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#10: Compare and despair

#10: Compare and despair

“Oh no, She’s so good at getting herself out there, she’s running workshops and working with big names… and I’m nowhere”. Compare and despair. I first heard this term in a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy course. It’s where you can’t help comparing yourself to others,...
#9: Toastmasters – Train public speaking like a muscle

#9: Toastmasters – Train public speaking like a muscle

When I attended my first Toastmaster meeting as a guest, I was asked to introduce myself. I was shaking so much that I had to use both my hands to put my water glass down afterwards. Toastmasters (1) is a non profit organization to help develop public speaking and...
#8: Power exercises

#8: Power exercises

Selina: “Can I get a free drink please?” The bartender shook his head. Selina: “Is there anything you can give me?” “I can give you some tap water”. Selina: “Yes please, thank you very much”. I walked away with a huge smile on my face. I had just done a “power...
#7: Exercise – What keeps you accountable?

#7: Exercise – What keeps you accountable?

What do you do to exercise regularly? Exercise is important and over the years, I’ve tried many ways to help make it a habit. In the past, I signed myself up for races in order to run on a schedule. I’ve met up with friends to do exercise. As an Obliger (1), someone...
#6: Remove the distractions

#6: Remove the distractions

It’s easy to think you’ll only spend a couple of minutes scrolling through Facebook, only to realize half an hour later, you are still there. I used to find myself scrolling through Facebook until I got to the last post I had read. Crazy eh? Do you know how long that...