I remember going to high school with a girl called Alison. She was born and raised in Australia but her parents were American. Alison had an Aussie/Americano sort of thing going on when she spoke. There were certain words she said that had a twang to them. Kinda cool at the time.
Read MoreI teach people how to develop new cognitive and emotional skills. Skills that are helpful. Helpful in leading a life that is happy, resilient, and thriving.
Read MoreI listened to a terrific podcast recently by Dr Christian Jarrett. He interviewed two world experts in the psychology of procrastination - Professor Tim Pychyl at Carleton University and Dr Fuschia Sirois at the University of Sheffield.
Read More“Tread the path of haunted souls. As darkness descends over historic buildings, the burial ground and empty pathways … the time comes to encounter the ghosts of our site.”
Read MoreEach week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 12 is about Enjoying Challenges.
Read MoreEach week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 2 is about creating powerful beliefs.
Read MoreI was beyond frightened. I had to eat something but my body was listening to my brain and my brain was saying “why are you doing this? what if you fail? why don’t you just pull out?” These mantras, fed by fear, were on a continuous loop.
Read MoreNot me personally but I know someone who did. She may have exaggerated a little but the fact is she was terrified about public speaking. She took steps to overcome her fear (phobia) by joining Toastmasters but when it came down to doing her final presentation she … well packed her bags and left.
Read MoreI had a discussion with a colleague recently who discovered he had a leaning towards the stronger end of black-and-white thinking. In other words, there wasn’t a lot of middle ground for him. It was a bit of a revelation.
Read MoreThis TEDTalk by Amy Morin is one of my favourites for two reasons - firstly, she absolutely nails it with her comments on the need for healthy mental habits, and secondly, her authenticity is just oozing with every word. Love her. It’s 15 minutes long but (in my opinion) is worth every minute.
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