Change Your Life In 21 Days
Another New Year is upon us. You’ve probably got lots of grand plans for change. We all know that every year we start out with good intentions and within a few weeks the drive and motivation diminishes. If you are ready to make a lasting change that positively impacts your life, get the ball rolling with a well thought out plan for change. (more…)
How To Release The Pain Caused By Others
What’s the best gift you can give yourself at any time of the year?
How about overcoming the pain caused by someone you loved and trusted?
What happens when you’ve been wronged by another and you want to move on? How do you let it go - get on with your life - and make sure it doesn’t happen again? (more…)
Five Smooth Tactics To Neutralize Conflicts & Enhance Communication
Using active listening through a spat is the first move you can take to mitigate the situation and crack whatever problems have surfaced. Realize, nonetheless, that when people feel strongly about an issue, their emotions will impact their ability to correspond and listen. It is imperative therefore to utilize a blend of active and reflective listening skills. Here are five methods you can use to defuse conflicts and enhance effective communication. (more…)
Guilt Vs Shame
What is the difference between guilt and shame and why is the distinction crucial for our emotional and spiritual health? It’s invaluable to discern the difference between guilt and shame so that we can respond appropriately in situations and can ask others to respond to us appropriately and fairly also. It’s also vital that we know whether we are feeling bad because of something we have done or because we have simply gotten into the habit of feeling bad. (more…)
Depressive Disorders And Where To Find Help
Depression is a very common word in our vocabulary. I think just about everyone over the age of about 12 years old knows a little bit about what depression is.
To define a depressive disorder officially: A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood and thoughts by affecting the way a person eats, sleeps, feels about himself and thinks about things. (more…)
7 Different Stress Management Techniques
Stress, burnout and physical exhaustion have become a way of life for many people. You need to feel that you can get a handle on what stresses you, and diffuse this stress in different ways so as to maintain both your physical and emotional health.
The ways we and others cause stress can come from habits or our own thoughts and feelings about how things are going. (more…)
2 Easy Ways To Manage Your Anger
Anger is an emotional feeling and an expression which we all have from time to time. Each and every one of us reacts to anger differently. Some people may feel a great urgency to smash something, some people shouts at the top of their lungs to vent their anger while others will remain silent throughout the entire time. (more…)
Are You Looking For Quitting Smoking Techniques You Haven’t Tried Before?
You have tried all the quit smoking techniques. You failed to achieve the objective. A sense of helplessness and frustration has enveloped you, with in. But, now someone tells you about the quit smoking techniques you haven’t tried before. You are once again interested in the subject of quitting smoking. (more…)
How To Use The Law Of Natural Selection To Attain Success
Here’s another simple, unjustly discarded but effective tip for success - keep doing something new every day!
Notice that I said “keep doing something new every day”, instead of just “keep doing something every day”.
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After Dinner Speaking, Hero Or Coward?
During my time as Chairman of Forum, the Public Speaking Group of the Australian Institute of Management, I have often been asked about speaking after dinner.
Before I discuss this opportunity, I want you to think back to a time when you were at a dinner event and the speaker came on.
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