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15 Ways to Dig Out of Discouragement

15/02/2023 /

Discouragement can be real, that’s why positive thinking needs to dig deeper in order to overcome dark feelings.

Leadership Freak has devised a 15-point strategy to address negative thinking.

First of all, sharing with others could be a powerful medicine. Discouragement can be a common feeling and reaching out to others is key.

Rest and sleep. At the same time do not stay still. Take long walks, finish a task that you’ve been putting off and celebrate progress.

Catch the occasion. Let go anger, forgive and evaluate yourself.

Read more here.

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Leading with Humility

08/02/2023 /

Leaders are often described as powerful and headstrong individuals, certain of their position and willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals or ambitions.

Recent researches have advanced  a new model for understanding and improving effective leadership: leading with humility. Scientific inquiry has shown that humility offers a significant “competitive advantage” to leaders.

Humble leaders consider their own strengths, weakness and motives in making decisions; demonstrating concern for the common good, and exercising their influence for the benefit of all.

Managers who exhibit traits of humility resulted in better employee engagement and job performance.

In this article, Gwen Moran explains how to use humility to be more effective in the following 6 ways:

1) Be open to others’ opinions;
2) Tend to others’ needs;
3) Admit mistakes;
4) Accept ambiguity;
5) Self – reflect;
6) Let people do their jobs.
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Image source: Flickr – (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Tom Simpson

 

The truth about fear

17/08/2022 /

If you understand the truths about fear, it will be easier to deal with it. In a post published in the Blog Coaching Positive Performance there is a list of 5 of these truths.

1. The outcome you fear is just one of many possible outcomes
2. There will always be fear
3. To eliminate a specific fear, do that which you fear
4. Everyone experiences fear with new challenges
5. Short-term pain is better than long-term pain

For more read the full post

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09/01/2021 /

“Why is it,” Jonathan puzzled, “that the hardest thing in the world is to convince a bird that he is free, and that he can prove it for himself if he’d spend a little time practicing? Why should that be so hard?”

– Richard Bach

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28/09/2019 /

“You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.”

– Alan Watts

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The Curiosity-Driven Life

25/09/2019 /

In this eye-opening episode of SuperSoul Sunday, the well-known podcast hosted by Oprah Winfrey, renowned author Elizabeth Gilbert sheds light on two kinds of people: those who know what their passion is since early life and who dedicate their whole lives to chasing after it (the “Jackhammers”), and those who simply don’t know what that passion is, those who have lots of passions. They’re called the Hummingbirds. They’re the people who should embrace their curiosity and see where it takes them in life… they might just end up finding that passion after all.

 

Listen to the podcast episode here:

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21/09/2019 /

“Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?”
― Rumi

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07/09/2019 /

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.”

– Bertrand Russell

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27/04/2019 /

“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”
– Ben Stein

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