How to achieve a goal, the impossibility method The fifth principle of metacognitive programming is remembering the future (or the impossibility method). Is it obvious to you that you are remembering the future and not creating it? Today's episode is the only category in metacognitive programming that is based on ideas that are hard to prove. And yet,
Other people's opinions, how to stop depending on them Have you ever heard the phrase "couch gymnast"? Probably not, because I just invented it! I'll tell you how it connects to this story… The Simone Biles Controversy I was recently discussing the Tokyo Summer Olympics with one of my colleagues. It happens that this colleague - I won't name
What emotions are and how they influence our behavior You're walking down the street, and you see a mother yelling at her child because he ran across the road without looking around. At first, she was frightened, and then she began to shout. What do you think is happening to her? Today's episode is about emotions. By the end
How to stop suffering and find tranquility In the first episode, I told you about Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who saved thousands of mothers. I want to return to this topic and explain what's behind child and maternal mortality rates. In this episode, I want to teach you to hear behind the words. You'll know the reason
Five Factor Personality Model or OCEAN How do we read people, see through them, determine their essence, give them sensible advice, and make the right decisions about their lives? By the end of this episode, you will be able to look ten times deeper into yourself and others. This information will allow you to answer all
Coaching Dialogs. Episode 2: Accepting Reality Arguing with reality is one of the central themes in metacognitive programming. Preset expectations of the world and invented pictures of how things “should be” prevent people from recording facts without prejudice and making effective decisions. Instead of seeing reality, many spend time resenting and denying it. The coach’s
Coaching Dialogs. Episode 1: Live Emotions Sometimes people are unable to move up the corporate ladder because there’s something important about themselves that they don’t see. Until they do, the way up is closed for them. How might the coach's help in such a case look in practice? Let's take a look at an
Corporate Coaching: The Key to Success and Development in the Modern Workplace Core Principles of Corporate Coaching Increasingly challenging and complex business environments have opened the doors for new opportunities in corporate coaching. This burgeoning field has caught on with business leaders for its potential to develop their employees' talent and potential in keeping with the company's values and goals. While there
How to Live a Legendary Life How do you change the life of an ordinary person and turn it into a legendary one? My obsession with this question has enabled me to create a company that inspires admiration and trust from my clients. My name is Misha Saidov, and I am the founder of the life
Developing a Powerful Coaching Methodology: Combining Theory and Practice Coaching can be defined as an "emerging cross-disciplinary occupation, its primary purpose being to enhance well-being, improve performance and facilitate individual and organizational change" (Grant, 2005; pp.1). Grant also stated the key characteristics of coaching: 1. A collaborative relationship between client and coach 2. Solution-focused approach 3. Goal-setting 4.
Featured Tips for Staying Healthy and Resilient Mental and physical health are interconnected and greatly contribute to subjective well-being. It is hard to feel happy and content when we are tired, hungry, and dealing with various physical and mental illnesses. Adopting healthy habits will contribute to your happiness and increase your quality of life. The best part
The Art of Self-Motivation and How to Stay Inspired Self-motivation is the key to success and perseverance. While it's beneficial to have people who believe in us and cheer us on, there will be times when we will need to rely on ourselves. Self-motivation is also essential for staying on track once we start a project. If you are
Distinguishing Constructive Criticism from Negative Comments Though they might claim otherwise, most people are not good at giving and receiving constructive feedback. Some people even avoid situations where they might be evaluated. If you are one of them - now is the time to stop. Feedback is a key ingredient for personal and professional growth. It
Featured How to Enhance Productivity and Efficiency in Business Processes Improving productivity and work efficiency is not only important for professional success but also benefits our mental health and well-being, allowing us to maintain a work-life balance. Besides clear benefits for individuals, enhanced productivity is also good for organisations. More tasks completed with higher quality will ensure profit. Just as
Featured How Emotional Exhaustion Impacts Mental and Physical Health Modern lifestyle and constant increase of demands in professional and private life often lead to physical and emotional exhaustion. We even normalize being constantly tired as an inevitable part of adulthood. However, emotional exhaustion is a signal our body is sending us that we are running out of resources to
Featured How to Master Your Emotions and Manage Them in Challenging Situations Although it might seem that emotions, in particular emotional regulation and intelligence, have become more popular topics lately, it's true that emotions have intrigued scientists for a long time. Even Darwin was interested in emotions, and he observed similar patterns of facial expressions in humans and animals. He found confirmation
Featured Cultivating Gratitude: How Practicing Gratitude Can Improve Your Life For so many years, psychology's focus was on psychopathology and mental illness. The main goal was to understand the occurrence of mental problems, the course and outcomes of mental illness, and providing support, if not the remedy. Although these topics are undeniably very important and should be explored, it is
Featured How can life coaching help you reach your full potential? One of the most famous psychological theories of motivation state that the final goal is to become the best version of ourselves. You probably heard about Maslow's theory of self-actualization, so we will not repeat it. Many of us can agree, from personal experience, that our need for personal growth
Featured What a perfect week should look like Many years ago, I wrote The Efficiency Journal, which sold thousands of copies. A little later, I converted The Efficiency Journal into an online course and called it C-Flow. Defining the Ideal Week: Balancing Health, Wealth, and Relationships I'm not the most productive person in the world or the biggest
Featured What Does a Life Coach Do? A Guide to the Role of a Life Coach In previous years, coaching and particularly life coaching, has gained a lot of popularity. Along with popularity, there is also some sort of controversy about what life coaching is and whether it is effective. In this article, we will shortly summarize what life coaching is, what are potential benefits, and
Featured How is Life Coaching Different from Therapy, Counseling, and Consulting? In recent years, the popularity of mental health topics as well as self-actualization, increased. Many people want to discover and fulfill their full potential and achieve subjective well-being. Furthermore, various programs and services were developed in order to provide additional support for people who need it. How to pick the
Featured The 80/20 rule. How the Pareto Principle can help you on your path to success Although no one can say what would be the exact formula of success we know that several factors are necessary: skills, hard work, and a little bit of luck. When things do not go as we want, the first thought of many people is that they need to put in
Effective work. How to increase your efficiency What does it mean to be efficient? Based on Meriam Webster's dictionary (n.d.) word "efficient" could be defined as" capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (as of time or materials)". Therefore it is not surprising that being efficient is highly valued both by organizations and
Work-life balance. How to find balance in personal and professional life In recent years, work-life balance issues have been getting more and more attention both from scholars and practitioners. It feels like demands keep increasing, and each of us is supposed to have multiple obligations and roles. So it is really easy to get stuck in the loop where we desperately