My twin daughters are both learning to drive at present. I’ve only just recovered from helping my elder daughter learn, two years ago! If you drive, can you remember how strange it felt at first, how much concentration it demanded. Synchronizing gear and clutch, regulating your speed and direction, being aware of […]

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My past weekend was quite chaotic, which partially explains the delay in this post. I hit the grand old age of 50, which is somewhat weird - mainly because everyone expects you to feel different. Age is just a number, and I’m sure all of us can find examples of people who act and look […]

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Self Esteem Review
As there is no “Self Esteem for Dummies” (yet!) I have decided to partially fill the gap in the market. The first issue of my newsletter “Self Esteem Review” will be sent out later this week. For those of you who read my blog through the RSS feed, you need to visit my […]

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Does your house or office have any of those commercial motivational/inspirational posters on the walls? Slick, vivid color “perfect” images with a nice quote or bland saying to match. For example a photo of “businessman’s hands” with the following:-
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is […]

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One of the delights of living in the UK is I have never watched Oprah. So I was surprised when one of my favorite blogs, had “Oprah’s Top 7 Tips for Creating the Life You Want“. The writer, Henrik, is Swedish so who knows how far her influence has spread!
Oprah had an interesting take […]

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Do you approve of yourself - or do you seek the approval of others? When we lack confidence and in particular have low self esteem, we find ourselves needing the approval of others to feel good about ourselves.
Unfortunately, in this day and age of being over worked and under valued, the approval of others may […]

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