Am I depressed?
If the feeling of lethargy, unwillingness or inability to do the simplest things has become part of your life; if nothing cheers you up for long or nothing seems to matter much anymore, it is a clear sign that there’s a struggle going on between your mind and your spirit. Continue Reading →
Nothing promotes respect and morale like the loyalty of the manager to his or her people.
Take all the blame, pass on all the praise. Never hide behind your employees, never throw them under the bus. Do that and your people will respect and support you, even if you have to make unpopular decisions Continue Reading →
Do I need to be more disciplined?
Is self-discipline your strength or your weakness? Most of us are in a constant battle with ourselves, knowing what we need to do but struggling to actually do it, or at least to do it consistently.
The good thing about self-discipline is that it is a skill and it can be developed. Continue Reading →
Have you broken your New Year’s resolution yet?
There’s no shame if you have – it’s not how long it took you to break it that matters, but how long it will take you to start over again.
Do not fall into the self-pity trap. In fact, dispense with guilt trips, self-deprecation or shame spirals and get angry. That’s right, angry and determined. Continue Reading →
Always seek opportunities to provide POSITIVE feedback.
You’d like others to notice it when you’re doing things well and praise you for it, wouldn’t you? So would everyone else.
Practice on your colleagues, your family, even the coffee shop people who serve you your breakfast Continue Reading →
Who can I help today, without expecting anything in return?
No reward, no future favour, not even a self-congratulatory pat on the shoulder.
If you like the idea of people helping you out of the kindness of their heart and without any hidden agenda, you must first become such a person yourself. Continue Reading →
What’s the difference between the ideal you and you that you are now?
If you want to be more like your ideal self, make a list of character traits you wish you had and practice faking one on a daily basis.
That’s right, fake it till you make it – how do you think others got there? Continue Reading →
We could say that success means different things to different people, but I think ultimately that is a lie. When you look at it closely, success (in its popular definition) Continue Reading →
Loss is a fact of life. We try to fight it, try to do everything to avoid it but, at best, these are only delaying tactics. Loss is inevitable, inescapable Continue Reading →
Body image is a source of unhappiness for many people these days. Few of us are totally content with the reflection we see in the mirror when we step out Continue Reading →