Emotional intelligence, General

Thanks Mum and Dad – Emotional Intelligence at its best

Emotional Intelligence – That moment when YOU decide what happens next… In a week when Michelle Obama was in the UK, promoting a global initiative to provide education for all girls, everywhere, as a basic Human right, yesterday, I had the very great fortune to meet and listen to Richard [...]

General, Studying Techniques

Genius thinking

I say, I say, I say… What do you do when you can’t hear the actors on stage? Genius, or what? A couple of weeks ago, a group of us had tickets for a show at the Globe Theatre, London. From where I was sitting, I was struggling to hear [...]

Emotional intelligence, General

Don’t you dare…

  …believe anyone who tells you, “You can’t”! It’s just their fear speaking. It’s their stuff.  “Whether you think you can, or you think you can‘t – you‘re right!” Henry Ford Each year (when I remember!) I record the Eurovision Song contest. That’s so I can whip through the recording, looking for [...]

Emotional intelligence, General

Relationship wrecker #1

Relationship wrecker #1. It’s an easy and obvious trap to fall into. Ever been absolutely sure of something, only to find out you were wrong after all? Supposing it turns out that what you thought you knew, was in fact, such a load of bunkum that it was actually the [...]

Brain, General

Eee bah gum! You’ve got earworms!

Don’t panic! Earworms are those ever so catchy, and increasingly annoying songs you can’t get out of your head. Sometimes a persistent ditty will even drive you nuts, and no matter how hard you try to not hear it, it’s still there, going round and round and round and round… [...]

General, Learning

Genius Material is the Missing Link!

Genius Material: “Really important missing link to help students change exam failure into success.” Brian Hipkin, Dean of Students, Regents University The Missing Link? Couldn’t agree more!! And how wonderful to hear such a thing here, of all places –  where, since 2004, I’ve undertaken many Quest Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Learning Skills NLP [...]

Brain, Emotional intelligence, General, Health

Stress and Anxiety

What are Stress and Anxiety? Stress is the word we use to describe the arousal of the autonomic nervous system. It’s what motivates us to get things done, to rise to a challenge or to get out of the way of a car driving fast towards us. However, these days [...]

General, Health

Making a stand

  Those of you who’ve read my newsletter about it might ask your spine, lungs, kidneys, liver, brain and circulation why they’d all be better off if you do more standing. And if they don’t come back with an answer, watch the short videos below!     I really dunno how [...]

Brain, Emotional intelligence, General

We’re a Grand Designs Landmark!

The TV People! They’re here! Wey hey! We’re a Grand Designs Landmark! Top secret, hush hush. Gotta wait until the programme airs! Well! Didn’t see that coming! My ghast has been flabbered by this latest, ahem… development. (Like what I did there?) 🙂 Can’t say too much at this stage, [...]

Emotional intelligence, General, Health

And what a week, for revelations!

I can’t help it. It’s in my genes! An international consortium of scientists have apparently found 60 genetic locations that influence 1. whether we tend to store fat and 2. where we store it. It’s relevant because, for example, fat around the tummy is known to be more dangerous to [...]