Happy New Year A fresh year. Can you feel the electricity in the air? This is the time of the year when I take time to reflect on the on the past year. I have concluded that 2015 was a tough and playful year. This is also the time of year to plan and set…
Richard Bandler tells a story About his friend who was nervous about asking someone out for a date. Richard said, “what is going on in your head when you are about to ask someone out?” His friend said, “the room goes silent and a little voice goes it will be alright.” “No wonder you’re nervous…
My wife was angry. The foot strap on our new baby buggy had broken and the shop refused to replace or fix it for her as it was out of warranty ….by just one day. I then suggested that I would go to the shop to return it for an exchange. With some surprise, she…
Tracy told me about her method of getting her husband to remember to pick up milk and bread. Now this might seem like a small thing, but when something as small as this can lead to an argument and create a heated reaction like “You don’t listen to me” or “I’m going without breakfast and…
You have just spent hours working really hard on a project. No, let’s get this into perspective – you poured your heart and soul into it, the extra mile is so far in your rear view mirror that it’s a dot on the horizon. Then someone says those heartbreaking words “Can I give you some…
The development of NLP has resulted in a number of presuppositions that seem to be useful in our attitude towards the world and to the development of ourselves. It is important to remember that there is no claim that these presuppositions are true – what is important is to try them out and act as…
Before you know it, it’s happened again You’re driving the kids home, you’re tired and so you say “How about a McDonald’s tonight?” Yeah, you don’t have to cook, kids get a bunch of fats and sugars with a toy. It was meant to be a one-off treat, yet the next week you find yourself…
“My own behaviour baffles me. For I find myself doing what I really hate, and not doing what I really want to do!” Saint Paul (Romans 7:15) “Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow.” Mark Twain It can be reassuring to find out that some of the greatest minds…
Help! I’ve been asked to give a talk Hands begin to shake. Legs wobble. Dry mouth and the small of the back starts to perspire. Susan had been asked to give a talk. This reaction made no sense as Susan was normally a confident and professional person who found it easy to talk and interact…
After 12 hours on a plane, stepping out into the Texas heat was like being slapped in the face with a hot dry towel. At Customs the guard asked me how old I was. This threw me as I was expecting to be asked my date of birth. I replied “42 – 43” and this…