I don’t know about you, but I don’t brush my teeth twice daily, because I can’t think of anything more exciting to do.

Do you exercise regularly? If so, do you do it because you love the feeling of exercising or because you should do it?

If we want to be able to make good decisions, we need to look at what triggers emotional responses in us.

Can you imagine what your life would look like if you mastered the art of self-leadership to the point where you thrive effortlessly?

If you’re managing a team, you may have had leadership training. But are you a competent self-leader?

Grit can, more reliably than any other characteristic, distinguish the successful from the non-successful.

Over the last couple of decades, a few different happiness theories have emerged from the science of positive psychology. The good news is that we are starting to have a long list of scientifically proven, practical strategies to increase happiness. The bad news is that there is still a bit of a mess with regard to pin-pointing the best theoretical model to explain the underlying bigger concepts of these strategies, how many there are, which ones are most important and how th

Self-coaching is the process of identifying the reason for a misfit between hopes/ intention and outcome, as well as solutions. It’s really the same as coaching, except that you take on the role of both the coachee and the coach. If you have a goal or problem, you can guide yourself through the steps of the GROW model (or any other model you may be more familiar or comfortable with) by asking yourself the corresponding questions. Self-coaching is all about opening one’s own m

I love coaching. Put simply, coaching is the process of supporting someone’s development in a direction determined by the coachee (i.e. the person being coached) and through methods of active listening, providing feedback and asking questions. Coaching is based on the philosophy that every problem comes with a solution; and, that the best solution for a coachee’s problem is inherent to the coachee themselves rather than the coach. The coach merely provides a guiding framework

“Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing.” This famous quote by Arthur Schopenhauer has been in the back of my mind since my dad wrote it into my autograph book when I was about 8 years old. At the time, I resented it because it was so mature and reasonable and didn’t sound very fun to me. But it ultimately led me to study Psychology to understand what let’s people flourish in life. And the foundation of that is health – of our body and our mind. If

‘I just don’t feel like it today.’ ‘It was great to begin with, but I lost my mojo after a while.’ ‘I could do it all day long.’ I’m sure you have your way of expressing when you feel motivated or couldn’t be bothered. Everyone always talks about how motivated they are to do something or not. Wouldn’t it be nice, if we could just set a goal and go for it, without ever having to deal with temptations or losing the excitement we had for it in the beginning? To many, motivation

Self-awareness is the observation of our thoughts & feelings in the present. Self-knowledge means understanding ourselves in our entirety.

The term cognitive dissonance was named by social psychologist Leon Festinger. Your mind doesn't like it & will try to get rid of it...

Any chance that you might be miswanting? Have you heard of 'miswanting' before? Here is what you need to know in order to avoid it.

Have you ever wondered what the purpose of happiness is? Sure, it feels good, but is that it?

Happiness is a big word. What does happiness mean to you? Would you describe it as a feeling? Or as the moment you achieve a certain goal, such as financial freedom? When was a time you were really happy? And what can you do to increase your happiness? I am yet to meet a person who is not similarly intrigued and confused by the topic. Possibly because at the end of the day we all long to be happy. What you hope to achieve in your life, whether big life goals or smaller steppi

Entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, famously said, “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” The concept of self-leadership is certainly not new. Here is why you should learn to master it. The term self-leadership was first coined by Charles C. Manz in the 1980s. Somewhat synonymous with self-mastery, it evolved from the field of professional development and organisational behaviour in the leadership literature. It emerged based on the insight that self-lead

Self-leadership is the practice of understanding who you are, identifying your desired experiences and intentionally guiding yourself towards them. Self-leadership is relevant for everyone who wants to live intentionally and with purpose. But how do you do it? In this blog post, I will provide you with an overview of the 8 steps you need to take in order to lead your self. 1) Know yourself The first step is to understand who you are. What is important to you in life? What are

Willpower is the control you have over your attention, emotions and your behaviour. If that’s something you want to get a handle on, this article is for you. Willpower is also referred to as self-regulation. It is the power that let’s you delay gratitude so that you achieve the goal you have rather than a quick feeling of pleasure. I like to think about it this way: The mere action of forming a goal creates a discrepancy between what we currently have and what we ‘need’. In o