Strategies for Life Improvement

Researchers have been having a chicken-and-egg debate over thoughts, emotions, and behaviour for decades now, with little or no resolution. Some of them claim that it is without a doubt that by modifying our thoughts and behaviour, we alter how we feel; others claim that emotions are definitely more primal, and therefore working with emotions would lead to change in one’s thoughts/behaviour... you get my drift. 

My suggestion is, learn different strategies, so we become skilled at discerning which strategy would work best when you find yourself in a certain situation. In some situations, adjusting how you think about them would bring about a change of attitude and emotions quite instantaneously. However, when you feel overwhelmed by your emotions and need a little “recalibration”, you could take some time out to evaluate and process your emotions in a safe place before you get back into the swing of things. There are still other situations which would best require a transformation of behaviour and forming of new habits, or even a total change of environment or restructure of your life in order for you to get the best out of life. At times, we would need to adjust more than one of those variables, so that we get a more effective and sustainable result. 

The counsellors at Counsel@CrossCulture would be glad to work collaboratively with you in discerning your unique circumstances and taking your preferences into account when brainstorming with you regarding which strategies to employ for your current situation. We make it an effort to work with evidence-based strategies which have been proven to be effective, and are open to regular feedback, so you can get the most of out of your time with us and ensure that the way we are working with you is in accord with your personality, values and preferences. 

Article by Lainey Weiss, General Counsellor

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