How to conquer fear and stop playing safe
Sitting next to my bed in the spinal unit during my rehabilitation, after breaking my neck in September 1991. I was absolutely terrified, as in a couple of hours I had to make a speech. When I was asked a few weeks prior to this, it had seemed easy, without giving it much thought I […]
Perspective is everything. Really?
Saturday afternoon, Tina was taking a reluctant Jake, 10, the eldest and the excited twins Sophie and Sienna aged 6 to the cinema. “Did you enjoy the movie?” Tina asked while leaving. “Not really, boring.” Jake mutters with hands in his pockets, head down, scuffing his feet in any dirt he could find. “How can you […]
I have a good life, why do I feel down?
When I was going through a really tough time, my rock bottom around two years ago I had so much going on inside my head there was barely any room to think let alone get through a normal day. If it wasn’t somebody wanting a piece of me it would be something I was procrastinating […]
Simple Meditation to restore your True Self.
From our earliest age we get exposed to so much information from how to behave to who we should be. By the time we’re middle-aged we’re so far from our true selves we would barely recognise a friend describing who we are. In 1955 a large Buddha statue was being moved from an outbuilding with a simple […]
“I Am Not My Body!” with Bruce Van Horn
This week I had the great pleasure of being on Bruce Van Horn podcast radio show. It’s the first time I’ve done anything like this online and putting aside how nervous I was it didn’t turn out too bad. I talk about my accident and many other experiences that have shaped my life. Anyway, rather than reading […]
How to practice gratitude – 5 Simply Ways
It doesn’t matter if you’re having a hard time or if things are going brilliant knowing how to practice gratitude is something you really should know, as well as actually do it. It’s easy to get stuck in the moment, bogged down in a bad situation and start cursing your life. It’s also easy for […]
How to be true to yourself
Yesterday I spent the day in the primary role of dad. It was my daughter Kember’s 18th birthday, so I took her and some of her friends ice skating at The Eden Project. Kember is absolutely crazy about ice skating and if there was any job or anything she would like to spend her life […]
3 Steps to Becoming a Better Listener
One of the most important lessons I learnt was how to listen. It is amazing how powerful and rewarding it is when you learn to actually take notice and pay attention to what somebody is saying. Really listening is for the benefit of everyone involved; the talker will feel better because they can tell you […]
Why New Year Resolutions Fail
Whether it was to lose weight, give up smoking, run a marathon or walk the dog every day there is a strong chance you’ve already relapsed. According to research by Norcross 2002 25% don’t even make it past 7 days. Why do New Year’s resolutions fail so badly? There are so many reasons but I want […]
Learn to love the bad times too!
I know, am I actually suggesting we should enjoy our lives no matter how bad they get? Well, yes, kind of. But, not completely. Bad things happen and life can take a turn for the worst at the most inconvenient time. My life is the perfect example of that, when I was 18 years old […]
