You Can’t Change Change
To paraphrase Heraclitus: "You can't step into the same stream twice". Change is constant and you'll be different this evening from how you were this morning.
How to Break Free of Negativity
Negativity can develop a life of its own. That's fine, live and let live, I say! But when it starts to contaminate YOUR life, it's time to put your foot down.
Complaining is Viral Misery
Have you ever wondered about auditory pollution? Probably not, but the sounds and noise we allow ourselves to be subjected to affect us, whether we like it or not. The blurb to this TED Talk by Julian Treasure emphasises communication, but there's an equally important message about personal wellbeing.
Fear of the Unknown Is the Worst Kind of Fear
A great asset though it is, you can't always trust your imagination.
“What Do You Do?”
Careless questions tend to produce dull answers. But beware. When you respond to something that is routine and customary in the same way, you may be missing an opportunity AND doing yourself down.
A Little Light Relief
Researching and writing is anything but dull, if it is you are in the wrong field. Speaking of fields, I came across this video while looking into happiness.
Open plan is closing people off
Open plan is meant to improve productivity and efficiency. Cost-obsessed employers seem oblivious to what people really think about working this way, and the damage to morale and productivity. The research is showing that removing walls may take down some of the barriers, but it also increases some of the problems it is meant to fix.
Solution Focused Questions
The creative use of Solution Focused questions is the anchor-point of the SFBT session. Here are some examples of SFBT questions to get you started or act as prompts. These are not mine, if they ‘belong’ to anyone they belong to the SFBT community which freely shares such information.
Do Something Different (or, How To Worry)
Choosing how we think about ourselves and our lives is more helpful than waiting for life to happen to us then complaining that we got a raw deal. All it takes is some purposeful thinking and a little persistence. Here’s how to do something different. Or, in case that's too much trouble, I've provided a helpful list so that you can stick to what you know best.
