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How to Form a Habit in the New Year
At new year it seems nearly everyone wants to change some aspect of their lives. But as we all know, new habits are hard to form. Many of us give up before a habit has formed. So the key question is, how long should we persist before we can expect new behaviours to become automatic? [...]
New Year’s Eve Fun
Look, I admit it, this has nothing to do with psychology, career change, ACT, anxiety, doubt or workplace effectiveness. No. This is just a cat in a box. And it makes me laugh out loud every time. Happy new year to all my readers. May 2011 bring you peace, prosperity, meaning… and the joy of [...]
I Really Like Christmas
Happy Christmas everyone. I’m looking forward to ChristmasIt’s sentimental I knowBut I just really like it I am hardly religiousI’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond TutuTo be honest And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerismThe commercialisation of ancient religionsAnd the westernisation of a dead PalestinianPress-ganged into selling Playstations and [...]
What Is Clarence Reading This Christmas?
I had lots of interest in Clarence’s views on the year’s best mindfulness books, so the natural question now is what will he be reading for Christmas? Below is a list of the books he’s already started. I’ll let you be the judge of his favourites so far…* Clarence is very curious about Todd Kashdan’s [...]
Happiness and ambiguity
I caught a moment of happiness today. It crept up on me. It was just a moment where the silent, snowy beauty of the world outside coincided with writing Christmas cards to my clients inside in the warm, with Clarence sitting on my lap. I was thinking about my clients, their bravery and warmth, and [...]
Career Boot Camp
Do you feel stuck in your career? Uncertain of who to ask for advice? I have teamed up with a leading executive coach and a senior talent manager at one of the UK’s leading HR Consultancies to provide a 1 day workshop designed to get people unstuck and moving forward with purpose. Our Career Boot [...]
Career Change and Anxiety
Many (most?) of my clients have a huge amount of anxiety associated with career change. This is something I know well myself – my mind has the capacity to get stuck on one long anxiety loop. The next question I get asked is whether it’s a problem or not. Difficult one. With other illnesses, we [...]
Who will you be in 2011?
The new year is my busiest period, as so many people take the chance to re-evaluate their career. This year, to ease the congestion a little, I am planning my first ever group career course. For those of you who don’t know, I am an occupational psychologist who uses evidence-based psychology to help people find [...]
Double Dream Hands and Career Change
A friend sent me this video and I was so impressed I knew I had to put it on my blog. But how to link it to career change or psychology? Difficult, but I’ve managed it below. But for now, let me take you to Planet Rock: See more funny videos and TBT at Todays [...]
Best Books on Mindfulness…by Clarence the Cat
As you may know, I use mindfulness in my work with career stress and anxiety. Mindfulness also helps people contact what they really value in life – the ability to be present is a foundation of self understanding. I’ve been working with Clarence the cat for some time on his work stress and anxiety, and [...]