by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
I have been asked why nice people often get treated as if they were fools. This is a simple question, and yet the answer is rather more complicated. Are such people really nice, or do they want to please others? Are there any advantages to being a bit more assertive?...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
I get many emails and questions about motivation. Typically people want to know why they are not motivated, and what they can do to increase their motivation. This is a very easy question for me to answer, and this is what I say. Motivation is not your problem. The...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Havening, Weekly Blog
Phobias come in many different shapes and sizes. The common morbid fears are fear of spiders, snakes, heights, confined spaces, and crossing bridges. I often get emails asking for help with these phobias. When I see a client for the first time I explain that I am not...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Articles, Mind, Personal Development, Weekly Blog
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...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Articles, Mind, Personal Development, Weekly Blog
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?
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Articles, Mind, Personal Development, Weekly Blog
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...