6 Steps to Self Counsel

When we experience challenging times, conflicts or issues - we all respond in different ways. Maybe we ruminate; play out imagined scenarios, think of what we could have done differently. Maybe we sink into bad form; befriending blame and anger and projecting our struggle outward. Maybe we respond with grace; employing a balanced resolve to overcome and help ourselves in the situation.
Becoming more self aware allows us to identify which method we revert to. Becoming self honest enables us to evaluate how helpful it may be. But the most important is to establish self motivation - to do something about it.
The fact is we all have our own answers. We know. We've heard the advice, read the quotes and could probably tell anyone else exactly what to do in our situation. But turned inward, it somehow seems different. It's harder or the circumstances are more unique or there's other factors at fault. We might even use our knowledge to beat ourselves up about how we're not appl…
Becoming more self aware allows us to identify which method we revert to. Becoming self honest enables us to evaluate how helpful it may be. But the most important is to establish self motivation - to do something about it.
The fact is we all have our own answers. We know. We've heard the advice, read the quotes and could probably tell anyone else exactly what to do in our situation. But turned inward, it somehow seems different. It's harder or the circumstances are more unique or there's other factors at fault. We might even use our knowledge to beat ourselves up about how we're not appl…