This topic has captured the imagination of the business world especially over the last decade or so where we are now studying what it takes for people to be able to step up and for a leader to be able to really lead.
So what is Emotional Intelligence (EI)? […]
“I wouldn’t dare, or would I? Where is this coming from? Is there something wrong with me? Am I crazy? Am I the only one who thinks like this? Should I tell someone?” […]
It’s not a topic often talked about. From the psychologist’s office though, it is probably true to say that it’s the most necessary thing that client’s often need to do. Forgive. Forgive a friend who wronged them, forgive a boss who bullied them, forgive a parent who abused them, forgive an aunt who cheated them, forgive a sibling who upset them.
Why bother with forgiveness? Is it really just a bit “old hat”, or maybe just a bit “too religious”? […]
Ever thought about thinking? A funny question I know. But that’s what thinking is. Thinking is simply the process of asking and answering questions.
Thinking starts from the moment we wake up in the morning to the time we go to bed at night (and sometimes it stops us from going to sleep because we worry or think some more!). Ever wondered how many questions we might ask ourselves in a single day? I know it’s not the kind of thing that you’d normally think about, but now that I’ve asked it, what would you guess? 100 questions a day? 1,000 questions a day? Maybe 5,000 a day? While it can’t be empirically measured, Dr Wayne Dyer in his book, “Your Sacred Self” has estimated that we ask around 60,000 questions a day!
Now in that myriad of questions that involves both your conscious and unconscious thinking, there is one basic life question that keeps getting asked over and over again. Did you know that you have a basic life question? You may or may not know it, but you do. […]
All you have really got is “now” – the present moment. Now is now.
What on earth do I mean about living in the now? How is this supposed to help in life? […]
Call it what you will. We’ve all been there.
Let’s go over it in more detail. […]
We all have a tendency now and again to blow our top and rant and rave. Things just get too much and we really let off steam. As it happens, where we seem to get angry most often is with members of our family.
Anger though, like all emotions, is a natural human response, but expressing it aggressively can sabotage your relationships, heighten conflict and make you feel poorly. So how can we manage anger better and reduce our conflicts? […]
Although we know that bullying is common in schools, many teenagers however, will not let on that they are being bullied at school.
Adolescents may not want to say that they are being bullied because:
Although the adolescent may not tell you initially that he or she is being bullied, typically, there are some signs… […]
How Common is Bullying?
Bullying is an age-old problem.
Research in Australia by Dr Ken Rigby over a number of years where 38,000 students have been surveyed indicates that 15% of children say that they are bullied weekly. Of these, 5% say that they are not really bothered by it at all, but 10% report feeling distressed, angry or sad as a result of the bullying. […]
Who are these bullies and what are they on about?
How do you recognise them?
What is their basic message? […]