“If it is to be, it is up to me”. This eloquent and deceptively simple quote is attributed to African-American painter William H. Johnson. Born in South Carolina in 1901, Johnson overcame poverty, racial prejudice and a limited education to become one of America’s most celebrated artists. Here’s how to take charge of your own life.
As the old saying goes, worrying is a bit like riding a rocking horse. It gives you something to do when you’re bored, but doesn’t actually get you anywhere! Here’s how to stop worrying and start living.
On our way to achieving our goals and aspirations, it’s inevitable that occasionally we won’t live up to the standards we expect of ourselves. We all make mistakes, lose motivation, miss deadlines or put in less than a 100% effort from time to time. At times like this, it’s vital to nurture your self-compassion.
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In recent years, psychologists have increasingly focused their attention on finding out what makes us truly happy. The research has found one fundamental concept to be true – that our happiness is a state of mind that comes from within, and is not necessarily dependent on what is going on in our lives. In other words, we can choose to be happy, regardless of our external circumstances. This is the key to happiness. [Read more…]
No-one has the “perfect” life, not even life coaches! All of us have a multitude of challenges and frustration to deal with on a daily basis. But if some of these problems become so overwhelming that they seriously affect your mental health, you need to start looking at ways to fix them. [Read more…]
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven” – John Milton, from the 17th century poem Paradise Lost. How our thinking affects our wellbeing is not a new idea.
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching research shows that all our emotions and all our actions come from our thinking. Once you grasp this simple concept, you have the power to change your life for the better. The way we think about things has a huge influence on our level of happiness, our career, and success in life. [Read more…]
Bad things happen all the time – it’s part of life. Your relationship breaks down, you lose your job, you get sick, a friend betrays you. But how we react to these events is much more important than the event itself, and we can learn how to build our resilience to unexpected events. [Read more…]
