Yesterday I met a very busy surgery practice manager. We talked about how it is that people can smoke for years and suddenly quit. Her cherished wish was that she could just give up chocolate and cheese. A life-long weakness for both had made her two stone overweight. She declared herself beyond help and that [...]

I was standing behind a couple at a busy hotel reception recently. The husband asked his wife: ‘What time shall I book the taxi for?’ The woman, struggling with various bags and cradling a mobile phone in her shoulder, whilst conversing with the receptionist, spectacularly lost her temper at this question. She told him [...]

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 [...]

Isn’t interesting that when you really need to get things done that’s when your mind is buzzing with stressed thoughts that stop you being productive?
We can all easily fall into this trap of being busy and stressed and not be productive. So we feel bad and regret the time we waste.
Get Resourceful
Here’s a quick exercise [...]

When life is just too busy and stressful it is easy to feel overwhelmed and put too much of ourselves into our work. We then feel bitter or overly disappointed when things don’t go as expected. It’s then that we need a way to get back to our core self and transcend the [...]