Mindfulness as a Mind-control Technique
Mindfulness is gaining increasing popularity as a mind-control technique. It is being taught to patients in hospitals, children in schools, and business executives as part of their management development. Mindfulness has helped so many people it’s well worth our...
Preparation Prevents Pressure
If you put the work in, you cannot lose, you are at the best you can be, and with this knowledge comes an overwhelming calmness. The top performers in all works of life are the ones who have done all the prep work and actually enjoy the event of performance.
The Shy Musician – A Lesson For Us All
I met a shy classical musician who I shall call Carlos. His story paints a very familiar picture for all of us. It is the reason why we often find it so hard to perform at our best when in the public arena, or even just when others are watching us.
Live As If You Are Already Dead
Anjelika had a great first day in Amsterdam on her European Tour debut. She easily made the cut, despite being ill on Day 2. Coincidentally she and Miles Collins, another tour player, both find one of my comments helpful when playing golf.
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.
What Are Your Barriers To Success?
I’ve spent so many years confronting barriers that my mind no longer recognises them, and jumps straight to solutions. So having to think about and identify common barriers to success was an illuminating exercise. These are the ones I came up with.
Fight Stress With Process, and Win
Focus on process and let the results take care of themselves. Consider your sport, and list ten daily processes that would define a successful day. Read this article on how this works to improve your results.
Chaos Theory – How We Can Use It For A Richer Life
In 1972, mathematician and meteorologist, Edward Lorenz posed a trick question in his book, Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil set off a Tornado in Texas?. My guess is ‘Possibly.’ Is it possible that human behaviour can be similarly chaotic, and if so how can we use this information? Read this article to learn all about Chaos theory, and how we can use it in our daily lives for more health, wealth, and happiness.
How to Train Your Reptile Brain
About eight years ago two apparently unconnected events manifested in my life that would significantly change my life, and the way I work as a coach. In retrospect this is definitely an example of a Carl Jung synchronicity. It can change your life too.
Why We Love Myelin
Myelin can raise your game to new heights. A medical encyclopedia would define Myelin as a lipid layer, or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal cord and it’s function is to allow electrical impulses to transmit quickly and...
How to Choose a Wonderful Goal
This blog continues examining the differences between a congruent goal and the ones that we choose for the wrong reasons. Goals are critical. If you do not know where you are going, then any road will take you there; it will be a long journey, and it may not be a happy one. The shortest route lies in choosing the correct goal.
Visualisation – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Visualisation is a very influential component for getting lucky. Here is another simple technique taken from my book Get Lucky Now that you can practice to see the big picture and attract more luck and success into your life.
Who Do I Know Who Has All the Skills I will Need?
A visualization technique to learn from the best. You do not need to know this person directly. It could be a famous celebrity, scientist, or sports personality. This exercise will help you to gain an understanding of the skills you need and the confidence to use them.
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...
Use Your Mantra & Get Lucky
I thought it might help to summarise why the mantra is important to all my clients. A mantra is just a few sentences that is your game plan. It is what you take to work each day, take to the sports arena, or use with your friends and families. Although the concept...
How To Be A Champion Poker Player
I have known Rory for about three years, and during this time he has rapidly become one of the World’s top poker players, or ‘one of the least bad’, as he would say. Poker is a huge test of mind control, and Rory has made exceptional progress in this...
Has F1’s Lewis Hamilton Read My Book?
Probably not, but judging from his recent comments he easily could have read Push At Open Doors. In an interview with BBC, he talks about his steering wheel, which controls his car. You have a steering wheel too, which controls your life. Perhaps this wheel could also...
Confidence – Look Like You Feel and Feel Like You Look
Confidence is a very influential component for getting lucky. Here is another simple technique taken from my book Get Lucky Now that you can practice to attract more confidence into your life. Think for a moment of a person who is nervous, or how you might look and...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...
