Verbal Vitamins Donovan

In this episode, I give you a few nuggets from Dr Richard Schwartz's book Internal Family Systems (IFS). Grounded in systems thinking, Dr. Schwartz developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He focused on the relationships among these parts and noticed that there were systemic patterns to the way they were organized across clients. Let's dive in!

On this episode, I share with you a concept that I came across some years ago that had me realize how accepting responsibility can completely set one's life on a new and fulfilling journey. 

Locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they, as opposed to external forces (beyond their influence), have control over the outcome of events in their lives.

Self-talk is something you do naturally throughout your waking hours. People are becoming more aware that positive self-talk is a powerful tool for increasing your self-confidence and curbing negative emotions. People who can master positive self-talk are thought to be more confident, motivated, and productive.

I received this poem by Kitty O'Meara and I thought to share it with you during this extraordinary time in history. COVID19 has hit us hard, whatever you're going through I hope this feels like a breath of fresh air.

This vitamin contains insight into how you can leverage the power of compound effect in achieving your goals.

On this episode, we share a few ideas on habits and routines that help you get and remain on the driver's seat on this vehicle called life.