How to Get Over Productivity Paralysis

In today’s So Just Be blog, we’re going to look at some strategies for getting over productivity paralysis so that you can start to get things done again. Feeling stuck can be really frustrating so let’s dive straight in and help you get back on track!

The Key to Kindness? Self-compassion!

If you look up the word ‘kindness’ in the dictionary, you will see a photo of my friend – let’s call her ‘Pauline’. You won’t really. You’ll see a definition along the lines of ‘a quality of being friendly, generous and considerate’. But it should be a photo of ‘Pauline’. We all know a ‘Pauline’.Continue reading “The Key to Kindness? Self-compassion!”

How to Feel Optimistic For the New Year

In today’s blog, we’re going to look at how we can establish an optimistic outlook for the year ahead. Maintaining an optimistic outlook has positive benefits for our wellbeing. Research suggests that optimism has a positive influence on both our mental and physical health by helping us cope with our working and social lives and contributing to a longer life span.

How to Cope with Christmas When You Don’t Feel Festive

In today’s blog, I’m going to share a few suggestions to help you overcome and manage your lack of festive cheer. You don’t have to feel festive if you don’t want to but trying these tips should help to put a smile on your face just in time for Santa to arrive.

Human Being not Human Doing

It can become all too easy to spend our time measuring our success by our achievements or reflecting on what we have not done that we forget what it’s like to relax and just enjoy the now. So is it time to put down our to-do lists, give ourselves a break and rediscover the art of ‘human being’ rather than ‘human doing’?

Have We Forgotten How to Enjoy the Moment?

We all love a special occasion or an event. Sharing a moment with those around us really is a special feeling. Who hasn’t turned to the person they are with, or even a complete stranger come to that, when we have witnessed something unforgettable? Look around you next time you are somewhere with a crowdContinue reading “Have We Forgotten How to Enjoy the Moment?”