The Science of Wellbeing
In 1948, the World Health Organisation adopted the principle that “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”…
Battling Your Inner Demons
If you’re a movie buff then you’ll be familiar with heroes battling their inner demons. Luke Skywalker battled the dark side of the force in Star Wars…
Best Friends for Life
Our pets love us unconditionally. They forgive us if we’re late home from work or too exhausted to play with them. And if we’ve had a rough day or are feeling lonely…
7 Ways to Keep a Growth Mindset
Sometimes life deals you a bad hand and it can be really hard to keep moving forward, especially if you tend to have a fixed rather than a growth mindset…
Grit Defined
A Google image search for grit returns numerous pictures of people doing what could be termed ‘really hard things’. This is not surprising as gritty behaviour is…
Positive Leadership Defined
A quick internet search on the topic of leadership can leave you feeling overwhelmed by the diversity of leadership theories and models…
Sleep: The Foundation for Positive Change
When was the last time you included sleep in a goal to improve your mental and physical health? Chances are it was not something that crossed your mind…
Biohacking Travel
In my last blog post, I explained how our internal 24-hour clock tells us when to sleep and wake up. When we travel across time zones our sleep patterns…
Biohacking Shift Work
Globalisation and our desire to have everything available 24-hours a day has significantly changed the way we work. Many of us are now doing shift work…
Grit: Developing Interest and Purpose
In my last blog post I defined grit as maintaining steadfast focus on a high-level goal over considerable time despite challenges, setbacks and failure…