When I first got to Mexico and walked into a bathroom, I was disgusted. You put toilet paper in the bin? So gross. I thought I would never get used to it. Then and there, I decided that I couldn’t live in Mexico. How could anyone spend an extended amount of time in a place where [...]
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In the last post, we touched on some of the difficult feelings that can come out over the holidays. Today, we’re going to talk about difficult feelings that can be hard to recognise because of the concepts with which they’re associated. Giving and receiving Two things that are supposed to be delightful and generous, leaving [...]
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According to many societies, the holidays are supposed to be a time for celebration, warmth, kinship and all-round festivities. But with these things come challenges. The holidays also bring out certain dynamics: pressures, fears, tension, dissatisfaction, and a sense that things aren’t living up to our expectations, that they aren’t as great as they’re supposed [...]
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In this post, we talked about procrastination, and how it prevents us working towards our goals, dreams and ambitions. Instead of creating a ‘how to’ containing practical tips and suggestions, we’re looking at the core beliefs and resistance that feed procrastination. It’s not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add your own below. [...]
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Procrastination is a hard lesson. We’ve all experienced it at one point of another, and some us deal with it on regular basis. In minor form, procrastination is something that can be overcome with will power and rousing internal pep talks. In more chronic forms, however, it prevents us working towards or achieving goals, dreams [...]
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Picture Credit: Open Letters This article leaves me feeling both inspired and sad. Inspired because I agree with a lot of the author’s points. Sad because it highlights a pretty big issue in the personal development world. The concept of ‘self-improvement’. I don’t like the phrase ‘self-improvement’. I’ve used it in the past but as I [...]
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‘People think that if they eat the same breakfast cereal Stephen King eats, they’ll write like Stephen King writes.’ – Seth Godin I love this quote, partly because I’ve fallen into this trap more times than I can remember, and partly because once you recognise this fallacy, why it doesn’t work and what we need [...]
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Last week, I wrote about giving positive and not-quite-so-positive feedback (hope that’s been going well!) This post is about the hardest feedback of all: unsolicited feedback. In other words, when we really, really want to give someone feedback about something (usually less-than-awesome feedback, otherwise it’s a compliment) but they haven’t asked for it. It’s tricky [...]
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I usually start the week with a song, so I thought this week I’d end with one too. Although I can’t remember the first time I heard this song, I remember waking up to the lyrics when I was about 19/20 and thinking, ‘Those guys really hit a nail on the head there…’ It pretty [...]
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After this post at the weekend, we’re continuing the theme of happiness! *celebratory dance* In the video below, Srikumar Rao delivers an inspiring talk on this emotion, describing one of the common thought patterns that stop us from just kicking back, smelling the roses and enjoying it. A business professor and Columbia graduate, Srikumar says [...]
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