30 Nov 2009 by Sarah Collier
‘To be or not to be.. The rabbit caught in the headlights’ Sarah Collier November 2009 “I have been there, I have looked over the edge, and I have returned” Sir Laurence Olivier wrote these words in his autobiography about how he coped with his stage fright. Many actors, singers and performers have experienced anxiety or stage fright at one point in their career. ....
4 Mar 2009 by Peta Heskell
In time it’ll seem less painful. Everyone goes through it. You’ll grow out of it. Oh yeah! If you’ve ever had your heart torn out and thrown on the floor, you’ll remember how empty those phrases sounded at the time. You might know it’s true, but you don’t really believe it because of how you feel at the time. Relax because I’m not going to give you nice....
26 Feb 2009 by Colin McKeand
In 400 B.C. Hippocrates the father of medicine said, “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.” The wisdom of Hippocrates words takes on more importance than ever as we discover the potent, health-giving substances of super foods. Here’s a list of some of these foods that should always be in your kitchen. Apples — more vitamin C than an orange and full of....
24 Feb 2009 by Peta Heskell
Values We all have things that are important to us. To a very religious person it might be very important that they marry into their faith. To someone who has been ‘cheated on’ it might be very important to know that their next partner is into monogamy. I surveyed couples who have been together for over ten years and consider themselves happy. By far the most dominant reason they gave....
23 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
How do we decide what to create? Out of the vastness of our imaginations, how do we land on what we articulate, bring into form, life, shape? I've never had to ask this question about my writing--I somehow instinctively learned early on to recognize what ideas had enough in them. I somehow knew how to sneak up on, lie down next to, rub up against an image or concept or feeling until I was sure....
20 Feb 2009 by Peta Heskell
"Sticks and Stones may hurt my bones but words will do no harm." Balderdash! Words are infinitely more powerful than sticks and stones. You can use words to hurt or you can use them to heal Words are neurotransmitters which generate very powerful reactions and sometimes long term affect in the people at whom they are directed. And when we learn to use words with exquisite....
19 Feb 2009 by Ali Campbell
When I first studied NLP I mistakenly thought that having control of my mind meant I could immunise myself from life. If something bad happened I’d just make it so that it didn’t matter and I hadn’t really wanted it anyway. A bit like the guy running for the train just as the doors close only to do that funny little dance as if to say “just out for a morning jog, what train? Oh that....
18 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
I recently spent four days alone in a rustic cabin on a bluff on the wild Washington coast. I worked on my novel, read, napped, did yoga, ate huge salads, sat in the sunshine, and watched eagles eat crab scavenged from the ocean’s edge. It was one of the most truly restful retreats I’ve ever savored. It wasn’t so long ago, however, that I would have taken this time to rest but instead....
17 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
Q: What do a blue screen, bits of yam, blindness, and poop have to do with one another? A: Read on to discover. I've been practicing Eckhart Tolle's advice this week. Whenever I am resisting a moment- from a subtle resistance like "I wish that person would drive faster" to "I wish my body worked better in this yoga pose" to the more vehement "I wish my Dad were here NOW," I've repeated....
16 Feb 2009 by Julia McVey
Our belief system underpins everything we do in life. Self-limiting beliefs are ones that prevent us from doing things. For example "I am not a good cook" is a belief that will prevent someone from cooking a healthy nutritious meal; this in turn may lead to the consumption of processed and convenience food leading to health problems. How did they get this belief in the first place -....
8 Feb 2009 by Ali Campbell
There’s an old saying ‘be careful what you wish for… you might get it’. On a recent trip to Abu Dhabi, I had an over night stop and a big meeting in London. No big deal you might think, but the absence of clothes added a new dimension to the challenge. Ok that’s a slight exaggeration - I did have clothes, but only the ones I stood in. The problem (although I didn’t realise it at....
1 Feb 2009 by Peta Heskell
When we like someone and we are interested in them, after we spend time with them we need to process it. Sometimes we talk to our friends and analyse what’s going on. And sometimes we write in a diary. And sometimes we just let it go round and round in our head. And it can get muddled up. Some things can become more important than they need to be. Keeping a mental....
29 Jan 2009 by Peta Heskell
Sense-Able Listening The words people use and the way they phrase what they say are useful clues to how they make sense of the world. This information can come in very useful when communicating with people as you’ll find out in the next chapter. See feel hear Some people pick up on the visual aspects Others are highly tuned to what they hear And others get more of a feel for things....
29 Jan 2009 by Peta Heskell
Harness the Power of Sound Music that Moves You Music is one of the most powerful generators of emotions and therefore of feelings in the body. My aim is to help you to discover the music that affects different parts of your body and to use it consciously as confidence booster. It’s much easier to let positive thoughts run through your body when it has been opened out by music. When I....
28 Jan 2009 by Peta Heskell
How do you rate yourself as a communicator? Are you effective, powerful and attractive or is there room for improvement? The questions below are intended to make you think about how you communicate, what you communicate and how well you appear to be understood and where some improvement is required! As you read them through, pay attention to those scenarios that seem to leap out from the page.....