A few months ago I read Martin Seligman's Flourish, and while I knew some of the concepts (he is the founder of the Positive Psychology concept), I hadn't tried actually writing a gratitude list at the end of every day. Turns out, it was one of the happiest and most fulfilled periods of my life. It's also ...
Updates, inspiration and spring winds
Hello dears, I hope you're not intimidated by the large snow flakes drifting outside. As a matter of fact, last week I've been spying on the early morning sky, driving to work. Unfortunately as I get both my hands on the wheel, I wasn't able to shoot the beautiful rosy clouds (very Vanilla Sky-like), something like ...
Focus: Learn something new
Life without meaning can be very depressing. Having no purpose behind what you do everyday can make your days grey and foggy like a November morning. But once you discover something you love (or someone , sometimes :) ), all rays of light seem to gather to shine on that new purpose. It puts an engine ...
How to define yourself outside work
People frequently ask me how I have time to work on my hobbies. It's easy - I love them so much that I make time. Somehow, I believe that who I am and what I do outside work defines me more. I know, all the Career renegades out there will say that probably my job doesn't ...
Capture summer time
During summertime I often tend to think about life and death. Sounds a bit ridiculous, right? How can you think about death when everything outside is full of life, there's light 16 hours per day and everyone seems to be at the peak of their happiness? Well, sometimes, in the peak of happiness lies a grain ...
How to leave work on time and enjoy life more
Usually when I talk to people about their workload, they say they just can't leave early, and find various excuses: - "my work is not done" - "I have too much on my plate and need to finish it today" - "there's an important deadline tomorrow" - "I was in meetings all day and now I have to catch ...
How to plan a great road trip
So summer's already here, degrees in the air are buzzing and rising every day, we find ourselves more drawn to the terraces and late night beers or cocktails. And we plan vacations. Did you already set yours? I'm a fan of road trips, since I discovered that it's the perfect way to combine spontaneity with seeing the ...
How to create a weekly meal plan
I've been cooking (ha!) this idea for more than a few weeks, since I've started looking in the fridge and realizing (a) there is no cookable food in there and (b) I don't have the energy to think up or look up what could be possibly assembled from the bits and pieces there. I am lucky to say ...
Building traditions, for mental health
You know that feeling you get when you start noticing the same thing everywhere around you, and it keeps popping up? That's what I get this year about building own holiday traditions. I found it first on The Nest website, and as much as it gets into the typical one-two-three-tips type of articles, it got me thinking. Then ...
Easier Holidays
It's the first of December and I can't stop thinking that for many people out there, the most stressful time of the year has begun. Why are we creating such a mess on what's supposed to be the happiest time of the year? Sure, some of it is not our own doing - snow blizzards, frozen ...
The importance of daydreaming
Did you know that children of 10 -12 years old started to suffer from stress? Really now, do you imagine a 10 year old saying that he's got bad time management and he needs to check his agenda before seeing his friends? Unfortunately, that's the truth today. Stress comes (also) from little time with ourselves Young children spend their ...
1 year of Life Toolkit! Best posts & Coaching challenge
So one year of blogging passed away, quite fast. What happened during this time? Looking back... - I started blogging like crazy, read all I could on SEO and social network promoting, then decided I should just let my readers unfold as they come. And that's how I got to this steady, smallish base of you ...
The art of simple questions
I bought a "Simple Diary". I love to read and write, but to be honest, I don't get the time to do that much lately. And I'm telling to myself I need to be in a certain state to create (which of course is a lame excuse)... The "Simple Diary" is a perfect coach - in ...
The Ireland Road Trip or how to really enjoy your vacation
"Time doesn't stand still here - it just lingers." This was an inscription on "Joyce's craft shop", above, in Connemara; and it stands true for all Irish countryside. Time is, ultimately, how we perceive it, and that's one thing I experimented through my 12 days - 2000 km - country-tour-coastal route of Ireland. We started off ...
How to switch from stress to enjoyment
One of the best advices I've been given throughout my life and career was "Stop taking yourself so seriously". As it might seem shocking to some, the man who gave me this advice was right. "Who, me? But - I have all reasons to be serious! This is ^%$*ing important!" - "See? My point exactly!" Taking myself too ...
