How to Help Someone Change Their Mind
What do you do if you are caught in a situation where someone won't see things from your point of view? Maybe they stick doggedly to their own position, as in a disagreement or conflict, or maybe they are simply unable to see things from another perspective. It has taken me a long time to learn to let others live their lives in the way of their choosing, without getting upset when they won’t see it my way.
What Does a Healthy Relationship Need to Survive?
Effective communication is at the heart of healthy relationships. This means more than simply talking; here's what to do.
10 Creative Questions to Help You Break Conflict Deadlock
Questions have been called ‘keys’; they can open the door to new thinking. These questions can help you find a way past an impasse. They offer the chance to take the conversation in a new direction.
The Personal Growth Power of Saying “No”
Saying "No" can be powerfully helpful. A well-placed and thoughtful refusal also models healthy boundary-setting. It teaches others to respect limits, both yours and theirs.
“How Can I Be Calmer in Any Situation?”
You can be calmer in most situations with a little regular practice. The key here is to work on yourself by improving your stress responses generally, and building your resilience.
Set Your Morning Routine for Wellbeing and Productivity
By sharpening your morning routine, you set yourself up for a healthier, more balanced day. With just a few mindful changes, your mornings can be a time of rejuvenation, tuning your well-being from the moment you wake up.
Change and Transition – ‘Moving On’ Might Mean Standing Still
Finding out how to deal with change can be a testing time. Moving on doesn't necessarily mean getting over it. Pressure to do so can make the whole process of change and adaptation harder. Moving on sometimes means standing still, for a time, until you are ready to do something different.
How to Bounce Back – Protecting Yourself from the Gloom.
Despite the gloom and the pressures individuals can do something for themselves. Survival at work – or anywhere else for that matter – relies on personal attributes like the ability to self-manage and to find a sense of purpose out of apparent chaos and disorder.
How the Logic of Depression Gets You
The thoughts and language we use are a major contributor to our experience and how we feel. A closer look at the sort of things we say when we feel depressed makes this clear.
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"Train your mind to look for your successes. They are happening all the time, you just have to look for them."
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"We only develop greater resilience when we are deeply emotionally connected to other people."
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"If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right".
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"Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should, nor that you have to".
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"Simplify your life and work to be content. That will create the space for you to notice the joy. It's always there if you look."
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“Personal Change Begins In The Imagination. You Have To Imagine It Before You Can Become It, Whatever ‘It’ Is”
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