Life skills
How to outgrow your problems
I hit a bit of a snag recently when I realised I needed to move house rather quickly. I had help making the decision, as I lived in a rented flat [...]
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How to avoid people-pleasing and other misdemeanours
I’m coming a little late perhaps to this book Radical Candor by Kim Scott (ex-Google and Apple). Two years late, to be precise. What was I [...]
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What is Burnout?
The World Health Organisation has this year recognised Burnout as a medical condition. WHO defines Burnout as a syndrome conceptualized as [...]
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The missing peace
My missing peace For much of what I like to call the middle bit of my life* (*may not be mathematically accurate) I looked for peace. I didn’t [...]
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10 reasons you’re not getting what you want
You need to redraw your map of yourself The illusion: You have an image of your minimum weight, maximum bank balance, career potential, earning [...]
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Failure to Launch
I’ve only got one thing on my mind this week. Failure to launch. I have had a few clients this week who are stuck here. I’ve also been thinking [...]
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Unmodern Man
An Unlikely Topic Highlighting a Modern Problem My attention this week has been drawn to “The True Believer”#1 by Eric Hoffer, 1951. In the book, [...]
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Find your happy
You’ve heard a lot of tips on how to be happy, but here’s one I’m going to share because it’s simple and it works anytime, anywhere. Calm Your [...]
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Social Networks: give or take?
How sustaining is your social network? Do you have deep, lasting and supportive connections with others? Do they sustain you through good times [...]
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