Do you dare from today to be honest with yourself? Sometimes being honest with yourself is the hardest thing there is. Our head deceives us and we boycott ourselves so that we do not get what we really want. The head is our enemy. One of the values that best define a person is honest towards others. What is honesty? We speak of the ability to be sincere, fair and...
What is procrastination and How to Stop it? Sometimes, we tend to take too long tasks that we have to do. This tendency is called deferment or procrastination usually has unwanted consequences, and even reduces our well-being. We must bear in mind that it involves not doing the task, as well as the difficulties that it will represent having to do it with limited time if we delay it. We...
You look around, and everyone seems to be happy just the way they are. They have confidence in themselves, they smile, and it seems that life could not be better for them. On the other hand, when you stand in front of the mirror, you do not see the same thing: there is only reflected a man or a woman who does not feel comfortable with who they are, who...
Self-compassion involves being sincere and understanding of ourselves when we suffer, or rejected, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating (punishing) ourselves with self-criticism. When there is self-compassion we recognize that the human being is imperfect and thus, with all our defects, it will be inevitable to experience difficulties in life, so we must tend to be kind to ourselves when we face painful experiences, instead to...
What is self sabotage? Self-sabotage is an act tending to hinder an achievement through unconscious manipulations directed towards oneself. The goal of self-sabotage is to stay within the comfort zone, within which everything is easy or, at least, predictable. It is also a type of defense mechanism through which the person tries to avoid possible challenges, future suffering, stressful or unfamiliar situations. According to Enrique Monforte, (psychologist and Master in...
“He who hugs a good tree, a good shade covers him.” You may have probably heard this phrase thousands of times, but are not aware that we put it into practice often. It is true that this saying is very right. Well, the people around you have a great influence on you and can modify your behavior in a positive or negative way. How to deal with negative people? Negative...