Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as Earth Day Infographic: 10 Awesome Ways to Make Our World a Better Place This Monday 22 April is the 54th year of celebrating Earth Day, and this year we’ve created an Earth Day Infographic for you. The very first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. For a history of Earth Day click here. Since then, EarthDay.org “has been mobilizing over 1 billion people annually on Earth Day, and every other day, to protect the planet” and calling for “the creativity, innovation, ambition, and bravery that we need to meet our climate crisis…” Jump straight to the ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as Are You Living Your Values? Free Coaching Exercise (PDF printable) A couple of weeks ago we talked about 7 ways we get disconnected from ourselves and our values. And some of you asked: How would I know if I was disconnected from my values? Because it can be complex and difficult to see. Especially if we have competing values—where one value is being met at the expense of another. One way to realise you’re not living your values is noticing that you might feel uncomfortable, unmotivated, sad, unhappy, disappointed etc.—especially when it relates to your ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as Unhappy, Sad or Stressed? 7 Ways We Get Disconnected from Ourselves and Our Values! Are you feeling unhappy, dissatisfied, sad, stressed or like there’s something missing from your life? Well, it may be because you’ve become disconnected from your values. Our values represent who we are. And when we don’t live or honour our values it feels unpleasant. It can feel like anything from an annoying niggle, to feeling unhappy, dissastisfied, stressed—and if it goes on for a long time, even depression. This is why self-connection is so important. Leading a valu ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as 5 Easy Ways to Deal with Sexist (or any kind of -ist) Humour at Work or Anywhere Really! Have you ever been on the receiving end of a sexist, racist or any other kind of stereotypical joke or comment? I would imagine your answer is a resounding “Yes”! And how many times have you heard someone make a joke that insults someone else—but not been sure what to say? Well, this article is for you! It seems like it’s finally becoming acceptable to speak up and call it out. Not that it’s easy yet, but the mood is shifting… Which is great, because none of us are s ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as International Women’s Day 2024 | 12+ Inspiring Movies to Watch & Much More! International Women’s Day (IWD) is coming up on Friday March 8, so it’s time for our annual article with inspiring quotes, movies to watch, the 2024 themes, questions to consider and more! I hope this article inspires you to celebrate, share or do something to honour International Women’s Day in 2024! In particular you may like the quote graphics and movie section of this article. The quotes are great to share on Social Media, and movies are a fun way to learn, celebrate and ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as International Women’s Day 2024 | XXX Inspiring Movies to Watch & Much More! Copy   So it makes me particularly excited this year to share movies to watch where women are courageous, skilled and successful. Here is our annual International Women’s Day article with inspiring quotes, movies to watch, the 2024 themes, questions to consider and more! In particular you may like the movie section of this article. And if you want to learn about other cultures and the experiences of people who are different to you, watching a movie (or reading a book) is ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as Let’s Create a Kinder World: The Ripple Effects of Embracing Kindness With both Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week—and Valentine’s Day happening this week, I thought it would be interesting to explore how our world might be different if kindness was a top value. I originally wrote this in my journal after the release of the Pandora Papers in 2021 which showed that world leaders and wealthy people around the world had been deliberately avoiding paying taxes. I wondered: How would our world be different if kindness was truly valued in our society? What if ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as Unleash Your Inner Dragon: Journaling Prompts to Succeed—and Develop Character! Dragons are a part of human mythology around the world. Every continent, every culture has either a dragon or a (winged) serpent myth. And of course we know that, prehistorically, several types of giant flying beasts existed like the Pteranodon which had a wingspan of up to 20ft—as well as giant water beasts and serpents. In fact our birds of today are direct descendants of  the dinosaurs. Dragons inspire both fear—and great feats of courage and daring. And they can be b ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as What Does it Really Mean to be “Good”? How Your Beliefs Might be Making you Anxious! We are taught from a young age that we should be “good” and not be “bad”. And over time, these rules or beliefs about what is “good” or “bad” become internalised in our inner critic. But the simplistic beliefs we develop as a child simply don’t fit in the adult world. There are shades of grey. We make mistakes. We need to deal with people who cross our boundaries and make difficult, complex decisions. And this is how we end up with anxiety and painful inner conflicts: so ..read more

Originally Posted on Fierce Kindness as (Why) There is No Such Thing as an Unrealistic Goal! This week we’re taking a look at “unrealistic” goals. Because I believe there is no such thing. Let’s take a closer look. How many times have you been told: That’s just not realistic… Yeah, that’ll never happen. That’s just wishful thinking! Or something similar? Perhaps you’ve said it to yourself? The interesting thing is though, that while the deadlines or standards we set may be unrealistic, our goals rarely are—and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! We all fantasize… Of course we all have unrea ..read more