Tag: personal-growth
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How Specific Compliments Boost Confidence and Resilience
Do you take complimenting others seriously, or do you mechanically tell others “You are great”? Promoting a culture of showing appreciation and positive feedback is definitely a desirable trend, yet giving out generic compliments blindly can sometimes result in recipients disregarding these positive feedbacks while feeling uncertain about other’s “true view”. For the anxious ones,…
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2026 Monthly and Weekly Planner With Mindful Compassion Record
I am happy to announce that the 2026 version of Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality/ Mood tracker and Weekly Planner with Mindful Compassion Practice Record is now ready. It is available for free download but any support is appreciated if you find the resources helpful. Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality and Mood TrackerFrom Oct 2025…
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Transforming Routine: Adding Joy to Everyday Life
I like living a life of routine often but I am also aware that making this statement risks negative social perception. People like to say that a predictable life is boring and the idea of waking up at the same time, having the same food, going to and leaving the office at the same time,…
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Coping with Lost Friendships: Emotional Healing
Who doesn’t want to be remembered and loved? It hurts when you drift apart with a friend and later realize that this friend had found a new social circle and together they seem to be having fun and doing all the things you used to do together. You try to recall why you drifted apart…
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The Power of Forgiveness: Healing Beyond Hurt
As a child, we were advised to forgive the sibling who accidentally broke our toy or the classmate who said mean words to us, because that is the right thing to do. When there is conflict, adults usually ask us to say sorry and explain that we should forgive others’ transgression. Growing up, even the…
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Breaking the Cycle of Self-Criticism
I often tell my clients that based on my observation of people from so many different backgrounds throughout my career, most of us are experts in finding faults with ourselves: I hate myself for not doing better, how could I be so dumb, I am hopeless when it comes to sports… The sad fact is…
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Focusing on Process: Overcoming Work Procrastination
As I sit in front of my computer, trying to work, I keep thinking about a recent discussion with my friend regarding how much of our work is replaceable by AI. It is a threatening idea that I feel uncomfortable to dwell on, for it can trigger lots of self-defeating thoughts and self-doubts. Yet the…
Compassionate Living Psychology 