If you have ever been told to “Calm Down” then you’d probably agree this well-meaning advice can be about as useful as a cooking advert in a war-zone. Michael Winner may be able to sell car insurance but I doubt anyone has felt calmer having heard his nasal voice imploring them to “Calm Down, Dear!” -> Click on the title to read the full article
From the category archives:
Wellness
Be true to yourself As a coffee addict I personally would not mind having a free Starbucks for every time I’ve heard someone say “Be true to yourself.I never took it seriously and thought it was only for people who do not cut their hair much and wear sandals all day, but I’m currently in -> Click on the title to read the full article
All of us, at one time or another, have had what we class as ‘one of those days’! Everything seems to have gone wrong; busses were late, other people seemed difficult to get along with and traffic was awful. At the end of that sort of day, all we want to do it lie down -> Click on the title to read the full article
There are many different aspects during our everyday life that can be considered stressful. Weddings, babies, meetings, work and children are considered amongst the top culprits, but the list really far exceeds that. Depending on our various personality types, and our current situations, almost anything can be perceived as stressful and it is important that -> Click on the title to read the full article
Have you ever woken up feeling more tired than when you went to bed? Feeling completely overwhelmed by the major challenges ahead of you, such as getting washed and dressed? Let alone the fact that you need to go to work / another networking event / the job centre. You can wallpaper your entire house -> Click on the title to read the full article
In times when many companies are slashing jobs and asking more of the remaining few, Dan Pink explains that traditional rewards just don’t cut it. He explains with research how traditional incentives can work against complex problem solving and how management needs to reconsider what actually makes their people most productive. An insightful and engaging -> Click on the title to read the full article
How many of you want the opportunity of being able to enjoy a relaxation that is practically total and completely rejuvenates you? Just think of the best you have ever felt and know that there is a way by which you can get that feeling everyday. You can get rid of those unwanted feelings that -> Click on the title to read the full article
Sadly, for many people their only experience of hypnosis is with stage magicians and performers. Unsurprisingly they often associate it with illusion or tricks. Yet increasingly the benefits of taking a more active control in managing one’s mind (using techniques like self-hypnosis) are being recognised by the wider scientific community and general public. So what -> Click on the title to read the full article
It has often been said that money makes the world go round, but consider this: it is market confidence that makes the money world go round. In recent months it has never been more apparent that market confidence, a hard to measure ‘sentiment’ is what really drives the markets. “Thought is the most powerful ability -> Click on the title to read the full article
