91. On Leading and Surviving Change
It has become somewhat ridiculous to say that there is an unusual amount of change going on at the moment, as the same thing could have...
90. Humour - The Best Medicine?
Humour is suffering detached. I read that in a book on Zen Buddhism that I spotted while browsing the bookshelves in a friend's flat. It...
89. Making Comparisons Work For You
In 2001, Professor Windy Dryden, an eminent cognitive therapist, wrote a book called 'How to make yourself miserable'. I read a few...
88. Why Do You Do What You Do?
I'm on holiday at the moment, so I'm revisiting a tip from my archives, about purpose, because it never hurts to revisit purpose. ...
87. How to Make Friends With Happiness
We operate in our culture with a basic assumption, it is good to be happy. We are always trying to be happy. We may have different ways...
86. Getting Ship-Shape for 2013
It's still January so, I'm sorry, but there's still time to do some new leaf stuff. And it's not giving up smoking or drinking or...
85. New Year, New Paradigm!
Every year around this time my mind wanders to a book that someone recommended to me some years ago on how to handle a new year. Your...
84. Your Christmas Present to Yourself
A number of years ago, shortly before Christmas, I remember talking to my sister on the phone. 'I've bought myself a camera,' she said...
83. How Green is Your Mind?
We have all heard of carbon emissions; either we do our part by reducing our travel, recycling our rubbish and paying our dues into a...
82. Take a Risk This Week
We are risk-averse. Most of us anyway. You get the occasional crazy person, like Philippe Petit, who strung a tightrope between the twin...