Improve your self-talk and cultivate your inner cheerleader

Have you ever wondered how much added stress that tendency to be overly critical of yourself creates? Have you ever wondered if, secretly, you would stop pushing yourself to improve if that voice in...

Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle

My children spent most of yesterday happily working together on a 1000-piece 3D puzzle that they got for Christmas. It made me think that doing a puzzle, especially a, is the perfect metaphor for...

The performance formula that underpins all success and failure

“Our performance is driven by our behaviors. Our behaviors are driven by our emotions, which are driven by our thinking. So, our thinking is at the core of our performance. Yet we all have a lot of...

Don’t wait.

If there is something special you want to do, now is the time.  If there is something special you want to do, now is the time. If you want to make a difference in the world, remember now is the time!...

Your attention is your most precious resource

How often do you deliberately notice what you’re giving your attention to?  Your attention is your most precious and limited resource even more than your time, in my opinion. In fact, it’s...

What is Mindfulness?

“What is mindfulness?” Asked my friend the other day.  Let me show you what mindfulness is for me. Mindfulness is noticing the very welcome winter sun warming my back on my Sunday walk.  Mindfulness...