How do you make decisions you won’t regret?
Sometimes we make a decision in our life that results in a very clear cut before and after: moving interstate for work, getting married or buying a house. But equally, other decisions can lead to really big changes over time: choosing to study fine art when your...
Are you feeling lucky in 2021?
Fortune favours the brave, the old adage goes but after last year you could be forgiven if the capacity to be brave - or lucky - seems in short supply. The feeling that luck is on our side cultivates optimism. Surprisingly, science says much as we can choose to be...
Six strategies to lessen anxiety and increase hope
Are you struggling to remain hopeful? Whether it is the result of bushfire, drought, entrenched racism or new covid-19 realities, it seems in 2020, more than ever, each of us has a new crop of problems made just for us. If we are not vigilant, it is easy to get caught...
When the days are long, the options are many and you just can’t get started
Maybe you are working from home, perhaps you have suddenly lost your job, or your goals for study or travel are fast disappearing into thin air. Whatever it is for you, what is certain is that in the blink of an eye, the comfort of our old lives has disappeared. And...
Four tips to manage fear during COVID-19
Human beings are hardwired for negativity, so understandably right now we are very much on high alert in regard to potential danger — and probably 24/7. For our ancestors, to be cautious about everything in the environment kept them alive. For us, it keeps us...
Increasing your resilience during COVID-19
The declaration of a pandemic today puts us all on notice that, if we haven’t already, we need to up our personal and professional resilience now and prepare for tough times ahead. Challenges lie ahead, at home and and work. Australians have been panic buying toilet...
Bad, yuck, ugh. Don’t overlook the good!
To optimise our wellbeing we need to pay attention to good things as well as everything else that constantly attracts our attention. Read on to find out how.
Too Many Rocks: Why Time Management Defeats Us
14TH JANUARY 2019 You’ve probably heard the story about the professor who gives his students an empty jar and a pile of rocks, pebbles and sand to fit into it. When they try and fail, he shows them the correct way which is to put the large rocks in first, then the...
New Year Intentions for Wellbeing
5TH JANUARY 2019 It doesn’t take sitting cross legged on a cushion or some kind of spiritual awakening to experience the benefits of mindfulness. The good news is that if we want to we can get started immediately. Research proves it contributes to a happier and...
Have Yourself a Very Mindful Christmas
24TH DECEMBER 2018 In Australia we’ve just had the summer solstice, proof that in the physical world at least, long sunny days accompany our Christmas festivities. However for many people lightness and joy are hard to come by at this time of year, whatever the...
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