Do you take care of yourself? I mean really, really take care of yourself? Click on the image below to start the video! Don’t forget to write your best tips for Self-Care in the comments below, and share this video with anyone you think would benefit from being kinder to themselves Enter your name and email… Read more
Two Great Ways To Be Happy (Or At Least, Happier)
Are you happy? Do you want to be? Happiness is the modern world’s holy grail, at least, it is in the Western world (there’s evidence that some cultures actually have a ‘fear’ of happiness). But what is happiness? And how, practically, can you become happier? And can you, as a friend suggests, ‘Choose Happiness’? What is… Read more
How A Tangle With A Bulgarian Juggernaut On A Snowy Motorway Changed My Life
I haven’t always been a kickass blogger and personal development crusader. Well, I’ve always been kickass, though I haven’t always believed it (OK, some days I still don’t believe it, but I’m having a good time anyway). After a Degree, a Masters, and a year of working and travelling, I spent 14 years in business, as… Read more
How to be a Successful Introvert AND Stay True to Yourself
I’m a bit of a navel-gazer, and a bit of a people watcher. Hours alone with the computer, writing: brilliant. And if I can do that in a coffee shop, where occasionally I can surface and spend some time making up stories about the people around me, even better. I think it stems from studying philosophy… Read more
9 Great Tips to Keep your Perfectionism in Check
Interviewer: What are your weaknesses? Job applicant: I’m a Perfectionist. Interviewer: Great! Does this sound familiar? Perfectionism is one of those traits which is a double-edged sword, and is often secretly considered a good thing by those who have it. Similarly, companies and managers know that Perfectionists are likely to be a lot harder on themselves… Read more
Can you really change?
Can I change? Can you? Are we stuck with who we are, or can we transform like the caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly? It’s a question I get asked a lot as an Occupational Psychologist, usually in quite a hesitant way. ‘But can we really change?’ is often how it’s phrased… …most commonly when I’m running a development activity… Read more
Have you got a growth mindset? How a new mindset can change everything
How do you view your own potential? Do you see it as set in stone? Something that you were born with, or something that was shaped by your parents and schooling, and is now fixed and unchangeable? As ‘immutable qualities’ (I love that word, it just means unchangeable)? Or do you believe that anything can change… Read more
Boost Your Creativity, Resource Your Brain
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. – Pablo Picasso. I believe everyone can be creative. But apparently, not everyone else believes it. For example, a 2012 study conducted by Adobe reported that 75% of people felt that they were not living up to their ‘creative potential’… Read more
