Inspired Insights are my little inspirations to help you live a happy life.
When you think back to moments in your life when you wanted for something - can you recall how satisfied you were after you got it? You probably couldn't wait for it and probably got excited every time that you thought about having it. But when you got what it is that you wanted, how long did that satisfied feeling last? Can you recall how long before you were taken by something else you wanted?
Read MoreI shared this image on social media this week and one of my friends commented that it’s ridiculous that this concept has to be repeated so often. It made me wonder, why is this concept something that needs so much repetition in our lives? It’s a concept that many of us believe in, but perhaps we don’t know how to action change where it may be needed.
Read MoreEvery good story, movie or novel has these characters - a victim, a villain and a hero. What a boring story it would be without them!
Once in a while, we all indulge in a bit of this drama as an audience member. However, have you noticed when you actually take on these leading roles in your day to day lives?
Read MoreIs your emotional balance thrown way off where your children are concerned? Can the words kids and peace of mind even fall into the same sentence let alone exist in the same space of time?
It's so hard to separate our children’s emotions and their experience from ours. It almost makes us feel guilty to not share the same emotions - how can we have a good day when our child hasn't?
Read MoreIt’s important that when we are looking at living our best lives, that we try to make simple changes first. It is very hard to make big shifts straight away and even worse, they are hard to sustain. Small consistent changes have the best impacts on our daily moods and offer the best progression towards our ultimate goals.
Read MoreParental stress impacts children deeply.
Regardless of our environmental circumstances, this is true. And right now, we are ALL stressed to varying degrees. We are ALL panicking at various levels. So, just imagine our children.
Read MoreMotivation is the root of all successes. Regardless of your goal, regardless of how compelling your vision may be, most of us struggle to stick to our new years resolutions quite early on. As parents, we have an added responsibility to motivate our children too. We want to ensure they do their best at school, socially and look after themselves. If we can’t even motivate ourselves most of the time, how can we motivate someone else?
Read MoreJust as us regular people regularly and proactively service our cars, appliances, houses, gardens, insurances, finances, teeth, pets and physical health we should also proactively check-in on our mindsets, our emotional well-being, our decision making processes, habits and our motivations. Because this form of proactive self-awareness is the most fundamental factor impacting the quality of our lives.
Read MoreHappy New Year! I hope you have had an amazing start to 2016!
Did you notice that as soon as the flood of electronic Christmas wishes ended, a flood of electronic “New Year Resolutions” took over? My email and Facebook was taken over by posts and articles on how to make resolutions & how to stick to these resolutions. But now, towards the end of the month, I’m getting a few on how to ditch the resolutions altogether and how there’s no point anyway! What’s going on here? Are we all aiming too high? Are we being unrealistic? Are we just lazy? It’s pretty interesting (and a little funny) to see how we can raise the bar at the start of the month and 3 weeks into it, take that bar down and beat ourselves to a pulp with it.
Read MoreHow often do you find yourself in a situation you regret being in? Or wishing you had made a better decision? Do you sometimes avoid moments of silence because you are afraid of the thoughts “I shouldn’t have accepted that job!” or “why did I say yes to that person?” Sometimes it is easier to bypass these moments of silence and busy ourselves by just doing all the things we have promised to do (wihich we wish we hadn’t).
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