Barry Neil Kaufman is an emotional intelligence best-selling author who, in my opinion, fantastically answers this in his book Power Dialogues: The Ultimate System for Personal Change. I’ve provided the book excerpts below. Barry Kaufman studied under a psychotherapist named Bruce Di Marsico who put forward the idea that there are certain things we think …
Something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion. Merriam-Webster Dictionary The word “belief” is just a way to label and describe what we think is true. For example, believing the world is flat means a person thinks that’s true. To disagree with that assertion is to say you don’t think …
In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is an evidence-based therapeutic modality for reducing anxiety, core beliefs are thought to underlie automatic thoughts. Interestingly, I’d argue that beliefs are thoughts we’ve decided to “install” in our brains to help us process life. Julie Simmons, a licensed therapist, explains this point below: As such, beliefs are thoughts …
Concepts discussed: perceptions, emotional mastery Some of us have felt what are described as joy, sadness, shame, fear, and other “emotions.” I never thought twice about emotions until my first work presentation as a software engineer. My body and hands gyrated intensely as my heart raced minutes before speaking and I said to myself, “What’s …
Concepts discussed: emotions Have you ever wondered why you act perfectly fine with people you’re close to and sometimes struggle to be this normal when interacting with a secret admirer or complete strangers? The same social behaviors you flawlessly executed with friends struggled to manifest themselves in a different but similar social situation. This article …