PERSONAL GROWTH Archives

9 Ways to Hold Yourself to a High Standard

Today, we’ll explore how you can hold yourself to a high standard. You’ll learn different ways you can treat yourself with the respect you desire from others. Different ways you can honor and value yourself a bit more. Once you raise the bar for how you let yourself to treat yourself, you naturally won’t allow anything less from others. You will get to the point where you know that this is your standard, and if someone wants to be in your life they have to not only match the standard you have for yourself, but go higher even to...

How to Know if You Have Outgrown Who You Used to Be

PERSONAL GROWTH

When was the last time you thought “This is just not it anymore. This is just not serving me anymore”? Today, we’ll explore what to do when you have outgrown who you used to be. What to do when you have outgrown certain people, friendships, and relationships. Or even when you have outgrown your job, hobbies, and interests. When I’m talking about outgrowing something or someone, I’m talking about that moment when you realize something is just not the right fit anymore. This doesn’t mean that you’re better than someone. It doesn’t mean that someone is wrong and you’re...

How to Feel Happy Again and Build Your Happiness Muscle

PERSONAL GROWTH•SELF-CARE

Have you ever thought to yourself, how did I get here? How am I living a life that makes me unhappy? How to feel happy again? Today we will explore what makes you unhappy and how to feel happy again. We’ll go behind the scenes of that moment when you sit down with yourself and realize you’re unhappy, unfulfilled, or dissatisfied. Just not happy with your life. I’ll offer insights about the part that often gets overlooked and how to make some changes in that area. We will take a simple and effective approach to creating a happier life...

Living Under Constant Pressure // how to create a calm life and a clear mind

PERSONAL GROWTH

Do you feel like you’re living under constant pressure to do more, achieve more, and be more? If you crave a calm life and a clear mind, this post is for you. We explore different ways to reduce the mental clutter and stress of our never-ending to-do lists. I also offer questions for reflection to help you understand where the pressure is coming from and how you can start creating a more enjoyable life. Prefer audio? Listen to this blog post on my podcast, The La Ivana Podcast (available on all podcast platforms & my YouTube channel). 1) living...

How to Overcome the Fear of Rejection // Handling Rejection

PERSONAL GROWTH•SELF-CONFIDENCE

Have you experienced the fear of rejection recently? Maybe you wanted to do something for the first time, get out of your comfort zone, ask someone for a favor, or reach out to someone but your fear of rejection was holding you back from following through. If you can relate to that, then this blog post is for you. I’ll share some questions I ask my coaching clients when they struggle with fear of rejection and mindset shifts to help you handle rejection. >> Prefer audio format? This blog post was first published on my podcast, The La Ivana...

3 Signs Of Self-Sabotage: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Happiness?

PERSONAL GROWTH

In this post, I’m sharing with you 3 common signs of self-sabotage. I’ll share how you might be holding yourself back from living a satisfying life and using your fullest potential. Let’s dive in! What sometimes can happen is that we think that someone else doesn’t want us to succeed or that other people might be holding us back. We might blame our parents, partner, kids, or our boss for where we are in our lives. But that’s the easy way out; blaming others instead of taking the responsibility in our own hands. But what about self-sabotage? What about...

How the Compound Effect of Small Habits Can Change Your Life

PERSONAL GROWTH

Over time, small habits compound. This means that a very small habit or action, performed daily, can add up to massive results over time. Are you ready to learn how you can make small daily changes that will add up to life-altering transformations? In this article, we are going to dive into the compound effect, the compound effect of small habits, and how you can use the compound effect of small habits to change your life. Keep reading to learn more! What Is The Compound Effect? The compound effect is the method of reaping massive rewards from small actions...

10 Tried and Tested Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Flying

PERSONAL GROWTH

Fear is there to protect us. Without fear, we would get into all kinds of dangerous situations, putting our lives on the line without thinking of consequences. Fear of flying is no different. If you want to overcome fear of flying, you need to learn how to deal with that part of yourself that wants to keep you safe. Fear of flying was my biggest fear my whole life. It was holding me back in various different ways. It was so strong that I chose a 30+ hour bus ride when a free flight was offered to me. I...