There are times when we all feel flat – not necessarily dejected, disillusioned or depressed, just lifeless, energy-less and disinterested. And although I’ve been teaching my many personal development clients how to start the day by focusing their minds – and I do the same myself – sometimes, within just a few minutes, one ends up feeling, well, ‘I wish I was somewhere else!’ or ‘I don’t feel like doi

Have you got crap in your head? Of course you have – we all have. But if you’re paying attention to the crap in your head, you’re going to get crap in your life. You are what you think – it’s a little more subtle than that, in fact, because you are what you think subconsciously. Your subconscious mind rules your life – your behaviour, actions, reactions and interactions are all dictated by your subcon

The purpose of life is to be happy – so says the Dalai Lama. Unfortunately, most people aren’t quite sure what happiness actually means. Does it mean having lots of nice things – nice home, second home, nice cars, nice clothes, nice holidays? Because, certainly over the last few years, many people fell into the trap of judging their happiness based on these kinds of things – and of judging their happi

You don’t need self improvement. You’re perfect all ready – you just need to realize it. You might call the process self-realization – a big word (two actually) for something that we can all do if we learn how to stop the noise in our head. What noise am I talking about? The little voice that says ‘No You Can’t’ – that nagging feeling that, unlike the L’Oreal ad, you’re not worth it! – or

Are you happy with yourself and with your life? The chances are that there are things that you would like to change about both you and your life – I’ve rarely met anyone who is truly happy. People often think that if they improve themselves, lose weight, buy a new car, go on a great holiday that, then, they will be happy. That kind of happiness, however, is fleeting and superficial. Happiness should be lasting and not dependant on having this or doing that.

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