Uplevel Together with Jasna Burza

Counterintuitive way to deal with difficult people in your life

99.9% of people make life decision based on opinion of others. That’s SCARY! Please don’t be one of them, there is a better way

Should you borrow money for personal development?

Recently, I heard someone talk about doing anything to improve yourself - to the point of borrowing money if you have to. This colleague of mine was saying that people should absolutely borrow money for coaching if they think they need it me and it made me slightly mad. Today I go into a mini rant and explain what might happen when you borrow money for coaching and I share some other helpful tips.

Case against following your passion or smart way of finding it?

Follow your passion, follow your passion, follow your passion…….hearing that can be infuriating if you feel completely stuck and are not one of those people who has always known what to do. Years ago, I remember thinking: "I could do anything if I knew what it was." I felt that I somehow didn't get the memo or have missed my train on this purpose thing and frankly, it drive me nuts. But, as life will have it, I was put in situations that would help me get there and they were not exactly desirable….. As I look back at my life, I realize that the way I found IT was by feeling completely and utterly lost. Is that the answer? It definitely has the power to be, so listen to what I have to say.

One simple trick to supercharge your spirituality and productivitiy

Here is a simple trick to help you supercharge your spirituality and productivity.

What living in a refugee camp taught me about joy

Recent events in Europe and conversation about refugees have inspired me to share my story with you and what living in a refugee camp taught me about joy.

What does it mean to be perfect?

If I only got a dollar every time I heard the words: "well, I am just not perfect"……It makes me cringe every time I hear it because I think we are doing ourselves harm by repeating this as something harmless and a way to "fit in" or say it because everyone else is saying it as well.

Stuck because of too many choices? Simple tip to help you now

Have you ever found yourself completely overwhelmed with too many choices? I mean, no matter what you need - you can find at least 10 different options. Unfortunately, this leaves many of us paralyzed and we end up doing nothing because of fear of making a mistake or indecision drama. As a result, we don't move forward and the pattern repeats itself over and over again? Sounds familiar? I get it.

Your actions create your emotions

It is easy for all of us to fall into states of inertia, being stuck and irritated and often, we stay there longer than we should. Research is conclusive that our emotional states are dependent on our thoughts and actions and today, I offer a few tips on how you may get our of a state that is not serving you. I talk about the things I do that always help me create a different state of being and why they might work for you as well.

Are you a unicorn: creative but misunderstood?

If you feel alone in creative pursuits and misunderstood by others, you just might be a unicorn! Unicorns are wonderful, they march to a different beat and create amazing things in this world but very often, they are lonely……very lonely. See, we are all naturally born to be unicorns but because of conditioning, fear and other lies we tell ourselves, we don't let that side of us show up. Others who are brave enough to do so are often misunderstood and it creates stress and pressure to abandon our pursuits. I talk about those unicorns, their beauty and the importance of perseverance despite all obstacles.

How to boost your confidence with this one tip

Do you often find yourself discouraged after having tried something and it didn't give you the result you wanted? I have a simple tip that will help you boost your own confidence and make you try again.