Happiness is not something you can think yourself into. It’s something you have to DO and practise, over and over again. As I have already mentioned, like any muscle in the gym, the more you practise your happiness muscle, the stronger it will become. How do you practise it? I’ve... Read More
Going online yesterday, I saw about 10 things that would have upset a past version of me. I saw a high flying coaching selling service from a guy who could get you on page 1 of Google, another from someone telling me how I could triple my followers in 3... Read More
Self esteem improvement is just like a muscle. You just have to work at it constantly. I know from experience that this effort has worked for me and I know of other people who have benefited too. Where the true struggle comes, is when we feel helpless and useless, as... Read More
Self-esteem really is an issue for many people, myself included in the past, but what are the factors that cause it? Well, exploring my niche for self-esteem for men, I’ve discovered from my own experience, from others whom I know, from research and from what other people whom I don’t... Read More
Should you get counselling, or should you get coaching? Well it depends on who you are and what you want. Maybe you want both. I’m writing this in sunny Devon as I prepare for both my counselling and coaching sessions coming up this week. As always, I never talk about... Read More
What has self-awareness meditation got to do with you now as you’re stuck indoors in these crazy times in the world? Well quite a lot actually! The key to getting through difficult times is to look after yourself as much as possible, do things that make you feel better and... Read More
It’s bloody windy as I write this! Almost a relief that football was called off, as I have to crack on with a few tasks on my new business setup. Then it got me thinking about how many of these tasks I’ve achieved recently, and how some things that once... Read More
Hello, and Happy 2020! It’s weird to say that but I hope you all feel refreshed and ready for the year. I would say ‘ready to face your new goals’ but hopefully, you continually set goals for yourself, not just for January or the New Year. As for me, I... Read More
As we reach the Christmas, I find myself busier than ever, as I’m sure we all are. So many thoughts in my head: getting my blog done, setting up my business, finishing my latest book, sorting out social events and much more. I feel however that I am in a... Read More
I write this in a difficult place, unfortunately. Don’t get me wrong, there are so many things in my life to be grateful for, but this year perhaps has been one of the toughest in terms of setbacks. Yet if I look at the setbacks, both were from taking necessary... Read More
I write this after attempting to get some zombie make-up off for the last ten minutes—which was quite strong—so that I don’t go about scaring people in the street today! I had a great early Halloween weekend though, and in general a great month. This month (after the set-back a... Read More
Introduction and my story As you may have seen recently in my social media, I’ve not felt quite right recently. My esteem dropped to low levels and in a few areas, my confidence has taken a knock back. Unfortunately, this is not the first time; when a setback has happened,... Read More