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Life frequently presents challenges and issues on the path to success and accomplishment. To rise above these challenges, you must be able to stay calm and composed in the face of adversity. You need to persevere and persist, even when you feel like giving in. If everybody gave in at the first sign of adversity; we would have a very unpleasant world. While life doesn’t have t [...]

Contrary to general belief, self-discipline isn't a severe and limited behaviour or a restrictive lifestyle. In its simplest form self-discipline is the ability to do what you need to do; even when you really don’t want to do it. There are many inspirational gurus who will tell you that life can be easy and when you take their advice, you will never have to struggle. But, no [...]

Today, I wanted to create a different type of article. An article that requires you to think about who you are, what you value and how you behave. I want to encourage you to think about what success really means to you and who you would rather see when you look in the mirror. NoteBelow, I give you an example of how two different people behaved in similar situations. These are [...]

When you are hanging on to something which is truly bothering you, you need to just let go of it and move on. Deep down, we all know that this is some excellent advice. But it is so easy said and yet so very hard to do. Despite knowing that we should just let go of the stuff that is troubling us, we still live lives that are dominated by this stuff. When this happens, you will [...]

Life frequently presents challenges and issues on the path to success and accomplishment. To rise above these challenges, you must be able to stay calm and composed in the face of adversity. You need to persevere and persist, even when you feel like giving in. If everybody gave in at the first sign of adversity; we would have a very unpleasant world. While life doesn’t have t [...]

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 [...]