For most of my life I have tried to do less and achieve more. For the most part this has been in vain! However it has always been in my mind that the belief, “you have to work hard to get anywhere in life”, really doesn’t fit for me. I appreciate that the people who [...]

I’ve always been surprised about how people’s mood and feelings can be linked to the weather. There is much talk in the media about Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) where people have a tendency to be depressed during the winter months when it’s colder and darker.
Today I experienced the opposite. It was very sunny this morning [...]

It’s normally around now that most people realise that we’re a good way into the year and they’ve not done too well on their promises to themselves. If you are in this boat, then the first thing you’ll do, of course, is to berate yourself about it. Obviously this makes you feel wonderful and all [...]

Choice is a wonderful topic for a personal development and self-improvement blog to consider. It is for me one of the fundamentals for living a fulfilling life. The more options you can perceive, the more opportunity you have to express who you really are.
If every moment is a choice, then we are simply expressing ourselves [...]

Most people at one time or another have a sense that they are creating their experience through their thoughts and the words they use. The phrase “self-fulfilling prophecies” is an understanding of this, although we often use it jokingly as though it is something to do with fate or destiny.
I am a firm believer that [...]