Responding

Experiencing jealousy gives you the opportunity to learn.

• Rather than becoming hindered by our response to the emotion, we can ask ourselves some questions.
• Do you think you lack some quality that you would like to develop?
• Are...

Since our goal is to enhance our self-esteem, we need to substitute self-criticism with self-compassion. Specifically, whenever your self-critical inner monologue kicks in, ask yourself what you would say to a dear friend if they were in your situation (we tend to be much more compassionate to fr...

Instead of succumbing to a knee-jerk negative reaction when you become upset by someone else's actions, slow down and consider if there are other ways of explaining the situation. 

Even if you don't change your opinion regarding what happened, the additional time spent thin...