Learning to be self-assured is about knowing what you can do, feeling confident in the skills that you already have and your ability to learn new skills if needs be. It’s about knowing that whatever situations come along you feel confident that you can handle it, or could learn to handle it.
Read MoreSelf-Confidence is the ability to provide yourself with value and to believe in your abilities and capabilities. It’s is being resilient to receiving lack of support or criticism. Self-Confidence is having the strength to follow your own path and not need to be fed confidence by others in order to keep feeling confident about yourself. Self-skills are ways that you feed yourself with what you need for mental and emotional security, without relying on others to boost your needs.
Read MoreSelf-discipline is about using personal tools such as restraint, consistency and focus in order to work towards a goal. It can feel like self-denial or that you are missing out on good stuff, but it is actually a very useful tool when looking at goals that require a small amount of effort over a period of time. Examples of this are saving for a house, a wedding, a new car, providing for children or booking a holiday; keeping to a budget; losing weight or implementing a health training program.
Read MoreThe sacred use of cacao goes back centuries but is still relevant in today’s society. It has many physical and mental benefits which are especially helpful with modern stresses. You can attend an official cacao ceremony or indulge yourself at home. Many places perform an affordable weekly or monthly ceremony for anyone to attend. These are enjoyable and you can make new, like-minded friends, focus on where you’d like to focus in life or simply enjoy some peaceful time out from life.
Read MoreSelf-respect is part of self-confidence (I am valuable). It’s about knowing what you deserve as a basic right, or from what you have produced or given out to the world. It’s about knowing that you are valuable and that you deserve to be treated with dignity and with value by others. Some part of learning self-respect is working on your self-approval and self-assurance first. When you value yourself and your abilities then you can start to assert to others to treat you as such. You will learn to extract yourself from or avoid, situations where others try and treat you with disrespect.
Read MoreApproval from our peers is a key part of being a social animal. We build our sense of worth from how valued we are by our group, which is a natural quality. The pitfalls of this though are when our peers don’t seem to value us or our contributions. Learn how to build resilient, self-fed approval and self-confidence.
Read MoreGaslighting is when someone takes their version of ‘the truth’ and pushes it as 'the actual truth'. They will twist stories, or outright lie. It relies on the subjects being increasingly unsure, unconfident or unable to prove their memories, evidence or knowledge of events to the contrary. Gaslighting can be a dangerous, destructive and insidious form of psychological manipulation. Find out what gaslighting is, how it is done and what behaviour to look out for.
Read MorePeople who aren’t open and honest about their feelings often act upon their feelings and make decisions seemily out of the blue. They may leave a situation, job, friendship, group or relationship, when everyone thought things were going well. Such unexpected behaviour can cause confusion, anguish and frustration. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of failing to be honest.
Read MoreMaking sure you get your regular top-up of joy is so important for your physical and mental health. Incorporating joy into your daily routine, and being aware of how joy can be drained from your life, is an important mindset life skill. Learn how to absorb joy to motivate you forward in life, for yourself, your family and friends too!
Read MoreWhether it's poached, fried or roasted, salmon is a wonderfully versatile fish that's super simple to cook and totally delicious. We've selected 10 of our favourite salmon recipes that you can rustle up for the family in no time.
Read MoreWe’re rewarded for our friendship in many different ways. Some are good, some are bad. Some rewards we give, some rewards are taken from us. Some rewards are given to cover toxic behaviour. Learn to reinforce the positives in your relationships.
Read MoreWe’re rewarded for our friendship in many different ways. Some are good, some are bad. Some rewards we give, some rewards are taken from us. Some rewards are given to cover toxic behaviour. Learn to reinforce the positives in your relationships.
Read MoreBeing in a social group can be very rewarding and can feel great with the right crowd but some close knit groups are created from toxic roots for the wrong reasons. All social groups can be negative sometimes, learn how to navigate being the strongest that you can be and survive being in a challenging clique.
Read MorePeople find many nice, or not so nice, methods to say that you’ve behaved in a way they don’t like. Find how you can spot when toxic punishments are being sent your way and how you can positively deal with them. Learn about how you can give positive social punishments and keep those boundaries and your self-respect in place.
Read MoreWant to know how to be a great manager or leader? Learn to be an A alpha and flourish both socially and in the work place.
Read MoreDiscover that special element that makes some people magical. Find what makes people likeable or not. What attracts relationships and what pushes them away.
Read MoreAnxiety is increasingly common in our society. There’s more pressure, more consequences, more criticism, more achievement rules for us to meet, and simply more to do! Learn how being more assertive can help calm anxious feelings.
Read MoreLearn two simple ways to hold your own in any argument. Its not as hard ad difficult as you think. Be prepared for when you are next challenged to change your mind to another’s point of view.
Read MoreAssertiveness is not just a skill, its a mindset, a way to navigate relationships move through life. Learn how living an assertive life can benefit you. Your self-confidence, your self-esteem and you well-being as a whole.
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