Politics and Positive Psychology : Thriving in difficult times
Many people in the UK woke on the morning of Friday the 13th of December 2019 feeling the date was an appropriate one. Our country voted to endorse the Conservative manifesto, which for those more left-wing in their thinking, felt like a betrayal of the values of...
The Art of Presupposing: Blending NLP with Positive Psychology
This blog looks at how we shape our beliefs, frame experiences, create meaning, and judge other people and situations. Neuroscience is demonstrating more and more that we have far more control over our thoughts than we thought and many behaviours and mindsets can be...
Quest for Spirituality: a Journey to Self-discovery
What does Positive Psychology say about Spirituality What do human’s search for when they search for spirituality? Zinnbauer & Paragament (2005, Pg 611) have suggested that it is “a quest for existential meaning, to the transcendent human dimension” meaning that...
Straddling the fine line between arrogance and confidence
I know I’m very, very, good at what I do. I have been studying human development for 13 years, I have been blessed with a keen sense of awareness and when I’m tuned in, I can spot truth in situations and people pretty fast which allows me to get to the root of...
Grit. Grace. Gratitude. Choice
"It is my choice" is ownership. One of the most self-empowering declarations we can make, is the ownership of self. Follow through on those choices are liberating. Empowerment is not something we can be given. Nobody else can give us the choice to do something. The...
Choose a Happy Winter
Choose a Happy Winter We are beginning to get the first hints of winter, but before we start hibernating I'd like to take time to appreciate the autumn. What a beautiful autumn it has been. The season never fails to delight and by directly and consciously focusing on...
Cat Got Your Tongue?
I consider myself to be a confident person. I am accustomed to standing in front of a room full of people and speaking. In my work, I deliver training as well as work as cabin crew, so I am always communicating. However, put me in a social situation such as a party...
Grit. Grace. Gratitude. Transcendence
When we heal, we experience transcendence. People who fully live in the present are able to navigate from past experiences toward a more meaningful life. Those who feel that sense of wholeness or completeness are able to transcend the lessons we learned along the path...
Grit. Grace. Gratitude. Abundance
Abundance ‘I have abundance of …’, finish that sentence in your own voice. 'I am abundant in …', finish that sentence. Turn it into an action word, and now, a present day, ‘now’ phrase. The self-help industries tell us to envision it, as if we already have what we...
Let’s Slow Down To Speed Up
We live in a fast-changing world. We all feel it. Technology evolves at a high speed and it seems the challenges get more difficult by the day. In order to cope, we work harder and faster. We seem to be stuck in fast forward. Getting caught in the fast...