Do you mind? - 4 Weeks of mental renewal

This was the title of an email I received about 6 weeks ago during a normal workday. It turned out to become the start of a positive adventure.

5 Reasons why not to worry what others think of you!

Why do we let others have power over our lives and why do we find it so important what others think of us. The reason most likely is that we are being human. As human beings we are looking for positive confirmation from others about our image. This is really important to us and negative confirmation can even be damaging. We are checking our own self-image against the people around us, this is a natural process.

 It is when we start worrying too much about what others think of us that can have a negative impact, it can lead to anxiety and even health problems…

Orange my favourite colour

Lately a number of people have asked me what my favourite colour is.

Orange is my standard answer. 

I have noticed that the reactions on orange as favourite colour are different from blue. They vary from: Oh yes, I like orange as well.... to Oh really?!?....