Article Archive for November 2011
Our society has swung back and forth between authoritarian and permissive parenting and the result of both is far less than desirable.
This article cannot only be applied to sports, but also to any area peak performance is needed. Sports Psychology is about improving your attitude and mental game skills to help you perform your best by identifying limiting beliefs and embracing a healthier philosophy about your sport. Below is a list of the top ten ways that you can benefit from sports psychology:
We all have questions about our lives, directions, and destinies. It is the curiosity of the unknown that intrigues us to “ask” of the future. The future is not “written in stone”, but is instead “etched on a napkin” based on the events of the present.
In our busy world of ambitious people and out of balance lives, we often forget to take care of our bodies, our creative artistic or musical side, our adventurous side, our inner child selves, and other parts of ourselves.
Which part of you is in charge of the holidays – your judgmental self or your loving self?
I was brought up to be ashamed of my needs. I was supposed to be self-sufficient. As a result, I am ashamed of neediness and often don’t recognize my own needs. I also don’t know how to tell if others are “being needy” or simply expressing a need.
People with social phobia experience extreme anxiety or panic when they know that they have to talk or interact with others. They often find themselves isolating rather than risk the rejection or ridicule that they fear.
It’s easy to throw around terms like enlightenment, cosmic consciousness, illumination and awakening. But what do they really mean? And when do we get there?
Do you automatically adjust your behavior to try to have some control over what others think of you – trying to get approval and avoid disapproval?