1. Do you ever get really excited about things then fail to follow through? Or plan on changing something you do but kind of forget about it after a while? How about big dreams for the future, a career path, a family, saving the world? Then what you might want to do is write your […]
Do You Need an Attitude Adjustment?
Imagine a day like this: You’re hating your job because you feel like you should be further in life than this. Every task is ‘boring’ or ‘pointless’. It all feels like groundhog day. You’re angry that you have to stay in this crap job because you have a mortgage to pay or a family to […]
Why Positive Thinking (Sometimes) Doesn’t Work
You look after your mental health. You practice healthy thinking. You try to be positive and grateful and happy. Mostly this works. But sometimes you have to really try. And even then it doesn’t feel as good as it should. What’s going wrong? You might remember this from previous posts but first I’d try to […]
Can You Switch Off?
Do you feel like a mouse on a treadmill? Going round and round and getting nowhere. Do you have “downtime” but find yourself running through the million things you “should” be doing instead of relaxing? Can you switch off? The life of constant ‘doing’ creates a life of constant stress. We get so used to […]
The Importance of Passion
I was listening to an audio book on Taoism on my drive the other day. They were talking about Qi (very simplified – our life force) and how we die when it runs out. They followed this with ways life can drain your Qi and ways life can build it. Even if you don’t believe […]
A Quick and Easy Way to Feel Better
Tired of feeling like crap? Maybe your Vagus Nerve needs some attention Think of your vagus nerve as the CEO of your nervous system. It oversees a huge range of critical functions such as, breathing, heart rate, digestive processes and reducing inflammation. It’s kept pretty busy relaying information from your organs to your brain about […]
Why You Should Turn a Frown Upside Down
It seems like it’s unanimous. From the ancient Taoists to modern science, it’s agreed that smiling can make you happier and more resilient. So I was listening to an audio book about Taoist practices the other day and they quoted a study that was done that had people who were depressed spend half an hour […]
Move Over New Year’s Resolutions. Here’s Something that Works
I love to steal good ideas from people. Unfortunately my integrity stops me from claiming them as my own or you would all think I’m brilliant by now. This particular idea came hot on the heels of talk about New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not sure if you’ve read my previous blogs on New Year’s Resolutions […]
A Free Personality Test for You
There’s a personality test that is HUGELY famous in the psychology world. It’s based on the Five Factor Personality Model (nicknamed The Big 5). Who doesn’t love finding out more about themselves? And who doesn’t love having an explanation of their character spat out at the end of a series of questions? And that’s just […]
International Happiness Day
Happy International Happiness Day! It’s the perfect day to be happy. If you want a little happiness injection here is a link to a wonderful organisation who is kindly offering a whole heap of free resources that you can access today. Here’s the link: http://www.dayofhappiness.net/#join Once you sign up you will get an email with […]
The Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. You’re thinking about what you want to change for the new year. The things you want to do differently. The activities you want to engage in or stop – lose weight, stop drinking so much etc, etc, etc. Most people – it’s estimated at 92% – will fail at […]
Would You Rather be Happy or Wealthy?
If you’re like most people you probably said you’d rather be happy. Even though this question usually elicits an affirmative for happiness we don’t often place happiness as our priority in life. And I can understand why. We come with a happiness set-point, 50% of which is genetically determined. This means that for some of […]
How Do You Want to Feel Next Year?
I don’t know how many times I’ve set goals for the new year that are a bit like a To-Do list. Which all adds up to…… boring! It’s no good having a sense of achievement for things that don’t excite you or don’t make you feel the way you want to. This year, rather than […]
How to Improve Your Relationship (even if your partner isn’t on board)
I would have to say one of the most common issues people come to me with are relationship problems. I have so many people come to me saying they’re down or dissatisfied with life or they should be happy because they seem to have everything but they’re just not. It doesn’t take much digging to […]
Create Your Own Fortune: Questions to ask to make next year the best ever
The end of the year is looming large and I’m starting to think about what I want from next year. So many of us wander around thinking life acts on us. Surprisingly we have more control over what happens to us than we think. The way we are, how we behave, and what we believe, […]
