Loneliness is my topic today. Or other, how to experience less loneliness, feel less isolated and feel more of a connection with the world, the people in it and to feel more engaged. “It would be impossible to estimate how much time and energy we invest in trying...

Stop worrying what other people think – at least if it is getting all-consuming and too much. We can take on board good advice, appreciate useful feedback, but worrying to the point of it becoming problematic with regards to what others think is what today’s article...

Within my professional field and those related, especially with the emergence of the very popular positive psychology field, the pursuit of happiness is of paramount importance and finding more happiness is what makes us feel better about who we are and the life we...

We all know a “fun person” don’t we? Someone who is just great to be around. I have a couple of friends that I love being around and I talk about them often when I am teaching. If you want to be a person whom people love to be around, you sometimes have to be a...

Does materialism and being materialistic really deliver the kind of happiness and enrichment or meaning that people seek in life? I’m not convinced it does. Recently, I took over the UK Hypnosis Convention and had lots of people desperate to give me advice about how...

Balance is our theme today…. “The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.” – Euripides. Maintaining balance in life is what many...

Are you in denial? “It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.” - Zoe Saldana. We’re all in denial. We’d barely get through the day if we worried that we or people we love could die today. Life is...

Living life with integrity is my topic today. "No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honour." - Andrew Carnegie. According to the Collins Dictionary online, "if you have integrity, you are honest and firm in your moral principles." Personal integrity...

Be present. That’s my message today. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha. Some people may well say it’s obvious or even redundant to say this is the one rule everyone should try to stick to: Be...

Your best year ever - It is a grand statement indeed.“We have to do the best we are capable of. This is our sacred human responsibility.” ~ Albert Einstein. Yes, it’s 2019 already! I recognise that is the kind of statement that smacks of a man in his mid 40s, but to...