Index
Accomplishments, listing your
action plans
adaptability
alcohol
‘amiable’ personality
amnesia
‘analytical’ personality
anger
anxiety
change as cause of
influence of caffeine on
mindfulness as remedy for
triggered by stress
apologising
appreciation, showing
Aristotle
Armstrong, Neil
assertiveness
Bach, Richard
balance, work-life
blogging
brain processes
Branden, Nathaniel
breathing techniques
Buddha
caffeine
calmness
cancer
carbohydrates
change
anger management
grief cycle model
positive thinking
self-awareness
Churchill, Winston
comedians
communication
compassion
compliments, giving
compulsive spending
conflict
benefits of
coping with
definition of
personality types
Confucius
‘controlling the controllables’
‘Cool Down’ model
coping mechanisms
dealing with conflict
healthy
unhealthy
creativity
Darwin, Charles
De Bono, Edward
decision making
depression
grief cycle model
influence of caffeine on
mindfulness as remedy for
triggered by stress
Desiderata – A Creed for Life
desire
determination
diet
‘driver’ personality
eating, emotional
Edison, Thomas A.
Einstein, Albert
Eliot, George
Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT)
emotional intelligence
emotions
during change
conflict triggering
control over
food linked with
grief cycle model
how to manage
purpose of
repressing
‘thinking hats’
understanding
empathy
environmental stress
excuses
exercise
‘expressive’ personality
externally-referenced people
family
fear
feedback
flexibility
food
friends
Gandhi, Mahatma
generosity
Gibran, Khalil
Gilbert, Elizabeth
giving
goals
problem solving
reticular activating system
Goleman, Daniel
gratitude
grief cycle model
happiness
health
food
immune system
NHS website
positive thinking
relaxation
self-confidence
smoking
stress
work-life balance
see also mental health
highlights
hobbies
holidays
humour
immune system
inspiration
internal dialogue
internal stress
internally-referenced people
investment in yourself
Jordan, Michael
journals
‘Keep Calm and Carry On’
Kennedy, John F.
kindness
King, Martin Luther
Kübler-Ross, Elizabeth
Lao-tzu
laughter
leading by example
learning from mistakes
Lennon, John
letting go
life balance
limits, setting
listening to others
love
Lucado, Max
Maltz, Dr Maxwell
Mandela, Nelson
Maslow, Abraham
Mayer, John
McGee, Paul
meaning, finding
memories, reliving
mental health
see also health
mentoring
Milne, A. A.
mind over matter
mindfulness
mistakes
mobile technology
mood
motivation
music
negative baggage
negative emotions
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
nutrition see diet
omega-3 oils
open-mindedness
opportunities
see also probortunities
optimism
dealing with cancer
how to be optimistic
learning opportunities
mind over matter
‘thinking hats’
see also positive thinking
outward focus
pain
parties
Peale, Norman Vincent
perseverance
personal responsibility
personality
perspective, challenging your
pessimism
physical appearance
physical health see health
planning
positive thinking
change
emotions
see also optimism
posture
problem solving
probortunities
creativity
decision making
problem-solving process
psychometric tests
psychoneuroimmunology
purpose, connecting to your
redundancies
referencing systems
relationships
emotional intelligence
empathy
optimism
resilience and
social skills
strengthened by conflict
trust
see also family; friends
relaxation
respect
see also self-respect
rest
see also relaxation
reticular activating system (RAS)
risk taking
Salovey, Peter
self-awareness
self-confidence
self-control
self-discovery
self-esteem
self-fulfilling prophecies
self-love
self-perception
self-regulation
self-respect
self-talk
self-worth
Serenity Prayer
serotonin
simplicity
sleep
SMART goals
smiling
smoking
social connections
see also relationships
social skills
social support
speaking up
Stone, W. Clement
strengths
stress
bringing stress home
caffeine impact on
change as cause of
decision making
diet impact on
emotional eating
exercise impact on
letting go of
managing
poor communication leading to
relaxation and
repressing emotions
smoking and
workplace
success
support
survival songs
survival stress
sympathy
talking to people
tapping
tea, drinking
‘thinking hats’
thinking time
Thoreau, Henry David
time management
Tolstoy, Leo
trauma
trust
uncertainty
Urich, Robert
values
valuing yourself
victim mentality
vision
visualization
water
weaknesses
websites
well-being
Wilde, Oscar
work-life balance
workplace situations