We don't know why people choose to behave in a certain way, yet often we are quick to judge their actions. What if we imagined good intentions? How would that impact on how you responded and felt?
Today's episode is inspired by Seth Gillihan and William B Irvine's approach to others.
This is for those thoughts that don't respond to logic or indeed the other techniques we've looked at…the What ifs…
Anxiety grabs our attention and at times doesn't let go. Here are two questions to help you prioritise what gets your attention and what doesn't.
This episode we challenge our thoughts and look at ways to make useful predictions that help us to manage our anxiety and respond to it effective.
Here is our first episode on anxiety.
Over the next few episodes we are going to dive into this subject, exploring ideas presented in Joel Minden's book "Show your anxiety who's boss". We will look at how we can use these techniques to deal with our anxiety .
Failure and fearing it is natural and happens to us all. This episode is for those of us for whom the fear of failure is getting in the way of us trying things out, pushing ourselves when uncertainty is around.
Tip is from Arthur Brooks.
When your emotions take you on a rollercoaster what can you do to slow it down or get off? Listen to this episode or read the title.
This episode I had the pleasure of talking to Esther Stanhope about how to make ourselves more visible in the workplace. Listen to find out how carrot cake can help.
For more information about Esther's work and how to get involved go to www.estherstanhope.com/
How do you get access to a new perspective without changing the reality of what is happening? In this episode we explore exactly how.
When does your thinking tip into overthinking and what can you do about it?
This episode was inspired by the Being Well podcast with Forest Hanson and Dr Rick Hanson
Focus on high quality connections to gain the benefits of sharing experiences and feeling supported by others and to reduce social isolation.
Here is the name of the social psychologist I had trouble pronouncing in the episode, John Cacioppo.
Help your brain out by using this tip…and then it will remember, focus and perform better.
Before listening to this episode grab a pen and paper (or mobile) and think of a task that you are currently procrastinating on. Now you're ready to go.
I've procrastinated enough and finally got round to recording an episode…well actually there are two as there is so much to say. I recommend listening to this episode first before moving on to the second.
Inspiration taken from Tim Pychyl book: Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
Today we look at how to get comfortable with uncertainty.
We've looked at uncertainty before but it's a topic is worth exploring. This episode looks at the advantages we gain from uncertainty.
The source of information in this podcast is mainly taken from Maggie Jackson's book "Uncertain". Worth a read.
Rather than expecting everything you do to be 100% perfect, try 70% instead, and here’s why and how.
Idea taken from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter The Imperfectionist.
Accessing a different perspective can be invaluable. How can we do this for ourselves? In this episode we look at two tips…the foreign language affect and distance self-talk.
For my article of reframing visit substack: emmacreativecoach
Dr Jenny Taitz recommends that to control the trajectory of our emotions we do the opposite of what they tell us to do. Find out how in this episode of 10 minutes or less.
Our emotions help us navigate our world. However, somehow it feels as if they are steering the ship. Listen to find out how you can control where you go.
