The Power of Podcasts I was cleaning out my apartment a couple of months ago and I came across a few of my old audiotapes. Most of them were of Richard (Bandler), some of Tony Robbins and then a whole host of others from Jim Rohn to Zig Ziglar and many more legends. I used to be an audio course…
HOW STORIES RULE THE WORLD Yuval Noah Harari is the incredible author behind Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. One of the most fascinating insights that he explains in his work is his discussion of stories. Harari suggests that what makes homo-sapiens as powerful as they are in the world is their ability to tell and…
Why we need to stop just trying to listen to reason Since I was a teenager working with my very first client, I have always been about doing whatever I could to help people change their minds and behaviours. As in many cases of people that choose my profession, the motivation for this field of work came from my own…
Intro to my Video Series for LinkedIn I have developed a series of short, simple and hopefully valuable videos to help you become more effective in the business world. These videos will help you to impact people more powerfully, utilise the power of stories, become a better communicator and develop your leadership potential. Keep an eye on my LinkedIn page…
No. 1: NLP – The Definition Series Welcome to the Definition Series!! Over the next few weeks, I am going to share twenty videos which define a range of terms related to the field of personal and professional development. First up is NLP – Neuro Linguistic Programming. Keep an eye on my YouTube page for the videos… Check out the…
40 suggestions on life as I turn 40 As I enter a new decade, I believe there are a number of lessons and insights I have gained that have completely changed my perspective on life. I’ve spent the last twenty years travelling to more than 100 countries, working with many thousands of people across a whole range of industries and…
The art of self-compassion I’ve been doing an awful lot of soul searching lately. There are certain moments of your life that, for a variety of reasons, you find yourself thinking about your age, your mortality and how you are spending your time. Over the next six months, I have two books coming out. One is my fifth with Dr…
The Greatest Benefit of Studying Psychology There is a theory out there that those who study psychology tend to do so because they have ‘issues’ that they want to deal with successfully and this offers them a way of doing that. While that is no doubt true for many people, there are plenty who are not attracted to the field…
Defeating the Junk Mood Diet The junk food that far too many people are on has been shown to be very highly correlated with obesity, diabetes, heart disease and many other illnesses. What we put into our body is obviously going to impact how our body works. What is also important to examine however, is what I call the junk…
The Disciplines of Health As you get older, one of the stereotypical aspects of life that you develop more awareness over is your health. Something not even considered in the first thirty years of your life becomes very quickly the most important focus soon after that. This week I want to talk about this important shift and what it means…