The Positive Professional

This episode explores Seasonal Affective Disorder, uncovering its impact on mental health, and discussing practical strategies to navigate through those gloomy days.

Today's episode, we're exploring a topic that affects many of us, yet often remains hidden in plain sight - emotional labor. We'll be discussing the various forms of emotional labor, the toll it can take on individuals, and practical strategies for managing it.

This episode delves into a fascinating topic that affects us all: how thinking with a negative filter can shape our perceptions and decisions. 

While a lot of good things come from a positive attitude, totally embracing positivity even when life is difficult isn't always the best choice. You might suffer from toxic positivity if you believe you should act positively no matter how dire, dangerous, or demanding your current experience is. This episode shares a few signs that your mental well-being and other aspects of your life are negatively impacted by your rosy disposition.

The term gaslighting has existed for decades now, but its usage seems to have spiked in recent years. Gaslighting is when someone makes someone else question their sanity, perception, or memories. It seems like people finally realize how serious and manipulative the behavior is. One of the most nefarious aspects of gaslighting is that it often happens so gradually, the victim doesn't even notice. That's why you need to watch out for these warning signs.

The ego represents our sense of self, our identity, and the way we perceive ourselves in relation to the world. It's an essential part of our personality, but it can also be fragile and susceptible to wounds. These wounds can occur through various life experiences and significantly impact our emotions, behaviors, and overall well-being. This episode provides strategies on how can we start the healing process.

It’s often said that writing things down helps you to remember them and that writing down your goals helps you to achieve them. This is because writing things down gives you a clearer picture of what you want, and what you intend to achieve, and it maps out the direction to take.

Successful people recognize the power of writing down their goals and use it to achieve every goal they set. So, if you want to make sure you attain your goals, make writing them down a priority.

The best way of realizing what you can achieve and how far you can go is by simply being clear about what you want to attain, where you intend to go as well as who you intend to be in a certain number of years. You will only achieve that by writing things down. This episode provides five advantages of writing down your goals.

Life is not easy for the majority of adults everywhere around the world. While finances are a common problem for many, there’s also spiritual, social, health, family, and other issues. How all these are handled often depends on our priorities. Sadly, most people tend to either forget or turn a blind eye to the fact that most if not all our areas of life are somehow related, and more importantly, their combination plays a significant role in how valuable we become as individuals. This episode provides strategies on how to stay on track.