundaries. In this post I look at why we need boundaries, what it looks like if we don’t set them or don’t enforce them, and how to set effective boundaries that are values-aligned.
The mind loves certainty and coherence so when you’re feeling stuck and don’t have the answer to something it can feel very uncomfortable. Beware though that you don’t barter away your authentic path in life in exchange for the certainty of life goals that are really nothing more than an extension of a people pleasing habit…The immediate discomfort of the uncertainty may recede but it will be replaced over time with the gnawing pain of regret.
Anyone can learn to become more confident and, yes, it does take practice. We often put off doing interesting and exciting things due to a lack of self-confidence. If you’re ready to change that script, this post is for you.
Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact; Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. You can change it, you can influence it….Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again. Steve Jobs Right now there’s a lot that feels …
The Power of Leveraging your Values My mornings start early, typically at 5am. It’s a habit I identified and adopted as a “Keystone Habit”, which basically means that it’s a single habit that impacts and makes many other habits much easier to honor and maintain. I’m always curious about what might be a Keystone Habit …
Many of us, who want to change some aspects of our lives, are full of good intentions at the outset only to find that our newly minted plans for transformation slowly but surely erode over time and we end up falling back into the old patterns. So how is it that some people manage to …
Did you know that the US has one of the highest dropout rates for two and four year college courses in the world? Why is it that students, similarly situated in terms of financial resources and academic ability, dropout at very different rates? Well, it turns out that how “gritty” an individual is is a …
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I know I’ve been feeling deeply unsettled with all of the news on Covid-19 (the “Corona Virus”). I was on a trip to Ireland from 21st of February and witnessed events unfold there from one case to multiple cases, outbreaks among hospital staff, and school closures, and I was lucky to be returning to the …
