by John
How to keep your goals on track It was the Christmas period when I set myself 3 major goals for the New Year ahead. One goal was particularly important to me as it directly challenged my writing skills. When you are dyslexic, which I am lucky to be, writing does not...
by John
Beliefs affirm your truth “I can’t believe that!” said Alice. Can’t you?” said the Queen in a pitying tone. “Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.” Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said, “one can’t believe impossible things.” I daresay you...
by John
How to make mistakes Asked to design the kitchen for a great banquet Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519) set about a master plan. What was meant to be a kitchen that ran like clockwork actually turned out to be a complete mess. The great ox, whose job it was to walk...
by John
The doctor said “He won’t see the night out”. This was within earshot of the young Milton Erickson (American psychiatrist and psychologist, 1901 – 1980) who was lying paralysed in bed riddled with polio fever. Hearing his mother weep the teenager vowed there and then...
by John
When I was in my teens, I decided to buy and wear a pair of white trousers – as decisions go that wasn’t too bad. However, I also wore red underpants with those same white trousers, don’t ask me why! To this day I can still hear the laughter that followed me...
