How to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Hab-it: a routine or practice performed regularly; an automatic response to a specific situation People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions. Start the year as you mean to go on by uncovering some simple…
3 Ways to Handle Big Feelings
No matter how much you build your emotional intelligence toolkit you’re always going to face moments of emotional overwhelm. During these moments your emotions can feel like a tidal wave - and before you know it they start seeming too big to handle. Thankfully there are 3 distinct ways to navigate moments like this and…
Port Macquarie – The Art & Science of Happiness
Science & Evidence backed: Learn 5 practical happiness tools based on the most up-to-date happiness research. Join Declan as he presents The Art & Science of Happiness masterclass in Port Macquarie. This is an excellent masterclass to attend and brush up on your fundamental happiness skills. As well as to support BU! You can grab your ticket…
Planning & Organisation To Feel Less Overwhelmed
For a lot of people, planning and organising helps them to feel less overwhelmed. But the actual idea of planning and organising feels overwhelming in itself and so a cycle begins of feeling overwhelmed, procrastinating, not taking action and therefore continuing to feel overwhelmed! If you feel like you have a hundred different tabs open…
How to Get & Stay Motivated
Motivation is a powerful, yet tricky beast. Sometimes it’s really easy to get motivated, and you find yourself wrapped up in a whirlwind of excitement. Other times, it’s nearly impossible to figure out how to motivate yourself and you're trapped in a death spiral of procrastination. This is for you if you kicked off…
Maslow’s Hierarchy – learn your human needs
Do you want to learn about what makes humans motivated? Maslow’s Heirachy Of Needs theory was created by psychologist Abraham Maslow and looks at 5 key areas of human needs - essentially what you need to make you feel like the best version of you. Because when you feel like the best version of you,…
Why You Need to Leave Your Comfort Zone
If you’re not where you want to be in your life, it may be because you’re stuck inside your own comfort zone. Life is full of opportunities to step outside the comfort zone, but seizing them can be a real challenge. In the warmth of our comfort zone, life feels safe and familiar. But…
How to Shift Your Focus
If you’ve done any exploring of mindfulness or meditation you’ve likely come across the idea that coming back to the present moment is the solution to many of your stresses. Whilst learning to be present is a helpful tool to have in your emotional wellbeing toolkit, it’s impossible to be present all the time. Plus,…
When Positive Thinking Goes Wrong
“Just think positive”, “good vibes only”. Cliched sayings like these have overrun social media, been framed on office walls, and even been stitched into pillows - but did you know that there is a dark side to them? Positive thinking has a dark and dangerous underbelly that often leaves people feeling worse mentally and emotionally…
Mum Rage and How to Navigate It
If you’re a parent there’s a good chance you’ve experienced ‘Mum Rage’ or ‘Parent Rage’. When an outburst of anger feels uncontrollable, intense and sometimes blindsiding or feels like it comes on all of a sudden. It can result in reactive behaviours like yelling, snapping, zoning out, feeling switched off which can then lead you…
Newcastle: How to Beat Burnout
The Place: Charlestown Community Centre, Charlestown, NSW Frederick St, Charlestown, New South Wales, AustraliaScience & Evidence backed, Learn 5 practical happiness tools to better recover from burnout, preempt it and prevent it in future. Join us Saturday, 15th of April from 10:00am-11:30am At The Place: Charlestown Community Centre, Charlestown, NSW Grab your ticket for free by using the discount code BUMEMBER https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-beat-burnout/tickets
How to Be Confident
Does it sometimes seem like everyone around you is confident and sure of themselves? Chances are, they have doubts just like you. So what’s the secret they’ve discovered about how to be confident? They know that confidence is not something you have, it’s something you create. Being confident is nothing more than a feeling of…