Yesterday we were talking about how @Rositsa Aleksandrova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and how I am born and live here since then. Then @Vasi Smith says: “I was born in Sofia too. I also lived in …” And that … turned out to be the small little tiny town that I live in (7.6k population by Google) I still cannot believe it, We truly live in a small world 🌟

I’m running this challenge in my group, and it’s so much fun and so useful and inspiring that I wanted to share it here as well, with all you fellow Goosers! I chose to do 10 minutes of piano a day for my challenge, inspired by fellow Goose @Rositsa Aleksandrova And that GiF is exactly how I look when I’m practicing my piano!! In this Challenge, you get to pick one to two activities that you will add to your day, just for 10-20 minutes. You can start your 10-Day, 10-Minute Challenge on any day, whatever works best for your schedule. Activities can include anything that helps you to thrive in your life…dance, walking, strength training, general exercise, journaling, art, yoga, planning your meals, singing, writing your book, reading, decluttering, something that brings you Joy, etc. Best not to overthink it, just pick one or two things you’ve been meaning to do and add it to your day, just ten minutes of it. You can always add more time as you get used to doing it more. You can either comment on this post to share what you’re working on and share updates, or you can start a new post of your own. Remember to comment on other people’s 10-day challenges and support each other as we go! What do you think? Are you in?

If you had to build the ultimate Skool squad to help you win at Skool… who would you choose? 👀 👉 Tag 3 people you’d want on your Skool journey — the ones who will help you level up your community, battle burnout, and capture the elusive 1% ⭐️. Only one rule: You can't pick @Goose Dunlavey. He's too busy leading the squads to be on one 😎

When I was studying Contemplative Psychology, I wrote many, many papers. Hundreds probably. But one of them, I remember to this day. I studied a lot of different therapeutic modalities...psychoanalysis, Jungian dream analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, and more. I was curious about what made therapy effective or not. This paper that I remember delved into this topic...what is the most effective kind of therapy for healing and transformation? I learned that any therapy can be quite effective for healing and transformation, as long as the therapist provides this one ingredient. What is this ingredient, you might be wondering? It's called Unconditional Positive Regard. It means the therapist holds a space full of empathy, compassion, and a loving regard towards their client, no matter what stories they hear, or what kind of guilt and shame the client might be holding. The beauty of Unconditional Positive Regard is that we are able to give it to ourselves as well! We don't need to wait for a therapist or friend or family member to hold that space for us, although it's wonderful to have a person like that in our lives. We can also give ourselves Unconditional Positive Regard. Like most other things, the more we practice Unconditional Positive Regard, the better we get at it! I've seen a few people move through my group and within weeks start a journey of transformation, with the slightest nudge...a one-on-one meeting, attending a few group support meetings, doing Hypno Health, reading my book. There are two things these folks had in common, as I reflect on this dynamic... 1.) A readiness for change and transformation, a feeling of commitment for doing whatever it takes to create change, as long as it felt right and good to them. 2.) A strong, internal sense of self-love and compassion for what they've been through and where they wanted to go, in other words... Unconditional Positive Regard for themselves!

I just noticed my birthday is LIVE! 😳😮💥🎈 I can't jump on it yet lol! It's 6am here in the UK and I'm wearing my dressing gown and my hair looks like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards... for all of my 51yrs! Happy Birthday to me! 🎉🎈🎉 Winning here on GOOSIFY! Thanks @Goose Dunlavey Thanks everyone! 🎈♥️🎈