by Dr Sharon | Jun 30, 2022 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development
Acceptance! I’ve had to work hard at accepting things for the way they are and not the way I think they should be. I am far from a master, but I am so far from where I was 20 years ago. What has worked for me is… 1. Using my internal mantra, “It is what it is.” I use...
by Dr Sharon | Jun 21, 2022 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development
My wish is that your answer is, “Yes!” But, if you aren’t as happy as you’d like to be, you are not alone. In the aftermath of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that Anxiety Disorders is up by 25.6% and Major Depressive Disorders by 27.6%....
by Dr Sharon | Oct 5, 2021 | Learning, Personal Development
I’m sure this got your attention the way it got mine. I was instantly drawn into this conversation when Venture Capitalist Jordon Kong very controversially tweeted that the best thing young people can do is to work on the weekend. I wonder how you feel hearing this…?...
by Dr Sharon | Sep 27, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
Last week we spoke about the signs of perfectionism and how to spot when you have moved from healthy high achievement into destructive perfectionism. This week, I’d like us to work on overcoming perfectionism because while every day is a new opportunity to be better...
by Dr Sharon | Sep 20, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
No matter how successful you are, life is robbed of its joy and inner peace is snuffed out by perfectionism. I know, because I used to be obsessed with being perfect – and some days I still slip up and slip into this old habit. Overcoming perfectionism is like...