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 [...]

Ever felt like your mind is running away with you? That your head is spinning with thoughts of disaster? Here are typical things we say to ourselves (Yes, we all do it!) ‘You stupid idiot! You’ve done it wrong, now everyone will laugh.’ ‘I can’t do that.’ ‘Why did I ever [...]

Despite all its stress and negative emotional qualities being fearful can be a very helpful state. But only if you are prepared to dig a little deeper when it’s around.
Find Out What it Really Means
There are only two basic fears in life. First is fear of falling and the other is loud noises. [...]

Yesterday I talked to an old colleague and we caught up our respective lives. It occured to me that at that time in my life I used a lot of stories about why I wasn’t getting anywhere. My old friend reminded me about how frustrated I used to get with work and my boss.
Over the [...]

Looking back over the last few years how many challenges have you weathered, overcome, beaten or relished? Or do you feel burnt out, overwhelmed and stressed by them? The language we use in relation to that word challenge is very revealing. Do we avoid challenges at all costs and in so doing sentence ourselves [...]