History of the Outcome Questions - continuation from part one. Exploring Desired Outcomes in Counselling In counselling, desired outcome questions serve as a powerful tool to help clients identify their strengths, reconnect with past successes, and envision a future where they achieve their goals. These questions shift the focus from problems to possibilities, encouraging clients …
Counsellin Questions - Part 1. This is the first in a series on counselling questions. As a counsellor it can sometimes be difficult to ask a question which is not the same old, same old you always use. Although there are many 'standard' questions which are great to start a session with, or to use in the first few minutes, it is sometimes difficult not to repeat oneself over and over again.
Letting go... The fifth tenet of mindfulness, Non-Striving, is about letting go of the need to achieve or attain a particular outcome. Instead of focusing on goals or results, non-striving encourages us to simply be present with whatever is happening in the moment. This principle is about embracing the present moment as it is, without …
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Trust. The fourth tenet of mindfulness, Trust, is about developing confidence in yourself, your intuition, and the natural flow of life. Trust involves letting go of the need to control everything and instead embracing uncertainty with faith and openness. This principle is essential for cultivating inner peace and resilience. The Nature of Distrust Distrust often …
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Seeing with Fresh Eyes The third tenet of mindfulness, Beginner’s Mind, invites us to approach life with curiosity and openness, as if experiencing it for the first time. This mindset encourages us to let go of preconceptions, assumptions, and judgments, allowing us to see things with fresh eyes. Beginner’s Mind is about embracing the unknown …
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The third part of our five-day look at mindfulness. Patience... Patience, the second tenet of mindfulness, is the practice of allowing experiences to unfold naturally, without rushing or forcing outcomes. In a world that often prioritizes speed and efficiency, patience can feel counterintuitive. However, it is a vital aspect of mindfulness that fosters acceptance, resilience, …
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The first instalment of our five-day look at mindfulness. The first tenet of mindfulness, non-judging, is perhaps the most fundamental and transformative aspect of the practice. It involves observing our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences without calling them as good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable. This principle challenges our habitual tendency to …
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What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? Well, this is an easy one. My name is Richard Joseph Kirk. I was born Joseph Richard Mason during the early 1950’s in East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Like most people, I have a birth certificate to prove it. My birth mother died when I …
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Failure? I have never failed, I have only experienced learning opportunities. Throughout life, failure was never something I admitted to, any apparent failure, or what may have looked like a failure to other people was just an opportunity to learn, hone and …
