Flex Your “NO” Muscle At Work

Flex Your “NO” Muscle At Work

What work-life balance? Why do we have such a hard time saying no? I was asked to help a friend write a report. I said Yes. I was asked to attend a committee meeting. I said Yes. I was asked to fill in at short notice for a trainer who was sick. I said yes. I was...
Take Your Shadow for A Drink

Take Your Shadow for A Drink

How do you deal with difficult people? Customers? Staff? Siblings or Spouse? Do some people make you growl with anger? Underneath the pretences, the civility, the social etiquette and the mask, there is more. There is YOU, your feelings, emotions and that nagging...
The Seductive Pull Of Comfort

The Seductive Pull Of Comfort

Our brains like consistency. What you tell yourself about your circumstance, life, who you are, and what’s happening to you, is a story. The story in your mind about you, your capabilities and traits follow well-worn neural paths and these paths are reinforced every...