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Anger is a basic human emotion and feeling angry is OK. It is how we respond to and express that anger that can cause problems.Expressing anger in an abusive, violent or negative way is unacceptable. Rather than trying to suppress the anger, we need to learn how to manage it while not harming anyone else.
Workplaces are no longer just a place you receive a paycheck in exchange for your time. Rather, people increasingly want more professional development, mentorship, and a sense of purpose from their managers and companies. And those who adapt to this changing mindset will be able to attract and keep top talent.
The positive effect of kindness on the immune system and on the increased production of serotonin in the brain has been proven in research studies. Serotonin is a naturally occurring substance in the body that makes us feel more comfortable, peaceful, and even blissful.
In fact, the role of most anti-depressants is to stimulate the production of serotonin chemically, helping to ease depression. Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin in both the recipient of the kindness and the person extending the kindness.
Even more amazing is that persons observing the act of kindness have similar beneficial results. Imagine this! Kindness extended, received, or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved!
Powerful stuff. I say we overdose on kindness today!
Victor Frankl tell us there is a gab between stimulus and response and it is in that gap where we can choose our response that our freedom and growth lies! We can either have an internal focus of control ( being the cause) or an external focus of control (being a passive effect). We can be a creator or a victim. The choice is ours.
While most High School and University students toil making slow painful progress through the study and paper-writing processes, there exists an elite group of students who have learned effective vivid strategies for earning much higher grades in much less time. I wanted to share these secrets with other students, and thus the idea for this SmartReading Method was born.
In the workshop and coaching sessions you will discover and practice the details of these often surprising study strategies in many different real-life academic situations and various text material. You will learn how to:
Available formats:
Want to be more productive every day?
A lot of people find that making a to-do list before bed each night and checking it first thing the next morning helps them stay focused and get more done.
If you have a towards programme, you are recognisable by your drive.You set goals easily and are frequently creating new goals for yourself. Sometimes you disregard the risks involved and, at if your values are being violated, what are you going to do about it? the extreme end, may not complete one goal before beginning another.
Advantages – forward-thinking, goal-orientated, positive energy and drive.
Disadvantages – may get entangled in too many new initiatives at once, may be perceived as gung-ho and have a tendency to leave things unfinished.
If you have an away from programme, you focus on avoiding risks and making sure everything is safe before moving forward.You sometimes miss out on life and work experiences as a result of fear of taking a risk. Typical behaviour includes being overinsured ‘just in case’ and, when asked what you want, replying with a list of things you don’t want. You hold back from getting involved in anything new until all concerns have been fully addressed.You put a high priority on all forms of security.
Advantages – very good at assessing risks and recognising what to avoid.
Disadvantages – overly cautious, with a tendency to focus on the downside, may appear negative and unwilling to try new experiences and make choices based on avoidance rather than a desire for something new.
What is really important in your life? How about your work?
What is it about your work that makes all the effort you put in worthwhile? What’s important about your relationships with your partner, your immediate and extended family, friends and colleagues?
When you ask these questions of yourself, where do your answers come from? Do they come from your head or your heart?
These are your values – the things in life that are really important to you and you will go out of your way to protect, uphold and defend.
So do you know, with conviction, what is important to you?
Nicos Paschali, International Author, Designer & Facilitator of Learning Workshops. Mental Discipline Coach. 
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