The art of negotiation

Date 1 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Successful communication begins with our ability to negotiate and find a way forward on both sides, and whilst some of us may think that means we’re giving in, in the longer term it makes us more emotionally and spiritually wise. Negotiations strengthen our resolve and authority. It means we’re mature…
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Expectations & falling short

Date 28 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
If we take out expectations, we will never be disappointed. Expectations are part of life’s rich tapestry, but it’s only when others let us down and we end up dealing with disappointment that we deal with failed expectations too. Failed expectations will always bring about disappointment. How do we deal…
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Adversity and Resilience

Date 27 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The Strength We Find in Struggle When we face and work through adversity, we begin to build resilience and inner strength. Every challenge we confront and overcome becomes a stepping-stone, strengthening our ...
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The modern world

Date 25 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The world I grew up in isn’t the world my children are growing up in, when it comes to the modern world and technology. In a way it’s not altogether bad that we live in a technological world, but it’s not an altogether good thing either, because it has changed…
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Being insensitive

Date 21 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
No matter what we say, other people’s reactions towards us isn’t always warranted. They can make us feel inferior, and over critical of ourselves and as a result we may be cold and aloof. They’re insensitive. But how someone insensitive communicates with others is how they communicate with themselves. When…
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Moving the boundaries

Date 19 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Personal boundaries are what we create to identify what is reasonable and safe, what we will allow. When it comes to our boundaries, most of us will have a sense of right and wrong, what’s deemed appropriate and what isn’t, around our own personal space. There are individuals of course who…
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Our toxic lives

Date 17 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Being the recipient of another person’s toxic behaviour will make your life toxic. When someone controls, is critical, or goes on to make decisions for you, then you know you’re living a toxic life. A toxic relationship is having little to no control over your life. Being dependent on someone…
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Self-doubt & self-belief

Date 15 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, self-doubt will not only affect our character and the way we live our lives, but it will also eat into our very core, into our soul. It also has power over us until we take its power back, zap our confidence and take away reason and logic from our…
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The importance of relaxation

Date 13 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We should probably think more about relaxation, or at least try to bring some form of relaxation into our day. Instead, we tend to use relaxation as a last resort, usually when we’re ill and we’re made to slow down. The ‘fight or flight’ response as it’s known, is often…
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The sun & skin cancer

Date 12 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
No tan is a healthy tan. New guidance from the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence, (NICE) warns that there is no safe or healthy way to get a tan from sunlight. The health watchdog’s latest guidance also suggests that an existing tan provides little protection against new sun…
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Choosing to think positively

Date 9 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
If we put out positive thoughts, we will get positive thoughts back, in the same way, if we put out unkindness, we will get unkindness back. Because the ‘Law of Attraction’ states that what we put out will find its way back to us, it is important we put out…
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Anxiety & impulsiveness

Date 7 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We're impulsive. We know what we want and won't wait. There’s nothing wrong with being impulsive, if being impulsive or spontaneous brings the right response to a situation that we want and we’re happy with, but being impulsive can bring about anxiety and can make us stressed. In some cases,…
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