Do you know someone who always tries to avoid taking responsibility for their actions? Or Do you have people in your life who always try and seek attention or sympathy by always complaining about how bad things are in their life? Or those who always play the victim? If you did, then most probably you… Continue reading
Category: Positive-psychology
8 thinking errors that sabotage your decision-making
As much as we like to think we are rational beings with sound judgment and being reasonable, very often we make irrational choices and poor decisions because of various biases that are hard-wired into our subconscious.
Failing to recognise such errors leads to fault reasoning and distorted judgments and ultimately affect our work performance, personal or professional relationships.
How to gain control over 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.
The new year is here!! So are changes, hopes, dreams and aspirations. Thank you for being a part of the journey. Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year. Whether you see a difficulty or an opportunity depends only on the direction of your thought. Make most of every opportunity and all the… Continue reading
How to deal with negative people in your life
Constant exposure to negative people can have a major impact on your overall sense of positivity whether it be at work, in your relationships, business environments or in your friend groups.
Recognise when negativity intrudes into your life so you do not have to be the target of others’ negativity.
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.
Are you risk-averse?
How often do you fail to judge your own capacity to risk and what comfort zones are limiting you?
Rethink your risk-taking capability.
Know your pros and cons
How to deal with intimidation
[inlinetweet]]If you give into intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated.”– Aung San Suu Kyi[[/inlinetweet]
Some people resort to managing through fear or intimidation to exert control or to stimulate people’s performance, but it certainly cannot be a motivating strategy in long-term.
Whether the intimidation is internal that has to do with your thought process or external —having to do with the actions or behaviour of others, you can learn to overcome it.
How to deal with cognitive dissonance
Are you stuck with your conflicting attitudes and beliefs? Conflicting cognition can be mentally exhausting and anxiety-inducing which most of us tend to ignore. Resolving it creates clarity in our decision-making.
Break free from comparison trap
“For every mountain, there is always a higher mountain.”
Always playing to someone else’s scoreboard won’t fulfil your goals or purpose but results in feelings of regret, envy, jealousy, guilty, worry and self-doubt. Here is how to free yourself from comparison trap.
Are you influencing or manipulating?
There is a very fine line between influence and manipulation. What can you do to more consistently use influence in your efforts to persuade others?
Choose happiness over unhappiness
What if your very efforts to find happiness are actually preventing you from achieving it? Everything in our lives from work, for defining success or making a difference, is presided over by some rules we happen to set for ourselves which are often not in alignment with our underlying objective of achieving happiness.
Stop letting anxiety control you
Do you allow anxious thoughts control you? If you experience anxiety for extended period of time and internalise anxious feelings, it takes control of you and lowers your motivation and self-confidence.
How to aim for Emotional Fitness
“When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life.” – Tara Meyer Robson Most of us struggle with difficult emotions and moods. Unlike physical fitness, emotional fitness isn’t something we pick up naturally. Many of us lack emotional maturity even though most of our challenges are emotional ones. This is because… Continue reading
How to improve your critical thinking
“Too often we … enjoy the comfort of opinions without the discomfort of thought.”– J.F.Kennedy Each one of us perceive and understand the problems, events and circumstances of our lives in different ways based on our thoughts, beliefs and habitual behaviours that we cultivate on a daily basis. How we think affects everything from our… Continue reading
Strengthen your intuitive self
Trusting your intuitive capacity can enhance your decision-making, creativity, and clarity.
Develop a positive self-perception
Accurate self-perception is a necessary component of self-improvement.
How to handle conflicts productively
“The purpose of disagreement is not victory or defeat, it is progress.” – Teal Swan Disagreements and differences are inevitable and they often spark a conflict. We all have different opinions and ideas that often lead to serious disagreements in a discussion be it in work places or in our personal lives. You won’t always… Continue reading
Upgrade your Self-Esteem
Don’t let your moments of low-esteem limit your ambitions