I remember a situation at work when my boss – a 65 year old Tin-Tin, rushed into my office and blurred at me: “I am paying you a lot of money. You are the psychologist here.  We lost the proposal because of you. The way you put it together! So unprofessional!” I felt between angry…

Most people live with a scarcity mindset. In certain parts of the world, the population has a good reason to feel this way. There is a shortage of food, clean water, and housing in much of the world. Much of our scarcity thinking is driven by advertisers and the media in general. We are encouraged…

How To Find Your True Self   Your true self is the part of you that is constant. It transcends your body, emotions, and experiences. It is the essence of you. How would you describe yourself? You might declare that you are Susan, wife of Bob, a pharmaceutical sales rep, and have Scottish ancestry. However,…

“Shall I stay in my comfort with my benefits or quit and change my career?, a client I coach – a doctor in the pharmaceutical industry, asked me. “I am at a crossroad of my career and have to make the right decision! Is it really worth starting again and trying something new” Making a…

Entrepreneurship and Depression Entrepreneur depression is a fact, but not often talked about. The pressure to succeed and the fear of failure makes many people running ambitious businesses afraid to ask for help. Maybe you relate to the story of Andrew and the symptoms he shows. Find out about a survey done in 2010 among…

How Gratitude increases happiness When money is tight and you’re faced with worries, it’s not easy to see the bright side of life. These worries can often cloud your thoughts and bring your mood to a low. Remind yourself what’s going right. In this video I’ll share an easy tool to shift your focus  to What…

How We Make Decisions In this video you’ll get the basic knowledge how we make decisions in our professional and private life: 1. The decision making steering committee. 2. Fast and slow decisions. 3. The truth about our free will. 4. Our daily biases. 5. I can predict your decisions. 6. Who makes better decisions:…

Is the Fear of Failure Holding You Back from Achieving Success? Nobody enjoys failing, but you may be letting a fear of failure sabotage your chances for success. Some people are so afraid to fail that they refuse to try. However, failing to try is the only true failure. If you try something and fail,…

Steps To Happiness at Work Even while the recession puts more pressure on many businesses, there’s no reason that the atmosphere must be dire. Happy workers do better work and better work is the only way to weather the economy. No matter what position you hold, you can take charge of the way you think…

Be an Introvert and Have an Active Social Life. Being an introvert and having a social life might seem be contradictory, but it’s possible for both to coexist. Balance is the key to successfully combining introversion and social activity. Too much social activity can be exhausting for an introvert. Too little will leave him longing…