VIA Character Strengths
What are the VIA Character Strengths? In recent years, psychology has been moving beyond its focus on mental illness and shifting towards identifying and researching what makes humans thrive and flourish. The VIA (Values in Action) Classification of Character Strengths is comprised of 24 character strengths. The 24 character strengths fall under 6 broad virtue categories.…
5 Ways to Apply Positive Psychology
Been hearing a bit about positive psychology, however not sure how to apply it to your work and life? Great – you are in the right spot! In this post I am going to talk about – What is Positive Psychology? Martin Seligman and Positive Psychology 3 Books on Positive Psychology 5 Quick Ways to Apply Positive Psychology…
Creating Your Own Hierarchy of Needs
“Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ~ Rumi Feeling lost or like you put everyone’s needs before your own? Are you ready to find out what your essential or hierarchy of needs are, so you can…
5 Signs You Might Be Underearning
Underearning is a subject I have been learning about for a while now as I have struggled with being an underearner (however I didn’t know I was or even what underearning was). In this post we are going to discuss – What is Earning? What is Underearning? What Underearning is Not, The Two Aspects of Underearning,…
Shame and Guilt – Yes, There Is A Difference!
I love how life gives you need to keep growing and shows you how you can support other people. This week I was collecting information for an organisation. It was a really interesting process for me and one of the things that kept on coming up over and over again is this issue of perceived perfectionism. As…
What’s Your Story?
If you have been reading my journal for a while, you will know I am committed to taking 100% responsibility for my life (and don’t worry I am far from perfect and have made many mistakes), be more self-compassionate and focusing on what I can control. At the start of 2015, I wrote 100 Things to Do in…
5 Ways to Develop Discipline Within Yourself
During the past few weeks, I have identified a couple of areas of my life where I have been lacking discipline, not focusing on myself or being responsible. Yes – I have been self-sabotaging! I have slipped back in to a little people pleasing and moving my attention from the life and career I want to create to trying…
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