Living with your Thoughts

Behaviour you are not proud of that comes up too often. Are you irritated, frustrated, overly emotional, easily triggered, aggressive, reactive, judgemental, never satisfied or overwhelmed? I share two ways that can be the cause of your behaviour, and help you identify the root cause.

What are the things you can't see on the other side of the mist, they are right there yet you can't see them. Missed opportunities, chasing external gratification, the stories you keep telling yourself, the things you do or don't do every day.

What is it that you need to let go of? Control, guilt, revenge, an image of how you would like a person to be. All these things keep you stuck, frustrated and drained.

I feel that taking the time to invest in yourself, whether that be in knowledge, skills, understanding and mastering your strengths, taking care of your mental, physical and emotional health, and nurturing your relationships is vital. Working on yourself has a ripple effect on everything around you. You discover your gifts, you add value and make a difference to your life and those around you, you...

Love and connection is a basic human need, isolation and intolerance has a negative impact on connection as well as our health.

How do you answer the question, Who am I? Is it tied to all the external things in your life? To take the Engagement Fit Drive assessment go to http://engagementfitdrive.com

Self acceptance constitutes your thoughts, emotions and actions. What are the parts you want to keep and which do you feel you need to change? Listen to 5 steps you can take to cultivate self acceptance.

Your effect on the people around you, your energy, expectations and projections.

Your mindset impacts your success or failure. Your mindset is your set of beliefs that shape how you make sense of the world and yourself. It influences how you think, feel and behave.

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”  ~ PLATO 9 steps to create self-discipline - how to honour yourself and achieve your goals.

How are you honouring yourself and what does it mean to have self honour. Find out your natural strengths by taking the Engagement Fit Drive assessment https://engagementfit.com, book a debrief with me and start your self honouring journey.

You are not your behaviour, all behaviour is a survival pattern . You are not surviving anymore so you can let the defensiveness, the guarded, the closed part of you go. It has to start with you forgiving yourself.

Intelligence is one of the most studied subjects. There are many different types of intelligence, you have multiple layers to your intelligence. I invite you to listen to this podcast to discover your unique combination.

Why do you feel lonely? Is it a state of mind - according to research this is true, is it true for you and what can you do to change this feeling.

Successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences. How far are you on your Resilience Building Journey? Resilience is complex and personal, you can absolutely grow your Resilience capacity.

Feeling worthless or lacking confidence will not support you. Why not turn that around by focussing on your strengths, things that come naturally to you, energise you and make you feel good. Knowing your strengths gives you confidence because it comes from within, there is nothing external that makes you who you are, you already have these strengths just waiting to be mastered. Take the Engagement...

Communication is the key to successful relationships. How you listen, how you communicate , how the other person receives your communication is all part of effective communication. There is so much more than the words you use.

Evolving as a human is no easy task. How are you doing so far?

Is it virtually impossible for you to set boundaries? No matter how hard you try you just can’t say no.

Consider your impaired decision making, your anxiety about the future, your low self-esteem, how you focus on what you don’t have…this is all a limited way of thinking that is not going to change your circumstances.

“Values are not situational, your expressive behaviour is” Brene’ Brown. Your values determine your decision making. Are you making good decisions? What does it mean to live your values?

How do you know you have high functioning anxiety and what steps can you take to manage this.

Carmen is a successful Singer Songwriter and vocal coach who has a dream to heal through her music. A unique and talented lady gifted with an extraordinary vocal range. This is a conversation about her journey and "Staring fear in the eyes" as she says; go after your dreams. Her new album is entitled Stay Ready You can find her on https://carmenrodrigues.co.za. https://youtu.be/3XQeqChzamk We hope...

You can’t change the past but you can change things you haven’t done yet. Maybe you need to forgive someone or yourself, maybe you haven’t made that apology yet, maybe you haven’t accepted yourself yet.

How to be more effective by spending your time and energy in planning, relationships and prevention as opposed to continually fighting fires.