by Dan Collinson | October, 2016 | self-development
In recent conversations I have been struck by the number of times people have referred to the opinions of others as a guide to what their own behaviour should be. For example, ‘I don’t want to ask that, others will think…’, ‘If others are eating/not eating that then I...
by Dan Collinson | September, 2016 | self-development
The other day I had the first ‘duvet day’ I have had in…well, decades really. The thing is duvet days are just not me. I am usually an early riser and up and doing with the lark, so this ‘lack of impetus’ really floored me. Running out of gas I think the emotionally...
by Dan Collinson | June, 2016 | Work
As the business world becomes more accepting of positive psychology and the need to understand and support employees performance from both a work and home perspective it draws an interesting issue around implementation and uptake from the workforce themselves....
by Dan Collinson | April, 2016 | EMAPP Portugal, Relationships
Resilience was the most researched word in 2015 in the online dictionary Priberam[1] both by the Portuguese and Brazilian users. This clearly shows the curiosity that the concept is causing in people from Lusophone-speaking countries. Resilience can be understood as...
by Dan Collinson | April, 2016 | self-development
What is it that you are hoping for? Maybe you want to become a world class runner or an Olympic swimming champion. The current doctrine of ‘you can do anything you want to do’ implies that you will be able to do this. Sadly, if I wanted to be a world class...
