by Rachael Roberts | Feb 25, 2020 | Emotions, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
Are you more of a pessimist or an optimist? You may tell yourself that optimists are just deluded, but studies show that optimists tend to live longer and be healthier. To some extent at least, pessimism (and optimism) can be a self fulfilling prophecy. We tend to...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 11, 2020 | Emotions, Habits, Monkey Mind, Personal Development, Stress
What if I told you one simple trick to transform your life in ten minutes a day? Sounds like clickbait? Well, yes it actually does sound like clickbait, and it’s maybe not THAT simple- it does take a bit of practice- but there is plenty of evidence that meditating...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 21, 2020 | Habits, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development
Have you ever played the game, ‘Fortunately, unfortunately’? You take it in turn to tell a story, prefacing each twist and turn with either ‘fortunately,’ or ‘unfortunately’. I made a trip to London not long ago which felt just like that: Unfortunately there were...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 14, 2020 | Habits, Mindfulness practice, Personal Development
Why don’t I have more willpower? Statistics show that less than 25% of people are still committed to their New Year Resolutions after 30 days. If you have abandoned yours already, you are definitely not alone. Is willpower overrated? You may be bemoaning your lack of...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 7, 2020 | Habits, Personal Development
The internet seems to be full of posts about what we have all achieved in the last decade. I’ve achieved a few things I’m proud of, but I think it’s more valuable to focus on my key lessons from the last decade- and often I’ve learnt the most when things have not gone...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 17, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development, Stress
The spiritual leader Ram Dass once said, “If you think you’re enlightened, spend a week with your family.” Most of us immediately know what he means. Families have a way of pressing our buttons and bringing out versions of ourselves we thought we’d left behind. At...
