ou may have had an experience broadly like this: you buy a new car, then it seems as if the manufacturer is paying people to follow you around with the same model and colour as you bought. What’s going on is a priming effect on your brain. Your brain has become more sensitive to an… Read More »What Do You Really, Really Want?
I’m going to skip the usual explanations about stress in the body, and all of the science stuff, and all of the problems that stress can cause you. There’s plenty of information out there if you want to read about this. I am going to focus on some practical suggestions that you can implement right… Read More »Stress Relief – This May Be All You Need To Know
Excessive overwhelm can be a significant contributor to stress, anxiety and depression. Overwhelm happens when a person is faced with more to be done than they can manage, and where some of those tasks involved are beyond their current capabilities. Often, the initial reaction to overwhelm is to work harder, work longer hours, try multitasking… Read More »Overcoming Overwhelm
We need to talk about happiness. Happiness is something that often gets overlooked, especially amongst some professionals and the business community. However we know this much: folks who report higher levels of happiness also tend to be more resilient, creative and productive, whilst at the same time having lower levels of stress and anxiety. Happier… Read More »Being Kind Is Good For You
There are two well-established problems that people can face in their communication with others; their mind wandering and their preconceived ideas. How many times have you found yourself having a conversation, when you realise you’ve drifted off and have to bring your attention back? You know the conversation is important, but you can’t work out… Read More »Two Barriers To Good Communication – You Might Not Realise You’re Doing!
You have probably never met a single person who wouldn’t want to change their habits, and build new, more positive automatic processes into their lives. When I work with clients, I may come up what I think would be the most brilliant strategies for them, but unless they become habits, they’re not going to get… Read More »How to Build New Positive Habits
The human brain is prone to distraction; our ancient ancestors gained a distinct survival advantage by being able to quickly switch the focus of their attention. Our modern lifestyle of push notifications, open-plan offices and constant calls for our attention make it far easier for our brain to be distracted. We can even get hooked… Read More »Control of Your Attention Influences Your Success
When people are assessed on a scale of pessimistic to optimistic, those reporting as optimistic also report higher levels of happiness, satisfaction with life, better jobs, better relationships and even better luck. You may have been told to be more optimistic. If you knew how, then you probably would have done it by now. Perhaps… Read More »Becoming Optimistic
Yes, you can get past your social anxiety. Yes, you can stop it pushing you around. If you’ve been working to overcome social anxiety, and failing, this article may give you a better understanding of what’s going on in your brain and what you need to do to make lasting changes. Scientists and researchers have… Read More »Overcoming Social Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety gave your ancient ancestors a survival advantage. The ability to predict problems, and take steps to prevent them happening, is a product of evolution. It once made the difference between life and death. When the stakes are this high, then these thoughts naturally have emotions attached to them. An anxiety disorder is where the… Read More »What are Anxiety Disorders?