All you really need to fix your problems sometimes is a nice pleasant walk. Do you ever find your mind wrestling over something and all it does is stress you out, but then you decide to go for a short 15-20 minute walk at a park, beach, or just around town, and you come back (more…)
The placebo effect is when an individual experiences benefits from a “sham drug” or “sham treatment” that is otherwise not supposed to have any medical benefits.
The basic idea is that the mere suggestion that an individual is receiving an effective drug or treatment sometimes activates certain self-healing and self-boosting processes.
While most research on the placebo effect is about physical ailments, it’s only recently that psychologists have looked into the placebo effect as a possible cognitive enhancer to boost intelligence.
When someone goes to see a therapist or coach, they are often looking for someone who is an outside listener whom they can share all their thoughts and feelings with – without the fear of being judged.
Leadership is the ability to influence one or more people to support a common goal or cause.
Some level of leadership is often necessary to make any kind of social organization function properly, whether it’s a family, a business, a government, or a charity.
We all step into “leadership” roles every now and then, even if it’s something as small as helping a stranger cross the street or giving a friend advice on how to get a new job.
Leadership is most effective when we match our strengths with other people’s needs. It’s about finding a “common goal” and then working together to achieve it.
So the first question to always ask yourself as a leader is, “What is in my power to help this person become as happy and successful as possible?”
To have a “higher purpose” in life means that you believe you serve a function in this world that is bigger than just your own self.