What is motivation? It’s hard to explain but everyone uses it or wants it. It could be useful to think of it as shorthand for opening the gap from where you are to where you want to be. In other words how to achieve your goals.
When you let that sink in your mind [...]

More and more of us suffer chronic insomnia or with poor sleep nowadays. You only need to visit your pharmacy to see a host of the latest “sleep aids.” From over-the-counter pain medication, to herbal mixes, cold and flu medicine, all the way to prescription medicines, there are many reminders that sleep is an [...]

For some of us it’s easier to let setbacks or negative comments make us feel less than fantastic.
I lapse into this kind of thinking from time to time and I’ve had to learn quick sure-fire ways to get out of it.
Here’s a technique that I call Success List and I find really works.
Connect to your [...]

Do you feel as if your work is everything? Do you feel wiped out at the end of the day or week? Are you getting to do the things you love to do, are you having fun?
The perfect work role should be a combination of fun, relaxation, exploration good relationships and challenges. Without that balance [...]

I re-learnt a lesson today. When you are feeling emotional it’s impossible to think clearly. Thanks to someone else’s decision my working life was going to change drastically. When this thought hit me I dived straight in to a mental soup of doom, despondency and outrage. I was letting myself get caught up in [...]