How to control your worry
![Many people have a troublesome relationship with worry: we hate it, yet it is constantly around (because we create it in our minds).](https://www.arataacademy.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/10-seiiti-arata-32-e-worry-our-minds.jpg)
Hello! Seiiti Arata. Sometimes we worry too much. We imagine how things might go wrong, and we start thinking and obsessing about the dangers lurking...
Continue ReadingHow to talk about your problems (and be heard)
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Hello! Seiiti Arata. When we experience problems and we want to talk about them, how can we talk in such a way that we’ll be...
Continue ReadingHow to stop complaining
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Hello! Seiiti Arata. Life is full of happy and sad moments. Of celebrations and disappointments. So it is normal to celebrate when we are happy...
Continue ReadingFinding purpose in life (a reference)
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Hello! Seiiti Arata. Last week we talked about how important it is to focus on one goal at a time. And some of you may...
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Hello! Seiiti Arata. What do you do when you want to stay focused? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3UtAgBm8aA Focus is special because it influences other challenges in our lives:...
Continue ReadingBe in the moment
![Be in the moment - The most valuable skills for life require practice. To be in the present moment requires practice.](https://www.arataacademy.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/08/05-seiiti-arata-11-e-present-moment-practice.jpg)
Hello! Seiiti Arata. Be in the moment. When it comes to our thoughts, we can either focus on the past, be in the moment or...
Continue ReadingLabelling people and confirmation bias
![Don't label: Labels often cause more harm than good because they are innaccurate, overly simplified and they are fixed in time.](https://www.arataacademy.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/08/04-seiiti-arata-08-e-labels-fixed-time.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90vYDzIMMuI Hello! Seiiti Arata. Labelling people can have horrible consequences. Please don’t label me! Have you ever been labelled and felt how horrible it is...
Continue ReadingPeople change
![PEOPLE CHANGE - Let’s take a moment to look back at our lives and see how much we have changed.](https://www.arataacademy.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/07/03-seiiti-arata-06-e-look-back-lives.jpg)
Hello! Seiiti Arata. People change. Let's take a moment to look back on our lives... and see how much we've changed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q8x68yDFno YouTube video: People...
Continue ReadingHow to follow-through
![Perseverance is not something we need after we become good. Perseverance is what makes us good.](https://www.arataacademy.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/07/02-seiiti-arata-04-e-perseverance-makes-good.jpg)
Hello! Seiiti Arata. Do you remember our first video, in which we spoke about how to get started? Today, we're going to talk about how...
Continue ReadingHow to get started
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Hello! Seiiti Arata. How to get started? Isn't it amazing that some people seem to be able to start a project without hesitation, without thinking...
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