How can reflecting on the past year help you to move forward? In our last blog post, we gave you 21 questions that allowed you to reflect on the past year. But what then? How can you avoid dwelling on what’s not gone well? How can you use these reflections to improve 2022? That’s what we’re covering today.

You may have noticed that many of the questions also asked you to consider ‘why’. For example, why you’ve enjoyed a particular activity or why something didn’t go well in your professional life. This is where reflection can be one of the...

How can 2021 help you to improve your life for 2022? Reflecting objectively on the year that has passed is one of the best ways to make adjustments going forward that will ensure 2022 is greater. In this month's newsletter, we discussed the power of reflection, and in this blog post, we're helping you to do just that with our bumper guide to questions that will help you reflect on the past year. Without further ado, let’s get going!

Family & Friends

Social interaction is essential to human beings. It's why the lockdowns were such a struggle for many. Below you’ll...

How can you experience more moments of joy in your life? In our last blog post, we cast our minds back to recognise the times in which we had experienced great happiness over the past year. But now, it’s time to do a little forward planning. When we’re more conscious about creating joy, we have more perspective about our lives. Rather than dwelling on things that have gone wrong, we can recall the joyous moments in our lives, too. But how can you bring more of it into your life? Here are three ways to help you begin...

1. Pause and Observe

Many people are put off by the...

We're willing to bet that you've experienced more moments of joy throughout 2021 than you initially thought. It is human nature for the adverse events to stick in our minds more when we think back over the past year. And, if we’re not careful, these can begin to dominate our thoughts, leaving us feeling like we’ve had a terrible year. When this happens, we often find ourselves hoping and praying that next year will be better. But today, we want to encourage you to find the moments of joy that did exist so that you can think more positively about 2021.

Recalling past...

How can you be more courageous? This month, we have been exploring how bravery can improve your life and chances of achieving your goals. We also looked at 5 traits of bravery. But what if you discovered that you're not being very brave in your life? Well, today we are looking at 5 different ways in which you can start being more courageous. Have a read through and then commit to using one of these tips in the next couple of weeks.

Make A Habit Of Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Think of courage as a muscle that you can build. Being brave means stepping out of your comfort zone....

What does being brave mean? What does it look like? This month we're talking about being courageous. However, we don't always recognise when we are being brave and that can make it difficult to judge whether we are being courageous. Therefore, we're sharing 5 traits of being brave that you can look out for and see how you're doing.

1. Overcoming Adversity

We all experience hard times and moments. It is often during these times that we give up on our dreams and goals or decide that they are just too unrealistic. However, when someone is being courageous rather than letting adversity...

January might seem like a lifetime ago, but it was likely that, back then, you set some goals that you wanted to achieve this year. But we never really know what’s going to come our way. Depending on what’s happened, you may find that you’re well on track to achieve your goals or realise that you’ve been blown completely off course by other things that have happened. But with children back to school, this can be a good time to realign yourself with what you want for this year. Here are our five tips for doing that.

1. Look back at your goals and re-assess

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Much has been written about the benefits of routines, especially for children. But that doesn’t mean that the same sorts of routines suit everyone. Some people feel safer with a rigid routine that’s followed daily. Others find this stifles their creativity and prefer more freedom. But all of us will have routines to some extent. But we’re going to explore three routines that can be particularly beneficial for families. That’s not to say that all of these are right for everyone – but take a look and see which could reduce stress and friction in your household.

We can all be guilty of focusing on the negatives rather than the positives. In fact, it’s human nature. Through the pandemic, you may well have found yourself focusing on the things you couldn’t do and what you missed. It’s perfectly natural, especially when it brought such sweeping changes to our lives. But as we’re talking this month about making the most of summer, we wanted to share ways in which you can appreciate it, whatever changes might be thrown our way.

1. Give Thanks

This can be a great family activity and can be done as you sit at the table...

When you think back over your favourite memories, it’s not usually the everyday activities that come to mind. It’s also often that they’re not made up of the latest technology or most expensive spends. In fact, they’re often the simpler things in life – those that we’ve perhaps done spontaneously. While we talked about how to be more spontaneous in this month’s newsletter, in this blog post, we’re exploring five ways that you can create memories this summer, whatever it may or may not bring. Let’s dive in.

1. Hand over the reigns...