by Lesley Lyle | April, 2017 | Culture
I cannot get the picture of President Trump pointing his finger at members of the press and stating ‘You are fake news’ out of my mind. And the accompanying news report, stating that statistics show that people are unable to differentiate between fake and real news....
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2017 | self-growth
Angry or Happy? Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote ‘For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness’. Wise words, but is choosing your mood as simple as that? How easy is it for you to decide what your mood is going to be. Can choosing your mood become a...
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2017 | What Positive Psychology Means To Me
I think at heart I have always been a Positive Psychologist. Long before I had ever heard the title Positive Psychology I was very much a disciple of that way of thinking. I heard it said many times “You’re the most positive person around” and “Why are you always...
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2017 | What Positive Psychology Means To Me
For me positive psychology provides a route to be the best you can be without having to apologise for who you are. A common criticism of positive psychology is that it ignores the harsh realities in life and focuses purely on the positives. This is not how I see it at...
by Lesley Lyle | January, 2017 | self-development
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill Legend has it that restaurateur Fernand Lachance exclaimed, “Ça va faire une maudite poutine!” (“It will make a damn mess!”) when first asked to throw a handful of cheese curds on...
