At the heart of Buddhism is an undeniable truth; that nothing is permanent. As such, much of our suffering comes from attachment to that which is destined to change, to disappear. Letting go of that attachment, accepting impermanence and change and loss, can reduce suffering and allow...
Have you ever sat at home, waiting to go to work or head off on a family or social outing, and just ...
What proportion of discussions in your team meetings, and within your organisation overall, are about problems that need fixing versus solutions that have been achieved? (Note: this question could also be applied to the discussions you have at home, with your partner or kids, or even...
Happiness is frequently pitched as something you need to "find", or "pursue", or somehow "discover". Yet so many of us find happiness elusive and evasive. And part of the problem is precisely the aforementioned way we think about happiness. It's not hiding, waiting to be found. And so...
We all know we can get physically stronger by exercising and working out. If I do bicep curls my bicep muscles will become stronger. If I do push-ups my chest muscles will become stronger. If I run regularly my cardio-vascular conditioning, or aerobic fitness will improve. Well,...
So many people spend so much of their lives working hard to get through the week so they can (hopefully) enjoy the weekend. But what if you didn't look forward to the weekends? Not because weekends aren't fun; but because the working week was not so much...
At the risk of repeating myself (from the headline), real happiness is so much more than feeling good. Not that feeling good isn't good; it is. In fact, feeling good is great! But really happiness also brings with it so many wonderful benefits that are all too...
There are several approaches to enjoying more happiness in life; too many to list fully here. But a few of the more obvious include: sitting and waiting for good things to happen, for joy to mysteriously appear from nowhere creating happiness by actively making good things...
Here are some life truths: You will fail. You will disappoint others, and yourself. You will react badly to stressful situations. You will not be liked by everyone all the time. You will not like everyone all the time; and you will not like the world sometimes. But; and here's the...
As someone with a background in clinical psychology, who's spent most of the last few decades studying and learning Positive Psychology, you might think I'd be a fan of and someone who recommends "positive thinking". But you'd be mistaken, at least partially. It's true to say that...