ARTICLES FOR PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL GROWTH

A selection of  articles for your professional & personal growth

I hope you enjoy reading this selection of articles where I share insights, tips and tools to help you with your professional and personal growth. 

Personal growth, listen to me when I speak, I'm the client
Breaking the communication barriers

This article explores the client/coach relationship.  It focuses on listening skills as well as gives you some useful tips to break down some communication barriers.  A must read if you are a coach or looking for one.

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Getting to know you
MBTI & Carl Jung

This article summarizes the life and work of Carl Jung, analytical therapy, the archetypes and where the history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A good read if you are interested in understanding a little bit more about the origins of the MBTI questionnaire. 

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Mental health awareness
The road to hikikomori

This article looks at the stigma associated with mental health, it provides interesting statistics for the US and the UK and it reflects on our society, modern technology and infobesity. A good read if you are interested in some very current issues.

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Mindfulness
Understanding MBSR and MBCT

This article provides some insights into mindfulness and gives you three ways to practice mindfulness.  It explains what Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) are.  A great read if you want short summaries and practice time. 

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Personal resilience
Develop your self-awareness & praise yourself

This article explores personal resilience and gives you a lot of tips to start on you journey to building your resilience.  It's an abstract form The Little Guide to Resilience that will help you with your personal growth.  You can download from the Free Resources page. 

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The new normal
​Stress in the US & in the UK​

This article talks about stress!  It explores the new normal by comparing statistics from both the US and the UK.  The facts depict a sad picture of our world and make it an alarming read. 

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You can also read articles I publish on LinkedIn, please connect with me.  Here are some of them you might find interesting.

• Developing your people, why does it matter?
• Making sound decisions.
• MBTI - Type dynamics and development.
• Let me own my negative thoughts.

Other shorter articles and posts on professional and personal growth can be found on my Facebook page, like it to keep in touch with the latest news and info as I do not do a newsletter.