“It may only be five seconds…” Destructive feelings, even fleeting ones, cost us. Take envy, or regret, for example… Mental strength and emotional resilience are as much about what you DON’T do, as what you do.

In this TED talk Amy Morin explains how small habits the might seem without consequence can actually tip the balance aginst our mental strength, leavung us weakened when we most need it.

I’m a psychologist, coach, and therapist. All my work is aimed at enabling people to improve personal aspects of their lives and work.

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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."
"We only develop greater resilience when we are deeply emotionally connected to other people."
"If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right".
"Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should, nor that you have to".
"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."
“Personal Change Begins In The Imagination. You Have To Imagine It Before You Can Become It, Whatever ‘It’ Is”

3 Comments

jamarahn February 28, 2016 at 9:22 amLog in to Reply

Love Ted Talks and fighting of automatic thoughts. Depression is a liar and uses automatic thoughts to work on us
jamarahn February 28, 2016 at 9:39 amLog in to Reply

I shared on my blog and my Facebook group
bwinbolt February 29, 2016 at 7:47 amLog in to Reply

Thanks J, I appreciate it. I’ve visited your blog, keep up the good work! I know it takes effort, but it helps in all sorts of ways.