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  CBT Everyday Tools 10 Essential CBT Tools for Everyday Life A practical, no-jargon toolkit you can start using today You don't need a therapy degree to use the tools therapists/life coaches like myself use. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is built on a simple, well-researched idea: the way we think shapes the way we feel, and the way we feel shapes what we do. Change one part of that loop, and the rest tends to follow. The ten tools below are the ones that show up again and again in CBT practice because they work — and because you can use them without a session, a workbook, or a single special tool. Just a pen, a few minutes, and a willingness to try. You don't have to believe every thought you have. You just have to notice it.   1. Thought Records: Catching the Thought Behind the Feeling Most of us treat our thoughts like facts. A thought record interrupts that habit by asking you to slow down and separate what happened from what you told yourself about it. You write dow...

Laser Thinking: The Art of Focused Problem-Solving In a world of endless distractions and competing priorities, the ability to think with precision and purpose has become a superpower. Welcome to “laser thinking”—a cognitive approach that cuts through the noise in on what truly matters. What Is Laser Thinking? Laser thinking is the practice of concentrating your mental energy with intense focus on a single problem, question, or goal. Like a laser beam that amplifies light into a powerful, narrow beam, laser thinking amplifies your cognitive resources to penetrate deeply into complex challenges. It’s the opposite of scattered thinking. Instead of between multiple concerns or getting lost in tangential details, laser thinking demands that you define your target with surgical precision and then direct all your intellectual firepower toward it. Why Traditional Thinking Falls Short Our default mode of thinking is diffuse. We jump from email to messages to news feeds to work projects, never ...

What is your life story?  Life is a journey  We all have a life story that makes us who we are as a person. The twists and turns of life.I am a person who became strong within after what I went through in my life. I lost two siblings to suicide and other negative experiences I have faced with courage. The more you face these negative things the stronger you are as a person. I been through a lot of negative situations here is my list of my life experience that makes me who I am is an example of how we should see it. Without getting stuck in emotion of past experiences. Write down experiences that shape who you are. As we all have a story that makes us who we are today.  Childhood experience of being bullied  Tragic suicidal deaths since the age of 10 years old and 28 years old. Struggled in school and found out that I have had epilepsy the whole time of my life and still struggle with epilepsy but do the best I can every moment of my life. Found out I have epilepsy at...

When you want to find happiness really the only way to finding that happiness is by creating it. That's how I managed to find my way to feeling and acting happier as a person. Changing how we view life that means changing our mindsets about our lives and that is why I teach CBT cognitive behavioral therapy to reset your mind to be a happier and positive person within. Let's explore how we can achieve this happiness  Write 3 things you are grateful for: When you are grateful you feel good within and see the positives around you currently and there will be no room for negativity. Meditate for 10 minutes: meditation is good for the mind and body it relaxing as well. It reduces stress levels, try doing meditation twice a day. I like doing meditation first thing in the morning.  Watch inspiring YouTuber: My favorite YouTuber is Gabrielle Bernstein she has a beautiful energy. You need to get inspired by someone that you can relate to and get inspired daily.  Listen to a motiv...

Plan for our goals I want to talk about having a plan for our goals and why we need to create small steps not huge steps like some people do. If you have a journal that says Goals on it get it out now! We are going to sort out the mission of creating your first goal. Here's the question.... 1. what is it you want to do this year? 2. Why? 3. how can we make it happen step by step 4. small steps is better than doing big steps as we can get discouraged and give up on our goals 5. create a vision board 7. celebrate each step be proud of yourself for doing it! Get a journal and use it for praising yourself for doing it. SMART Goals are the five most important characteristics of goal setting. Those five characteristics are: Specific:  Identify what will be accomplished and what exact actions will be taken. Measurable:  Choose the data or metric that will allow you to know you are making progress. Achievable:  Ensure you have the resources and skills to be successful an...

I want to talk about my favorite resources that helps us find our happiness in the journey we are on. I love this journal because you are guided for 12 months to find your greatest happiness in 2019 until you do it again in 2020. Most of us are not happy so we try to find a way to improve so here is something I found useful for my coaching lessons. Watch video above. Kikik.k Happy journal I will leave a link for you if you wish to buy it online, it is expensive but worth the money. https://www.kikki-k.com/nz/celebrate/birthday/happiness-journal-inspiration-10953901.html I hope this journal inspires you and find your happiness. Blessings from Lori at Lifesuccessnz xx

Keeping a gratitude journal  Often when we hear about expressing gratitude, we think of the people and things that we’re grateful for. Our friends, family, partners, home, car, food, etc. Of course it really does help put things into perspective even when you are depressed. When you think of your life without those things what comes up for you? BUT I would say to go even deeper when it comes to gratitude. So grab a journal!  Think about your accomplishments what did you achieve that day, how you handled your day was it positive or negative? How your own values came into play and why, which strengths you’re grateful for,  what you’re proud of , what you’re excited about, and what’s good in your life right now. These details help us fight depression.  Keeping journal of the little and big things that make you feel grateful works in the same way as keeping a note of the little things you have done to help others it creates a 'happiness bank'. https://theawesom...