Do you worry what others think about you? Are you afraid of looking a fool in public - of being a subject of ridicule? How self conscious are you? Would you stay inside rather than go out in scruffy, dirty clothes - or without make up?!
I have written before about how much looking good […]

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Do you look confident? If I spotted you are a social gathering, what would your body language say - “Go away, I don’t want to be here” or “Come and meet me”? I’ve read different statistics, but its fair to say over 70% of our communication is transmitted by our body language.
So how do you […]

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Does my photograph on the top right of this page give weight and authority to what I write? Or does it put you off, as I look a bit of a wimp? And if you subscribe by RSS you don’t have to look at me at all!
Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts have come […]

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Thought I’d step away from goals and resolutions and share with you two new words I’ve learned recently. Gluckschmerz, a German word that means feeling unhappy about the good fortune of others; and Schadenfreude - yes, you guessed it - also German, which means feeling pleasure at the suffering of others.
Sadly, the English language doesn’t […]

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I came across this great post recently What you can learn about blogging from Britney Spears - even the title is great! Michael Martine makes some interesting observations and I recommend reading - thanks to Chris Garrett for the original link.
What I found most stimulating was that Michaels observations can apply to life in […]

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I recently joined a new forum - Personal Development Partners - which, although in its infancy, does seem to have the makings of a very useful place to share ideas. Do check it out (its free, although you can pay for more enhanced features). This post was inspired by a thread I contributed […]

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