Sept 1st. Time to revisit the Summer Newsletter. Reflect with a clearer head. Simply click on the image to be transported back to the Summer Newsletter. Summer Newsletter – August 2014
TLC – The Art of Owning Your Some, Some, Some & Some This may not be the TLC you’re thinking of! Replace Tender Loving Care with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and it would appear that it’s what we do for ourselves that could matter just as much, if not more, than the TLC we may yearn for from others. The message? […]
Summer Newsletter – August 2014
It’s a great phrase: you know people for a reason, season or a lifetime. Instantly people you know either now or from the past fall into place. The phrase might provide you with an appreciation of: Why someone or a situation was short lived How you are better for knowing someone or being in a […]
Drawing a RICH PICTURE is a method that allows you to sketch out the connections & context of a given situation. In the picture you draw: The focus or goal Key players Contributing factors Influences Emotions Feelings Lines of connection Abstract symbolisms … include anything you feel or know to be relevant to the central […]
What’s in a Model or a Theory? We all possess a multitude of theories and models which we apply in our daily life. Call it morals, assumptions, social conduct, etc. They benefit us as they provide a framework or quick reference point with which to understand our personal experiences. It is through that process of […]
“How dietary changes rapidly reduce cardiovascular risk but the bad behavior of Big Food is damaging your health” This was the title of a talk I attended on Thurs 1st May given by Dr Aseem Malhotra in association with The College of Medicine. It will not surprise people who know me that this is a subject I’m […]
‘People have self-worth if they value themselves and see their life as meaningful’, Freden,1982[i] Let’s start with a couple of definitions: Self-Evaluation: measuring up to Self-Worth: perception of your own value __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Context of Finding Meaning Finding one’s meaning is highly personal & unique. Equally, the measurements someone applies to that meaning can change […]
This blog piece has been in my drafts for ages! Love the phrase but I couldn’t find the right way of expressing it. Thanks to an article I read yesterday, I’ve found a way of completing it! Thank you, Margie Warrell. In various ways we hear that we should, and it’s ok to, embrace “fear” […]
Work-Life balance isn’t always about creating massive changes or taking on more. It’s about re-distributing your own priorities & setting your own boundaries. Often these can clash with work and family commitments. I advocate that these priorities & boundaries change constantly over a lifetime. Nigel Marsh uses humour and some tough-love statements to make the […]