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I hope that you find my posts interesting and relevant. I also hope that find some of them motivational, while others offer enjoying fresh perspectives, hopefully opening up new possibilities for you in your career, job or business, as you see your world in a different light.
Yet some other posts are simply about things that I found interesting and choose to share, including stories from my life and experiences.
Many of the ideas presented are my own. Others are based upon, or adapted from, the work of others to make them relevant to the issues that I address.
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Leigh D Wilson
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Does mindfulness help with stress and anxiety?
Breaking the financial stress ‘Negative Thought Spiral’
What is your stress and anxiety costing you?
Is my diet making my anxiety worse?
Why Do My Financial Worries Hurt So Much?
How Financial Stress Can Impact Our Mental Well-Being

How negative predictions affect your emotional state
Negative predictions, or expecting something undesirable to happen, can have a significant impact on our emotional state, which can influence our outcomes. These predictions can range from small, everyday worries to larger fears about the future. When we make negative predictions, it can cause us to feel anxious, stressed, and fearful.

How to increase your sense of well-being
Stress and anxiety are part of life. Stress is your body’s way of responding to immediate pressures, and anxiety is the concern you feel about future uncertainties. While these can be useful in small doses, they can become harmful when they persist.

Why do I tense my jaw and grit my teeth when I am stressed and anxious?
There are a number of possible reasons for tensing your jaw and gritting your teeth when you are stressed and anxious. They include the following:

Why your brain needs more downtime
We all know that our bodies need rest, but did you know that your brain also craves downtime? That’s right! Taking a break and allowing your mind to relax can have tremendous benefits. Here’s why.

Are your unconscious beliefs making life harder for you?
Are you feeling stuck in life, as if unseen forces are holding you back? It might not be as mystical as it seems. Those hidden forces could be your own unconscious beliefs, subtly directing your behaviour without your awareness.

Why success is not the key to happiness
Extensive research into the study of happiness has brought forward intriguing insights over recent years. The findings are quite astonishing – the true essence of happiness doesn’t lie in big, life-changing events, but in small, regular moments of joy.

Your Chronic Stress Might be Heading You Toward BURNOUT
Stress and anxiety are part of life. Stress is your body’s way of responding to immediate pressures, and anxiety is the concern you feel about future uncertainties. While these can be useful in small doses, they can become harmful when they persist.

So, what is the unconscious mind, anyway?
Imagine your mind as an iceberg, with the majority hidden beneath the surface of your conscious awareness. This submerged portion is your unconscious mind, a storehouse for feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories outside your conscious grasp.

Are you using the right type of motivation?
Right type of motivation? Maybe you hadn’t thought about it before but there are basically two types of motivation that you choose between when you are trying to achieve a goal: ‘toward motivation’ and ‘away-from motivation’. These underpin your actions, guide your decisions, and sculpt your aspirations, each in unique ways.

Why don’t zebras get ulcers?
Professor Robert Sapolsky posed this intriguing question to challenge our understanding of stress and its impact on health. This quote comes from his renowned book that explores the world of biological stress responses and their implications on our lives.
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