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Over the years, I have become a big fan of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) website. I am not sure how as I have never set foot in Canada. But the website has some diverse content and I can almost always find something which really interests me. This week, I found a great radio segment by Humble the Poet where he discusses decision-making fatigue and the paradox of [...]

I love questions. They are the most overlooked tool in just about every area of life. If you are brave enough to question yourself and question others, you will learn more than you thought possible. Instead, whenever things go wrong, most people curse their look or turn the finger of blame towards others or themselves. But how can you blame anybody else before you have really [...]

I was watching a course by one of my favourite authors, Robert Holden, last night. The topic was happiness which is something Robert has become a real expert on. In last night’s talk, Robert addressed the importance of identity in our happiness.  How we perceive ourselves is critically important in experiencing our happiness. At one point in the talk, Robert raised the i [...]

​From my experience coaching clients with time management issues, I have found that the majority of people are suffering at one extreme or the other i.e. they are either doing little or nothing or, they are trying to do far too much and in the end they achieve very little because their attention is too divided. If you are doing too much and working too many hours then, you ar [...]

Over the years, I have become a big fan of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) website. I am not sure how as I have never set foot in Canada. But the website has some diverse content and I can almost always find something which really interests me. This week, I found a great radio segment by Humble the Poet where he discusses decision-making fatigue and the paradox of [...]

The old song says that ‘Silence is Golden’ but I can only assume that the person who wrote the song never had to deal with somebody who used the silent treatment as a weapon of choice. Through my coaching, I have been approached by many people with relationship issues. You may not be surprised to learn that one of the most common problems is the dreaded silent treatment. Re [...]

You probably think of aggression in its most violent form i.e. shouting matches and fights. Aggression actually refers to anytime that you try to get your own way without any regard for others. There are varying levels of aggression. Sometimes, it may be easy to spot aggression but quite often it is more subtle, manipulative and exploitative. When dealing with somebody who is b [...]

​Trust forms the basis of every relationship. It is essential that people can accept that you are who you say you are and, you will do what you say you will do. The converse is also true i.e. you must be able to trust others. Without trust, you would have to do absolutely everything yourself as you could not depend on others to get the job done. When you are trying to establi [...]