There are days when our minds feel scattered, restless, and beyond our control. Perhaps things didn’t go as planned, or someone’s sharp words or actions hurt. In these moments, we question ourselves, “Why did this happen?” Our thoughts spiral into pain, frustration, irritation, and even anger. But what if there was a way to rise above this […]
Navigating Gossip and Drama: Understanding, Addressing, and Overcoming
Gossip and rumours may seem like harmless whispers at the time, yet can often spiral into hurtful tales, damaging reputations and relationships. So, why do we engage in gossip? Here are eight common reasons, any sound familiar to you? Alleviating Tension: Gossip can provide a temporary release from stress and anxiety, therefore making us feel […]
Resolving Workplace Conflict
Long hours, heavy workload, different points of view, different communication styles, combined with working from home – all add up to a perfect scenario for conflict in the workplace. Do you battle out every disagreement? Or avoid confrontation at all costs? Conflict, when left unresolved, is likely to fester and escalate, and can have a […]
Becoming Your Own Best Friend
Are you a good friend to everyone but you? Would you say things to yourself that you wouldn’t say to a friend? Being your own best friend may sound cheesy, but if we don’t do this, we will continue to struggle with rejection, loneliness and self-worth, and in our relationships. So, make friends with yourself […]
Nurturing and Strengthening Your Relationships
Relationships aren’t static, they’re dynamic and they can’t thrive on their own. They require an investment of yourself; time, energy and work. But the reality is, that this is no small task. Because we’re already overloaded with too many priorities. And even though most relationships are messy and complicated, they’re well worth the investment. Because […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Great Relationships
We all have do’s and don’ts that make relationships work.
Understanding Other People Better
Part One: Seeing More Clearly Any individual we meet, have been shaped by many influences. Each one of us is completely unique and, underneath our personality layers, each one of us has a special gift that we bring to the world. Holding this bigger vision of each other is a good place to start on […]
10 Keys to Happier Relationships
Everything is great, and then suddenly not so. What happened? Something is said or done or not done, and our happiness goes. We have made our happiness dependent on others’ behaviour. The secret is to not place something as precious as our happiness, in the hands of others. To keep hold of our own ‘mood’ […]
The Foundational Relationship
Do you look for depth in your relationships? Do they feel a bit superficial? Have you tried being more caring, forgiving or being a better listener and yet you still feel that there isn’t that depth? Why is this? Has anyone told you before that our first relationship is with ourselves? Not knowing our own […]
4 Ways to Successful Relationships
In relationships we exchange qualities, energy and inspirations. Each relationship has its own context and related responsibilities. So, what is it that makes for win-win relationships all round? Here are four aspects of successful relationships. Interdependency Interdependency creates win-win relationships. In interdependency everyone adds to what is being created. They are give-give relationships. Co-dependent […]
Positive Relationship Skills
What is the basis of a successful relationship? The vast percentage of the quality of our relationships depend on our character, qualities and prevailing mood. So, to really create good relationships we need first to look to ourselves and our own inner capacity, qualities and attitudes. We also need to look at how we approach […]
People Skills
Who doesn’t want to get on with people? To have fun, cooperate and live in harmony together? So, why is it that our biggest challenges, more often than not, are relationships? What can we do to improve our people skills? We can employ REAL. These are the four essential building-blocks of for great relationships. REAL: […]