We all worry. And when we use it properly worry can be a strength. Because it can prevent us from making mistakes. Help us to deal with difficult situations. And it can stimulate us to take the actions we need to take control of our lives.
In fact, our brain is programmed to worry. To sort [...]
Having to cope with bad events is stressful for us. How stressful depends on the nature of the event. The Home and Rahe Life Events Scale rates the death of a spouse as highly stressful. Being fired from a job is moderately stressful. And a minor violation of the laws creates a low-level of stress.
We [...]
We all indulge in negative self-talk. It puts us in a bad mood. Makes us anxious. Undermines our confidence. Reduces the effectiveness of our work. May even cause medical problems for us.
Our most negative self-talk tends to occur frequently. We become preoccupied with it. It is a persistent and constant form of worry. Mostly about [...]
Acceptance is not convincing yourself that something is right when it is wrong. It’s acknowledging the reality of what is. Typically we have no problem accepting things we like. Tragically we go to great lengths to avoid things we dislike.
Thus learning to accept the reality of our lives is not easy. Sadly many of us [...]
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March No.1: Relationships make you happy
Positive relationships with others make us happy. And as you will know only too well bad relationships make us unhappy. As indeed do good relationships going through a bad patch. So we need to get our relationships right if we want to be happy.
We tend [...]
“Whether it’s educating a father-to-be on what to expect when his wife is expecting. Or a CEO who encourages his staff to take lunchtime surfing breaks. The age of widespread work/life balance seems to be finally dawning,” according to Bigman and Noer in Forbes Magazine. The snag is that this was in 2007 prior to [...]
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