Limiting beliefs are debilitating thoughts that your mind has created about yourself, other people, or the world. They act as a defence mechanism to protect you from the fear of failure and other negative emotions. These beliefs hold you back from accomplishing your goals because you believe them on a …
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Common Goal Setting Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Everyone loves a goal to achieve. Something to aim for to help push ourselves and to give us a feeling of accomplishment. However, it’s common to repeat the same goal setting miskakes which line us up for failure. Instead, we need to be setting ourselves smart goals to ensure success. …

Mindfulness made easy. Simple mindfulness techniques.
A beginner’s guide to mindfulness The art of mindfulness has been practiced for thousands of years. It is thought to date back to very early teachings of Buddhism and Hinduism. That being said, practising mindfulness does not have to be attributed to religion. It is a technique that can be …

Top Tips for Being a Great Listener
Hey it’s #WellbeingWednesday here at Wellbeing Wishes. Each week we explore a wellbeing topic and you’ve found yourself at week L where we are exploring what it takes to be a great listener in The A-Z of wellbeing blog post series. This week we are going to run over a …

What are affirmations & how can I use them ?
Affirmations are just thoughts The dictionary defines an affirmation as a statement or sign that something is true. The use of affirmations in your daily life can be life-changing, which we will look at shortly. Affirmations are just thoughts which we repeatedly tell ourselves over and over. The repetition of …

The Importance of Slowing Down
Slowing down isn’t always on the top of the priority list these days. Life moves at a million miles an hour, blink and you might miss it! Whether it be friends, family or the media, there always seems to be pressure to be involved in every little thing. Now as …

How to Know When it’s Time to Quit
No one likes to be thought of as a quitter! Unless you are quitting a bad habit or something for health reasons that is. We often feel as though we have to plough on through everything we have committed to. However there are just some times when for whatever reason …

3 Powerful Introspective Habits for Better Wellbeing
It’s easy to get bogged down in the everydayness of life. Doing what needs to be done, dealing with whatever is on your plate, and going through the motions. Before long, you may find yourself bored, overwhelmed, disengaged, and/or apathetic. You may find your immunities are low, and you just …
The Good News? Making Mistakes Doesn’t Equal Failure
Hands up for those who like making mistakes? I’ll take that as nobody. Unfortunately slip ups are a part of life that we just need to accept. Whilst we would all like to sail through life in a perfect little bubble, that bubble is impossible to protect. The question is …

“Fake It Till You Make It?” What Does That Mean?
Faking it until you make it may be an old strategy for personal development and self-improvement. Yet people still get confused as to what exactly it is and is not. How exactly do you “Fake It Till You Make It?” and why should you use this strategy at all? Let’s …