Behaviours

In the bustling world of entrepreneurship, taking ownership, practising self-leadership, and maintaining a work-life balance are the cornerstones of success. Small business owners, like modern-day explorers, navigate uncharted territories every day. By embracing these principles, you can steer your business towards innovation, creativity, and, ultimately, enduring success. Remember, it's your ship, and you are the captain of your entrepreneurial odyssey.

Mastering emotional regulation is a transformative journey that empowers individuals to navigate life's challenges, enhance relationships, and achieve greater success. By understanding the science behind emotional regulation and implementing strategies like mindfulness, cognitive restructuring, self-care, social support, and emotional expression, we can cultivate emotional intelligence and harness the power of our emotions for positive outcomes.

When we have high self-esteem, we respect our true selves. On the other hand, people with low self-esteem will often stop themselves from doing something or from expressing who they are because they fear that they will not be accepted and love for who they are.

Any daily action has the possibility to change the world of a person who crosses our path. Once you recognise that ability that you have, life becomes a series of opportunities to lead.

We all love a comfort zone - after all, it’s comfortable. In my world of comfort, it would be surrounded by comfy pillows, my favourite blanket, rum and raisin ice cream, strawberries and Cadbury's chocolate, Sunday Roast and Liverpool FC on the TV. But do all of that everyday, and it wouldn’t take a scientist to see and understand that it wouldn’t be good for my health - in any way, shape or form. 

I am all for informing and empowering others. If the clarification of a label and diagnosis help individuals because they provide RESOURCES, SUPPORT, even MEDICATION for a BETTER and more FULFILLING life - then brilliant. But what I am tending to see is too many people limiting themselves. What I am seeing is people seeking a label and then sitting behind excuses. Worse still, being okay with limiting themselves and living being the excuses. Even more so, not being honest with themselves and believing their own BS.

Today isn't about offering advice or guidance, it is simply to say; I get it. I have been there. Go slow. It's okay not to be okay. There is sunlight beyond a statistic.

“What do I do? I don’t know what to do?Just writing that statement, I can feel a tightening of my chest and a vision in my mind of wanting to scream and pull my hair out simultaneously. Our world is struggling, and likewise, the people that inhabit it are also struggling. Stress is appearing around every corner, from the juggling of daily life, to the unknown of the financial crisis, so it is no wonder that people feel like they are teetering on the edge of insanity, coming ever closer to a hole of discomfort.

If you have known me for a while, you will know that I help people to understand that they are AMAZING people with brilliant minds. But the first part in helping those people is to encourage them to be aware of how their mindset is impacting their life and business. Here are just 4 examples that you might want to consider.