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Positive psychology - the science of happiness - places great emphasis on the role of forgiveness as an essential part of achieving a complete sense of well-being. But this is not a new concept. All the major religions preach the importance of forgiveness; and many of the greatest thinkers, philosophers and people who have changed the course of history have reached the same conclusion. For example, Nelson Mandela, remembering the day he was freed after 27 years in captivity once...

Yesterday I had an incoming call on my landline. I’m usually guarded about those – most people use my mobile number – but I answered anyway. “Hello?’ “I’m calling about the car accident you had…” said a friendly, local sounding voice. “Yes, what about it?” I said, not actually having had a car accident for as long as I remember. “Did you know that you may be entitled to compensation? Were you or anyone with you...

Have you ever thought that you'd rather die than speak in public? Well, you're not alone a poll of 2000 people on the top things they were scared of scored a fear of death as lower than a phobia of public speaking. Most people don't feel brave enough to show their vulnerability in front of others because they're focusing more on what other people think of them than the message they want to communicate. Wanting validation from others makes us their prisoner, we're using their judgement to...

Every now and then, life throws us a curve ball. There are many factors determining how well (or not) we respond in the first instant that we realise what is happening. Depending on how financially and emotionally stable we are, how well we slept the night before, and how our kids (or boss, or friends) are behaving – we might take the news of this change well, or maybe not. But after the news of a big change ahead has sunk in… what next? I wanted to share a less-obvious tip for...

The second in my series of exploration of who we are and why we act the way we do. I am going to discuss self-confidence and what it will mean to you. It is a trait that everyone desires, with us all feel drawn to those that display it. We often perceive this in others but worry that if we show it, people will see as us arrogant or self-absorbed. When we imagine someone self-confident, we think of an inspirational speaker or doctor, for example. We feel attracted to them or see something in...

Procrastination is a common theme. It has featured throughout my life and is a theme raised by many coaching clients, most of whom lead successful lives. So is procrastination as negative as it sounds? Do you do the following?

Put things off? Delay important tasks? Find it hard to get things done? Struggle with motivation to get on with the work even when you have tight deadlines? Find more interesting and more enjoyable activities to do instead?

If some of these sound familiar, you...

If we’re lucky, on average, we get about 25,000 mornings in our lifetime – how are you going to use yours? After 286 interviews with the world’s most prosperous CEOs and entrepreneurs, studies by My Morning Routine show that most of these power players have established morning routines with the majority getting up at 6.30am after 7 hours sleep. 75% exercise before work, and 64% practice some form of meditation or yoga. I’m not here to tell you how your morning routine...

Do you ever feel like you've achieved nothing, even though you’ve been busy every minute? Do you look at your full to-do list at the end of the day and wonder how it has grown? And do you ever look at the one of 10 items you’ve ticked off your to-do list and feel a complete failure? If yes, read on.

To-do lists can be the most effective and destructive processes when it comes to time management. They’re often overloaded with unrealistic tasks and goals for one person to achieve in the...

This is a topic I feel really needs addressing.  I want to talk about when we push ourselves to achieve something worthwhile, versus when we push ourselves too far.  Something I’ve been noticing lately is how our culture of needing to achieve more and more is leaving some of us feeling that we are never quite enough. Whether it’s about looks, finances, social stature or work – as a society it seems we are more driven than ever before. This, of course, has its...