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Dec 64 min read

Why Understanding How We Make Decisions is the Key to Quitting Drinking

I was in a yoga class recently and softly, in the background, there was some Indian music playing. I don’t know much about Indian music...

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May 136 min read

What Can We Learn from Tara Swart's The Source about Shaping Our Desired Future?

Manifestation has a bad rep. Some claim that visualising a desired future will cause ‘the universe’ to somehow bring about that outcome....

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Apr 245 min read

Sometimes the proximity of death reminds us how to live

My lovely sister Marilyn told me about a letter written by a man with a terminal illness, Simon Boas, which has gone viral. She thought I...

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Apr 154 min read

Uncovering the Influence of Patterns and Blind Spots on Our Behavior

Humans are great at spotting patterns, but we also have blind spots. I recently took up playing online chess and this is a great example...

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Apr 86 min read

"Unlocking the Secrets to Greater Happiness: Strategies for Enhancing Your Well-Being"

Something bothers you in the night so you didn’t sleep so well. Maybe it was a car alarm or just the wind. Doesn’t matter – you wake up...

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Apr 24 min read

TNMI Conference in Tampa, Florida

Last month I had the privilege of attending the This Naked Mind Institute Conference in Tampa, Florida, led by Annie Grace, the founder...

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Mar 257 min read

It's All About the Message

Humans have been consuming alcohol since, well, before there were humans. Scientists have found that our primate ancestors had enzymes to...

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Mar 186 min read

What Dune Teaches About Fear and Urges

A couple of weekends ago I went to see Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part 2 at the cinema. It was in the IMAX and it was, in every sense of the...

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Mar 44 min read

What Your Brain Has In Common With the Streets of Paris

If you’ve ever been in Paris and ventured out onto the streets in the early morning, you will have probably observed a practice which, I...

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Feb 266 min read

Do You Suffer When You Don't Need To?

Life isn’t always easy. We inevitably have to face the loss of loved ones, illness, financial problems and a whole host of other issues...

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Feb 193 min read

The Wisdom of Vinny

One of my all-time favourite films is My Cousin Vinny. If you haven’t seen it, seriously, go rent it. You are in for a treat. Joe Pesci...

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Feb 126 min read

Why Emotion-Based Change Trumps Behaviour-Based Change Every Time

Before I was a personal coach, I coached senior managers in global companies to help them improve customer service, profitability and...

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Feb 56 min read

The YOLO Trap: What is Happiness?

YOLO. Carpe Diem. You’re a long time dead. These were all excuses I used at one time or another to drink. Often to have a lot of drinks....

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Jan 296 min read

Stoicism: How a Ship-Wreck Sparked a New Way of Life

The story of Stoicism starts with a shipwreck. A wealthy Phoenician merchant, Zeno of Citium was transporting a cargo of purple die...

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Jan 226 min read

Alcohol & Anxiety - A Double-Edged Sword

One of the most common reasons given for drinking is that it relieves stress. That could be the stress we feel at the end of a working...

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Jan 169 min read

The Inspiring Journey of This Naked Mind: From Book to World-Renowned Movement.

I remember when I first read This Naked Mind, Annie Grace’s bestselling book, about six years ago, I knew there was something different...

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