BLOG
Spot an Energy Vampire & 4 Tips for Dealing with Them
Have you ever noticed that some people just leave you feeling exhausted? You start off feeling good but after a conversation with someone you are left feeling tired.
This may be because you are in the presence of an energy vampire.
An energy vampire is someone who exudes negative energy that drains you. They are continuously taking from you and feeding off your energy. Energy vampires are emotionally immature individuals who have the sense that the world revolves around them. They may lack empathy and feel like the world is there to serve them. They take, take and take. It’s as if they are trying to take from others to fill that void inside of them. However others can’t fill their inner void, they must do so. It does not matter how much you give and how much they drain, they will keep on doing it.
Confidence: Fake it ’til you make it
“I will start my own business once I finish two more courses and that stack of business books by my bed.” Or “I will sign up for online dating in two or three months, I just need more time to myself.” If you are looking for reasons to push something off rather than take immediate action, ask yourself if you are lacking confidence. I see it often, individuals put off shining their light until they feel confident to take on the world. But will you ever feel completely?
6 Signs you’re an Introvert in an Extrovert World
The other day I was talking to someone who had completed the Myers-Briggs, a system of classifying personality types. She found out that she was an introvert. This brought her a tremendous amount of relief. Prior to this, she continuously forced herself to go out and socialize when she really just wanted time to herself. read more…
Establishing a Daily Gratitude Practice
Gratitude is being thankful and appreciative of what we have. It means acknowledging and being grateful for the little things in our everyday life.
The practice of gratitude forces us to slow down for a minute and ground ourselves for all the many blessings in our lives. It helps to alleviate wide spread feelings of not being or having enough. Many are deeply scripted in the scarcity mentality rather than the abundance mentality. We avoid the feelings of dissatisfaction and the desire to fill the void by keeping ourselves busy. As such, society has placed such an emphasis on productivity.