Anxiety & Confidence
Maybe anxiety strikes you from the moment your alarm goes off in the morning. Perhaps it hits when your boss tells you that he needs to speak with you in his office before the end of the day. With training, it’s possible to come out on the other side of anxiety.
Can’t Live with our Brains, Can’t Live without Them
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
Direct the 5 Star Movie of Your Best Life
The following visualization technique brings together many of the concepts that I developed while acting. The “Direct the 5✮ Movie of Your Best Life” exercise allows you to consciously change your perspective and when that happens, you always profit from this new viewpoint. Besides, you will see yourself with greater clarity and more like how others see you.
How to Treble Your Salary
You may remember I wrote a post earlier this year about making your own luck. This is what I wrote then. I rarely make predictions, but this one was on the money, literally. “The harder you work the luckier you get.” How many times have you heard this...Aesop Therapy – The charcoal burner and the fuller was not a match made in heaven
The charcoal burner and the fuller lived in the same village and became friends. However there very different jobs placed a limit on their friendship. Whether this limit was real or imagined is the question? As usual with Aesop there are several different conclusions...Aesop Therapy – The vicious dog not saved by the bell
Sometimes a reward may not be what it seems. A badge of honour can in reality be a badge of dishonour to everybody else. You might say the vicious dog got what he deserved. Or you might feel sorry for him perhaps?Aesop Therapy – The cat that tried to change its spots
There is a popular saying that if something sounds too good to be true it probably is. I prefer to look on the bright side of life, and at least consider anything that looks good. On this occasion the mice were correct, and were not fooled by the cat’s clumsy...Blog July 2018 – Birmingham Buses
I went to medical school in Birmingham, and what a wonderful city it was and still is. However the bus service in those days had a mind of its own. A common expression was, “This is just like a Birmingham bus. You wait hours for one, and then six turn up at...Aesop Therapy – The farmer, the goose, and the golden egg
Perhaps we should truly value what we already have, rather than think too much about what we want in the future? Not for the first time less is often more.Havening, and The Here & Now
This is a taster for next week’s blog. I can honestly say it is the most exciting technique for finding the zone that I have ever used. I was working with Paul McKenna as a member of his training team recently as he introduced this technique, called Havening,...Havening Consultations
As I wrote last week, I can honestly say that Havening is the most exciting technique for finding the zone that I have ever used. I was working with Paul McKenna as a member of his training team recently as he introduced this technique, called Havening, and could not...No Wifi Today – A Blessing In Disguise?
Don’t we just love Monday mornings, with its long list of overdue tasks to complete. Even better when there is no wifi, as happened to me today. Everything I planned to do, including writing this blog, depended on wifi. So how could I use this extra time? By...Fear vs Hope
This post has taken me much longer to prepare than normal because we are living in truly extraordinary times. When I started putting a few thoughts together the virus epidemic seemed less serious than it does now. Since then millions of people have been affected in...Michael Phelps & Visualisation
I work with elite performers, but sadly not Phelps. It does not matter whether they are a top banker, a top golfer, or a top poker player. The methods I use are the same, albeit with some creative adaptation for each individual. This is good news for me and more...
Creativity is Our Greatest Gift
The main quality that separates us from all other species is our gift of creativity. Read this article by Dr. Stephen to find some ways to ignite more creativity in your life.
Law of Attraction & Entanglement
What is Quantum Entanglement? We continue our journey into the law of attraction and any possible relationship to quantum theory by considering quantum entanglement. Everything in the universe is made of sub atomic particles separated by huge amounts of empty space....
Spice Up Your Goals This Year!
Setting and achieving goals is always a major part of my work with new clients. Carefully prepared goals are the foundation for a successful year, and avoid that sinking feeling on New Year’s Day of not knowing what the new year will bring. ‘A goal properly set is...
Living in the 1% of reality
The phrase “living in one percent of reality” can be interpreted in a few different ways. When my clients grasp even the smallest degree of understanding about this concept, their performances are propelled to a much higher level than they expected, or believed they were capable of reaching. What feels so real to us is largely an illusion of our own making.
Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown.
I’m fascinated by holes-in-one in golf. They are flukes, or are they? In this article, I review a book that shows draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that, far from being some abstract mystical power fixed at birth, ability really can be created and nurtured.
