Working with a client who declared she could not give presentations. I asked: ‘How do you know?’ After staring at me her eyes defocused. She looked slightly upward and said: ‘Well, at the very thought of it I just freeze and get anxious. I hear everyone laughing at me and my mouth goes dry, my [...]

Life at work getting you down? Can’t see a way out. This blog explores how the power of your thinking can dramtically change your experience for the better.

Recently a client came to me to lose a significant amount of weight before she got married.
She’d tried ‘everything’. All the fad diets, fasting, bingeing and calorie counting. The results had been patchy and without any real lasting weight loss. By the time she came to me she felt demoralised and helpless. She’d developed a [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]