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Change can come about from a chance conversation, a book recommendation or an inspirational quote. “Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”  Benjamin Disraeli

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How to start your day – positively
Tue 3rd August, 2021

A recent study found that the average human is awake for 1000 minutes in a day.  Neil Pasricha, happiness author and podcaster, asks: ’what can you do to make the first 2 minutes of your day, have a positive impact on the rest of the 998 minutes remaining?’ Let’s be honest, most people start their […]

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3:1 Ratio in your brain
Wed 2nd June, 2021

Research tells us that to experience a more contented, fulfilled and happy life we need a ratio of 3:1 positive to negative outlook on life.  In other words, to find the silver lining in situations in our situation more than 75% of the time. That’s easier said than done.  Consider how since 2004 we’ve designated […]

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Enough is enough!
Mon 10th May, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week reminds all of us, no matter what our personal state of mind, to be aware that mental illness, feeling stressed or anxious, seeing things through a negative lens or just feeling down, is something that we all suffer from at some point in our lives. The past year has shown us that […]

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New Intentions for a New Year
Wed 23rd December, 2020

Back in July I took down my year’s goals and ripped them up – not out of frustrating or anger – but because they simply didn’t reflect what was going on in my current personal and working life.  What I’d envisaged for myself 7 months prior, was now radically out of date.  And on reflection, […]

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Measuring your Mental Fitness (no Lycra required!)
Wed 9th December, 2020

At New Year we often focus on our physical health; participating in dry January, taking out a gym membership or putting Joe Wicks back on our screens every morning, cutting down or quitting on smoking / chocolate/ carbs / alcohol (I can keep going on…..).  But we rarely think about focusing on our Mental Health. […]

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