“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ―Laura Ingalls Wilder How people respond and react to Christmas does vary. There are those that absolutely love the holiday season, wear the Christmas jumpers, festive...

I speak with and meet so many people who are afraid of going after the life they truly want, it is such a recurring theme that I have chosen to write about having courage to go for it in life….. “I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we...

Fear of change holds so many of us back. “It’s better to regret something you have done than regret something you haven’t done.” – Billie Joe Armstrong Change feels uncomfortable to many people. And when it comes to change, for some people the thought of transition is...

A topic I have explored much more intensely in recent times, is that of leadership, especially as I have headed up teams for a major event and organisation in my own professional field. “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak;...

Many of us will have heard about the notion of being a free thinker, but how many of us actually are free thinkers?  “Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own...

It is a popular and common expression, and most of us have been encouraged to think outside the box and many of us believe that we do think outside the box – yet in my therapy rooms, in my classrooms, and in other areas of my personal and professional life, I...

In upcoming articles, I plan on writing about some well-known themes in personal development circles and showing how to truly apply them and benefit from them. Starting today, with the notion of seizing the day. “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”...

Throughout my earlier life, and plenty of my adult life, I took things far too personally. It plagued me. Today, I still have some of these feelings occur from time to time, but as a result of the exploration I have done, and the work I have done on myself and with...

What kind of a mindset do you have? Today I am encouraging you to adopt a growth mindset and explaining why I think it is so important. “Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson We often assume that people...

Are you making excuses instead of really living the life you want? Well if so, this article is aimed at you. “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” — George Washington This topic, along with my topic of last week are themes that are very close to my heart...