Send Yourself Some Valentine Love So it’s Valentine’s Day again this Sunday. For some it will be a wonderfully romantic occasion of trips away, flowers and chocolates. For others it might not be such a pleasant experience. This Valentine’s Day though, keep a little bit of that loving for yourself. I hear so many times […]
How to Break Free from Negativity It seems that everywhere we turn, we face negativity. At home, at work, on television and in almost every newspaper headline it seems that there is always something negative to be seen. This can have a big effect on the way people think and feel throughout their daily lives.
Make This Your Best Year So Far A new year, a new decade even. How are you feeling? I mean apart from the hangover, are you looking forward to this year? For a lot of people that can depend on how last year was. How would it feel if I told you this could be
Six Steps to Resolution Success Have you made any New Year resolutions? Over 70% of the population do. However by February half of these resolutions will have been broken, leaving people feeling defeated and knocking their self esteem. If this sounds like you don’t worry…… it’s not actually your fault! How would you like this
On Reflection, Life Starts Now As we approach Christmas and the New Year, a lot of people reflect on how the year was for them. Some even take it further. If there’s a milestone birthday coming up people often reflect on how life has been so far. How are things for you? Do you look
Banish Negative Self Beliefs Having self confidence is really important in all aspects of your life, both personal and professional. But having a high self esteem can be difficult until you learn to banish negative self beliefs. A person’s opinion of themselves is usually formed during childhood and learned from parents, teachers and other important
Three Simple Steps to Build Your Self-Esteem Issues of self esteem and perceptions of self worth have come to the forefront recently, especially with the great work done by Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty. Magazine coverage of weight issues from models and Hollywood stars, deaths of family members or friends, past or current instances of
Have an “Average” Day My mind works in unusual ways sometimes. As I write this I’m looking forward to a trip to Legoland tomorrow. In fact I’m not sure who is more excited, me or my 7 year old son Declan. We were chatting about what we thought it might be like and
Unleash the Power of Persistence I read a news story this week that really made me smile. It was one of those stories that really made me stop and think about so many different things. It was a story about a football team in Carlisle, Harraby Athletic under 14’s. When the team was formed 3
How to Embrace Change One of the things that people often tell me that they struggle with is change. Now, there can be no denying that with the shift in the global economic climate big changes are happening. Whether that be a loss of job, reduced income or relationship breakdown. However, it’s not just those
How to Build-Self Confidence When we are going about our daily lives one of the most vital things can affect us is confidence, or the lack of it. We all need confidence from time to time to help us deal with whatever life throws at us, whether that be meeting new people, going for an
We’ve all been there haven’t we? We set out with the greatest intentions to do something that will be of great benefit to us. It might be that new gym membership, a work project, a college course, quitting smoking or deciding that it’s about time we lost that extra stone we’ve been meaning to. Then
