Make sure that you are… Realistic: As mentioned in the final word of our last newsletter, making your aspirations too big or unrealistic simply just generates unnecessary pressure and you’re likely to seek consolation in your excuses. Remember that this is a journey and not a race. Always putting your happiness first: While your success […]
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The ability to find meaning: When we experience disappointment, loss, or trauma, finding meaning in our pain helps us accept and integrate what we’ve gone through. Resilient individuals trust there’s a gift, lesson, or opportunity in every challenging situation The ability to be vulnerable, connect, and ask for help: Support and connection are essential for
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The illusion that the ability to persist is always a virtue has caused people to stay in relationships with people they don’t respect, put up with jobs they hate, and generally just continue to perform the same painful action over and over again, in hopes that it will be better someday. Not surprisingly, it almost
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The bad news is… When it comes to creating change in your life or achieving your goals, it probably won’t be easy. You may struggle. It’ll likely take longer than you expect. It’s almost certain that you’ll have setbacks and short-term failures along the way. Especially when it involves creating new habits, developing new skills
It’s now February, and if you got the chance to see our last newsletter on goal setting, you should be reflecting on how and if you met those goals. If you feel a little less than optimistic that is more than okay – it is normal. This month the focus is perseverance, an apt follow
