by Richard Amaral | Apr 16, 2020 | Change, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Stress, Uncategorized
I’ve been working from home since March 17th. That’s 30 days as of today. And while some people are using this “quarantine” time to focus on their goals, I’m focusing on appreciating the simple things. Like having more meals with my wife and kids, not having to drive...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 23, 2020 | Balance, Change, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
If you’ve been following my blog over the last year or so, you’ve noticed that most of my writing focuses on how to live a more balanced life. My interest in this topic stems from the massive changes that have taken place in my life over a few years, and the benefits...
by Richard Amaral | Dec 7, 2018 | Balance, Change, Lifestyle
Before I go into describing my blueprint or model for living a balanced life, I need to be clear about something. I work at balancing my life every day, and I ’ll hav to continue working on it throughout life. That’s just a reality. Having a balanced lifestyle is not...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 7, 2018 | Change, Uncategorized
I’ve been writing more in these last few weeks than I have in several years. I’ve also been taking a stab at developing a YouTube Channel (You can find all four of my videos there). Because of the long gap in my writing schedule, I thought I’d share what...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 2, 2018 | Change, Uncategorized
For the next few weeks, I’ll be focusing on the relationship between your thoughts, behaviours, and feelings. These are the main aspects behind cognitive-behavioural therapy (or CBT). The power of your beliefs The cognitive model, which is at the foundation of CBT,...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 30, 2015 | Change
By this time of the year most people will have already abandoned their New Year’s resolutions. After trying for a few weeks, it’s easy to feel discourage and lose faith that change will happen. We quickly tell ourselves, “I guess I’ll just have to try again next...
