Change Yourself Slowly or… Are We There Yet?
Lamenting your lack of progress can become a pattern, to a point where you give up. Stick to the steps you know you must take.
It’s Easy to Complain, But…
Anyone can complain, but to paraphrase Aristotle, the trick is ...
What Thinking Won’t Help You Learn
In order to be good at something, you have to practice it. In fact, some things can only be learned through practice. Intellectualising and theory help you understand WHY you do something, but they can't tell you much about HOW to do it.
While On the Topic of Blame…
...As I have been lately, it is worth thinking about the purpose that blaming serves in a person's life. Blaming is pernicious and often misplaced. It is certainly redundant.
What People Regret When It’s Too Late.
As we go through life how often do we put things off. It's never too early to start. In the words of a palliative care nurse who has spend many years in the company of people is the last weeks of their lives, their five most common regrets are things we'd probably all say today, so why wait 'til its too late to do anything about it?
Spiritual? Moi? Of Course!
Cultivating the inner life means taking a pledge to knowing ourselves, and building the sort of skills that can lead to contentment and fulfilment. This requires commitment and courage and above all honesty.
Caution – Some Snakes Might Be Offended
Categorise at your peril. Why our need to put things into categories has two disabling drawbacks.
Personal Consulting and Coaching
Personal Consulting will help you identify your goals and ambitions, and make a plan to achieve them.
Objections to Therapy – Reasons Are Not Reasons
Objections to therapy are understandable, and generally unfounded; there's an approach to suit everyone because there are so many varieties. Here's a video about mine.
If all that positive stuff is too much for you
Does thinking optimistically really bug you? Negative thinking has value too, don't overlook it.
