Non-profit and social impact leaders, are you ready to silence the inner critic that fuels burnout and limits your potential? Discover how the Judge holds you back – and how Positive Intelligence's Mental Fitness framework can transform your mindset. This approach offers tools to challenge negativity, cultivate self-compassion, and maximize your impact.
Read MoreDo you ever feel like your own worst enemy? If you constantly get in your own way, sabotaging your goals and happiness, you're not alone. In this blog, we'll explore the hidden forces behind self-sabotage and how to outsmart your inner critic to achieve the success you deserve.
Read MoreEver feel enslaved by your phone? I did, so I took a two-month digital detox and gained back precious time and focus. Turns out, the world didn't end! Want to break free too? Check out my top tips that ACTUALLY worked – you might be surprised!
Read MoreI took a break from the digital world to focus on my mental well-being, and it was both liberating and challenging. The experience highlighted the importance of awareness and healthy coping mechanisms. Have you tried a digital detox? Learn more here.
Read MoreFeeling tangled up in the web of stress and overwhelm? I've been there too. That's why I'm excited to share a game-changer: Heart-Centered Coherence Breathing. It's not just a breath—it's a journey within, unlocking calm and wisdom. Dive in with me and discover how this practice can transform your daily routine.
Read MoreDid you know that on average, we take about 22,000 breaths a day? I find that wild to think about. Yet, automatic as our breath may be, our breathing habits can often fall short of optimal. Over time, this can have a profound impact on our mental and physical health. In my latest blog, I delve into how to optimize our everyday breath. It's not as sexy as an out of body breathwork experience, but much more practical and impactful. 😄 So if you've ever caught yourself mouth-breathing or noticed your breath feels rushed and uneven, this read is tailored just for you. Let's embark on a journey toward mindful, healthful breathing together.
Read MoreUnderstanding the science behind breathwork can be a game-changer for your health and performance. In my latest blog in my Empowering Breath Series, I break down three core principles - biomechanics, physiology, and the autonomic nervous system - demystifying how breath influences our body. Dive in and discover how to tailor your breathwork for specific goals!
Here are five compelling reasons to go after your dreams and goals - big or small. Your dreams are waiting for you. Life is short and they are important.
Read MoreI just returned from a magical week of healing breathwork with author, teacher and healer David Elliot. It was an eye-opening and transformative experience. My heart is full of love. David combines breathwork and his intuitive gift of clairaudient hearing to help you reveal deeply buried histories or beliefs that are holding you back.
Read MoreDo you easily get hijacked by your emotions when there is a bump in the road or life doesn’t go as planned?
It takes a certain level of mental fitness to respond to life’s challenges with a positive mindset instead of a negative one.
How do you build that resilience? Are you mentally fit enough for life’s curve balls?
Read MoreDo you believe physical fitness/wellness is a worthy lifelong pursuit? It affects your memory, overall health, strength, quality of sleep, weight and ability to combat diseases, etc. It’s often a core tenet of self-care these days.
What about mental fitness? Do you give it equal weight?
Mental fitness is the capacity to respond to life’s great challenges with a positive mindset instead of a negative one. It allows you to reduce mental stress, frustration and negative emotions.
Do you have a voice in your head that constantly finds fault with yourself, others or the circumstances in your life?
It’s pretty normal. It’s part of our physiological negativity bias and survival instinct to scan for danger. The voice pretends to be your friend and has probably “helped” you through some tough physical or emotional situations.
But in the end, the Judge is your number one enemy in life. It impacts your well-being, happiness and success far more than most other things. Why? Because the Judge is the cause of much of our disappointment, anger, regret, guilt, shame, and anxiety.
As part of my 100 day breathwork project I read the book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. In it Nestor argues that breath is the missing pillar of health today, that 90% of us are breathing incorrectly and that many modern maladies such as anxiety, ADHD, asthma, psoriasis and more could be reduced or reversed by changing how we inhale or exhale.
It was an interesting read. Some of the assertions were based on science and some anecdotal. He basically encourages us to take our breath seriously and optimize it by focusing on these 8 principals:
Read MoreDo you have big dreams you’d love to accomplish, if only you had the self-confidence to go after them?!
People often think self-confidence is an innate gift that a lucky few are born with or that you gain through lots of experience over time.
The truth is self-confidence is accessible to everyone. It is a state of being that is created in your mind and you can start cultivating it right away!
Why? Because it comes from inside you - from your thoughts.
Self-confidence is faith in your ability to learn, try and not give up! It is future oriented. You don’t need to have any evidence from your past that you can do it. You are secure in your ability to figure it out.
What would you like to achieve in 2021 but feel scared to do?
Are you held back by your fears, waiting around for them to magically disappear someday so you can manifest your dreams?Wish there was a courage pill so you could fast track the process? 😁
Luckily there is a solution: Cultivate courage and take action with fear by your side.
You don’t have to do it alone. I can help you.
Here are 7 steps to get you started:
Unlocking the transformative power of gratitude is worth your time because studies show that it leads to:
More a satisfied life and a hopeful future.
Stronger relationships because of a tendency to show appreciation for loved ones.
Health benefits like stronger immunity, lower blood pressure and better sleep.
Improved mental health like reduced depression and anxiety.
Improved resilience, protecting us from the turbulence of an uncertain world.
But the question I keep coming back to is, how do I want to show up in this world?
Do I want to show up with outrage, self-righteousness and judgement?
Or with compassion, love and understanding?
Which one is going to be more productive and create lasting change that I want to see in the world?
Read MoreGrowth is hard.
Instinctively we gravitate towards seeking pleasure, avoiding pain and expending minimal effort.
It’s in our ancestral DNA. It’s how we survived for thousands of years and kept our species alive.
But if we want to evolve and grow, we have to be willing to overcome our desire for comfort and embrace discomfort.
Read MoreDo you love all parts of you unconditionally?
Do you give yourself unconditional love when life gets challenging?
Unconditional self-love is loving yourself with no strings attached.
You love the good and the so-called bad, ugly, broken that you see in yourself.
You believe you are worthy of your love no matter what you’ve done or anyone has said about you.
Read MoreMany of us are feeling heightened uncertainty these days around work and the start of the school year.
We are all charting new territory with remote and hybrid learning, working from home while managing our kids’ education, loss of jobs or the threat of it, and the always looming threat of contracting COVID, etc.
Figuring it all out can be stressful.
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