by Julie on January 1, 2012
For a lot of people, New Years Resolutions mean frustration, guilt and a cycle that they are very familiar with.
Statistics reveal that 40 to 45% of adults make one or more resolutions or goals for themselves, and only 75% of them make it past the first week and 46% make it past 6 months!
Making a [...]
by Julie on December 4, 2011
I am currently doing a 10 session seminar about ‘Success’. During the course we have been looking at the paradigm of success as we know it, so that we can create something that is much more powerful.
So what is a paradigm?
‘a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model:society’s paradigm of the ‘ideal [...]
by Julie on October 29, 2011
Are you beaten if you think you are? I’d say in the moment of believing that thought, absolutely.
If a football team believes they’re going to lose, what chance do you think they have of winning? A positive state of mind really can mean the difference between success and failure. Even if all the evidence shows [...]
by Julie on July 25, 2011
Do you have a conversation in the background that says “I can’t do that, I’m not good enough”?
We can’t all be experts at everything, learning something new takes practice. For a lot of people it isn’t okay that they can’t do something first time. Most people want to give up when things get tough; they [...]
Isn’t it good to know that we can do something about the way we feel, simply by changing our posture?
Consultant psychologist Ingrid Collins believes there’s an intrinsic link between the body’s position and our ‘psychological posture’. ‘At a cellular level, when happiness molecules — or endorphins — produced within the brain circulate in the blood, [...]
by Julie on February 20, 2011
If you want your relationship or business to flourish, you need to have the attitude to match.
Carolyn St John Loder runs a very successful company called Zest4Life. Today I talk to her about the importance of having a positive attitude when it comes to business.
You can find out more about Carolyn and Zest for Life [...]
by Julie on November 29, 2010
Do you ever find that you are taking yourself, or life, a little bit too seriously?
It’s good to be able to laugh at ourselves and our situation.
Here is a little skit from Bob Newhart, to lighten your mood. Laughter can be a great healer.
Warning to Therapists: Do not try this with your clients!
Remember, if you [...]
by Julie on October 3, 2010
Some people throw themselves into what they do, even if they’re not quite sure how to do something. Elaine Foster Gandey, owner of Designer Sales UK , is one of those people.
Do check out our interview, Elaine talks about the journey that led her to running her successful business and her passion for fashion.
The interview [...]
by Julie on June 25, 2010
Some people think that Drama lessons are a luxury, not really ‘relevant’, or not important enough to ‘indulge’ in. Drama teacher, Mary Spink, sees things differently.
I interviewed Mary, at school in East Sussex. The interview is just over 1o mins long.
Click here for the Interview
I’d love to hear your comments, and any thoughts you have [...]
by Julie on March 24, 2010
Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a friend, an enemy or a complete stranger?
No matter what other people say about us, if we don’t like the way we look we can never be completely happy.
The truth is that, like it or not, you do look, the [...]