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Learnings, tips & tricks for anyone to reference to during difficult times, stressful days or when you feel the need to reframe.
Embracing Kintsugi: A guide to overcome Perfectionism.
We don’t have to be perfect to be successful or beautiful. In fact, Kintsugi or ‘golden joinery’ teaches us that if we choose to embrace our struggles, treat our ‘breakages’ as …
Ready for a digital detox?
Over the last few years, like many of us, I have noticed an increase in my use of technology – screens, and electronic devices – and in my need to be always connected. From the video conferences now ….
Thinking of hiring a coach?
Since it’s hard to explain what coaching is and how you can benefit, this post summarises the benefits of being coached.
My values - #6 Joie de vivre.
Core values act as a GPS system for our life, supporting our decision-making process, and allowing us to distinguish wrong from right. Previously I have talked about …
Check Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology often depicted as a five-tier model of human needs within a pyramid. Maslow stated that …
You don’t know how to relax!
My partner is someone pretty chilled. We get on well as I am the complete opposite and opposites attract, right? He often tells me that “I don’t know how to relax”. He has a …
Start a journaling practice.
Journaling is a written record of our thoughts & feelings, a way of figuring out what’s going on in our life (or in our business – more on this in a later post). It is recommended to journal every day, but I haven’t mastered that practice (yet!) and…
Comparisonitis.
A totally unhelpful activity that leaves you feeling inadequate, and with your confidence and self-worth in tatters. Once you’ve caught yourself doing it, here are a few tips to stop you in your tracks…
Who are you?
Are you clear on who you are, on how you want to show up in your life, as a partner, a parent, a son/daughter, a sibling, or a friend? What about in your work life?
Me, my stress and I.
I know first-hand the ravages that too much stress can do to our body and mind if not kept under watch. About a decade ago, I suffered from burnout which heightened my anxiety and led to depression.
International Day of Happiness.
Today is the UN International Day of Happiness and the theme for this year: Keep calm. Stay wise. Be kind. With our world facing unprecedented challenges, wellbeing matters more than ever indeed so find out the few things I do to become happier.
Uni Mental Health Day.
With two kids at uni, I know first-hand how tough it has been these past 12 months for students to cope with e-learning and maintaining a mental and physical wellbeing while being socially distanced.
So here is a reminder of what we can all do to support our wellbeing.
Mindful March.
Research shows that an 8-week mindfulness meditation class can lead to structural brain changes in areas known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
Here are few tips to get your practice started.
Time to talk.
Today is Time To Talk Day, a campaign started by mental health charity #timetochange to encourage us all to be more open and have a conversation about our mental health problems, which this year is more important than ever.
Here are few tips to encourage others to open up.
Are you getting enough hugs?
Today is National Hug Day and to be honest, any other year, I would probably quickly forget about it and move on… But this year, this feels different. A lot of us are touch-deprived, either living alone or with reduced social interaction, especially if working from home. And this is affecting our health…
Forget Blue Monday.
The third Monday of January (Blue Monday) is supposedly the most depressing day of the year… To be honest for a lot of us, it might feel like we have got stuck on that day since last year….
Read on for some tips on how to make things a little easier right now.
Tip 7 - Embrace the perfectly imperfect.
Is your best never good enough? Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself?
A lot of us are striving for perfection and putting the bar so high that it can drain the joy out of life and considerably increase our stress levels.So, is it time to say, ‘good enough is good enough’? – my motto for 2020 by the way as I am a ‘recovering perfectionist’.
This week’s “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ post helps us give ourselves a break.
Tip 5 -Take back control.
For a lot of us, addressing our stress means learning to worry less. When we worry, we go round and round thinking about our worry, often believing that the problem is even more worrying which leads to … more worries...
This week in the “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ series we learn how to break that vicious circle.
Tip 3 - Avoid stress contagion.
With a global pandemic, racial injustice, political unrest and climate change concerns, we are surrounded by uncertainty and we don’t know what life will look like in 6 months or in a year or two. But it’s down to each of us, it is our responsibility to find the resilience to take this in and move forward.
And we must all realise that stress management and self-care are no longer a luxury – they have become a necessity.
Tip 1 - Cut yourself some slack.
My new ‘Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ series offers tips and tools which I hope will empower you to not only navigate these exceptional circumstances, but also to flourish and make sure you harness the challenges and difficulties as opportunities.
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