About Impatience
Do you often feel impatient? What do you feel impatient about? Your work, your to-do lists or even your life? Impatience is a feeling that we learn to inflict on ourselves and others. It is supposed to motivate us to get more done but at the end of the day, it’s just...
About the Mind
How come you react in ways you don’t like? Why is thinking new thoughts difficult? And what can you do about it? Let go of misconceptions you learned about the mind. “Mind over matter.” “I think therefore I am.” And so on. If you are working with centuries-old...
Actions vs Reactions
Do you act or react most of the time? We like to think that we are in charge of our actions because we are taught that this is so. We’re all individuals. We’re all responsible for what we do and say. Right? But what if you do not act but react most of the time? What...
About Worry
Our brains are often referred to as problem-solving mechanisms. We have a brilliant system in place that allows us to come up with a number of possible solutions to issues so we can pick the perfect action to take. When the system works well, we call it...
How to Let Go
Have you ever been told to let go of an emotion or a feeling? Were you annoyed because no one ever seems to explain how to actually do that? This summer I meditated at a Buddhist Monastery in Portugal and I finally figured out what meditation is. It is an exercise for...
Emotional Hygiene Techniques
Emotional hygiene techniques are daily practices that help our bodies return to an emotional base level faster. When you experience an emotion, like fear or anger, the amygdala (part of your brain) triggers chemical chain reactions in your body. The emotion itself...
Choose Your Mood
Mood is the term we use for the emotions that are currently dominant. If you are in a good mood, you might feel happy, joyful, excited, content, proud or any other positive emotion. If you are in a bad mood, the emotions dominating your day will be uncomfortable. When...
About Curiosity
Curiosity is the driving force behind our learning. It motivates us to find solutions to problems and invent new creations. To unleash the full potential of our in-built motivation and learning system all we have to do is allow and practice it. Key to learning and...
About Control
Our need to control ourselves and others is a learned response to fear. Emotions trigger chemical chain reactions in our bodies to prepare us for specific actions. When these actions work out, meaning they help us survive or improve our situation, our brain remembers...
Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs are thoughts that hold us back. Every thought we think triggers an emotion. Over time, repetition turns the thought into a belief. You might also call it a truth or a fact, meaning an idea you do not question. The same thought triggers the same...