If you’ve ever tried to make or break a habit you’ll know that it’s less than easy. The key? Understanding the science of habits. Once you’ve cracked the habit code, you can begin to manipulate it to create the kind of habits that you can be proud of. Welcome to the habit loop.
The ability to develop resilience, manage stress and deal with failure is critical to success in today’s fast paced, highly demanding workplace. Stress and presenteeism have reached an unprecedented record high in the UK . The American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimates that 80% of workers experience stress at work with 40% of those identifying that …
If you live with pain you’ll already know that it is both physically and emotionally depleting. Millions of people suffer from chronic pain each year but new research may provide a paradigm shift in pain management. If you’re asking yourself, can mindfulness reduce pain? read on.
So you’ve heard about mindfulness and you want to know more. We’ve rounded up the 10 best mindfulness TED Talks to get you started on your mindfulness journey.
Regular meditators say that mindfulness is life changing. Don’t take their word for it, there’s now research from the world of neuroscience to back up those claims. If you’re looking for mindfulness based inspiration to transform you, we’ve collated 20 mindfulness quotes that will change your life.
It’s one of the most unhelpful thinking styles there is. Catastrophizing imagines the worst and takes us straight into a downward spiral of unhelpful black and white thinking that freezes us in our tracks. When you’re stuck in a paralysing cycle of negativity it can feel like a gargantuan feat to prevent it. We take …
We’re great at talking about growth mindset and the work of Stanford Professor, Carol Dweck but what does it mean in practice? How does it play out in the business world? What about growth mindset at work? Hands up if you tell people you’ve got it as you nod sagely but in secret, well, in …
Do Mindful Colouring Books Work? The publishing market is flooded with mindful colouring books for adults. No longer the domain of crayons and children, there are now a plethora of mindful colouring books to choose from. Maybe you’ve bought one, or wondered what colouring books have to do with mindfulness? Or perhaps you’re still wondering, do …
We all want to be happy. It’s part of being human. No one wants to be miserable. We involve ourselves in all sorts of things to avoid it and pursue happiness instead. Sometimes we get caught up in striving, weighing ourselves down with things; a faster car, the next rung on the professional ladder, a …
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Breaking the cycle of FOMO? But what’s FOMO? You wake up and check social media. You go to dinner and you’re wondering if the other tables are having more fun than you. You constantly check Facebook and all the other social media platforms that you’ve signed up for. You even (gasp) covertly check in on …
