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Real talk about reducing stress, living productive and happy lives, while protecting our mental health. No fancy editing or scripting, just honest conversation for a better life. Dr Afiniki Akanet is the author of Life Without Coffee (Choosing Happiness Over Stress), Money & Mental Wellbeing, Fortitude and other inspirational books. Afiniki is also a practicing UK doctor (GP/family doctor) and the founder of Forte, Charity for Inspiration. Join the AHOS forum conversations and get in touch v ...
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Which do you hate more? We all have little things that annoy us, but we cannot continue to complain about things we permit, especially if we want to choose happiness over stress. I wanted to share this one again to remind us that we always have a choice. I am so pleased to say that my driving has carried on improving with bigger challenges and long…
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What is the difference between being arrogant and being confident? What does it mean to know your worth versus being too proud? Join me in exploring this with reflections from last year I have decided to share again. Feel free to share your thoughts on Afiniki.co.ukBy Dr Afiniki Akanet
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Happy Valentines Day! Whether you are disgusted by the commercialisation of these calendar days, or looking forward to a lovely Valentine's meal out tonight, I just wanted to remind you of a simple way to choose happiness over stress in life and love. Don't be the grumpy one no one likes to be around. Attract good things by smiling and laughing mor…
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I wanted to share this one again, as there has been a lot of intentional change in my life recently. The excerpt below from "The Indispensible Man" helped me to reflect and make some useful career changes for a better family life, as a way of choosing happiness over stress. I hope you find it thought provoking too: "You can splash all you wish when…
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As we come to the end of the first month of 2025, some may have started to feel dejected about their new year's resolutions, while others are feeling good about the progress they have made. The feeling of making progress is good for our mental health. We can choose happiness over stress by setting small achievable goals and targets that will allow …
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Everyone wants to feel valuable and respected, but are we willing to earn it? How can it be earned? Whether at home or at work, no matter how old or young we are, there are things we do to earn respect. Respect is also reciprocal - just because people respect us does not mean that we are better than they are. When we appreciate people around us, th…
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Leadership is not always about being the boss or CEO. We can all be leaders wherever we find ourselves. Having the wrong ideas about leadership can lead to so much harm and disappointment. It has been said that "Power without love is wreckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anaemic". Today's podcast is a good opportunity to …
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Thanks again for joining me for this podcast this week. I am sharing a bit more about our pets, and my reflections on parenting versus keeping pets. We can choose happiness over stress in the future by the way that we raise our children. A lot of stress in later life comes from issues with teenage or adult children. We may not be able to control ev…
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Happy new year! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and got to share special moments with people you care about. This week, I am reflecting on my days as a junior doctor and how the lessons from that job can help us with life in general. Having goals and purpose is a big part of choosing happiness over stress. Please feel free to contact me via Afini…
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