I often meet people who appear very confident but tell me that their confidence is something they have learnt to do.....a bit like putting a mask on or an overcoat. I also meet people who have learnt to act confident but are fed up of acting and want to be authentically confident. So what is true confidence? Is it the bubbly larger than life personality or the person who can talk to an audience with...

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 ...

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...

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...

 Depression is a funny word in that we use it in the wrong way which actually diminishes what depression is. We hear people say they are depressed that day but the reality is they are just having a normal bad day.  So what is depression and how can you help?  So what behaviours do people who are depressed show? People can appear normal – they are often trying to deal with their depression and be stro...