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 […]
Unlock the power of your word
We have all asked or been asked what super power we would like and why. I would normally say invisibility or flying – I know, not very creative really. When I asked my daughter, she wanted to shoot fire from her hands or read minds. Imagine if you had a power that would allow you […]
Is gratitude the secret to happiness?
What is wrong with us? I’m serious, so many of us spend our time wishing for something better. I’m no exception, so I’m not pointing the finger here. It is just so frustratingly annoying that we sit around wishing and waiting, when we have all the tools at our disposal to not live this way. […]
Is your selective memory holding you back?
If I look back over my life, or at least the past 25 years, one thing becomes immediately clear: I have lived from one problem to the next, and I bet you’re the same. Whether they are little issues or big life changing events, it is almost impossible to look back over our lives without […]
5 Years of John Lewis Christmas Adverts
So the new 2014 John Lewis Christmas advert is out in the UK, I’m sure my friends around the world would also appreciate watching it. It tells a brilliant story of Monty the Penguin. I’ve so often wrote on this blog about having the imagination of a child and the 2014 John Lewis advert encapsulates […]
What do you see in the mirror?
When I look in the mirror I see a crippled body, slouched over and with a fat belly. My blue jeans are normally showing my thin legs. My body is paralysed. The muscles below my waist and the lower half of my arms are wasted away, far scrawnier than they should be. My would-be six-pack […]
Your life is not a movie
Whenever we hear a story or watch a movie of how someone overcame some terrible adversity in their lives, we are inspired by their strength and their ability to endure the harshest of times. In the first five minutes of such a movie we are often introduced to the characters; the husband leaves for work, […]
In life we have choices
In life we have choices; every waking moment is time in which we can ultimately change our destiny. Sounds over the top or a bit airy-fairy? You’re damn right is! It’s so crazy that most people simply don’t believe it; which is good, because that leaves it up to a few truly amazing people to […]