We are constantly told to brave the new and do things you wouldn't normally do to grow in character and experience, but it's always a lot easier saying it than doing it because we are all naturally rather habitual creatures and steering beyond can be a mission. However, there are...
Before finding out the steps for staying motivated, you need to start with the most important question: Why? The strongest reasons will make the strongest actions. After that, the results are all in good time. It’s hard to persevere if you don’t have a reason to push through the hard...
We’ve all heard of the term, “self-sabotage” - but many of us don’t notice when we are actually sabotaging ourselves. You might think “oh no, I don’t do that” - but how often have you been doing really well with a new routine or idea… and then, you just stopped,...
The term “sleep hygiene” has been bandied about a lot in the media recently - but what is it, and why should you care about it? In short, “sleep hygiene” is just a term for creating and maintaining good habits and practices around your sleep routine. Healthy sleep is the...
Vision boards and visualisation are becoming more and more popular these days, largely thanks to Oprah Winfrey who told her legions of fans, “you get what you believe.” Numerous other celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Katy Perry and Jim Carrey have used vision boards and visualisation to help them achieve great...
At this time of year many of us set our minds to planning for the year ahead. You might have already set a new year’s resolution, but with only 8 per cent of people managing to successfully achieve their resolution each year, we thought we’d offer a helping hand. Here...
At this time of year, things can become really stressful. There’s the present shopping that always seems to be Mum’s Job no matter how many other capable people there are in the house. Then there is the food preparation, winding up work for the Christmas break, wrapping gifts, attending Christmas...
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Is your tree up and decorated? Tin of overpriced chocolates bought, turkey ordered, gifts wrapped, stockings laid out, cards written and sent, mince pies made… did we miss anything? It’s “the most wonderful time of the year” but often by the time we...
