Author: Maria Connolly

Need More Emotional Resilience? Try These 7 Proven Ways to More Psychological Flexibility!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Self-Leadership Skills.

“Be flexible but stick to your principles.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Have you ever made a decision that’s out of harmony with your values? It makes you feel terrible, doesn’t it? Yet even when we hold to our values, our emotions may leave us with mixed feelings that can be quite unpleasant. You’d think that if your decisions honor your values they’d always leave you with happy, good feelings, right? Why don’t they? And how can developing more emotional resilience help you cope?

Never Enough Time? How to Master Time and Feel in Control!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Mindfulness, Self-Leadership Skills.

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” ~ Anthony Robbins

“There’s never enough time…” This may be what we say when we know we need to do something and we really don’t want to make the time for it. It may be losing weight, learning a new skill, or visiting with a loved one. At this point, your relationship with time may not be the real issue. It may be that a part of you is struggling with another part of you.

7 Reasons Why We Know Action Is The Antidote To Despair

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Fearless Mindset, Positive Mindset.

Activist and songwriter, Joan Baez is famous for saying, “Action is the antidote to despair.” Without hope, we become powerless. However, when we feel hopeful, we manage to find the energy to keep going, even against all odds. What makes the difference? It’s our emotional response to a given situation. Our emotions around hope and despair are powerful and can be life-altering! You know this if you’ve been in a situation where you couldn’t see your way out and you felt despair.

Get Out and Enjoy Nature. It’s The Antidote To Creative Blocks!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Creative Thinking.

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~ John Muir

In Oregon, we experience our share of inclement weather so it’s easy to get into the rut of staying indoors day after day. As a result, many Oregonians are Vitamin D deficient, which greatly alters the mood, mental health and immune system. So when summer finally comes, I tell everyone, “Get out and enjoy nature as much as possible. It’s one of the best ways to overcome creative blocks and get your creativity flowing again!

Recovering From Emotional Exhaustion? Wholeheartedness, Not Rest, Will Heal You!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, Mindfulness.

“Burnout is a state of emptiness, to be sure, but it does not result from giving all I have: it merely reveals the nothingness from which I was trying to give in the first place.” ~ Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak

We have all been through some pretty hard times, and the world isn’t getting any rosier. There are so many ways to describe how people are feeling today — burnout, emotional exhaustion, mental exhaustion, mentally drained, emotional burnout, nervous exhaustion, overworked, over-stressed, over-committed, over-stimulated, and now we even have Zoom fatigue! And some of the tried-and-true methods for recovering from emotional exhaustion aren’t working.

Author: Maria Connolly

Need More Emotional Resilience? Try These 7 Proven Ways to More Psychological Flexibility!

Never Enough Time? How to Master Time and Feel in Control!

7 Reasons Why We Know Action Is The Antidote To Despair

Get Out and Enjoy Nature. It’s The Antidote To Creative Blocks!

Recovering From Emotional Exhaustion? Wholeheartedness, Not Rest, Will Heal You!

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