Affirmation
Social Anxiety! How to Stop Worrying About Whether People Like You By George J. Ziogas
“If you don’t stop worrying about what others think of you, then you will always be their prisoner.” — Lao Tzu
Affirmation
Our Real Attention Deficit: The Hunger for Attention By Gregg Levoy
People talk about looking for love in all the wrong places, and in a sense, attention-seeking is the materialistic urge applied to popularity.
Affirmation
Why Materialism Is Impacting Your Happiness and Success By John R. Miles
Our materialistic value system is causing us to live in a world where so many people become hardened and lose access to who they truly are.
Being Busy
The Myth Behind Why Being Busy Makes You Feel Important by Heather Picard
“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes a day, unless you are too busy, then you should sit for an hour.” ~Ancient Zen proverb
Inspiration
Why You’re Overthinking Everything by Henrik Edberg
12 Simple Steps to Overcome Overthinking
What is holding people back from the life that they truly want to live?
I’d say that one very common and destructive thing is that they don’t know how to stop overthinking.
They overthink every little problem until it becomes bigger and scarier than it actually is. They overthink positive things until they don’t look so positive anymore (and as the anxiety starts to build).
Inspiration
Stop Taking Things So Personal by Abigail Brenner M.D.
Learning how to hold your space and keep your power.
As social beings, we define who we are, in part, by and through the relationships we have. Most of us interact with an assortment of people every day, from our most intimate relationships to strangers on the street. Obviously, how involved we are with certain individuals will color the level and intensity of our interactions with them.
Busy
The Disease of Needing to Be Busy by Omid Safi
I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I ran into another friend and asked him how he was. Again, same tone, same response: “I’m just so busy… got so much to do.”
Being Busy
How To Avoid Burnout When The Going Gets Rough by Alex Bratty
Do you feel overwhelmed or stretched thin sometimes? Everyone suffers burnout at some point. Keep reading to discover some simple ways to stop it before it gets out of hand.
Burnout is real and it sucks. Does any of this sound familiar…?
