Book of the Month – April 2017 – Mind over Medicine
I read this book by Lissa Rankin a couple of years ago, and really loved it. It’s called Mind Over Medicine, and in this book Dr Rankin looks into the placebo effect. Dr Rankin is a traditionally trained allopathic doctor. Which means she’s been taught the Western model of medicine. Reductionist and treating symptoms style…
6 Health Reasons Why Meditation Can Save Your Life!
Meditation is becoming a bit more in vogue these days. Although for the wise, it’s been in vogue for thousands of years. There are many types of meditation, from Mantra meditation, Loving Kindness, Transcendental, Vipassana and on and on. All have their uses, but here I am going to talk about meditation in general and…
Getting Over Fear: Scientifically Sound Way
When we are fearful – real or imagined, we regress into our primal nature. The brain/body shut down rational thought and enters into survival mode. If you are in a heightened emotional state. Like fear, or anger, and want a way out of it, it can be hard. It’s hard because your brain – at…
The Most Important Blog Post You Will Ever Read? – The Four Keys to Superhuman Living
I can’t believe I’ve not written a blog post about this yet! I am in the midst of writing my second book, which will be about this very topic and idea. (If you’re interested, then my first book – The Thought Gym – is available here) Over the last decade I have progressively taken a…
How to Communicate Better
This quick blog is about communication and how to do it better. It’s a lesson I learnt from a child whilst watching a documentary and seeing this in the background: Think Before You Speak But think was written T.H.I.N.K. Why? Because it was a useful acronym for deciding whether you should speak or not. T…
Leaders Are Readers: January’s Book of the Month
This year in 2017, I continue on trend detailing my books that I feel would serve you. This month it’s The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra It’s not the lightest of reads, and the science is a little dated, but essentially the book details the parallels between what scientists are starting to uncover with…
Don’t do this ONE thing if you want to be successful and happy
A leading statement? Maybe? I’ve been a big student of happy and successful people in the last decade and I’ve noticed a few things. There are patterns. And it’s also a practice. If you want to be happy – study happiness. If you want to be successful, study success. Something that I’ve noticed that is…
Channel Radio Interview with Hari Kalymnios
In the beginning of January, I was interview on Channel Radio by Sarah-Anne Lucas (aka Bird on a Bike). I also did my first every Facebook live, and so I decided to add the audio file to the Facebook Live footage and create a video of the visit and interview. Here it is… Find…
How to Stress Less this year
This is a simple philosophy or way of looking at what happens in life to help you cope with things and feel less stressed. It’s taken from Stoic wisdom and philosophy and I first heard it on a podcast from someone who’s name escapes me (sorry, whoever it was!). It’s simply this. Control what you…
Leaders Are Readers: December Book of the Month
Each month in 2016, I’ve been sharing a book of the month. A book that has had an impact in my life and will be of service to you. As I say in the title of this article – Leaders are readers. My experience with leaders has been that all the great ones are avid…
