Some helpful emotional regulation strategies that improve your ability to self-regulate your emotional responses.
Category: Emotional and mental awareness
How to deal with people who always play the victim
We all come across people who function out of victim mindset in the work places or in our personal or business relationships who carry around the belief that world is against them and that there is nothing they can do about it or take action. It is normal to feel sorry for all of us…
How to improve your positivity ratio
Emotions play a significant role in our everyday life both personal or professional. They are natural responses and instinctive state of our mind which arise from external or internal stimuli, including from crises and periods of uncertainty such as that we are experiencing in recent times. Feeling both positive or negative is a natural part…
Why overthinking is bad for your productivity
While many problems are resolved by giving them careful thought and deliberation, overthinking does not lead to new insights or understanding, instead it saps your energy, time, motivation and creativity. Are you a over-thinker? Here is how to stop your overthinking
How to deal with your negative emotions
Changing how we feel is the motivation behind virtually all of our behaviours, yet, we are limited in our ability to deal with some of our negative emotional patterns that we habitually experience.
Holding onto unpleasant or negative emotions for long-term is not only harmful for our emotional well-being, but also to our mental and physiological states.
How mentally tough are you?
Even though many of us know what it means to be mentally strong, yet in our day-to-day life we get overwhelmed by unexpected changes or sudden life stressors.
The decisions we make in the moment and habits we establish overtime determine our level of resilience in any situation.
How to deal with unexpected change
When change is forced upon us unexpectedly, it can be quite challenging and uncomfortable to deal with unless we learn ways to deal with it effectively. Here is how to make positive choices amidst an unexpected change
How to start living with gratitude
One habit that can help you become emotionally and mentally more resilient in uncertain times like what we are experiencing now.
How to expand your empathic potential
“Empathy is like a Universal solvent. Any problem immersed in empathy becomes soluble.”– Simon Baron-Cohen Our relationship with others determines much of our happiness and success in life. How you get along with your coworkers, superiors, friends and family often depends on your interpersonal skills, and at the root of good interpersonal skills is empathy…
How to let go of your toxic thoughts
“Every thought we think is creating our future.”― Louise Hay Our thoughts and emotions shape our experiences. We become what we feed our minds. The decisions and choices we make determine the direction we take in our lives, and we do so by our thoughts. Thoughts if aligned with our goals and with what we…
How to deal with insecurities
“What I am is good enough if I could only be it openly.”- Carl rogers There are many things that shape our self-image and influence our behaviour from negative attitudes directed towards us to attitudes and opinions that come from the environment you live in- parents, teachers, peers and the attitudes they had towards themselves….
Turn your adversity into opportunity
“Success is not to be measured by what one accomplished in life, success is to be measured by what one overcomes while trying to succeed.” – Booker. T. Washington How do you respond to adversity or when things don’t go to plan? Do you become aggressive or do you disconnect from life and hide? We…
How to practice mindful meditation
When we face overwhelm, self-doubt and various other unhelpful habits of mind, learning to pause them in their tracks puts you back in the productive state.
How to get unstuck
Create the forward momentum you need to achieve your goals
How assertive are you?
“Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no.” – William Glasser To handle uncomfortable or hostile or difficult moments or situations in your personal or professional life, you should have a strong sense of yourself and should find balance in your…
