by racheljcollis | Coaching, Success
Working with a coach can be a very valuable experience. It can help you to develop both personally and professionally. But it can also be disappointing. I think that one of the causes of that disappointment is a lack of clarity about the type of conversation needed by...
by racheljcollis | Acceptance and Commitment Training, Happiness, Purpose, Relationships, Success, Values
In order to live a life that is meaningful, you have to be willing to feel pain. If you love deeply, at some point you will be hurt. If you open up enough to be vulnerable, at some point you will feel anxious. If you try to make a positive difference to the lives of...
by racheljcollis | Happiness, Success
Park, Petersen and Seligman found the following values to be consistently associated with life satisfaction: 1 Hope (optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation) 2 Zest for Life (vitality, enthusiasm, vigor, energy) 3 Gratitude (awareness and thankfulness...
by racheljcollis | Happiness, Success
Study: Wealth and happiness across the world – material prosperity predicts life evaluation, whereas psychosocial prosperity predicts positive feeling In this huge survey with 136,839 participants (who were a representative sample of the population of the...
by racheljcollis | Mindfulness
Everyday mindfulness involves maintaining an ‘open, accepting, present focus of attention during day-to-day life.’ It seems to be a life enhancing approach, but do you need to be good at mindfulness meditation to be able to focus on the present in your day to day...