June 23, 2014
I was reading a very interesting book by Lissa Rankin the other day in which she asks a question that made me stop and think: "If someone handed you a microphone and put you in front of an audience on the last day of your...
Grieving
June 11, 2014
Have you lost a loved one recently? Do you feel numb, do you find yourself hypersensitive, crying for no reason? Have you lost all motivation? You might simply be grieving. Grief is quite a complex emotion and in our society where everything has to happen...
Panic attacks
May 14, 2014
Have you ever suffered from panic attacks? the most common symptoms are an irrational fear, physical reactions such as heart racing, sweats and shallow breathing as well as a total loss of control. Panic attacks can hit anywhere and at any time, and it's quite...
20 little things that can make you happy
April 24, 2014
What makes you happy? How do you define happiness? Last weekend I went away with a friends to the Dorset coast for Easter. As we were on our way, we started to talk about the meaning of life and happiness. This is a theme that...
Clients are mirrors
March 11, 2014
One of the very interesting observation I've made over the years in working with clients, was how often I could relate to their issues. Especially when I first started to practice, I seemed to attract people who had similar issues to mine and that always...
How do you change your ego states with NLP?
January 23, 2014
In Transactional Analysis, we often talk about ego states. In a nutshell, that means that at any moment you behave either from the place of the child, which represents the emotions and behaviours you use to have when you were a child, the parent, where...
Russian Dolls
September 4, 2013
I was reading a blog this morning on NLP and they mentioned how a lot of practitioners don't know what process or technique to use with their clients. Because they are focused on the processes rather than being focused on the person's needs. When I...
5 ways to make better decisions
August 21, 2013
Do you find it sometimes difficult to make decisions? Have you ever been thinking that on one hand you would like to do something…but on another hand, there might be a better option? Today one of my clients looked very stressed when he arrived at...
Procrastination
August 16, 2013
Do you find yourself postponing things you have to do? Like sending important emails, or making phone calls that have been on your to-do list for days?! Or even going to the gym, paying the bills or launching your business? Are you finding excuses to...
It’s not you it’s me
August 13, 2013
My client this morning brought an interesting dilemma. He was at work last week and one of his customer asked his opinion on other traders in the field. Having a nice rapport already with that regular customer, my client allowed himself to share his thoughts...