Why Optimists Can Achieve More

There has been much research into the field of happiness since it is closely connected to perceived wellbeing. There are correlational findings about human happiness identified by psychologist Martin Seligman, one of the thought leaders within the field of positive psychology. He proposes the following 5 dimensions: 1. The importance of pleasures in daily life…
Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy is about one’s beliefs about one’s capability to perform specific tasks, independent of the value attached to that act. Self-efficacy has 4 main sources of influence: 1. The most effective way of creating a strong sense of efficacy is through experiences of mastery coming from achieved successes, which build a robust…
This post “Increase your self-esteem by managing shame with kindness and understanding” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by listening to your feelings and heal self-destructive shame. Increase your self-esteem by managing shame with kindness and understanding: The last posts have been about some of the important insights and building blocks to…
Last weeks’ post have been about the five basic dimensions of personality, often referred to as the Big 5 personality traits that serve as the building blocks of personality. These 5 personality dimensions can help us learn more about ourselves and help us decide where to focus our energy and attention, both when it…
Last week we started with the life wheel, an illustrative tool used in coaching to identify the areas in your life you would like to change, your dimensions, as well as a list of 10 possible dimensions you could consider to be drawn on a dartboard-like illustration with 10 circle areas, see illustration. The scale…
When the worry-hour can be helpful for handling stress (1 minute read) In “When the worry-hour can be helpful for handling stress” continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. As mentioned earlier, in my daily work with people who have sought…