by Sunil Punjabi | May 13, 2020 | Coaching, General
Locus of Control (image courtesy – Min Thein, pexels.com) Years ago, when I was a child, a family friend had come over to visit us. He was supposedly a good chess player, and as mothers are wont to extol the talents of their children, my mom mentioned that I...
by Sunil Punjabi | May 13, 2020 | Coaching, General
Work stress! (Picture courtesy – www.pexels.com) “How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you...
by Sunil Punjabi | Sep 27, 2018 | Coaching, General
One of the important things a client needs to keep in mind while seeking coaching, is the need to be completely open, and honest with the coach. In a sense, the coach is like the lawyer who needs to be aware of all aspects of a case, lest there be nasty surprises...
by Sunil Punjabi | Sep 27, 2018 | Coaching, General
Often, I come across clients who say nothing has worked for them. That they’ve tried everything and that everything has failed. They may think that their disorder is refractory (one that doesn’t respond to treatment), or they may think that the therapist...
by Sunil Punjabi | Sep 27, 2018 | Coaching, General
To recap, Cognitive Distortions are distortions in our thinking that disallow us from having a rational view of what is happening around us. Because we are looking at the world with a distorted filter, this often leads to negative emotions creeping to the surface and...
by Sunil Punjabi | Sep 27, 2018 | Coaching, General
To recap, Cognitive Distortions are ways in which our mind lies to us and tries to convince us into believing a distorted version of the truth. These distortions reinforce negative beliefs and make us feel bad about ourselves, or look at other people, or experiences...
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