07/01/2023
In Norway, there are some vets who say that many people should never have had a dog. They recommend creating a certificate of approval for dog owners. That would mean that anyone who wants to acquire a dog must first pass a training program and obtain a certificate that demonstrates […]
10/09/2022
The use of the indigenous medicine Ayahuasca in Colombian cities. The word ‘psychedelic’ means ‘expanding consciousness’ and is used for something that expands the inner experience. You can talk about psychedelic substances, psychedelic music and psychedelic art.
31/08/2022
In the previous post we talked about being arrogant and feeling superior to other people. But something or someone is superior only in relation to something inferior. Therefore, the superiority complex cannot exist without the inferiority complex. Both are a result of children’s upbringing not giving them what they need […]
29/07/2022
Curiosity is the drive or energy that often is activated inside us when faced with something we do not know or understand. When we realize our ignorance, it bothers us and a need is born in us to study, investigate and experiment, thus opening up the learning process, whereby we […]
21/06/2022
La perfección es una meta inalcanzable, una imposibilidad, una utopía. Lo perfecto es algo que ha completado su desarrollo, algo que no tiene más potencial de mejoramiento o crecimiento; por eso no existe en lo que tiene vida. Psicológicamente, como perfeccionista, estás motivado por el mismo miedo de siempre, instalado […]
11/06/2022
In the post on the Universal Law of Balance we saw that health and well-being largely depend on our abilities to satisfy our multiple needs in a balanced way. It is not possible to achieve a balanced satisfaction of our needs unless we have the inner strength, both to ask […]
04/06/2022
The idea that going to a psychologist or psychiatrist means that one is “crazy” or sick has been changing in recent decades. More and more people are discovering that psychotherapy can be a tremendous help for feeling better about themselves and others.
28/05/2022
In the previous blog we saw how, when we suffer from low self-esteem, we anchor our sense of security in something external. The most common external “hooks” are money, power, status, material things, routines, other people and the absolute truth. As we hold on to these “hooks”, they become dependencies […]
19/05/2022
To understand how our self-esteem influences how we perceive, interpret and manage change, let’s imagine a tightrope walker. He is mounted on a rope that moves from one side to the other and, in order not to fall, he needs to adapt to changes in the position of the rope […]
13/05/2022
What most of all creates problems for us in relation to how to handle changes is our own mind. What does the mind do when there is a change? Well, it perceives it, it interprets it – and depending on how the change is perceived and interpreted, we react one […]
07/05/2022
A very important issue for our well-being is change and our way of handling it and relating to it. Many times we struggle with this phenomenon, we often find it difficult to flow with life and accept it as it comes and we create a lot of discomfort and stress […]
01/05/2022
Stress Management – Part 3: Living and working with positive stress En este post explicaremos el principio básico de manejo del estrés en el día-día, especialmente aplicable y útil durante la jornada de t In this post we will explain the basic principle of day-to-day stress management, especially applicable and […]
09/04/2022
Part 2 Work-Life Balance In the previous installment we said that to live in balance it is essential to know what our needs are. However, in trying to define them, we face a difficulty: the list of human needs is immense. We can facilitate the matter using the <i>systemic, holistic […]
26/03/2022
PART 1 The Law of balance Universal laws or natural principles belong to universal wisdom. They never change. They contain “recipes”, or rules of how to lead our lives in order to live in health and well-being. One of these laws is “The Law of Balance”. I’m sure you are […]
07/02/2022
I do not pretend to understand all the complexities of human nature or human society. But I do know that very few people are satisfied with the world as it now stands. I also know that with self-esteem a human being is positive, pro-active, creative, and loving. As a consequence, […]
31/01/2022
“Having lived in many different countries, and after many interesting experiences of other cultures, religions, and above all, of different people, I have come to the conclusion that the differences between us are actually just a very thin, superficial layer, and that underneath there exists a dimension where we are […]
06/01/2021
Trust and engagement:Keys to organizational success – Part II THE CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION In the previous post, we talked about the importance of transforming the culture of our businesses and organizations from a culture of FEAR to a culture of TRUST. When trying to build a CULTURE OF TRUST, […]
06/01/2021
Trust and engagement: Keys to organizational success – Part I TOTAL QUALITY In the eighties, the Japanese started to win market shares all over the world with their home appliances, TVs and cars. The Americans got scared; so they went to Japan and discovered the secret: The Japanese were producing […]
06/01/2021
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the conscious and alert awareness of the moment, here and now. It’s about exercising our natural ability to be attentive and present, which has a positive impact on our physical, mental and emotional state, improves the quality of our relationships and makes us more focused […]
23/06/2020
THE TWO BASIC RULES OF LIFE Stress Management Part 2 I don’t know if you are willing to subject yourself to emotional therapy; according to the previous post, that might be the best way to eliminate negative stress completely. If not, there are other actions you can take to relieve […]