Dr Maike Neuhaus
How to harness your environmental resources
It is widely accepted that both nature and nurture interact and together influence the way we act. Here is what that means.
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Blog
Welcome to my blog! Here, you'll find a range of articles covering the various topic areas of human flourishing science and self-leadership and how to accomplish your goals. The blog articles are written both by myself and a number of expert guest writers. If you would like to contribute, send me your CV and an example of your writing skills to hello@theflourishingdoc.com :)
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 6 min
The art of setting REALLY SMART goals
SMART is just one of a number of techniques you can do to optimise your goal in a way that you maximise your chance of success.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 4 min
3 Strategies to maximise your potential
Are you the best version of yourself? Living your best possible life? What does it even mean to be the best version of yourself? Find out.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 4 min
About the value of understanding your values (and what happens if you don't)
The day I understood my values, I realised that there wasn’t anything wrong with me, but everything right.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 3 min
Self-leadership explained: origin, concept & awesomeness (+4 reflection exercises)
If you asked me what baffles me the most about self-leadership, I’d say it’s that it’s still not a word we use in our everyday language.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
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The most common new year’s resolutions - and 10 (more exciting) alternatives
If you haven’t settled on a new pursuit for next year yet, here are ten goals I think are seriously worth considering.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 5 min
New Year’s resolutions: 10 tips to make them work
When it comes to our goals for the new year, for most of us, participation in the virtuous cycle is short-lived. Here are 10 tips to win.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 5 min
New year’s resolutions: 10 Reasons we fail
It seems that when it comes to new year’s resolutions, we get things terribly wrong. Here's what you should know.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 3 min
The 5 ingredients of happiness
We are starting to have a long list of scientifically proven, practical strategies to increase happiness. This is what they are.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
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The art of high-performance planning
If you strive for success, you may want to adopt a high-performance mindset. Part of it is to learn the art of high-performance planning.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 4 min
The 7 skills required to coach yourself
Self-coaching is the process of identifying the reason for a misfit between hopes/ intention and outcome, as well as solutions.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 3 min
The power of coaching to accelerate the self-leadership journey
Coaching is powerful because when it comes to the way we perceive obstacles and solutions, we often don’t see the forest for the trees.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 7 min
7 lifestyle habits that will maximise your self-leadership potential
If you want to be a stronger self-leader, understanding how to take good care of your body and mind is a prerequisite. Here's how.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
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The 5 aspects of motivation you should understand before getting frustrated with it
Everyone always talks about how motivated they are to do something or not. To many, motivation is a mystery and frustration all the same.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 4 min
Self-leadership starts with you – but what exactly is self-knowledge and why is it important?
Self-awareness is the observation of our thoughts & feelings in the present. Self-knowledge means understanding ourselves in our entirety.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 3 min
Cognitive dissonance: What it is & 3 things you can do to tame this worst enemy of yours
The term cognitive dissonance was named by social psychologist Leon Festinger. Your mind doesn't like it & will try to get rid of it...
Dr Maike Neuhaus
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Are you MISWANTING? 7 things people do that (unknowingly) make them unhappy
Any chance that you might be miswanting? Have you heard of 'miswanting' before? Here is what you need to know in order to avoid it.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 2 min
Our fight or flight response can save lives – but why are we happy?
Have you ever wondered what the purpose of happiness is? Sure, it feels good, but is that it?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
- 3 min
Happiness: Skill or circumstance?
Psychology researchers from all over the globe have invested a ton of time and effort to shed some light on what happiness is.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
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Why everyone should learn the art of self-leadership
Entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, famously said, “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.”
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