I have spoken numerous times about the power of gratitude and for good reason. It’s without doubt one of the few positive human emotions that has the ability to kick the ass of the usually more powerful negative states. Therefore, we should practice it all the time right? Well, yes and no. You cannot fake […]

What I’m about to say obviously doesn’t apply to every person. In fact maybe you’re one of those people that none of this applies to. If you are though, you ‘re a rare breed indeed and my suspicion is that at least a few of the points will resonate with you somewhat. I know that […]

By and large and for most people negative states like anger, jealousy and hatred are far stronger and more powerful than positive states like love, peacefulness and contentedness. That’s mainly because negative states arise from the limbic system in your brain, and when your limbic system kicks into full force it can hijack the rest […]

I’m still trying to get my head round how to explain a concept that popped into  my mind over the weekend when researching belief systems. When I have a somewhat complicated idea I sometimes need to see the start it on virtual paper before I can fully enunciate it, or even be sure it makes […]

Before I get to today’s guest post a quick heads up on a couple of things. I’m still giving self development and Life Coaching books away most days on my Facebook page and I’m not exactly being inundated with responses! So if you get yourself over there and like the page you have a good […]

As I you may well know, self development legend Stephen Covey passed away recently. He was best known for his international best selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” which has sold well in excess of 10,000,000 copies around the globe. Covey was truly a giant in the industry up there with the […]

A lot of people who come to me for Life Coaching suspect they are passing through what many want to refer to as a mid-life crisis. They may not use that phrase per se and they may not be rushing out to get a tattoo and buy a sports car, but they’re frequently looking at […]