Barry Winbolt’s Blog: “Life doesn’t have to be like that.”
Daily posts on topics that will help you get a better handle on yourself and life in general.
One of the difficulties – perhaps the main one – when trying to manage stress is that we are not generally good at spotting the warning signs. Here’s a technique I’ve been teaching to clients and workshop attendees for a good few years now. See what you think.
Continue readingIt seems that the establishment is at last taking mental health seriously.
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Fact checking is something we’d often prefer not to do. Even the best critical thinkers can be deluded, mistaken, or swayed, when it suits us.
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Positive social connections are a significant factor in the lives of people who demonstrate high levels of resilience. But even weak ties are important too.
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Forgetting can be healthy. Traditions, cultures, loyalties and rewards are built on remembering, but then so are feuds, vendettas, comeuppance and hatred.
All things considered, isn’t remembering is vastly over-rated? Someone should speak up for forgetting, it’s a much-needed talent.
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Knowing where you want to go next is less important than knowing where you are now.
If you are driven by unhappiness with where you are now, you may overlook some vital information.
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it takes two to start an argument, but only one to stop it. There’s only one person who can stop and you know who that person is, right?
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Adopting a learning attitude means that you see life as a process of learning and growth. Experiences are seen as opportunities for learning, which is empowering and takes some of the sting out of negative events.
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The world of work is replete with good ideas that don’t er… work.
Innovation sounds great but beware of propaganda that perpetuates dodgy thinking, and check the facts. Otherwise you’ll find out how going with the herd tramples on genuine transformation.
Difficult decisions can lead to a cycle of over-analysis, which in turn makes it harder to decide. We’ve all been there. The thing is, as you know, those questions don’t trouble us when we are in the right place.
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