Ever feel like you just want to stay in bed? Does it take you a week to psyche yourself up for a run? Do you wish you could motivate yourself more easily? Motivation is a multi million pound business. There are tons of books and podcasts telling you how to get motivated. But there are also many well-worn myths that, when you see through them,
In March 2017, I was interviewed by the lovely Judi Glover as part of an expert panel regarding Authentic Leadership. We talked about some of the following; What authentic leadership really means The biggest misunderstanding in the personal development world How we can bring the best version of ourselves to our lives and our relationships without complex strategies or ‘mind tricks’. Recognising the difference between fact and fiction
We all tend to have something we want to change in our lives. For some it’s re-connecting with passions and hobbies, For others it’s spending more quality time with those people we care about or accomplishing a long held ambition. The great news is that there is only ONE true barrier to pursuing our dreams or making the changes we need to make. Here’s a question that I asked a group
Gratitude, compassion and clarity are not accomplishments. But you could easily think they are when you read books, blogs and articles or listen to podcasts. For example, I often hear people say that compassion is a skill we have to learn and that gratitude is a feeling we have to practise and cultivate. But the truth is that these feelings are natural human qualities that arise effortlessly when
Towards the end of 2016, I did a talk for 160 leaders for the Business Growth Summit conference. Here are some of things I reveal in this 45 minute talk below; Some key findings from my groundbreaking ‘state of mind’ research Why we are in the dark ages when it comes to understanding what drives leadership How all the essential qualities of great leadership are not
On Easter Bank Holiday Monday, I was interviewed on BBC London radio by Vanessa Feltz about my book ‘Instant Motivation‘. Vanessa wanted to talk about stress and anxiety in the workplace and what helps us to deal with the everyday demands that life presents. It was a great conversation and we covered a lot of ground in a short space of time including; overwhelm and stress and
Last week, Suzanne Redford and her co-host Jo McKibben interviewed me about my book Instant Motivation on their radio show, Voices of Diversity on Dubai Eye radio. I really enjoyed our conversation. We really delved into the nature of motivation and thought in our lives in terms of wellbeing and performance at work. You can listen to the podcast here.
Want to feel instantly happier at work? Wish that people would stop being so irritating? Fed up of putting on your ‘game face’? There are thousands of books dedicated to showing us how to be happy or fulfilled. But what if our obsession with happiness is what stops us from feeling happy? What if there’s a much easier way to feel great and do our
On the 2nd of January 2015 my book ‘Instant Motivation’ was published and I was thrilled when it was selected as WHSmith’s Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Then last week, after interviewing me about the book, The Irish Times published a piece in their Business Innovation section and I was glad to read the following:- The market for self-help books aimed at those wishing to
People often hunger for new and unfamiliar experiences. Do you think you get bored easily or crave exciting or different things? Do you want more variety or ever describe yourself as having a low boredom threshold? The experience of new that most people crave or desire is a feeling and all feelings come from the same place – from our own thinking and the perceptions that
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