Recognising and minimising unhelpful thoughts

Recognising and minimising unhelpful thoughts

We are living in an uncertain world with a constant barrage of information.  Thanks to an initial course training as a mindfulness teacher and regular mindfulness practice, I am better at recognising and minimising unhelpful thoughts. Here I share one of the practices...
The Happiness Advantage

The Happiness Advantage

I’ve just been reminded of a great TED talk by Shawn Achor: “The happy Secret to better work”.  Here’s a snapshot and I’ve pasted the link to the TEDTalk at the end. I hope you enjoy as much as I do 🙂 It always makes me laugh...
Identifying and getting our needs met

Identifying and getting our needs met

Whilst out on a walk today, I saw a dog wearing this ‘I need space’ vest. I immediately thought, wow, wouldn’t it be great if we had vests like that for humans! Clearly the owner has taken responsibility for the dog expressing his needs here but how often...
How do we clarify our strengths?

How do we clarify our strengths?

 How do we clarify our strengths? This can be tricky, I remember when I first started exploring my strengths I found it really tough.  I’d not been brought up to recognise what I was good at, the emphasis was always on how I could do better.  I remember...
What are the characteristics of a strength?

What are the characteristics of a strength?

What are the characteristics of a strength?   Not to be confused with a learned skill, strengths are something which;  we are good at we enjoy  energises us Chances are, if something doesn’t tick all 3 boxes, it is a learned skill or behaviour as...

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