How to Motivate Yourself to Take Action
Today, my aim is to help you to take action. "Action is the foundational key to all success." - Pablo Picasso. It doesn't matter how experienced we are, or at which stage in life's journey we find ourselves, we all need a little help to keep ourselves going on...
How to Stop Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is something many of us do. It becomes a problem if it becomes too much of a regular habit. You’ve had a stressful day, or an emotionally challenging time, or feel drained and tired with your emotions all over the place…. You reach for a chocolate...
Why and How to Stop Taking So Much In Your Life For Granted
Taking things for granted is my topic today, following some major inspiration from a relative of mine recently, let me explain…. “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” Gilbert K. Chesterton. The...
The Science of Silence: Why Silence Is So Good For Your Brain
Silence is my subject today – it is not just good for you, it can do amazing things to your brain. “Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” - Francis Bacon. A few weeks ago I went to a live music gig at the Bournemouth O2 academy to see a couple of bands that I...
How to Protect Yourself From Other People’s Negativity
“Save your skin from the corrosive acids from the mouths of toxic people. Someone who just helped you to speak evil about another person can later help another person to speak evil about you.” - Israelmore Ayivor. It has probably happened to you at some point in your...
How To Embrace Impermanence and Why It Is So Important
Embrace impermanence; that is my message today, and I’d like to give you a basic guide on how to embrace impermanence as a way of advancing your enjoyment of life. “It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent...
Why I Recommend You Break the Rules
Break the rules! That’s right, go grab the rulebook by which you are leading your life, tear it in half (as long as it is no thicker than a telephone directory) and cast it out of the window! Today, you have permission to become a rebel in your own life…. “Remember:...
Video of Hypnotic Anaesthesia Demo
Those of you that follow my Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts will have seen that in recent weeks I shared a number of photos of people with pins through their arms and clamps attached to their body as a result of the hypnotic anaesthesia and analgesia that we...
How to Effectively Make Your Point and Win More Arguments
How do you win more arguments? Well, as tends to happen within my professional field, it is not all about shouting the loudest or refusing to listen to contrasting perspectives - when you learn to make your point more effectively, you benefit in a variety of ways and...
Why It’s Good to Feel Bad Sometimes, According To Science
It’s OK to feel bad sometimes… No, it’s actually good to feel bad sometimes, and today I’m writing and explaining that. “The word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” - Carl Jung. Sometimes when you find yourself in a deep and muddy hole...
