A great tip for cooling off your inner critic. Here’s a tip from Men’s Health magazine for those of us who have hyperactive inner critics. Studies show you can slow negative self-talk by rapidly sweeping your eyes from side to side about twenty-five times. “It stimulates both sides of the brain and briefly disrupts your thinking patterns,” reports Matthew McKay, PhD, clinical director for Haight-Ashbury Psychological Services in San Francisco and author of Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life.
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Stop Your Inner Critic Cold
June 29th, 2011
Make Your Office a Place of Connection
May 22nd, 2011
Personalize your office. I’m a big believer in personalizing your office. Personalizing your office is a form of self-disclosure, and as such it promotes connection. Like verbal self-disclosure, though, you have to be careful not to go too far. Too many personal items in your office can hurt your credibility. According to a University of Michigan study, those who displayed numerous personal items are viewed as significantly less professional than those who keep their offices formal. So how much is enough? Researchers suggest no more than four personal items should be visible in an office.