by Richard Amaral | Jan 21, 2023 | Balanced living, Boundaries, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Work
When discussing the goal of balanced living with a client, one of the conversation topics always turns toward how many hours they’re spending on work. More specifically, I often find that when someone spends excessive amounts of time on work-related tasks...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 14, 2023 | Change, Thinking
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about my goals for the year and the next few years. The process of thinking about goals is self-reflective, and the better you are at self-reflection, the better you’ll be at clarifying what you want to change...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 7, 2023 | Balanced living, Change, Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
Every year around this time, I like to set some goals/plans/intentions for the upcoming year. I might also start writing out some dreams for the next few years of my life—five-year or ten-year plans. I’ve been going through this process for as long as I can...
by Richard Amaral | Dec 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
There have been a lot of challenges for a lot of people this past year. But the year is coming to an end, and a new one is about to start. And I’m grateful that you have been opening up these emails and sharing them with those whom you think might benefit. Thank...
by Richard Amaral | Dec 17, 2022 | Mental Health, Relationships, Thinking
In last week’s post, I wrote about how the Holiday season can be stressful for people because they might find themselves sharing a dinner with an individual(s) who can sometimes get under their skin. So, for this post, I want to talk a little bit more...