The unconscious mind is hugely powerful, and it’s able to process over 10 million bits of information every second, whereas our conscious mind can only manage between 40 and 140 bits at any one time. All learning, behaviour and change is done on an unconscious level, and if you doubt this, just think back to …
Do you have hopes and aspirations, dreams and ideas, about a future which is exciting and compelling? Are you letting doubt, a lack of self-belief, the opinions and judgements of others and ourselves, stop those hopes, aspirations, dreams and ideas from even starting? Are you shying away from paying for support for fear of the …
The idea of perfectionism is fairly easy to understand; striving to do everything in a way which is perfect, flawless, without error. And I’m sure we all know people who are perfectionists, for whom second-best simply will not do. It all seems harmless enough and, is there anything wrong with wanting everything to be just …
Today is the start of National Walking Month. The aim, of course, is to get us all walking more. Indeed, the ideal would be for us all to walk as much as possible. And the charity, Living Streets, advocates for just that; living streets, which make walking both feasible and pleasurable. And it would make …
In the 1960s, Paul Watzlawick proposed five axioms of communication, one of which is that we cannot not communicate. Our words, our tonality, our physiology all say something, which may include a desire to not communicate. And by not communicating, we are doing the very thing we don’t want to do; communicate. Indeed, words only …
Some of my clients approach me with specific ideas of what they want to achieve, and need support in working out how to make the idea become their new reality. Others are less sure. They are sure that life could be better and they’re looking for clarity on what they can do to make it …
I wonder how often our days are defined by what went wrong – the missed bus, the gridlocked traffic, the boring meeting – rather than everything that went right. And the reality is that for most of us, most things go well for most of the time. It’s about celebrating the small victories each day …
I read a lot. In fact, I read loads. Books, articles, blogs, news sites… the list goes on. And I have been struck recently by how much is written about the future, from the macro to the micro, from global warming to improving well-being. It’s good to be ready, and it’s great to have a …