“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin Three years ago, before starting a course in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, I was asked to complete various assessments or surveys, one of which is about character strengths. In positive psychology, 24 character strengths serve as pathways to wellbeing. The purpose of …
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“In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow”. – Carol S. Dweck Do you believe that you are too old to change and learn new skills? Have you heard yourself saying that you’re …
“A woman who is more financially confident and secure is a happier woman. And a happier woman is going to be better able to nurture, share, and give support to all those in her life.” – Suze Orman How do you feel when you think about money? Does it make you feel uneasy, ashamed, …
“With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend.” – Dr Kristin Neff Do you treat yourself with kindness and compassion? Often, we find it easier to extend compassion to other people, even to a stranger, but find it more challenging to be compassionate towards ourselves. I …
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“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again” -Nelson Mandela JK Rowling, the famous author of the Harry Potter series once said: “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”. After reading that quote, I felt quite …
In one of her podcast episodes for SuperSoul Conversations entitled: The Secrets of Happy People, Oprah interviewed Shawn Achor, a Positive Psychologist at Harvard University. During their conversation, she mentioned that in the 25 years of the Oprah Show, there’s always a focused group discussion at the end of every show. Oprah then shared: “When …
“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for the experience.” – Oprah Winfrey It was the fifth day of class about positive psychology and wellbeing. At the start of every class, our mentor would ask us to share our insights or learning regarding topics that were discussed the previous day. Like a …
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A few years ago, I was in a dark place wherein it felt like nothing was going right in every aspect of my life: being in toxic and abusive relationships, failing health with multiple chronic diseases, financial struggles, and having an unfulfilling career. If you’ve read the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, I’ve …
“Emotions are contagious. We’ve all known it experientially. You know after you have a really fun coffee with a friend, you feel good. When you have a rude clerk in a store, you walk away feeling bad.” – Daniel Goleman Just like being careful not to catch coronavirus, I am now more conscious about …