When someone you care about comes to you with a problem even if they don't ask you for advice you're instinct is to help them and to make the problem go away. You tell them what you think they should do or what you think will fix the problem because you feel like it's the … Continue reading Why people give unsolicited advice?
Tag: mindset
The problem with letting things slide
If you get someone used to treating you a certain way or acting in a particular way towards you, the person will come to expect you to allow it. Sometimes you allow things that you aren't okay with because you don't want to rock the boat, hurt the persons feelings or you've told yourself that … Continue reading The problem with letting things slide
The problem with being picked…
...is that one day you won't get picked. If the progression and pathways in your life have thus far been based on people picking you, it probably feels pretty fantastic. But, what happens when you don't get picked. When we become reliant on other people determining our fate for us, we end up feeling lost … Continue reading The problem with being picked…
Let your life change
Sometimes in order to gain the change you are seeking you have to let go. You have to allow life to happen in whatever way that is meant to be and trust that things will be alright. You have to let go of the idea that you can control the way that things will turn … Continue reading Let your life change
Talk is easy
...the hard part is following through. When you end up being focused on the short term things like how liberated we'll feel when you say it or how the other person will think of you when they hear your words, you distract yourself from the long term. It's the long term that matters most, things … Continue reading Talk is easy
What if things could be easier?
I have this belief about the people that we meet. I believe that sometimes we meet people who may be in our lives for a few days, a few months or maybe for years and years but we meet them and they become reminders. They remind us of the way that things can be. Maybe … Continue reading What if things could be easier?
In the spirit of getting things done
I think that most people that procrastinate also have periods of intense productivity. It's the only way to keep things in balance otherwise they'd just fall apart and miss deadlines. I find that as much as a person may procrastinate they are also capable of getting things done if they create the right environment fo … Continue reading In the spirit of getting things done
Growth points
It could be difficult, challenging and uncomfortable. But it also serves as an opportunity to learn and grow, if you're willing to be open. If you're a regular reader then growth points is a term you'll have seen me use every now and then in posts such as Bravery and uncontrollable outcomes, Day 183, It's … Continue reading Growth points
There’s no such thing as a stupid question
If you aspire to allow your curiosity to come out and play then this quote is one to live by. Asking questions can be scary and uncomfortable so taking on a mindset that no question is stupid may help to relieve some of those feelings. But after mustering up the courage to ask, if you … Continue reading There’s no such thing as a stupid question
Unideal situations
I recently had an unanticipated situation occur, in fact I'd describe it as unideal. At first I found myself focusing on the situation, all that had occurred and how it had led me to feel. But the more I got thinking about it, the more I found myself zooming out and thinking about this situation … Continue reading Unideal situations
The Daily Gemm 