Feedback: Self-Feedback
My blog theme this month will explore the concept and practice of feedback – giving feedback to ourselves, to others, seeking it out, and how to use feedback to propel us forward. Many of us think of feedback as a…
Category Personal Growth
Self-Confidence & Self-Assurance
In this series on self-confidence, we’ve learned that not only is it a multifaceted, sometimes elusive quality we aspire to have in the perfect amount, but that it’s also a key element to living our best lives and accomplishing the…
Self-Confidence & Self-Belief
It’s really hard to have self-confidence without having self-belief. Our belief in ourselves means having faith in our abilities and our own judgement, which helps propel us towards taking risks and reaching goals. Our self-belief has more to do with…
Self-Confidence & Self-Acceptance
Everyone struggles with self-confidence at times, it’s quite a natural part of being human. When we’re new to something (or a new relationship), when we make mistakes (we all do!), when reaching our goal seems impossible (it’s gonna happen), or…
Conflict Resolution: Collaborate & Problem Solve
Although we know that conflict is a natural part of life, it doesn’t diminish the fact that conflicts can take a lot of energy out of us and put us into situations (and moods) we just aren’t comfortable with. As…
Conflict Resolution: Compromise / Reconcile
Although we can’t escape conflict, we can certainly manage it, or at least improve on our methods to do so. We know that there are several ways to deal with disagreements or conflict, and they vary in the amount of…
Self Talk & Emotional Regulation – Being in the Driver’s Seat
Our inner conversations can often boost us and inspire us, but as we know, they can also be harmful. This inner voice, when filled with negative messages, can quickly become our own internal enemy and lead us towards very detrimental…
Our Inner Voice & Why it Matters
Whether we like to admit it or not, we all have an internal running monologue going on in our heads many times throughout our day – everyone does! This inner voice consists of the silent conversations, random thoughts, worries and…
Mental Resilience
As we delve further into our discussion on resilience, it makes sense to explore mental resilience on its own. Also called mental toughness or grit, mental resilience is our ability to respond and cope with difficulties so that we can…
Fitness & Exercise; Getting strong & staying strong
We all know the importance of being fit, and for some of us it’s a real challenge to make the time and commit to a plan of action. On top of getting regular cardiovascular exercise to improve our endurance and…