It may seem strange that I impose strict conditions on my clients before I’ll agree to become their Life Coach. Of course insisting on payment isn’t weird and neither is requiring that they are ready to go at the appointed time, but two other things are a bit more control-freakish of me. Firstly, I’m not […]

The human brain is amazing and the more I read about it the more fascinated I become with not only it’s limitations, but also it’s immense power. Since I originally wrote the post 30 Amazing Facts About Your Brain I have been on the look out for more amazing tidbits. Here are another 20 for […]

I bet you know somebody that has tried multiple times to quit a potentially self destructive bad habit such as  smoking, drinking too much alcohol, compulsive shopping or even taking drugs, and failed on each occasion. Maybe they read all the good advice, did their preparation and then set off with the best intentions that […]

I had a really interesting conversation with a client the other day after we had spent some time doing the core values exercise. She wanted to know what the best way was to apply the information that we had uncovered to improve the quality of her life. That sounds like a really obvious question, but […]

Almost 12 months ago I promised you guys that I’d do a parachute jump before my 50th birthday. I failed. By one day. I had always planned to do it in March when my sister and niece came to stay, but to be totally honest, a $4k vet bill coinciding with some other unexpected medical […]

Today I am going to self indulge you to death! Tomorrow (Monday) is my 50th birthday and I’m off to do a parachute jump as I promised you guys. I wanted to get back to gratitude because the last few months whilst whining that I don’t want to be 50 and demanding a recount I […]

For ages I have been asking Law of Attraction enthusiasts to offer me a guest post on a subject that I am highly skeptical about. I had a couple of posts sent to me that had more holes in them than a piece of Swiss Cheese that’s been attacked by cheese loving maggots, so I […]

Many people think self development is boring, hard-work and seldom leads to lasting beneficial improvements, and they maybe right. Self development can indeed be boring. I have read enough sleep inducing books on the subject to know that. But equally I’ve read brilliant self development books that have brutally gripped me by the gonads and […]