Hey! So Glad You're Here.
"Who are you?", you might ask...
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My name is Valentina, I am originally from Germany but in September 2019 I started my PhD studies at London Business School in Organizational Behavior (or, Organisational Behaviour as the Brits would spell it :P ). Therefore, my main job from now on is to write, and to read about Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Management and Leadership, Personality and more - and lots of it. But, quite a lot of the stuff I read is actually super interesting on a personal level as well, and I wanted to start sharing some highlights. So this is why this blog now exists - to share with anyone interested the most fascinating, entertaining and important infos I soak up over the next years. It would be a shame to lose such knowledge - and since I write it down anyways, why not make it public?
"But what is my personal goal for this blog?"
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I really want to help as many people as I can become and stay happy, kind and confident with themselves, as I struggled with at least two of those when I was younger. By paying attention to myself, analyzing my own behaviors and thoughts and reading up on the things that I could not explain I found a way to become more optimistic, positive, strong, carefree, satisfied, contented and grateful than years ago.
Don't get me wrong, there is so much left to work on! But, these steps forwards helped me, and I think that self-awareness is the first step to helping anyone who wants to be helped - or help themselves. So, this is what I am trying to do here - I am sharing knowledge to help with that awareness part. I know not everyone has a natural tendency for over-analyzing their own thoughts, or needs a psychological explanations of everything happening. But I do, and why not make use of that?
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One thing: The information I am summarizing for you is from published scientific papers. I am just trying to formulate it a bit differently so everyone can take advantage of it, not just us scholars who have to read these articles for our jobs. There's so much knowledge that's (in my opinion) going to waste because it doesn't reach the masses. My blog is less about offering ways to solve certain issues, I will leave that to self-help books and other articles based on experiences of many inspiring people. But, as I said, I believe that self-awareness is a first step, and I hope you find it at least somewhat helpful to learn about the issues and insights I present to you here.
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I am a big fan of collecting knowledge from the people who are closer to certain interesting topics than I am, and I have made use of that in the past. So now it is my turn to share some knowledge instead. Maybe you can all find out something interesting about yourself or others on these pages here. And please don't forget - if you feel like you have something to share, or are close to a topic, use the comment box at the bottom of the pages or contact me directly! I would love to feature some guest articles here soon.
"That's it?"
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Yep. So much from me. Enjoy reading (and the GIFs, my personal favorite part when writing ;) )!
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Much (self-)love to you, and #staycurious
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Valli
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PS #funfact: Only my cousin and two close friends call me Valli. My Mum even used to hate this nickname for me. Time to change that!
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