Category: Feeling Alive
Growth
Mental toughness
Mental toughness is about more than just having resilience and control in difficult situations. It relates to a psychological frame of mind that endorses confidence and commitment to success. In his book Developing Mental Toughness, the psychologist Peter Clough describes mental toughness as a combination of the following: The amount of control a person believes they… Read More Mental toughness
Self-efficacy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to search Self-efficacy is, according to psychologist Albert Bandura who originally proposed the concept, a personal judgment of how well or poorly a person is able to cope with a given situation based on the skills they have and the circumstances they face.[1] Self-efficacy affects every area of human endeavor. By… Read More Self-efficacy
Hippocampus
Believe In Yourself
Coping with stress
Connect with others
Stress is unavoidable
Stress is unavoidable and can, under the right conditions, even be beneficial. We can’t escape stress, but we can befriend it. We can learn to control our stress response and channel that energy in constructive and creative ways. If you’re experiencing chronic stress or feeling constantly on edge chances are you’ve got an overactive sympathetic… Read More Stress is unavoidable
Parasympathetic nervous system
When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, it produces a calm and relaxed feeling in the mind and body. People can learn to trigger their parasympathetic nervous system to immediately reduce their sense of anxiety and stress. Everything you perceive through your senses – everything you can see, hear, taste, smell, intuit, and touch is… Read More Parasympathetic nervous system
