Do You Know What You Really Want?
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Bad times present golden opportunities to re-assess your goals
When times are good we are busy rushing from task to task, expecting the future to be better than the past and looking forward to improving our own circumstances. We are [...]
It’s Not Fair!
How to stop yourself from facing still more regrets
You are probably wondering how the present economic mishaps could have messed up your life so much, and feeling fed up and depressed at the loss of many of your dreams. Everyone else has problems too, but they are not your problems and you are really on [...]
The Importance of Trust
Trust is fundamental to life. If you cannot trust in anything, life becomes intolerable
You can’t have relationships without trust, let alone good ones. Intimacy depends on it. I suspect more marriages are wrecked by lack of trust than by actual infidelity. The partner who can’t trust the other not to betray him or her will [...]
Where are you going?
Choosing the right work may not be as complicated as you think
Are you confused about where you are heading? Out in the world of work, life isn’t simple. How can you tell whether you are headed in the right direction? How do you know what suits you best? How do you know what will make [...]
If You Are Miserable, Whose Fault Is It?
Acknowledging the part we play in the unhappiness of ourselves and those around us
You’ve probably come across people who simply don’t care how they are perceived by those around them. They are determined to get what they want regardless of anyone else. There are lots of thoughtless people we come across in life. They never [...]
Keeping on an Even Keel
Is happiness a disease of affluence?
We are more and more a nation obsessed with being happy regardless of our situation. We are encouraged to expect that there will be a pill for every time we want to escape the problems caused by our high expectations of the perfect life. Not only do we expect [...]
A happy ship is an efficient ship
If people are contented, they are more likely to form friendships, be prepared to help each other out, and spend time working out how they can solve problems together.
Watching the movie “In Which We Serve” I was interested to see how Noel Coward, as the Captain of a destroyer, addressed his men. He called [...]
What is the money for?
There are millions of web sites on the internet telling us how to make money. But I have yet to find one that has anything to say about why you need to make money.
I’m not talking about having enough money to live on. I’m talking about the constant urge to make more money — [...]
What constitutes a full life?
Taking time out to look at your life, and see where you are going
Do you confuse activity with purpose?
You may not have noticed, but it could be that every minute of your time is filled with appointments, there are places you have to be, people you have to meet.
If you take a good look [...]
