If you see your horoscope in a magazine do you check it out? When I ask this question to clients I mostly get “yeah, but I don’t believe it!”

My response is usually “then why the hell read it?”

Mental wellbeing, Psychology, Resilience, ThrivingMichelle Carlyle5 October 2018anxiety, locus of control

How Miss 5-Year-Old Changed Her Thinking

I love hearing how people have changed their lives after “learning-the-thinking-skills-we-were-never-taught-in-school”.

This one is a bit different.

Mental wellbeing, Psychology, ThrivingMichelle Carlyle19 September 2018thriving, phobia, anxiety, children

How to unlearn social anxiety

I remember going to high school with a girl called Alison. She was born and raised in Australia but her parents were American. Alison had an Aussie/Americano sort of thing going on when she spoke. There were certain words she said that had a twang to them. Kinda cool at the time.

Mental wellbeing, Psychology, ThrivingMichelle Carlyle10 September 2018anxiety, social anxiety, language, beliefs, thinking styles

Habit 12 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People

Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 12 is about Enjoying Challenges.

Imposter syndrome? Change your thinking.

You know, that feeling that at any moment, someone is going to sneak up behind you, tap you on the shoulder and say “I know you have no idea what you’re doing”. It’s a dreadful feeling that has no place in the mind of any tenacious, intelligent, successful, and thriving person. So why is it?

Are you a perfectionist?

You often hear it during an interview. You are the interviewer and you ask the candidate if they have any areas for improvement. Often the answer is "I'm a bit of a perfectionist." The interpretation you are meant to make from that, I am guessing, is that they're a high achiever and will therefore do an awesome job in this role.

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