I’ve had a lot of people lately going through career change. We talk about how to navigate the process and expectations. And we talk about how it takes a long time to settle in to something new. It got me thinking: I reckon all change is like that. So I’m going to share what I […]
Why Do We Remember Criticism over Praise?
You’re out meeting new people, chatting and laughing. Everyone has been complimentary, commenting on how lovely you are, saying you must catch up again and asking for your number. You feel on top of the world. And then you over hear someone say “I don’t know what people see in her. I just don’t rate […]
How to Build Your Emotional Intelligence
If you want to give yourself the best chance in life, working on your emotional intelligence is a must. Emotional intelligence (EQ) has been found to be related to all kinds of fabulous things like – better relationships (romantic and platonic), better academic and work performance, and fewer mental health issues. There is even some […]
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 […]
How to be Authentic
Being Authentic (deliberate capital A) is something we’re told we should aspire to. We’re also told someone Authentic does it easily without a care in the world, without even having to think about it. According to this view, if we’re not comfortably and easily being ourselves – our Authentic selves – then clearly there’s something […]
Train Your Brain the Easy Way
Audio Mental Training Today I’m just going to let you know about a new ‘thing’. Last week I got an email from Audio Mental Training offering me the opportunity to check out their stuff. So I did. And it’s pretty good. You may remember me talking about Holosync some time ago. You know I love […]
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 […]
How to Make the Right Decision
How often have you agonised over a decision? You want to make the ‘right’ decision but no matter how you try, you can’t seem to figure out what that is. Friends tell you either “go with your gut” or “think about this rationally”. So how are you supposed to make the best decision – head […]
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 […]
3 Reasons it Can Be Sooooo Hard to Reach Your Goals
You know what it’s like – you tell yourself you want to achieve this. This ideal weight, this financial milestone, this change in behaviour. For a while we do really well moving towards this. And then something happens. We lose interest. This seems too hard or too boring. We get side-tracked by another bright shiny […]
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, […]
Introducing the M-Minutes
Hello my friends and welcome to the M-Minutes. In less than a minute I’ll tell you about what the M-Minutes include. Hope you like them
The Importance of Progress over Goals
I asked my partner this morning, “what should I write about in my blog?”. Surprisingly he came up with a good idea: the importance of progress over goals. Sorry darling – you always come up with good ideas 😉 Even though Jon is a Business Coach and was talking about goals like “I want to […]
What’s Wrong With Me? Lower Your Expectations and Raise Your Performance
“I keep yelling at my children. What’s wrong with me?” “I seem to fight with my partner all the time. What’s wrong with me?” “I’m always so tired and cranky. What’s wrong with me?” Sound like you? I bet I know exactly what’s wrong with you. Every day people ask me these same questions. And […]
