by Rachael Roberts | Apr 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress
How often do you find yourself telling others, or yourself, to hurry up? I like to think of myself as productive and efficient, but what that often really means is that I have a strong tendency to try and fit too much in, and end up working against the clock. I have a...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 30, 2021 | Anxiety, Confidence, Negativity, Personal Development
Pleasing people feels good. We all like it when people give us positive feedback and approve of what we’re doing. But if we’re constantly second guessing what will please everyone, we’re setting ourselves up for anxiety and discomfort. I was recently reminded in a...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 23, 2021 | Anxiety, Confidence, Happiness, Personal Development
For those of you who might not know, an affirmation is a positive statement that you repeat to yourself as a fact. E.g. ‘I am beautiful inside and out.’ Now I don’t know about you, but that does somewhat make me cringe, even after all the work I’ve done. It just feels...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 16, 2021 | Business, Career, Happiness, Personal Development
Some people teach that developing self confidence is about learning to pretend to be self confident until eventually you are. ‘Fake it ‘til you make it’. While I think there can be a benefit in acting ‘as if’- in other words choosing to do things before you feel...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 23, 2021 | Burnout, Business, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress
People sometimes confuse being aggressive with being assertive, and worry that in speaking up about things that make them unhappy, saying no, or asking for what they want or need, they will stop being likeable. In fact, the two things are very different. Assertiveness...
