Can’t Decide – Making Hard Life Decisions
Reading time: 6 minutes Life decisions are hard, not because one choice is better or worse than the other, but because the choices are on par with each other. We, human beings, are rash; we want the results we desire as quickly as possible. This clouds our judgement which…
A Harmful Or Healthy Social Comparison?
Reading time: 4 minutes In my previous blog “Understand Your Worth – How You Value Yourself,” I talked about the topic of how much the society places value on outward appearances when defining one’s success, whereas little consideration is given to the inner values of a person, and that…
Understand Your Worth – How You Value Yourself
Reading time: 5 minutes Little consideration is given to the inner values of a person when defining one’s success, such as integrity, kindness, love, forgiveness, emotional intelligence and inner balance. In contrast, an excessive value is placed on the outward appearances of success by society, such as money, material…
Finding Balance In Our Impatience
Reading time: 5 minutes Have you ever taken the pizza out of the oven two minutes early because you just couldn’t wait? Or left lines that were barely moving, only to get into an even slower one? Or breaking up a good healthy relationship because you weren’t sure where…
My Hunger For Crazy Led Me To Iceland
Reading time: 5 minutes There I was, on the plane to Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland. An island of fire and ice with endless tales and myths waiting for me to discover. I went to Iceland for my internship, because a lecturer introduced Iceland as crazy, cold and…
Be A Beginner Every Single Morning
Reading time: 5 minutes Whether you consider yourself an expert or a beginner, our perceptions of how much we “know” and how much we don’t can have a profound impact on our daily lives. I think we can all agree that the most difficult people to teach can sometimes…
A Better And Simplified Gratitude Journal
Reading time: 5 minutes Throughout the last decade, psychology researchers identified practices that can help us gain great social, mental, and physical health benefits that come from giving thanks. These benefits are particularly earned in the practice of gratitude journaling. Studies have drawn a range of striking benefits to…
See If You Can Catch Yourself Complaining
Reading time: 5 minutes We all love to complain. It won’t take an extensive observation to reason that it’s something we love to do as human beings. We tend to feel better once we have a good moan. Getting things off our chests seems to relieve a burden or…
Once More, Walk Into A Room And Own It
Reading time: 5 minutes Losing your confidence or self-esteem at work, it’s something that happens to everyone eventually. You lose a job, perform badly at a task, receive hard-hitting feedback, or any other setbacks you may encounter. It sucks, and if it’s bad enough, your very vision of yourself…
Allow The Right Passion To Become Your Purpose
Reading time: 6 minutes For two weeks, I have been looking into the topic of “follow your passion,” whether it’s a good idea or just a dumb advice. Passion is defined as a strong feeling toward an activity that people like, that they find important, and in which they…
Underneath The Victim Label Lies Anger
Reading time: 5 minutes It may not be intentional, but somewhere along the way, some people adopt the fact that their victimhood gives them an excuse to remain trapped. “As long as I am a victim, I have a reason to wallow in sadness and self-pity.” No one wants…
Missing The Moment While Still Living It
Reading time: 5 minutes Bittersweet, a taste we are all familiar with when we face changes in life. It’s the feeling of excitement what lays ahead mixed with sadness about what must be left behind. Everything has its inevitable opposites in life and they go hand in hand –…
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