Why Habit Changes are Hard?

New Year is the time of the year where a lot of us make New Year’s Resolutions but consistently fail at them. That is because we have not grasped what is the key to a successful change. This post shines a light on the secret of change.

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Do You Have a Harsh Self-Critic?

A lot of us have a harsh self-critic who jumps at the chance of putting ourselves down, thinking that is the way to motivate us to achieve better. I suggest being kinder to ourselves actually achieve more results than you could have ever imagined!

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Looking for Approvals and Recognition

Have you found yourself trapped in wanting others’ approvals and recognition? This is a tiring way to live. Understand where this has come from and break out of it. If we are always living to fulfill another person’s expectations, we can never be free and be our authentic self.

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Accept What Is

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional” Haruki Murakam. When we suffer it is largely because we don’t accept reality for what it is. We add emotional pain on top of real physical pain. This makes us lose the balance of mind and clogs up our vision. From this place of frustration and haze, no real improvement can be made. The key lies in accepting and working with the “what is”.

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Facing Anxiety

Have you woken up in the middle of the night feeling anxious? Anxious about work, about your family, about missing a deadline or a flight?
This article goes into what our body and mind might be worried about and how to get back to zen state.

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Befriend Self-doubt

Self-doubt we all have them, from an athlete before a race to a candidate before a job interview. Learn how to embrace self-doubt and appreciate its point of view.

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Show up for yourself

Show up for yourself means loving yourself and tending to your needs. We all have a responsibility to take care of ourselves first and foremost. However, this can be difficult when we place others’ needs before our own or that we operate with “I should do this…” as a norm. In this article, I talk about my journey in showing up for myself.

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What is life coaching?

Transformative coaching is a style of coaching that we use at As You. It brings about positive lasting change as it shines a light on our belief systems and worldviews so that we can see clearly what is our current situation and what is holding us back. Understand the difference between that and transactional coaching that you might have experienced..

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