Category Archives: focus

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  The benefits of unplugging from social media at Christmas

  Posted on January 2, 2020 by Karen in anxiety, boundary setting, emotional intelligence, focus, mindfulness, neuroscience, positive thinking, procrastinating.
  

  Inspired by Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive, I decided that whilst on holiday in Languedoc and Provence in 2018 and, then again in 2019 whilst in Rome and more recently at Christmas, I would experiment with unplugging from social media. The results were so positive that on my return to the UK in 2018 from France, […]

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  How to improve decision making, reduce stress and improve your resilience and focus in the workplace using the chimp paradox model

  Posted on November 14, 2019 by Karen in anxiety, chimp paradox, coaching, emotional intelligence, focus, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, stress, visualisation, work-related stress.
  

  Does any of this sound like you? • I’d like to achieve even greater success levels in work and relationships • I want to become more productive, to procrastinate less, to make smarter use of my time and to consistently meet/exceed my targets • I’d like to enhance my leadership skills, to improve my communication […]

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  Tip Five: How to tame your inner critic, negative chatterbox and top dog – Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness tools for employers and for business

  Posted on October 12, 2019 by Karen in anxiety, automatic negative thoughts, compassionate mind, confidence, confidence building, Dr Paul Glibert, emotional intelligence, focus, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, personal development, positive thinking, self care, self esteem, top dog, work-related stress.
  

  Do you have a hectic lifestyle and want to make positive life changes but precious little time to make them? Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing with you the mindfulness, self help and personal development techniques and tips that helped me to: • escape the corporate cage, that is, my well-paid secure job […]

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  Tip One – How to achieve more focus at work – Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness tools for employers and for business

  Posted on May 10, 2019 by Karen in emotional intelligence, focus, happiness, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, personal development, positive affirmations, positive thinking, procrastinating, the brain, visualisation, work-related stress.
  

  Digital transformation, globalisation, unprecedented competition, and shifting customer expectations are changing organisations. Employees are the most costly, complex and yet most precious resource of any organisation or business. Often though, they are the least comprehensible. Endemic stress and burnout account for a large proportion of workplace absence and represent a huge loss of national productivity. […]

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  Exhausted and need to recharge your batteries ? How about treating yourself to a Pyjama Day this Easter weekend?

  Posted on April 9, 2019 by Karen in anxiety, focus, growth mindset, insomnia, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, personal development, self care.
  

  In our relentless overloaded world, we often feel depleted and more tired when we get up in the morning than when we go to bed. Our productivity levels and the quality of our work depreciates with speed. The quicker we approach tasks the more likely we are inclined to make errors. When we feel up […]

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  It’s National Bed Month 2018: so time to start learning about the importance of a good night’s sleep!

  Posted on March 22, 2018 by Karen in anxiety, automatic negative thoughts, emotional intelligence, focus, growth mindset, happiness, insomnia, mindfulness, neuroscience, positive affirmations, self care, sleep.
  

  Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory, makes you more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings. It protects you from cancer and dementia. It wards off colds and flu. It lowers your risk of heart attacks and stroke, not to mention diabetes. You’ll […]

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  How the Power of Now can help you experience more happiness, peace of mind and success in 2018

  Posted on January 1, 2018 by Karen in anxiety, compassionate mind, confidence, confidence building, emotional intelligence, focus, growth mindset, happiness, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, New Year, panic attacks, personal development, positive affirmations, positive thinking, self esteem, sleep, stress, visualisation, work-related stress.
  

  Does any of this sound familiar? For goodness sake, get a grip, woman. Don’t you know how lucky you are? You have zero right to be unhappy. Thousands are being murdered in Syria and you can’t even get out of bed, you self-indulgent cow. What happened to that fitness regime you promised you’d start, eh? […]

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  What you want

  Posted on May 10, 2017 by Karen in confidence, confidence building, focus, happiness, personal development, positive affirmations, positive thinking.
  

  In today’s society the media and politicians condition us to believe that we can achieve happiness and success with minimal effort so what you want sounds like an easy task doesn’t it? So how come: One in four people are currently taking Prozac and happy pills? Two of the most popular self help books on […]

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  How a pyjama day can help you become more productive, reduce stress and anxiety levels at work and sleep better

  Posted on April 16, 2017 by Karen in automatic negative thoughts, compassionate mind, emotional intelligence, focus, happiness, insomnia, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, mindfulness in the workplace, neuroscience, personal development, positive affirmations, positive thinking, self care, the brain, work-related stress.
  

  In our relentless overloaded world, we often feel depleted and more tired when we get up in the morning than when we go to bed. Our productivity levels and the quality of our work depreciates with speed. The quicker we approach tasks the more likely we are inclined to make errors. When we feel up […]

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  How to make New Year’s Resolutions work

  Posted on January 1, 2017 by Karen in automatic negative thoughts, compassionate mind, confidence, confidence building, emotional intelligence, focus, happiness, inner critic, mindfulness, mindfulness for business, panic attacks, personal development, positive affirmations, positive thinking, self esteem.
  

  Why is it no matter how much time most people are given, they often finish jobs or tasks at the last minute and are left feeling completely stressed out? Why is it that very high wage earners end up broke? Why do organisations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find it hard to make friends […]

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