Gratitude is the fastest way to shift us out of a bad mood, it’s the most effective method to quiet our inner critic’s damaging messages, and it genuinely makes us happier. Here are three ways to begin developing a gratitude practice that will transform your life on every level.
How often do you worry about what others are thinking after you say or do something? How many times have you felt like you had to prove yourself to someone else, or play bigger—or smaller—because of the way they are showing up?
The one constant in life used to be change. During the past few months, we've added another unwelcome constant: uncertainty. And while striving to straighten out life’s curveballs is futile, we can learn strategies to hit them out of the park no matter what their speed or velocity.
True confidence comes from deep within, and it’s unshakable. Yet so many of us are trying to build our confidence by seeking approval from external sources.
Introverts have such a uniquely beautiful way of showing up in the world, and our confidence is quiet. But because we spend so much time in our heads, we can be particularly hard on ourselves, quickly killing our own confidence. Here are four strategies for overcoming some of the biggest confidence killers for introverts.
This shift in our focus can help us become fully present more often. It can give us the control that we’re striving for when we’re living in the uncertain, uncontrollable future, instead of the present moment.
It’s time to begin intentionally creating our new normal, instead of simply letting life happen to us again.
Life has a tendency to keep us in a challenging situation until it teaches us what we’re supposed to know.
It’s so hard to trust without understanding why things happen the way they do. As someone who is constantly seeking understanding to untangle difficult emotions, thoughts, and circumstances in my mind, it feels like surrendering the key to acceptance. But that's exactly the point.
Self-care may almost seem like a luxury, and one that you just don’t have time for or deserve. But the reality is that you don’t have time not to practice self-care. This is how you can become more productive, finally have more time and energy, and ensure you’re showing up as your best self, at work and at home.
