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​Imagine for a moment that you asked me about my recent holiday to London. You would want to know what it was like, what experiences I had and how much I enjoyed it.How would you feel if, when I answered you, I spoke only about the Airport? I talked about the runways, the facilities, the baggage reclaim and even the toilets.You would think I was barking mad. In fact, I would [...]

​In today's audio, I discuss one of the most common reasons why people refuse to help you when you ask for their help and I give you two questions you need to consider before you ask. ​You can listen to the audio by clicking on the play button below. Beneath the audio, I have provided a general transcription. There will be some small differences between the audio and the t [...]

​I am a firm believer that we are born with great mental strengths; along with the ability to achieve whatever we really want to do.It is just that each day, we let life eat away at us; damaging our self-esteem and confidence. We resist our own ideas and motivations and settle for the life we already have.I recently watched this excellent video form ​Mel Robbins, where she [...]

​I watched a wonderful documentary on Netflix last night.It was called ‘Minimalism’.Minimalism is something I have become more focused on over the last 10-15 years. I try to live my life in a manner where all my possessions could fit into two large travel bags. Thus, if I ever decide that I need a change of environment, I can quickly move. With my business, I have needed [...]

Many people seem to think that thinking is something that just happens to them; that they lack any control over their thoughts. This could not be further from the truth. You do have control of your thoughts; it is you who is choosing your thoughts. This belief that they lack control over their thoughts makes it very difficult to overcome negative thinking. Negative thinking is [...]

Worry is a truly poisonous emotion. It has no real value other than to highlight the fact that you have become too obsessed about something. Do not confuse worry with concern. Concern occurs when you know that either something is wrong or, something could go wrong. This affords you the opportunity to identify any corrective measures that you can take (if there are any) and, imp [...]

Many people speak of self confidence and self esteem as if they are the same thing but that is not true. Self confidence is action related whereby you can be confident in one area of your life but not in another. Self esteem is how you value yourself and your place in the world. There is some overlap in the sense that if you have very low self esteem, you are unlikely to be ver [...]

Would you say that you are the type of person that is easily influenced by others? Do you find yourself agreeing just to keep the peace or to be part of the group? If so, this means that you are not really being true to yourself. You are not allowing your personality, thoughts and feelings to emerge. It is often more difficult to be viewed as the outspoken person or the one tha [...]