Thursday, August 27, 2009

How to stop being annoyed

Do you ever get annoyed at work? Your colleagues are carrying on and for some reason it just starts to get under your skin – may be the annoyance occurs for reasons that you just can't explain. Well this is exactly what happened to me yesterday at work. I'd like to share with you what I did to overcome the annoyance.

Monday, August 17, 2009

How technology can help with anger

Visual reminders offer a powerful way to assist us change our behaviour. Many of the people I work with as a counsellor are looking for easy to apply and effective techniques that they can try in addressing their anger issues. The purpose of this article is to provide a step by step guide as to how technology can be used as a visual tool for anger behaviour issues.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Do you want to understand your stress?

According to PsychCentral, research studies have indicted that stress associated with every day life activities could be a precursor to heart disease. Today stress occupies a prominent position in the media and our workplaces. Not only can stress have a significant impact on us as individuals it can also impact on all aspects of our lives, our relationships at home, work and socially.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Intro to Mindmapping

Mind maps, some times also referred to as concept maps are a great tool for getting your ideas down. It provides a diagram format of linking words, ideas, tasks and even pictures to represent information.  pdf article

Friday, August 7, 2009

Three steps to blocking negative thoughts and bring in the positive

The human mind contains a lot of unexploited territory. Most people have heard that we only utilize a small percentage of our brain's potential. It is true that for all our aspirations and abilities, we often talk ourselves out of our great ideas, convincing ourselves that things are impossible, we aren't good enough, or that things will never work.