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#Stressed, #Anxiety, #Depressed, #Coping Strategies Life has various challenges thrown at us each day of our existence, our resilience and coping skills when we encounter psychosocial challenges  are  often challenged, and as a result we do not always use effective techniques to cope, and hence we find ourselves anxious, depressed and /or higly stressed.  Often clients coming to therapy find incor...

The Grief & loss process is complex and it's a personalised experience.  There are various  dynamics to it and different factors that influence  how we each grief our loss.  There are  multiple types of grief and loss, but in this episode  our focus is on how we grief the death of our loved ones.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show "Everyday is a New Beginning "

 What is a talent Plus Individual. A talent plus person is a person who possesses a talent but is aware that his/her talent alone is not enough, therefore such a person does not only rely on the talent/gift, but incorporates other critical competencies or attributes into their pursuit of success. I have seen people with great talent who miss the point by allowing pride & fame to influence thei...

 Unemployment has become a global challenge to governments the world over; both in the first world and in developing countries. Before COVID-19 hit the world, in Botswana young people were trying to be innovative in creating employment for themselves. The government of Botswana even had financial assistance programmes to support the youth through initiatives such as Youth Development Fund - YDF (B...

 It’s essential to explore the concept of ethics, assess where we stand, increase our level of ethical awareness, assess how organizational ethics aligns with our personal ethics and vice-versa in order to proactively address job dissatisfaction & stress. Where there is disconnection or lack of alignment between our personal values/ethics and the Organizational ethics & values there is a t...

 Talent is that inborn skill that you possess which you can perform excellently, over and over without even trying hard. It’s the ability to perform a certain task so well that you could even do it in your sleep or with your eyes closed. Longman dictionary defines talent as “a special natural ability or skill”. Irving Berlin says “talent is only a starting point in business. You have got to keep w...

  Grief is also often referred to as bereavement. It is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional pain we feel when we lose something or someone. Death of our loved ones is often the cause of the most intense type of grief. However any loss can cause grief e.g: when going through divorce or relationship breakup you grief the loss of marriage/relationship, loss of health, loss of a job, Loss o...

Since conflict is inevitable, it’s important to have strategies that could help us to positively manage it or cope. We can successfully go through conflict without allowing it to destroy us, our families, communities, organizations or our nation.    There are different conflict management styles people ofte use to resolve conflict . Some styles may lead to positive outcomes, whilst others could ex...

There are  multplie factors that can influence our listening 🎶👂🎧 in communication with others.  communication involves speaking, listening ,  through various modes of communication such as: # verbal communication   #electronic/audio/Video #written But  most importantly  LISTENING 🎶 Are you a good listener? What type of words just give you red flags and makes you loose interest in listening to...

In our different  workplaces we have those occupying positions above our own, some call them bosses, others call them leaders. But not everyone in a managerial position is a leader. There are certain attributes synonymous  with  leadership which many who are organizational directors or managers may not posses; but   got promoted to portfolios of  responsibility e.g being a director, CEO etc on the...

1.0 Introduction Our conflict resolution strategies tend to be influenced by our attachment styles. Children watch the way adults work through disagreements and model those patterns of behaviour as they grow up and that influences their perception about conflict and ways of resolving it. Often people use the same strategies or try hard to do the opposite of what they grew up being exposed to. Atta...

Let’s start this session by briefly highlighting the characteristics of an assertive person.  An assertive person:   1.Relates meaningfully with other people   2.Has a sense of worth and believes in his/her right to enjoy life whilst according the same to the next person.    3.Freely, firmly & empathetically express themselves without trampling on others & therefore does not harbour resent...

How  we  represent  ourselves  silently  talk’s  volumes.  We  maybe  talented,  intelligent  and  capable,  but our  image  may  get  in  our  way  of  being  recognised  or  being  part  of  an  organization  we  wish  you  could be  working  for  or  be  associated  with.   Image  is  everything.  You  can  be  dismissed  and  overlooked  just because  of  image  despite  your  inner  greatness...

1.0 Communication is a transaction, we exchange ideas and emotions. How we were brought up may have influenced our transactional style and usually shows up during conflict and affects how we tend to resolve conflicts in our relationships. There are three ego states people often function from: #Parent ego state #child ego state   #adult ego state Take a listen  🎶 and figure out which style you ten...

Anger is a normal natural emotion and serves a purpose when appropriately  used e.g  in a fight or flight/flee mode of response to danger. But its often how it is inappropriately  used towards others in a destructive way and in the behaviour that is portrayed when people are angry which often is viewed as wrong.  Even then, it's the actions taken when angry that maybe wrong, not the anger its...

There are different behaviour patterns people function from in dealing with other  people. Our behaviours may fall into the PAA  ( Passive, Aggressive or Assertive ) patterns.  It's important to be aware of the traits of each and try   to be more skewed  to being Assertive than being Aggressive or Passive.    An Assertive person has awareness of self and awareness of others and therefore trea...

There are 4 different social styles of interaction.   People often operate from different styles in their way of thinking, communication and behaviour . These could be from Drivers, Analysts,  Exppressives or Supporters/Amiable. The characteristics of each of these differ and can influence how people perceive us and experience us, and hence  not being aware of our own styles and styles of  those w...

Communication skills are critical in conveying information.  How we communicate with others can enhance or damage  our relationships at work, in our homes , wider communities,  in our nation and in various areas of our life. Listening and assertiveness are part of communication . It's essential to have an awareness  of how we communicate, are we conveying the right message?  is it packaged ef...

Our different personality traits influence our interactions with others. Expressives are more vocal whilst supporters are more on the submissive side and more concerned about not hurting other people. Where do you think you fall? Send us Fan Mail Support the show "Everyday is a New Beginning "

"Ae shapa Lerapo, a e shapa", but then at the end he gets down to bussiness as together with myself Tshidi M Wyllie we discuss the fact that there are different ways to listening e g active listening and passive listening and there are different types of interning:   Let’s  take  the  word  listen as  an  acronym  to represent  the types  of  listening:  L =  Leisure  listening,  typical...

It's essential to have awareness of people of different social styles and personalities in our day to day  interactions. In this clips we are discussing the dos and don't of behavioural engagement with : drivers, Analyst, Amiable/supporters and Expressives.  Most of conflicts emanates from lack of awareness  and tolerance of our differences.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show "Every...

#Are you battling with anger issues? #what are your anger triggers? #what strategies do you use to cope? #Are there better ways of expressing your anger without being violent? # Are you in a toxic relationship where anger rules ?  Does shouting and breaking things change anything?  #underneath that anger what are the true emotions; rejection?, fear? Jealousy?  #Are you going through a stressful  s...

Gender-based violence or Intimate Partner violence is real and has become a global challenge. This phenomenon could be triggered by various issues and has potential to lead to  anger and destruction of families.  There are various anger triggers that people experience in every day life. Having an awareness of anger  triggers  in our lives is essential and the first step towards anger management. D...

Anger is a normal natural emotion. It's how we express the anger that may have negative impact to our lives , our mental wellbeing and to the lives of others. There are destructive and constructive ways of managing anger. Suppressing anger can be detrimental to  your health. If struggling with anger issues seek counselling. As a young person in BW 🇧🇼 you can call 17270 from Monday to Friday,...