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 [...]

My sister, when we were much younger and innocent, was always tickled by that phrase “getroundtuit”. It always made her laugh, maybe because she was Miss Efficiency and got everything done. Unlike her sister who liked to put things off.
Are you a get round to it later artist? — We’ve all been guilty [...]