Patience and the challenge of organic progress in this Digital age
Once upon a time I was on holiday in Italy. I'd wandered down to a little fishing village - and saw little old ladies patiently and systematically untangling these fishing nets in a totally playful Zen-like state. devoid of ANY frustrations or haste. I screamed in...
From Ridiculous to Devastating – or ‘how to do stuff’.
[fancy_header]Firstly click the image ^^above^^ - the gif should play automatically [/fancy_header] Meet Lyndon - he's the Thai Boxer throwing those devastating overhand rights and crushing his opponent into the ropes. Question: Is there something you want to do...
Cocaine, addiction and exploring starting to change.
I read a very interesting study recently, asking some really interesting questions about addiction and the nature of it. In 1977 a Canadian Psychology Professor called Bruce Alexander carried out some fascinating experiments on Rats - yes Rats. These were done to...
No one is coming to help you!
First watch this and feel better! I love this song, and it gets me every time. Why? Because it's inspirational, motivating, acknowledging the past and its challenges and HOW WE GOT THROUGH IT (important!) before bringing us back to the now, and celebrating it....
10 things I learnt about myself after 36,500 Push Ups
December 2012 I started doing 100 push ups every day - yes yes, I should say press ups being English, but I don’t). I was intrigued by an eBook selling the idea of 100 daily pushups as a 'system'. Being the skinflint tightwad that I am, I decided to create my...
Business Coaching – some thoughts
If you are a Property Investor, Small Business owner or working within a high pressure Corporate environment, this is your page. If you fall into one of these categories then you might be able to breathe a sigh of relief soon, but not yet, because nearly everyone...
Whale song and Wind chimes do not Hypnosis make!
A fair amount of my business comes to me in the following manner: Client seeks hypnotherapy, maybe he or she lives in West Essex or East London (sometimes further out). Client fires up Google, is bombarded with Hypnotherapists and NLP Practitioners with shiny websites...
*Video* “Why You Should Not Be Afraid” But probably will be anyway
Firstly, watch this: It's a lovely video isn't it. It's also a lovely motivational sentiment, full of encouraging statistics about the lack of danger and chance of fear causing things happening. Sadly, it's unlikely to improve a fearful situation much....
The Anxiety Epidemic, Alarming Statistics and Strategic Scaremongering
Firstly some statistics, taken from Mental Health.org.uk. 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain Women are more likely to have been treated for...
Alan Whitton Comments on The National Council of Hypnotherapy’s response on new Phobia Statistics
The 'National' Council for Hypnotherapy recently responded to some new statistics on phobias and those reporting to be suffering with a phobia. The source of the stats are reported to have come from the International Business Times, wherein it is stated that half of...