7 Skills to Help Build Your Resilience at Work
Developing your resilience at work will result in you having a greater sense of control and becoming less likely to feel thwarted or overwhelmed by demand, change or other events.
Tidal Waters Can Deceive You
'Go with the flow' gets misunderstood. It's a philosophy that has served me well, but I've found that a lot of people don't agree. Some seem to think life should be a struggle or a fight, and others think that "go with the flow" is some sort of passive, fatalistic, hippy mantra. Time for a rethink?
Several Pleasing Facts About Taking Regular Naps
For many, taking naps is taboo. Despite what the critics might say though, Nature's natural cycle by talking a siesta is definitely good for us.
Check Your Habits to Get More Done
If you want to get more done, check your habits. Routines are great for getting things done, but they can also severely limit us.
The Flip-Side Is Always There
Accept possibility and create opportunity.
Relaxation Tips from MIND – Focus on Your Wellbeing
This brief video from MIND is a really valuable resource.
For Success, Embrace Failure
Being comfortable with setback, the possibility of rejection and even failure may be an advantage and a critical factor in achievement and success. Once we embrace failure as a part of the path to success we free ourselves from its drag and can invest more fully in creativity.
How to Adjust to Change in 5 Easy Steps
Change can be inconvenient and even frightening, but dealt with constructively it is a lot less troubling. Even changes we look forward to can seem harder than we expected. While change can happen suddenly, transition – the psychological adjustment to new circumstances – takes time. There is no point in struggling against this, indeed fighting it only makes things seem worse. Instead, there are few steps we can take to help the process along.
The Paradox of Suffering
When it comes to unavoidable tragedies of life that cause us to suffer we can be remarkably resilient. We recgonise that some things are unavoidable, and we deal with them. Contrast that with the many ways we perpetuate personal (and fixable) suffering by refusing to address the doubts, fears and negative emotions that we can all fall prey to.
Echos of Winter
A sudden icy blast can be misleading. When we have noticed positive change and our hopes are building, anything that feels like a setback can be demoralising. But its just the ebb and flow of life, not a disaster.
