I always remember someone asking “what is the best way in which to eat an elephant?” The answer was “in bite sized chunks”. Whenever you start to feel a little over whelmed the key to coping well is to break your elephant down into small chunks which are easy to chew and swallow. You may [...]
Read the full story »It is interesting to note different people’s reactions when dealing with situations involving conflict. Some people act tenaciously like a Jack Russell, yapping and barking loudly and refusing to back down; going on the offensive seems to be inbred in their nature. Other’s respond more like a King Charles spaniel, curling up in a corner [...]
Read the full story »There is much evidence these days of people rushing into things without taking sufficient time to think. The consequences are usually not too detrimental, although sometimes the effect is less than pleasing.
I know myself that I have a rather short fuse when I encounter answering systems which leave you dangling for an indefinite time and [...]
Yale University conducted a study which compared the effect of your attitude upon life expectancy and the results were dramatic to say the least. It is clear from this research study and others that stress impacts upon physical health as well as mental and emotional well-being and this can eventually lead to an early demise. [...]
Read the full story »It is ever so easy to get into a rut. We humans are creatures of habit and we tend in the main to stick to patterns of behavior which have grown familiar to us. We tend to keep on repeating the same patterns even when we know that they are not working for us. In [...]
Read the full story »Everything in life seems to happen more quickly these days it seems; or perhaps I’m just getting older. I always remember my granny telling us to slow down and other adults in general suggesting that “patience is a virtue”. Things happen so immediately in this day and age and this can be both good and [...]
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