(2 minute read) Today, there is a more undeniable overlap between our personal and professional lives. Not only because of recent changes to working arrangements and the new ‘hybrid workplace’, but the evolving realisation that we are human beings first, human doings second. Too often, work has taken a...
(2 minute read) Imagine dedicating almost one year of training to improve your leg flexibility to the point where you could execute a karate-kick manoeuvre that you’d need to complete just one of the thousands of intricate moves on a record rock climbing attempt. While this level of dedication...
(2 minute read) Let’s start with this question. ‘On a scale of 1-10, how weird are you?’ It’s likely that a) you were able to give a response to this question without too much consideration, and b) that you’d be more reluctant to ask another person to give you...
(2 minute read) “There is rapture on the lonely shore There is society where none intrude by the sea And music in its roar I love not man less, but nature more.” Lord Byron, 1812 If we put the differences of introverts and extroverts aside and focus purely on...
(2 minute read) When you think of some of the world’s greatest orators – Martin Luther King Jr, Sir Winston Churchill, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, John C Maxwell – they have certain traits in common. Each demonstrated the ability to influence, persuade and/or move their audience. They also communicated...
(1 minute read) I have a great friend, Tony, who shared this practise with me many years ago as a reminder to his kids of the need to ‘think before they speak’ – with the right, supportive intent. It is as relevant as a teaching tool for our children,...
(2 minute read) I recall a lecture at university, while studying Physical Education, from the esteemed Bill Walker. He was determined to share the distinct differences between Play and Sport so we could understand the contrast and the potential outcomes and implications of both pursuits. Play can be defined...
(2 minute read) We’ve all heard others tell us that, we own our attitude and that we are responsible for our own behaviours. But could our attitude be the ignition point for the attitude and behaviours of those around us? One model helps explain the effect of our attitude,...
(2 minute read) The first recorded attempt at summiting Mt Everest was in 1921. Successive attempts by experienced mountaineers were unsuccessful for more than 30 years, with one defeated mountaineer famously quoting; “If ever a man steps foot on the peak of Everest, it will be an aviator, not...
(1 minute read) Often described as the social glue which strengthens relationships, Gratitude can be difficult to define. Is it a virtue, an emotion, or a behaviour? Select questions around the phenomenon of gratitude include; Where does it come from? Why do some people seem to be more grateful...
(2 minute read) News updates and regular posts about undesirable or unfortunate events can have a detrimental effect on our stress levels and our mental health. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way! A new study published in the journal Psychological Research, identifies the practise of mindfulness as an ideal strategy for...
(2 minute read) “To be human is to have bias.” – Pamela Fuller It’s an undeniable truth, we’re all biased. Some of our biases are conscious, we’re aware of them. For example, you may believe extroverts have a larger circle of friends, or you believe quiet people are just...
