My clients are often my best teachers. Just this week, I was reminded of this important principle:
“I really benefit from downloading here with you. I don’t often get this opportunity when I’m by myself: to take a step back and think through things. There is just too much going…
First off, a disclaimer: I do not condone this behaviour. See it as my confession, not a recommendation.
A few years ago, I purchased an online brain-training program. It’s this collection of games you play on your desktop or smartphone, that supposedly acts like a brain-gym. …
Do you have a lot going on right now? Knee-slap! Of course you do! Project A has only just kicked off, pending feedback on Project B from person X who should have contacted person Y about the overdue task that has to…STOP!
Breathe…
Festina, Lente.
These words have been immortalized…
Meet Brutus. Brutus is a watchdog. The Smiths had bought him when he was just a pup, and sent him off to dog-school to train in the art of biting, growling and everything watchdog. His main purpose was to protect the Smiths and their home from intruders.
Billy, their son…
What are your blind-spots? Can you list them? Maybe you tend to see only the positives, and forget to evaluate the risks of a situation. Maybe you get so distracted by the emotional experience of something, that you cannot think rationally. Or, you could be the kind of person that…
This article is not for everyone. What works for one person, may not work for the next, and we each have our own unique challenges. …
After her moving speech at the Golden Globes this year, most of the media-coverage seems to have missed the heart of Meryl Streep’s message. As usual, many of us were distracted by what was said, and who she was referring to.
But something greater happened here: in a poignant, powerful…
The pen is mightier than the sword. But it’s also weaker than a jelly-baby. In fact, even if I don’t know how to wield a sword, you could still lose an eye. But if I don’t know how to wield a pen, you’ll only lose interest. You may not think…
The idea of ‘Emotional intelligence’ and ‘Emotional resilience’ have been hot topics lately. Studies show that those who are emotionally ’smart’, are headhunted for jobs, great in relationships and more apt at handling life’s curve-balls. So, what exactly does it mean?
There is a lot more to harnessing your feelings…
In the late 1930s, the word ‘psychosomatic’ was added to the medical dictionary. It’s purpose was to explain illnesses in the body with psychological causes. It was useful back then, but it’s an abstraction — an ‘idea’. It’s not a concrete fact.
It’s not quite 1930 anymore, and this little…
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