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Welcome to my blog! Here, you'll find a range of articles covering the various topic areas of human flourishing science and self-leadership and how to accomplish your goals. The blog articles are written both by myself and a number of expert guest writers. If you would like to contribute, send me your CV and an example of your writing skills to hello@theflourishingdoc.com :)
From Languishing to Flourishing: 7 Tools, tips and strategies to move you from ‘blah’ to ‘yeah!’
Languishing is a sense of aimlessness, disconnection and apathy. But what does it actually mean to flourish?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Dec 22, 20216 min read
What Does it Mean to Languish? Am I depressed, burnt out or languishing?
What exactly does languishing feel like and how do you know you're langushing?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Dec 15, 20214 min read
The art of working smart - 5 ways to get more done in less time
More work hours do not equal more productive work. What if there was a way to get more done but in less time?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Dec 8, 20214 min read
The RETURN ON LUCK (+ 11 Tips How to Harness More Luck in Your Own Life)
Some people are just lucky. Or are they?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Teaching Children Self-Leadership Skills & Positive Psychology Practices
Free tools and tips to support your child’s health, learning, and happiness We all want to see our children grow up to be thriving,...
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Nov 24, 20215 min read
21 Essential Books For Your Self-Leadership Journey
Part 1: 7 Books for a Self-Knowledge Deep-Dive Sometimes I get a little sad when I realise I will never be able to read allllll the books...
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Nov 17, 20216 min read
Who Run The World? Girls: 10 Women Who Embody Epic Self-Leadership (Part 2)
Part 2 in the series, here are another 5 incredible women with some epic self-leadership and an amazing impact they make in this world.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Nov 10, 20216 min read
Self-Leadership During Times of Transition
How changes in your life roles provide opportunity for growth and happiness I feel fortunate to have worked as an occupational therapist...
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Nov 3, 20215 min read
Living on autopilot: Are you clocked into life, or clocked out of it?
Our brain takes in all of the information around us and can use one ‘system’ to make decisions automatically - without our own awareness!
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Oct 27, 20215 min read
Am I creating and living my best self?
How do you know when you embody true self-leadership? Creating & living our best lives through self-leadership comes down to these 3 things.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Oct 17, 20215 min read
Why You Don’t Always Do What You Want
So often we set goals, have great intentions, are super motivated and then... it is hard to follow through. Here's why.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Oct 10, 20215 min read
Who Run The World? Girls: 10 Women Who Embody Epic Self-Leadership (Part 1)
Let’s take a moment to celebrate and appreciate the modern women who embody epic self-leadership skills.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Oct 3, 20215 min read
4 (Free) Online Quizzes to Help You Develop Your Self-Knowledge
The following are four top tools to help build that self-knowledge needed to make decisions that are right for you.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Sep 26, 20214 min read
What is happiness?
It turns out that defining happiness is quite a tricky task. Here's what you should know about it.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Sep 19, 20213 min read
Running the Business of You Inc.
What if we borrowed the concepts and strategies underpinning successful businesses and applied them to our own lives?
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Sep 12, 20213 min read
Positive Psychology Practices During Crisis
The COVID-19 global pandemic has touched all of our lives in some way. Here's how you can flourish - even during a crisis.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Sep 6, 20217 min read
What’s Your ‘Easy-Out’?
We’re all guilty of it. We see the lovely yoga pants in the beautiful colour. If I just get those, I will be so motivated to exercise.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Aug 28, 20213 min read
Why Can’t I Ever Make Those ‘Good’ Habits Stick?
Hint: It’s not because you lack the discipline…What it comes down to, essentially, is understanding ourselves and how we function as humans.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Aug 22, 20213 min read
Create Your Own Winning Formula for Success
Sometimes it can feel overwhelming – the terms, constructs, frameworks that help to guide us on our self-leadership journey. Start here.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Aug 7, 20213 min read
3 alternative terms for self-leadership that you may be more familiar with
Know where this essential skill overlaps with other positive psychology terms, and how it is uniquely its own.
Dr Maike Neuhaus
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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