How to Stop Feeling You Are Not Enough?
The feeling that we are not “enough…” (successful, rich, pretty, educated, knowledgeable, popular, thin, or interesting) is not new to humans but these days it affects more and more young people and even children. They dread anything that might be considered evidence of their worthlessness and invest their time in a futile attempt to be […]
The Key to Wise Choices
Although in practice we are always making choices, the mental condition of not making a choice has a huge impact on our sense of happiness and satisfaction, and on our ability to recruit inner resources to support a desired change. The expression “one foot here and one foot there,” means to literally be in one […]
The Amazing Power of Non-reactivity
Reactivity is a communication pattern that resembles the exchange of verbal blows. This communication pattern is so deeply rooted in our culture that using it not only seems inevitable, but is often justified by statements such as, “I don’t want to be a sucker,” or, “But she deserved it!” Non-reactivity, on the other hand, is […]
How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Influence How People Treat You
We all teach those around us how to treat us, but often we do it unconsciously. We operate within a certain framework of standards that teaches others about our boundaries, we say what we expect of them but allow the exact opposite, or we easily give in to their wishes and demands. The fundamental flaw […]
Why Should You Be Proactive at Work?
To be proactive is to act in a way that causes change by taking action, rather than reacting to changes. When thinking about proactively at work, the image of the employee who takes initiative and makes things happen comes to mind. But though such an employee is of value to any company, this is not […]
Dealing with Worst Case Scenario Thinking
Our thoughts often jump ahead to the future and predict the worst-case scenario. We find ourselves catastrophizing about what might happen, assuming how others will react, or imagining how we are going to fail. Since the mind can’t differentiate imagination from reality, this way of thinking impacts us emotionally and physically. The worst-case scenario then […]
Never Happy at Work? Here’s Why
Before starting my business, I worked in the high-tech industry in the fields of human resources and finance. Fortunately, I was always able to get the exact job I wanted, but unfortunately, after a short time I was unhappy again. It seemed to be a result of circumstances – boredom at work, annoying co-workers, heavy […]
How to Heal the Pain of the Past
“Each of you choose those life conditions that you have for your own purpose, knowing ahead of time where your weaknesses and strengths lie.” (Seth Speaks, Jane Roberts) One of the most significant experiences in my life was to truly break free from the past and let go of the pain that haunted me for […]
How to Embrace Your Physical “Flaws” and Feel Comfortable in Your Skin
I started doubting the way I looked at the age of eight following comments from other children, about my twin sister being cuter/prettier than me. During adolescence I suffered from bullying because of my appearance and thought I was ugly. Like many others, I believed for many years that everything would’ve been easier if I was […]
How to Easily Adopt Healthy Habits and Why You Often Fail
Though we all have habits we’d very much like to adopt, and others we’d like to get rid of, most often we fail to stick to our decisions for long or we can’t even begin to put them into practice in the first place. To help you with that, today I’ll present a few steps […]