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How to make change – by writing your own story
13
Mar
By andrzeji
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How to make change – by writing your own story

Living the life you want - by writing a better story Your own story - Stories are an important part of life, they define who we are, our values and inspirations and aspirations. They define how we got to where we are in life and more importantly where we are heading. "If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there". So it makes sense to take charge of your own story so you have clarity of your end destination. Through, images, sounds, feel, smells and tastes stories can transform the factual into actual. A story…
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Exploring the Imposter Syndrome Solutions (Part 3)
10
Nov
By andrzeji
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Exploring the Imposter Syndrome Solutions (Part 3)

A way forward - Flipping the Script Imposter Syndrome Solutions: When looking at blog part 2 "The Imposter Syndrome Anatomy" it is natural to want to get rid of those unhelpful feelings of being an imposter or having a syndrome. But what if we "flipped the script" and reframed it as a positive?. A different approach is the key that frees us up from all those negative thoughts and feelings, releasing energy, potential, creativity and motivation. Here are some ideas: Making it a positive The Imposter Syndrome is a bunch of primitive mind feelings and thoughts that are designed to…
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Exploring the The Imposter Syndrome Anatomy (part 2)
03
Nov
By andrzeji
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Exploring the The Imposter Syndrome Anatomy (part 2)

The "Imposter Syndrome" Anatomy Imposter Syndrome Anatomy: In part two we look at the causes and structure of the "Imposter Syndrome". When we understand we ACT. (Remember this is part two of the three blog series - it might be helpful to read part 1 first) Now this is my take on the anatomy of the Imposter Syndrome. It is based on the solution focused hypnotherapy (SFH) strategies. To avoid explaining the whole of the SFH here, check out the "Solution Focused" presentation in the Free Resources. To make it easy to write and hopefully to make it more clear…
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Exploring the Imposter Syndrome (Part 1)
28
Oct
By andrzeji
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Exploring the Imposter Syndrome (Part 1)

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” Maya Angelou What is the imposter syndrome (For brevity on occasion I'll refer to Imposter Syndrome as "IS") Simply put an "Imposter Syndrome" is where we feel we are outside of our abilities and feel vulnerable and insecure. We feel that we will be discovered, maybe even shamed in front of our peer group. We might even believe that we wouldn't survive that shame. The GOOD NEWS is that Imposter Syndrome can be thought of as a natural feeling of anxiety that's hung…
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Why faith the size of a mustard seed?
28
Aug
By andrzeji
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Why faith the size of a mustard seed?

 Faith: Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17;20 Wisdom hiding in plain sight Faith - This blog is the beginning of a series looking at expressions, quotes and sayings used in every day language. The sayings contain inherited wisdom. These sayings come from life experience or from teachings from cultural as well as religious traditions. The fact that they exist, after all these years, proves their value, aptness and importance. These sayings are…
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What is the Happiness Advantage?
31
May
By andrzeji
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What is the Happiness Advantage?

The Happiness Advantage (Blog by Mel Richens) This thought-provoking, yet amusing TED Talk by Psyschologist Shawn Achor sets out to explain what he calls the happiness advantage.  He seeks to turn the old notion that “I’ll be happy when I’m successful” on its head.  In fact, we are much more likely to be successful when we are happy. Happy people and those with a positive outlook have been shown time and time again in research studies to perform better, be more productive, be more resilient and at a lower risk of burnout. “Your brain at positive is 31% more productive…
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Perspective: Three Keys to Wisdom
10
May
By andrzeji
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Perspective: Three Keys to Wisdom

You can't get better by reading the instruction on the side of the medicine bottle, at some point you have to take the medicine Paraphrased from "How to Transform Your life" by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso The Three Keys to Wisdom (Perspective) Perspective? Have you ever scratched your head, felt stuck ,was all knotted up (with fear , anxiety, depression) and just didn't know how to proceed? You may have asked a mentor / coach for support and whilst that helped, it still felt that there was some information missing. This where the "Three Keys to Wisdom" come in and can…
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Smile : ” Ways a smile a day keeps the doctor away!”
28
Feb
By andrzeji
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Smile : ” Ways a smile a day keeps the doctor away!”

The power of a smile "Don't cry because its difficult, smile because it's there" How Smiles can impact Mindset If you are interested in mindset and more importantly how we can access our confidence and resilience even in challenging situations then you may have already discovered that it's the small things that make the difference. And in particular actions that are consciously taken. So here's one small thing that has a disproportionate affect on our wellbeing and mindset and that's the simple smile. It can be a knowing smile to yourself, or to a loved one, to a colleague or…
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How to find in Every Cloud a silver lining
03
Dec
By andrzeji
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How to find in Every Cloud a silver lining

Every Cloud has a silver lining The inspiration for this Blog came from a discovery I made in the weekend. When driving home from a nearby town I felt the urge to pop into a local park. There was a sign in the carpark advertising a pop up Christmas shop, run by Every Cloud. As it was dark and dingy outside I decided to go to the nicely lit converted barn housing the shop. On the shop walls hung paintings for sale, as well as Christmas decorations and seasonal preserves to buy, jams of all flavours. The warm cosy atmosphere…
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Sometimes the Best Hypnotherapy can be found in a Cup!
17
Oct
By andrzeji
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Sometimes the Best Hypnotherapy can be found in a Cup!

Keeping things Simple A wise person once said, it might have been Walt Whitman, that life is simple if it was complicated everyone would understand it. And so it is with any form of change work. So how can the simple cup of tea be the best hypnotherapy? Sometimes the simplest things can have the biggest impact. One of my favourite self therapies is going for a cup of TEA! In Britain it is part of our psyche, the smell of a nice brew, the comforting taste of tea, that "Ahhh" moment when we dive into its flavour and take…
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