Are any of you like me? Sometimes I have procrastination under control but it has a sneaky way of creeping up on me? Procrastination: The Cure James Caan (CBE) the successful UK entrepreneur has recently written an article called James Caan - The Cure Of course being a huge procrastinator I eagerly read it. The Cure is a simple one of "motivation" but I was impressed that in recognising this he spends time m...

People respond to change in very similar ways although the speed that people deal with change and the peaks and troughs of emotion can vary great from person to person. The emotional response to change follows this pattern…. Shock / Anger Initially people need to time to recognise what is happening. For a time people may appear to do nothing or very little – perhaps not even coping. A range of reactions may be exp...

What Symptoms of stress do you experience? What can you do about it? Life events occur to most of us over a lifetime, and change our lives in some way. The emphasis here is on change – the events themselves can be positive or negative. Too many changes due to events, in a short period, can lead to negative stress and ill health. Do you experience any of the following symptoms of stress? Physical Symptoms: T...

You can see my dogs Jeffrey and Monty have a hard life being lazy! There are different types of laziness. For instance you could be working hard all week or for a period of time, like during exams and then allow yourself to be lazy at the weekend and have a "duvet day" or watch boxsets all weekend. This is "healthy" laziness. On the other hand you could be a person who is winding away time during the day, every...

Technology has advanced greatly since online learning was first launched. Gone are the days where online training courses were yawn, yawn, yawn reading and lots of multiple choice quizzes at a PC. Now courses have interesting videos, and interaction with the instructor but technology means that courses can be taken at a time, place and pace to suit the student and can be accessed on tablets and smartphones ...