What's the Difference Between a Preference and a Decision?
Spoiler alert, this is not a joke! While doing my morning reading I was struck by a sentence which considered the change that referred to...
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Jenni Jones
- Jan 4
- 2 min
New Year, New Beginnings
I'm sitting at Chalet Koru as I write today. Steve and I bought this chalet together quite soon after I moved to Switzerland. It truly...
Jenni Jones
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Absurdity of Measuring an Ocean with a Six-inch Ruler.
When we sit back and consider the conclusions that people often draw about themselves or others, it becomes more evident that errors in...
Jenni Jones
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
What are You Worth to You?
A distinctive feature of the approach I favour in my psychotherapeutic work is the promotion of unconditional self-acceptance. On the...
Jenni Jones
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Fail Often Enough to Succeed
When the Modern Olympic Games came into being it was motivated by the observation that sport has the power to help us understand life’s...
Jenni Jones
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Coachability.
Resilience, discipline, endurance, and talent are words that might spring to mind if I ask you to describe the attributes of an elite...
Jenni Jones
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
They should?
"There are no "shoulds" in the universe .... only a hell of a lot of "it would be betters!" - Dr Albert Ellis 1978, wise words from one...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Get Your Goals Crossed
I agree with the idea that some goals are more important than others. A goal of performance excellence, for example, may be less...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
Just Another Tick Box Exercise?
Managing our way through the vast challenges of progress towards our goals can be chaotic and overwhelm us. This sense of disorder...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Constant Course Correction
When does our goal striving become "too much of a good thing"? How do you know before you hit burnout that you're pushing enough,...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
You Stronger
I came across an article this morning while doing my morning wondering and pondering. The article is by the late iconic actor Kirk...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Its Better to Have Played and Lost...
Many years ago I remember supporting a team whose coach's pre-performance speech was "go out there and have fun". I flippantly piped up...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
I Made a Mistake.
I wrote a good blog this morning. I messed up and it didn't save. I'm using the strategies that I would teach you to let the...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
You Mainly Feel The Way You Think.
"You mainly feel the way you think". Dr Albert Ellis. One of my favourite Albert Ellis quotes. Such a simple formula for feeling better....
Jenni Jones
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
Seeing a Psych - Smart, Not a Stigma.
Apparently, there is a stigma associated with working with a psychologist, so much so that I have been advised more than once in my...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
Be Pro-Help
It has always been very important to me to be independent but I think that we can get stuck in a stubbornness of "needing" to be able to...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
Choose and Choose Again
Historically psychology has taught us that choice is our ultimate source of freedom. Viktor Frankl put it well when he noted - “Forces...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 14, 2022
- 1 min
When Your Dreams Hit Reality, Expect Some Turbulence.
When dreams and desires hit the outside world they often land with a great deal of turbulence. Very rarely do we imagine the situational...
Jenni Jones
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Sticks and Stones...
"Sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never harm me" Do you remember reciting "sticks and stones..." when battling being...
Jenni Jones
- Sep 21, 2022
- 1 min
What are Rational Beliefs?
Rational beliefs are key to your psychological functioning. So it’s helpful to have a reminder at hand of what they are- They are...
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