Why it pays to be optimistic
A few ideas here on practicing optimism, even when we don’t feel like it, to develop and bolster our resilience, for the good and not-so-good times. (Not always easy of course to assume an optimistic…
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Resilience through Gratitude
The brief video below on resilience and gratitude covers what’s likely to happen when we intentionally practice gratitude:– We’ll notice and appreciate the good things in life: we train the mind to look for…
Changing your behaviour and habits for a better version of you
Is there a habit, behaviour or way of thinking that you’d like to stop, or start doing or do more or less of? Get fitter/exercise a little (more)? Lose weight? Get out and about/socialise more?…
How To Be On Your Best Behaviour
I’d like to share here a few ideas about habit-change – in terms of our thinking and/or behaviours – to ‘maximise our potential’ and live our best lives. It’s a follow-up to a workshop that…
Managing our Chimp
I’ve spoken a little here before about managing our Chimp, and the estimable Steve Peters’ ‘Chimp management’ mind model (© Prof. Steve Peters © Graphics Jeff Batista). I’m returning to it now to provide a…
Your behaviour and habits
‘Behaving our way into a new way of thinking and feeling is easier than thinking our way into a new way of behaving’ (Various) In my 1-1 sessions with clients, we focus on what they…
Boosting your self-image
I’ve been talking with a client recently about the importance of self-image, how we see ourselves, our self-perception, and we’ve explored how much this can dictate how we behave, what we do and don’t do.…
‘A Path through the Jungle’ book review
I’ve been working through ‘A Path through the Jungle’ by the estimable Professor Steve Peters with several clients, and I’d like to recommend it here. Professor Peters is responsible for the best-selling ‘The Chimp Paradox’,…
Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness training (extract)
I wanted to share here an extract from a group session I run in understanding and overcoming social anxiety and shyness. It consists of a simple and straightforward method we can use if we’re approaching…
Our ‘fight or flight’ stress responses
I wanted to share the enclosed as I’ve found it fascinating what our sympathetic nervous system – there to protect us – can do for us, and to us (or I suppose more precisely what…