I’m speaking on Talk Radio today about the importance of spelling & whether it matters now we all have spell- checkers on our computers. As a former Deputy Head Teacher, spelling is important because it aids in reading. It helps cement the connection that is shared between sounds and letters. Learning high frequency sight […]
I work with lots of Mums, in particular, who constantly beat themselves up with The Big G that’s otherwise known as ‘GUILT. ‘ From stay at home Mums to high flying executive Mums we all seem conditioned to feel guilty about what we ‘don’t do’ or ‘get wrong’ or feel we ‘should’ be doing instead […]
‘Bedtime Blessings’ is a simple habit I encourage the families that I work with, to embrace as it increases happiness. Recognising and acknowledging what goes well in our lives builds the simple habit of remembering good events and not taking them for granted. It also builds what I call ‘An Attitude of Gratitude’ as […]
Pop this up on your fridge where you and your kids will see it every day ! Changing your language changes your attitude, mindset and motivation. My challenge to you is to try it for a week and tell me how it transforms your life! ps ….. It really works ! ????
When I work with parents I ask them to become aware of the last 45 minutes of their day because what we read, see, listen to, talk about and experience during those last few minutes before you fall asleep impacts on your sleep and your attitude to begin your next day. Your unconscious replays and […]
I was recently asked what NLP stands for as I am Master Practitioner and Trainer. NLP is described as the study of human excellence and demonstrates how to communicate effectively and influence others. It was developed in the1970s by a group of psychologists who were studying successful people in order to analyse successful behaviour. Since […]
I always enjoy receiving my regular email from Karen Salmansohn, a best selling author with over 1 million books sold – who is known for creating a new breed of books – “self help for people who would never be caught dead reading self help.” I enjoy the way she merges empowering psychology/philosophy tips with […]
Of course regular readers of my blog and my followers on Twitter already know I am passionate about parenting because I see it as the most important job anyone can ever do in their lifetime and the one least of us get any training in. Raising happy, confident, well behaved, well balanced adults is a tough, challenging and exhausting […]
I’ve been recently working with a group of parents going through the turbulent times of a divorce and I asked them to remember participating in or watching a tug-of-war competition. You like me can probably remember both sides sweating, tugging, pulling, wrestling and expending huge amounts of energy but not really getting very far […]
Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil The Bus Stop Dilemma The question is, how long do you stand at the bus stop? You’ve been here awhile now, standing in the rain, gazing hopefully down the road. The first few minutes were alright – you used the time to text […]
Maybe it’s time to make some small changes this week that, over time, become big changes for the better and will create a brighter more fulfilling future …….. Today’s Wednesday Story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil comes from the fascinating HYPKNOWSIS website and is continuing with my theme of new beginnings. Library of […]
Today’s guest is my great friend Andy Cope – who is the founder of The Art of Being Brilliant as well as being the author of the wonderful “Spy Dog” books. ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’ has been described as the ‘Ready Brek Glow’ or as ‘An Upgrade of the Software Between Your Ears’. Andy’s messages […]
The Giraffe Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil about teamwork and the “we” mentality. There was once a giraffe who was taller than his brothers and sisters – he was the tallest giraffe that anyone had ever seen. The pity of it was that, being the tallest giraffe, […]
Here’s another weekly story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. If you have a story please send it into me so I can pass it on 🙂 A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and […]
FEELING GUILTY This week’s theme is the ” BIG G” – GUILT so here is a story today from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil ~ “I don’t know quite how it came to be, but I got talking to a person overwhelmed within a situation, with guilt over mistakes made and messy chaos […]
