Big dreams
Big dreams make us feel inspired and excited about the future. How to make them a reality? By thinking small. Imagine you want to run a marathon. You get excited by just thinking about how fit and healthy it is going to make you. You …
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Fear of failure
Have big dreams? Make friends with failure. What are your thoughts on failure? Do you avoid it at all cost? It makes sense, right? I mean, it feels awful so why would anyone welcome it? OK, yes, failing does feel pretty bad. And trying to …
Perfectionism
Want to kill your confidence? Practice perfectionism. Confidence grows with achievements. The more you achieve, the more confident you feel about your abilities. And if you are a perfectionist, you might find yourself achieving less than others. Simply because it takes you longer to finish …
Comparisons
Unless you have an identical twin, you are the only person in the world that is like you. Think about it for a second. Isn’t it amazing? We are bombarded daily with images of people, who seem to have lives filled with adventures, have perfect …
Confidence
Confidence is a curious beast. We tend to think of some people as confident and some people as not. But when you look closer, you realise that actually everyone is confident at something and nobody is confident at everything. The trick is to think about …
Procrastination
“I’m not in the mood”, “I’ll do it when I feel inspired, when I have the energy”, “What’s the point in forcing myself, right?” Well actually, wrong. A lot has been written about motivation and how to get yourself motivated. Watching motivational speakers, creating boards …
Self-compassion
Has your confidence plunged because you’ve disappointed yourself again? It’s time to practice some self-compassion. Have you ever messed something up and then ruminated for hours, if not days? It can sometimes feel like a woodpecker stuck to the side of your head. Whenever you …