As we start back for the full first week of 2020, it’s a return to routine and our comfort zone of daily habits to boost us during our working day. Whether it is buying a latte on the way to the office, or justifying the...
Did you pack your Bucket List book for this holiday, or are you planning to finish reading War and Peace or Hard Times in the autumn? You could join the millions of new subscribers who are discovering the joy of the experience of the Long Listen. The benefits of...
Be inspired by some of history's great speeches, a community moving forward together from tragedy, and a remarkable love story of survival. Speeches of Note by Shaun Usher Speeches of Note introduces the reader to a richly illustrated and wonderfully eclectic collection of 75 of the world's greatest speeches -...
The end of the first week in September brings the close of summer and the holiday season – schools, colleges and universities have started their new autumn term. It’s the beginning of a New Year! We may have the holiday blues, but we should remember we...
Moments matter. Moments can be life-changing whilst many other moments are quickly forgotten. Defining powerful moments shape our lives, but we don’t have to depend on luck or accidents in forming these experiences for ourselves and others. We can create them. We can all remember “big...
Over the summer, our body clocks adapt to the lighter evenings, eating and going to bed later, and if we have time off, we break our weekly routine with added days off, and long weekends. When September arrives, and it’s back to school, college and work, the...
Since March, I have been directing a play which is being performed at our local theatre this week and next week – we have a cast of thirty three (twenty six under sixteen), a stage management crew including lighting and sound, a band, and a...
How are our visions of the future shaped and formed? What power do we have to influence them? As we pursue our tasks at work, attending meetings, completing deadlines, assimilating information for a sales forecast, or collaborating on a new project, our future is defining itself...
“Habits are the invisible architecture of our lives…we repeat about 40 percent of our behaviour almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives.” – Gretchen Rubin You may have seen the current television campaign...
“Gratitude works its magic by serving as an antidote to negative emotions. It’s like white blood cells for the soul, protecting us from cynicism, entitlement, anger, and resignation.” – Arianna Huffington Gratitude, along with Mindfulness, can often be seen as a buzz word and topical of...