How to use your 5 senses as a mindfulness practice
Stuck in your head? Busy mind? An over-thinker perhaps? Feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed? Worried about the future or ruminating about the past? All of these significantly impact our sense of wellbeing and overall quality of life. You can easily incorporate the following straightforward mindfulness practice into your daily routine. Using our five senses, […]
How to combat loneliness
We all feel lonely from time to time, we might also describe it as feeling disconnected or perhaps disengaged. Often, loneliness is experienced when our social contact and the connection within our relationships aren’t met. Feeling lonely isn’t the same as being alone, but of course, sometimes the two are connected. People can feel […]
4 ways to move past shame
If there is one thing I know 100% will undermine any efforts to be resilient, it’s shame. This insidious, nasty, and emotional worm can sneak into your mind and appear in a variety of unsettling places… your body doesn’t look like it should you should have behaved differently or said something different you shouldn’t […]
Improve, repeat, improve
There are numerous customs associated with Christmas and the New Year. Making gift lists and not sending cards to Australia before the deadline (or is that just me?!), Watching Christmas specials on television, listening to jingly music in stores, decorating the tree, buying presents, and traveling to spend time with family and friends where […]
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope…
Where did all of the new year’s resolutions originate? A fictitious Roman king assumed the role of calendar head in 153 B.C. King Janus was endowed with two faces—one to reflect on the past and one to anticipate the future. Janus, the god of beginnings, gave the first month of the year, January, his […]
Girls and bullying
Emotion is a part of the word “bullying.” Many people associate bullying with negative childhood memories. Around 40% of people, it is thought, have been bullied at some point in their lives. For parents, the ghosts of the past are never far away and can sometimes affect how we respond to current events, such […]
Perhaps the key was always the relationship with yourself?
Are you struggling to become the person you wish to become or create the life of your dreams? Perhaps you actually have it all figured out with what you’re here to do. Perhaps you dream of becoming that person with incredible confidence and at ease. Perhaps your dream feels so amazing, you feel so lit up […]
Increasing focus starts by resolving your inner conflict
Performance = Potential – Interference Timothy Gallwey identifies Self-1 as your judgmental, overcontrolling and self-doubting inner voice, and Self-2 as your true self and potential. The inner conflict that arises between both selves represents the interference (in the above equation), which directly impacts your performance. This is where many people confuse it as their […]
5 steps to change your life (and what comes next)
Are you not feeling happy with something in your life right now? You’re not alone, and that is okay. There is a lot that anyone can deal with, including financial issues, physical problems, relationships, pandemic-related habits, or feeling powerless and disconnected. In addition, it does not appear to be a particularly favorable time for […]
What is ‘vision’ and why is it important for entrepreneurs?
You’ve certainly heard a lot of buzzwords thrown about as a business owner. The word “vision” is one of those buzzwords that everyone uses, but what does it actually mean and why is it so crucial for entrepreneurs/business owners? What does it mean to have vision? In terms of your business, having vision essentially […]