Any fans of Jim Carrey in the house? If so, then you may be familiar with the film Yes Man released all the way back in 2008. The premise of the film is that Jim Carrey’s character Carl Allen participates in a personal development session that introduces him to the true power of saying yes. […]
…’Can you come up with something a bit more outside of the box? Y’know… try to be creative with it!’… Reactions to this type of request usually range between a bubbling cauldron of excitement at being able to run with a task or a project and come up with something different, not to be […]
I’ve written the introduction to this blog post a couple of times already, and it keeps coming out a bit too much ‘British man goes on stereotypical tirade about the weather’ for my liking. So, I am going to avoid that happening again by stating the facts as they are without emotion. Weather in the […]
Did you know… – Some Italian banks will allow you to take out loans using wheels of parmesan cheese as collateral. – Charles Morton, a 17th century scientist, believed that birds flew to the moon during winter. – Hummingbirds can lick things 20 times per second. You learn something new every day. I heard someone […]
My aim for this blog is not to make you hate your comfort zone, and to escape from it, screaming with your arms above your head as though it has just caught fire. Instead, I want to make all that exists beyond it much less anxiety-inducing and daunting. Whilst a comfort zone is a psychological […]
I want to immediately address something for anyone clicking on this feeling down, apprehensive or frightened about anything. Negative thoughts are normal thoughts. It is part of being human. Do not judge yourself and stigmatize. Remember, you control your thoughts, they do not control you. If I was to ask you why you think you […]
The first time I saw someone outside of my household following the easing of lockdown restrictions, I was blown away to see that they consisted of more than just a head and shoulders. That’s all we really see of anyone nowadays! How was I supposed to know? OK, I am displaying massively exaggerated ignorance here, […]
8 Ways To Continue Developing Your Growth Mindset. Let’s start this blog with two definitions given to us courtesy of American psychologist Carol Dweck. Firstly, what is a growth mindset? A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed with time and effort, in the same way that if you wanted […]
How many great mentors have you had during your life? People who you’ve come across in your personal and/or professional life that have helped you grow? If this is something that you haven’t thought about, grab something to write on and with and make a list! Start with names and what each person has taught […]
