It's all about understanding your own emotions, thoughts, behaviors and how to regulate them.
High sensitivity & neurodiversity, self-awareness & self-management Our body budget influences how we feel, regulate ourselves, and act. Those who pay attention to and nurture their body budget strengthen their resilience and emotional intelligence. In this article, you will learn what the body budget is and how we can recharge it. Table of contents What constitutes the body budget The term body budget […]
Leadership & team dynamics Have you ever been so angry in a conflict that the emotion has lingered for a long time? Anger is often like a constant companion that weighs us down, even when the dispute seems to have been resolved. But why is it so difficult to really get rid of anger? And what can you do to find inner peace in the long term?
Leadership & Team Dynamics Fear is one of the most basic emotions and plays a crucial role in protecting us from danger and acting in critical moments. But when fear gets out of control, it can become overwhelming, especially when the fear of fear itself arises. This phenomenon, the fear of the next feeling of anxiety, can lead to [...]
Leadership & Team Dynamics, Self-Awareness & Self-Management In today's working world, where cooperation and trust are crucial, the issue of self-deception often plays an invisible but significant role. Based on the book Leadership and Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute, it shows how managers unconsciously fall into patterns of behavior that undermine cooperation and trust within the team. The […]
Relationship management & social awareness, self-awareness & self-leadership In a world of constant change and increasing demands, everyday working life can quickly become overwhelming. It is often not the amount of work alone that exhausts us, but how we deal with stress, emotions and challenges. This is exactly where emotional intelligence comes in: an essential key to preventing exhaustion [...]
Self-awareness & self-management The book Atomic Habits by James Clear has probably helped many people to change their habits and achieve personal goals. But what if all the tips and strategies in the book don't work for you? It is often deeply rooted inner beliefs that prevent us from making lasting changes. In this [...]
Self-awareness & self-leadership Changing a habit is a challenge. And yet it is possible if we understand how our brain works and how we can retrain it through mindfulness. It is often automatic patterns that lead us into the same behaviors over and over again. With mindfulness, we can recognize these patterns and [...]
Self-awareness & self-leadership Many of us believe that self-reflection is the key to personal growth. But what if all that thinking blocks us rather than moving us forward? In this blog article, I show why Dr. Tasha Eurich warns that we often get caught up in thinking traps that do more harm than good and how we can use self-reflection to [...]
Self-awareness & self-leadership Self-leadership is an essential skill for managers, especially in challenging and complex environments. This article shows you how Friedemann Schulz von Thun's Inner Team model can help you improve your self-awareness and better understand emotional triggers. You will learn how to consciously manage inner conflicts in order to be confident and [...]
Self-awareness & self-management Burnout is often seen as the result of too much work. A jam-packed calendar, constant deadlines, a mountain of tasks: yes, these are burdens that few people can withstand for long. But the real cause of burnout often lies deeper: in the emotional overload that gradually drains our energy. It is this inner burden that [...]
Self-awareness & self-leadership Self-awareness is the key to successful leadership. But how many of us overestimate this skill? Studies show that only a fraction of people actually have a realistic picture of themselves. What happens if you lack this important building block and how can you specifically strengthen it? In this article, you will find out why [...]
Self-awareness & self-management As a manager, you are sometimes under pressure. High levels of responsibility, external expectations and your own standards can lead to your inner critic becoming particularly loud. You may be familiar with thoughts such as: „That should have been better“ or „I can't afford to make a mistake“. In this article, you will find out how to overcome your inner [...]
Self-awareness & self-leadership Emotional agility is an important skill for successful leaders. It enables you to be flexible, mindful and courageous in dealing with your emotions, especially in stressful or challenging situations. Psychologist Susan David developed this concept to help people recognize their emotions without being overwhelmed by them, and instead focus on a [...]
