Tag: character strengths

  • How you can achieve holistic happiness

    How you can achieve holistic happiness

    Please share this article viaWhat if I could give you a formula that allowed you to feel fulfilled and happy every single day? Something you can learn and apply at work and at home. Something that is easy to grasp and easy to practice. Let me show you how to experience holistic happiness. On March […]

  • The Secret to Mutually Nurturing Relationships

    The Secret to Mutually Nurturing Relationships

    Please share this article viaMany Bright Women find it easy to feel and express love for others. You’re probably one of them. And what about the other side of the coin? What if there was an easy way – a simple secret – to have mutually nurturing relationships? Read on to try it out! Are […]

  • The Fault In Our Stars – Brilliant Book Review

    The Fault In Our Stars – Brilliant Book Review

    Please share this article viaDeath still is a taboo in our Western societies. It’s not omnipresent anymore as this was the case even a hundred years ago. We live longer and healthier lives, which is a bliss and the result of the economic, social and medical improvements of the 20th century. But yet, we all […]

  • What motivates me

    What motivates me

    Please share this article viaWhen I learned about my ‘giftedness’ – and the reverse side of ‘being bright’ – at the age of 45 suddenly all made sense! Instead of feeling different, I focused more on how to make a difference and find my place in this world. This is what motivates me since then: […]

  • What’s Love Got To Do With Character And Strengths?

    What’s Love Got To Do With Character And Strengths?

    Please share this article viaI am making it my life’s mission to get 1000 bright women worldwide to flourish while using a key character strength: love. You can create wealth in this world by experiencing happiness here and now which will enhance the good you can do for others professionally as well privately.   When […]

  • The Joys and Sorrows of a Princess and the Pea who is also a Lioness at Heart

    The Joys and Sorrows of a Princess and the Pea who is also a Lioness at Heart

    Please share this article viaAre you sometimes questioning yourself if you are a weird princess and the pea and wonder: do I have ‘unreasonable’ fears, or am I dreading something ‘real’? As a Highly Sensitive Person, this issue is tricky! You need to figure out where exactly your boundaries are. Let’s discuss why it’s so […]

  • The four pillars of a brilliant life

    The four pillars of a brilliant life

    Please share this article viaHave you been wondering dear reader what a brilliant life might be? Congratulations if the answer is yes because this means that you have applied the strengths of curiosity and/or love of learning. Knowing about and using one’s top strengths is one of the four pillars of what I call leading […]

  • How to Act Out of Your Zone of Excellence

    How to Act Out of Your Zone of Excellence

    Please share this article viaDid you know that you have 24 strengths? We all have a unique Character Strengths Profile. The study and use of strengths are at the centre of the science of positive psychology. Knowing and tapping into your strengths is key if you want to thrive at work and act in your […]

  • Highly Sensitive Woman – would you love to flourish?

    Highly Sensitive Woman – would you love to flourish?

    Please share this article viaIf you are a highly sensitive woman the world can easily overwhelm you. Maybe you have tried to dim your empathy or to follow (more or less) well meant advice to get a ‘thicker skin’. But I’m afraid this is not how it works. You need to take 2 steps in order […]

  • Be kind – don’t rewind

    Be kind – don’t rewind

    Please share this article viaI was discussing today with a colleague about kindness and compassion and how important it is to apply these attitudes to ourselves. The foundation of a truly successful life has to do with creating habits that make us feel worthy and loveable. If you love movies as I do, this title […]