Stress from Mobile Phones

The other evening my wife and I went for a walk at a local beauty spot. It was a lovely, late summer evening and quite a few others were making the most of the occasion. But one thing got my attention. For about 5 minutes everyone we passed, young and old, had a mobile (cell) [...]

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How to Stop Yourself Becoming Another Stress Statistic

Last week I started a series of posts on stress, and below I have included an article that gives a very good overview of the impact of stress on our modern world. It also includes a few “calming techniques”, but I will return to this in the future. The article author, Jennifer Summers, is also [...]

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Stress – Learn to Switch Off

I didn’t plan to, but I ended up having a summer break from blogging. Yet again I’ve tinkered with the format, design and overall direction of where I’m heading. The bottom line is that writing this blog is always going to be a pleasure rather than a stress. I hope you continue to enjoy reading [...]

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Learn to Network

I have recently joined a new service called “Shy Networking“.  As a lifelong introvert, although I would no longer describe myself as shy, networking has never come easy. Likewise for one of the team behind Shy Networking, professional blogger Chris Garrett. My main reason for joining was to learn how to network online, which basically [...]

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Time for Change

“If you don’t change your direction, you’re likely to end up where you’re heading.”  Chinese proverb. Vote for Change? In the UK we are in the throws of an election campaign.  The main opposition party, and favourites to win, have as their slogan “Time for Change“.  Its not unusual for politicians to promise change, and promote [...]

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Self Confidence Quotes Video

Over the years, especially since starting this blog, I have collected quotations. Usually classified as “motivational” or “inspirational”, they pop up all over the place! Anything in particular to do with self confidence or self esteem I have copy and pasted into an ever expanding file. I hope to have an ebook with my favourite [...]

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Self Confidence from Failure

I don’t know about you, but I dislike the word failure. It’s very negative and, to me, sounds quite final. However… Failure and rejection won’t kill you. You may think that it does and it may feel like it almost will just after it has happened. But it won’t. Instead it makes you stronger. It [...]

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Happiness & Health, the Ultimate Guide

I’m quite sceptical of anything suggesting a route to happiness. I have often suggested techniques that might help, such as expressing gratitude on what is good in your life. “Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.” J.S.Mill And last week I discussed in Lets Celebrate that happiness can be a [...]

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Looking for Happiness – Time to Celebrate?

We manage to fill our calenders with numerous opportunities to celebrate. Sometimes to mark personal achievement, milestones such as birthdays, or national festivals. But does celebrating make us happier? Last month following an unexpected and dramatic win over Scotland, the Welsh rugby team celebrated their victory at their team hotel. Unfortunately for one player, Andy [...]

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Do clothes make a person?

Can you feel good, feel self confident, even if your clothes are rather shabby?  There is the argument that you should be proud of yourself no matter what you are wearing. Clothes should be a nice "finishing touch", but ultimately its the person underneath that either shines with confidence, or shirks in the shadows. To [...]

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