The Success Indicator
I came across the idea of The Success Indicator a while ago in an article by MaryEllen Tribby in the Huffington Post where she was talking about these qualities. This image was composed by her after...
View ArticlePhilosophers Notes – more wisdom in less time
Do you have a pile of ‘must read’ books by your bed that you never quite get round to looking at? With work, commuting, family responsibilities and more I completely understand that all those essential...
View ArticleWhat is Positive Psychology?
This is a great short cartoon which explains what positive psychology is and why it is important for individuals, the workplace and for society. In simple terms it is the scientific study of what...
View ArticleMindfulness – Finding Peace in a Frantic World
For anyone new to meditation and mindfulness it can be pretty confusing out there. The book and website for Frantic World are a great place to start. You do not have to sit still in a contorted yoga...
View ArticleedX – free online courses
EdX offers free interactive online classes from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and many other of the world’s top universities. Topics include classic university subjects but also many ‘non-standard’ ones like...
View ArticleColouring and mandalas can reduce stress
I came across an article recently in the Huffington Post Coloring Isn’t Just For Kids. It Can Actually Help Adults Combat Stress. It appears that colouring, and especially colouring symmetrical...
View ArticleA ‘Don’t Do’ List
A New Year & A New You: A ‘Don’t Do’ List Many people gear up to start a new year full of good intentions. Here’s Andy Mouncey from Fitness Fix, Ingleton to add his own dose of reality with his top...
View ArticleFlow
Vishen Lakhiani the founder of Mind Valley was asked to speak at Engage Today in Calgary along with such luminaries as Sir Richard Branson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Stephen Covey and Nobel Prize...
View ArticleMarketing for Hippies
I am a big fan of Tad Hargrave and his Marketing for Hippies website. Not just for hippies but for anyone who isn’t great at explaining what it is they do, or for people who want to be ethical and...
View ArticleThoughts on Ethical Banking
The way some banks have behaved recently does not make me feel great about where I keep my money. The recurring stories of excessive bonuses, dubious tax avoidance schemes, fiddling interest rates,...
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