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Experience the endless benefits of meditation

With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people feel stressed and over-worked. Many of my coaching clients report with time management issues; basically there are not enough hours in the day for them to do everything they would like to do. This stress can result in tiredness, impatience, frustration and a broad […]

A basic introduction to CBT and its benefits

If you are someone who overreacts in stressful or high pressure situations, you are doing yourself harm. Your health may suffer and from a mental point of view, you end up prolonging the problem you are facing because you get so panicked that your mind is unable to think clearly. Life is a constant state […]

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Balance the scales and fight back against negativity

Things will go wrong in life. It doesn’t matter what you are trying to achieve or, how good you are; you will have negative experiences. The degree of the negativity may vary but when things do not go as you hoped, you are highly likely to experience negativity. The duration of the negative experience will […]

Why does it matter?

Fear, worry and anxiety can overpower you if you let them get out of control. For too long, people adopted the strategy of hoping they would go away or; trying to work around them. However, if you want to make real progress in life, you cannot let your fears, worries and anxieties dictate the terms […]

Detachment from beliefs

Beliefs can be powerful. When we adopt powerful beliefs and choose to live by those beliefs we can achieve great things. However, we must always accept that there will be people who disagree with us. Failing to recognise and respect the right of others to disagree can result in arguments and unnecessary stress. Some people will always feel […]

Express Your Gratitude

If you receive something you really love, would you let the person who gave it to you know that you loved it or; that you would like more? I am sure that you were taught that it is good manners to express your gratitude by saying ‘thank you’. Unfortunately, for many people, saying ‘thank you’ […]

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will

Positive thinking and optimism are often spoken about. Some people would have you think that all you need to do in life is think positively and you will automatically succeed at everything. Others see positive thinking as wishy-washy nonsense which is totally unrealistic. I am someone who does firmly believe in the importance of positive […]

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A different perspective on bad luck

I have spent a great deal of my life cursing bad luck. If only things had gone differently, I would have been able to be more, do more and have more. All the trappings of success were waiting just around the corner when I was struck by this cursed bad luck. And of course, I […]

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mindset

I encourage people to set goals and strive to achieve more in their life. I really like to foster ambition and the commitment to fulfil the ambition. But, one of the problems with goal setting is that we tend to look outside of ourselves form the improvements we need to make. That is not always […]

7 Easy ways to start thinking positively and change your life

When we try to change our lives for the better; we almost always focus on our behaviours. We think that if we change what we are doing and choose a more positive behaviour, we will see better results. In essence, this is true but it really simplifies the issue. Too often, we ignore our thoughts […]

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