Playlists for work or rest
Not sure how you do with music when you’re working or when you are resting but I find the right stuff at the right time does wonders for me! I can’t work...
Category: Well-being
Set your mind to the planning
I’ve got into the habit when talking to people about self-care of finding myself often saying, “all we are doing here is playing psychological tricks on ourselves to get the best out...
Music for Meditation
I don’t know about you but despite being a regular meditator I find it really really difficult. My mind just keeps chattering away! I do like to think of meditation as having...
Reworked – Let me tell you about the new book!
Excited to be telling you that today (Friday 15th January 2021) the new book is out! Strictly speaking it’s a reworking of the other book – a remix if you like for...
Happiness – the elusive goal!
Happy Christmas we have all just been saying to each other. And then Happy New Year. We’re obsessed! Once a year we say Happy Birthday to each other as well. Clearly ‘Happy’...
Night Owls?
I recently did a Facebook Live on Sleep – which is here – and I was asked afterwards whether being a ‘night owl’ was damaging to your health. My instinctive reaction was...
The health benefits of Mushrooms
“Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several dozen that have a unique combination of talents that improve...
Fire feeds on obstacles
Those Stoics again! Marcus Aurelius this time, who said, “Fire feeds on obstacles”. Ryan Holiday takes this idea and says the Stoics also held that ‘The Obstacle is the Way’. He says...
Lunch Breaks – the rules
I think you know this already but maybe don’t acknowledge it or feel you can do anything about it? Motivation is finite. The further you get into the day the less of...
Moving a mountain
I was reminded recently of this Chinese proverb – “The man who moved a mountain was the one who began carrying away small stones.” This resonates with me so much. I’m often put...