It’s all about having purpose. We function best when we give ourselves direction and targets. Those plans and goals mean that we have a reason for doing and being today. That said, it amazes me now many people simply drift along. They seemingly have no real sense of where they’re going or what they want. […]
There are times, certainly for me, when life feels like that it’s on track. Unfortunately, those times rarely last all of the time. Indeed, I sometimes wonder how everything felt so out of my control. It can be very stressful and tiring when it feels as if the world is out to get you. In
I read far too many supposedly motivational messages around the theme of today going to be a good day. This literally means that at the moment today is something other than a good day. It’s possibly an awesome day. Alternatively, it may be a terrible day. There’s the chance that it’s an exciting day. Or
When I started writing a blog, it seemed like a reasonable task. Easy, I thought. Start with a few thoughts about the work that I do. Eventually, I reasoned, I would be able to complete each post with a certain degree of ease. Once a week, I mused, would be manageable. It did not work
In my podcast on 27th April 2026 (series 3, episode 4 – “Communication now in a thought-created world”) I talked about the NLP Model of Communication. It’s all about how we process the world through our five senses. We do, though, each have a preferred system for processing the world and a preferred system for
Ever wondered how powerful your limiting beliefs actually are? Then read on. You make your plans. You set your goals. It’s all with the aim of achieving what you want. It all sounds great. And then it doesn’t happen. Apparently, it doesn’t seem to matter how positive you are. Something holds you back when you
I’ve been publishing a blog for the best part of two years. Each week I’ve written something new linked to coaching, NLP and hypnosis. I’ve enjoyed the process. Importantly, it’s really got me thinking about the work that I do. Additionally, I’ve had to plan for those times when I’ve been away or when I’ve
A significant part of the coaching process is creating an exciting and compelling future. Obviously, you can only do this if you establish where you want to be. Essentially, you have to be very specific about that future. Vague ideas of being richer, fitter, happier just don’t cut it. Some people avoid making those specific
I recently attended a half-day workshop about rapid induction, getting people into trance quickly, and having fun with the process. It was very different from previous trainings which I’ve attended. Importantly, I’ve come away with lots of new ideas, lots of questions, and a desire to rethink how I use hypnosis. It’s all good stuff.
One of the presuppositions of NLP is that everyone is doing the best that they can with the resources that they have available. In other words, our behaviour and the behaviour of others is the best that we can all do in that moment. This, quite frankly, seemed hard to accept when I see so