Often people feel and act as if the problems and obstacles that they face in life are the result of a world that is actively trying to thwart them. It can seem that stuff comes from nowhere to suddenly put a spoke in our wheels. [Read more →]
Much of the stress and anxiety that people feel comes from their concern what other people think, or will think, about them. There is much made of the power of first impressions. Some experts say the first 30 or even 5 seconds define the success or failure of an interaction. Therefore something like a sales presentation or a job interview hinges on the first impression you make. [Read more →]
There is a lot of wisdom in proverbs. For example, the saying;
‘an apple a day keeps the Doctor away’
to me relates to the importance of consistency. [Read more →]
When you decide to go out to achieve some kind of goal there’s one of two possible outcomes. You either achieve it or you don’t. Maybe you regroup and try again or maybe you give up. But the reason for every failed strategy is that you reached what I call the breaking point. [Read more →]
One of the hardest things to do is to stay unaffected by what other people say or do (or even what they don’t say and don’t do). It’s easy to get caught up in what someone says and then lose a day, or even a week, running over and over something that has upset you. [Read more →]