Happiness is being in bed with my lover, riding my bike, sports, happy times with my friends, conversation, learning, the earth, dirt, family with wine and glorious food and happy tidings and energy and zest and lust for life – Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves has been riding the streets of Hollywood for quite some time, but his fame and success didn’t scratch his values and integrity. Many showbiz personalities are often in the press for less noble reasons, but not Keanu. Born in 1964 in Beirut, son of an English costume designer and a Hawaiian native, Keanu has Chinese, Hawaiian, [...]
Our values define our life: our choices, our actions, our behaviours. Our values and beliefs determine the life we decide to conduct, the people we surround ourselves with, and the environment we create - at home and in the office. As adults we spend most of our waking time at work, so making sure your job is aligned with your values and vice versa is fundamental for your well-being and happiness. More than that, when you listen to your values, work-life balance isn’t such a mysterious creature after all! Let’s look how your values impact your working life and workplace [...]
‘Complicated’. How many times have you heard this word describing a relationship? These days complicated relationships seem to be the norm, but what if I told you that it really takes just a bit of attention to make your relationships work. Why do relationships fail so easily nowadays? Are relationships not “necessary” anymore? We don’t need a partner for security, we don’t need a partner for comfort, we don’t even need a partner for having children! Are we all so independent, self-sufficient, self-centred and selfish that we’re simply not [...]
Here’s part 2 of my Best Communication Tools. I love sharing this first one whenever I get the opportunity C. NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION NVC is one of my favourite tools in the universe! I find it useful for reducing the possibilities of exploding a potentially volatile situation (one of my specialities!!), for expressing my needs and generally making better connections with other people. Overreacting during confrontation is extremely common. But why? We have the tendency to take things personally and to express unnecessary judgements. Marshall Rosenberg’s [...]
