Well, we are finally at Day 5 - the last day to find out how to relieve your worries and go from negative thinking to positive. Here are the last tips from the book, “The Daily Relaxer” by McKay & Fanning (2006). It’s a short book but filled with good tips that you can use every […]
Entries from July 2009
Relieve Your Worry - Day 5 (finally!)
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Relieve Your Worry - Day 4
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
If we look at situations or problems we face in our every day lives as negative or catastrophic it will lead us to feel stressed and overwhelmed and can lead to depression, anxiety and other health problems. Another tip from the book, “The Daily Relaxer”, by McKay & Fanning (2006) is called “Can’t lose”. This […]
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Relieve Your Worry - Day 3
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
By now, hopefully you are using some of the techniques discussed the past two days on how to start to releive your worry and those negative thoughts that seem to take over our thoughts. Today’s lesson is about changing channels, or retooling your brain to stop thinking about negative thoughts and replacing them with positive […]
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Relieve Your Worry - Day 2
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Here is the second tip in the quest to overcome your worry and develop healthy habits that can turn those negative, withholding thoughts into positive, forward thinking ones. This tip is from McKay & Fanning (2006) in their book, “The Daily Relaxer”. They call this “The Doorway to Release”, which is beneficial when you have […]
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Relieve Your Worry in Today’s Economy
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments
We all know we are living in uncertain times. If you listen to the media, you may feel like Chicken Little who said, “the sky is falling, the sky is falling”! It is doom and gloom everywhere. As history tells us, this will pass and our economy will recover. But the question becomes how do […]
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Common Negative Blocks: Recognition is the Key to Overcoming Them
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
We all have some type of mental block that prevents us from moving forward or in having the things we want. Here are some of the most common - see which ones you identify with. Recognizing them is the key to getting rid of them; it is the first step in banishing these negatives and […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: assertiveness·fear of failure·fear of success·finding fulfillment at work·giving feedback to others·goal-setting·mental blocks·negative blocks·negative self-talk·perfectionsim·procrastination·self-confidence·self-discipline·time management skills·work/life balance
5 Steps to Overcome Negative Blocks
October 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We all have them - fears, negative thoughts and negative self-talk. We let these negative blocks hold us back from doing the things we really want to do. When we let these negative blocks “win”, we hold ourselves back from doing new things, having new experiences, and living the life we love. Eventually, by doing […]
Posted in Personal Development· Uncategorized | Tags: ·5 steps to overcome negative blocks·affirm·anger·depression·fears·mental imagery·Michael Phelps·negative self-talk·negative thoughts·state your intention·stress
Are We Doomed to Repeat the Past?
October 9th, 2008 · No Comments
A recent client of mine was feeling very down during one of our coaching sessions. My client had a goal she had set but was not taking action. In probing, she felt discouraged because action she had taken in the past did not work and she was feeling that she was not going to be successful […]
Posted in Personal Development· goals and goal setting | Tags: coaching·doomed to repeat the past·goals·Law of Attraction·living in the past·moving forward in our lives·peak success·visualize
Why Negative Thinking is Bad For Your Health
October 7th, 2008 · No Comments
We hear so much today about health and well-being and the importance of keeping ourselves well. When the word health comes up, it often evokes images of our physical health, such as preventing certain diseases or weight control. But, health also involves our emotional well-being, which definitely impacts our physical health. It’s like a circle, […]
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Career Management and Organizations
October 6th, 2008 · No Comments
One way an organization can engage, and retain, their employees is by offering them career management opportunties. This can come in several forms but the overall goal is to provide them opportunities that will help them fulfill career needs, while providing the organization more productivity and loyalty. All employees have some type of career aspirations or […]
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