Distance need not be an obstacle to getting guidance and support. Increasingly clients are choosing to use Skype or the telephone for Brief Therapy and Coaching. It's not just about distance; A Skype session is simple to schedule, easy to access and you can do it from the comfort of your home or office.
Making something a habit means that it is more likely to get done. Habits stick, where simply planning or intending to do something doesn’t necessarily get results, or guarantee that we'll remember to do it. You’ll struggle less with motivation and do away with those self-critical thoughts that start “I should have…”, because you “Will have…”. Habits are hard to break, right? So questions of willpower become a thing of the past. When you make something automatic, like brushing your teeth or feeding the cat, there is less decision-making involved. ...
I often hear complaints from people with demanding jobs that they are inundated with email it can become unmanageable. Thats because they don't manage it, the problem is not email, it is that we allow it to assume such importance. Employers are often to blame, but we are complicit in many of our habits.
A friend in Canada recently told me about Stephen Pressfield's book, Do the Work. I recommend it. If you have a project you haven't been able to get off the ground this little book will give you some perspectives on why that might be, and what to do about it.
Cultivating the inner life means taking a pledge to knowing ourselves, and building the sort of skills that can lead to contentment and fulfilment. This requires commitment and courage and above all honesty.
One of the ideas driving this blog is that the over-psychologising of life leads to a state of helplessness with regard to our psychological and emotional wellbeing.
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