How becoming the captain of your life makes all the difference
The first – and the biggest – step in making a positive difference in the way our mind and our thinking patterns work is by taking active ownership of working with our thoughts! At Happiness Academy, we call it “becoming the captain”. Captain of our thinking, captain of our experience, captain of our […]
This is how resilience works – and an exercise to strengthen it
A great way of understanding how our resilience works is to think of it as a POOL of resilience, similar to a big natural pool of water. Similar to a pool, resilience is a CAPACITY – something that at each given moment we have to a certain level full (or that at times gets empty […]
Build the unshakeable, steady confidence with these tips and tools
When we are confident, we feel safe and relaxed. We feel encouraged to step into new challenges and raise the bar for ourselves, which in turns leads us to learn more and achieve higher results. Confidence is a cornerstone of resilience, as well as an essential ingredient in our wellbeing, as it shapes how we […]
Want to build resilience and strength? Don’t “just step out of your comfort zone”
When we talk about resilience, one of the most common pieces of advice is to “face your fears”, “just step out of your comfort zone”, “just do it”. Even though this approach can give you a boost in resilience, it has a danger hidden in it: if you jump into action and it doesn’t go […]
Happiness? It’s all in your head
Brain trap #6: how our thinking dictates our happiness Nothing – seriously, nothing – impacts our happiness as powerfully as our thinking patterns. The way we internalise our experiences, the way we tell stories to ourselves about events in our life, the way we assign meaning to things, the way we take (or don’t take) […]
4 powerful questions to rewire your brain for more happiness and success
Our brain’s evolutionary purpose has always been to keep us alive: our brain is ideally wired for survival… but our happiness was never very high on the evolution’s list. That means that the natural habits and “wiring” of our brain – as well as the environment and setting of our modern world – are not […]