The fairy tale highlights the importance of situational awareness. We often come across people (scorpions) who bring predictable dangers, yet we ignore them. As a result, we experience harm, which would have been avoidable had we been alert to the danger.
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Intrusive thoughts can be distressing and overwhelming and cause individuals to feel trapped in a cycle of negative thinking. Fortunately, there are strategies that can help manage and alleviate the impact of these intrusive thoughts. This article aims to provide a comprehensive guide to assist individuals in overcoming intrusive thoughts, offering practical strategies rooted in
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This article discusses the use of education to improve self-esteem but before that, let’s briefly discuss what self-esteem is and what strategies people can use to improve their self-esteem. When individuals have a healthy level of self-esteem, they have a positive self-image, believe in their abilities, and have confidence in themselves. Here are some strategies
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In today’s fast-paced legal landscape, the ability to excel goes beyond sheer intellect and legal expertise. Lawyers, like their counterparts elsewhere, can greatly benefit from cultivating a high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). EQ equips legal professionals with essential skills to navigate complex client relationships, communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and lead with empathy. In this
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Do you know what reframing is and how to use it? Reframing is often used by psychologists as a powerful tool to help people see a different perspective to an obstruction allowing them to take a different route to get around a cognitive roadblock. However, it has utility outside the therapeutic office, you can, and
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Most people are able to tolerate a certain about of stress. This is normal and desirable. However, if, as often happens, you don’t acknowledge the stress you are experiencing, a threshold can be crossed with only a minor incident and create what seems like an over reaction to a trivial event. This explains why…
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Sometimes, it can be so frustrating working with and dealing with people who just don’t seem to get it. In these situations it is common for people to complain that the people are ‘idiots’. This is not the correct term – it is very derogatory – but there is often something going on, and it
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Have you ever noticed that when you deal with people they get angry over trivial issues? It is actually common, and you have probably seen it in your professional and your personal life. It might have even been you who got angry. But why does it happen and what can you do about it? Let’s
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) is sometimes compared to IQ, although they are quite different, EQ is a relatively new concept and seeks to describe how someone’s inherent emotional skills can adapt to new situations and ‘read’ the needs of others.
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Emotional intelligence is a concept that is normally applied to individuals and it implies that individuals have a more sophisticated emotional approach to life and the problems that come with it. However, emotional intelligence has a role in organisations. Quite simply, organisations that focus on EI perform better and bring greater rewards for all involved.
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Dr. Neil Schultz, JD, GDLP, MB, BS, MMed (Psych), FRANZCP (Ret.), is a well-known Medical Practitioner, Psychiatrist, Lawyer, & Mediator with over 40 years of experience.
