How To Be More Resilient
We all go through tough times in our lives. Unfortunately, we have to experience the bad to be able to appreciate the good. Difficult times are very personal to us because of our own perception of the experience, so what…
How To Face Up To Difficult Situations
As human beings, we all tend to brush anything that would cause us emotional pain or anxiety under the carpet. We will ‘deal with it later’… Only we often don’t. Why should we after all? If it is likely to…
Are People Demanding Too Much Of You?
I was reminded recently of the theory that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with, and how this can impact us as individuals as well as our moods. It is important to remember…
Do You Expect Too Much from People?
We are all too often guilty of setting very high expectations for ourselves… But are we expecting too much from others too? The answer is that yes, you probably do. In fact, we all do it, regardless of age, gender,…
Do You Really Know What You Want?
In the last couple of weeks, I have heard numerous times the saying that ‘you don’t know what you don’t know’. As a statement, it is very true indeed but I somehow find it unhelpful? The contexts in which it…
Turning Negatives Into Positives
This is a short talk that I did in December 2017. It isn't for the faint hearted but after having a few conversations about it over the last couple of days and being told people had been inspired by the content as…
New Year, New You??
So Christmas is now out of the way and a new year has just begun... A time to start afresh and many will have made New Year’s resolutions. We often all start off with the best intentions but then fall…
The Countdown to the New Year…
So Christmas is now out of the way and a New Year is just about to begin... The holiday it creates often imposes a little bit of a forced break, as companies close down and many take some time out…
How to Survive Christmas
Whilst many of us look forward to Christmas and all the festivities that normally come at this time of year, many of use also absolutely dread it. Whether single or in a relationship, it can be a very difficult time…
The Xmas Blues
As John Lennon sang in his popular song, so this is Xmas… and across the land, children or adults alike are getting excited, people are rushing around trying to get the perfect gifts, the perfect food and organise everything for…