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How to Lead by Learning How to Serve
A new study published in Academy of Management Journal has found that bosses who put their employees’ needs over their own create a culture of high performance. Basically bosses who are prepared to self-sacrifice in order to make sure their staff are happy lead teams that deliver on customer satisfaction, higher job performance and lower
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Should Boys and Girls Be Treated Differently?
I read with interest recently a new study that has found that fathers tend to be more sensitive and less physically playful with their daughters than their sons. I am the father of girls and of course I treated them like princesses and regard them as gemstones in my care, however I don’t know much
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How to Persevere Even When You Hit Rock Bottom
When you were a child did your parents read to you the famous poem by William Edward Hickson, which begins, “It’s a lesson you should heed, Try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again.” I hope they recited that little childhood rhythm to you because it’s one of life’s greatest lesson’s
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Do you wake around 3 or 4am?
Have you ever had a time in your life when you wake at 3 or 4am? And try as you might you can’t get back to sleep? Instead you toss and turn and think and then you think and think some more? This problem is more common than you realise. There are two types of
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Should We Eat Meat?
Recently the centre of Melbourne was shut down by a vegan protest. Police charged 39 people after the vegan demonstration blocked one of Melbourne’s busiest intersections – the corner of Swanson and Flinders Streets. Have you ever wondered if you should be eating meat? Or do you just dismiss these protesters as crackpots? Vegan Rising
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The Case Against Eating Meat
In my last blog I looked at the argument for eating meat, today I want to look at the case for vegetarianism. I think the strongest argument for turning vegan is the impact producing meat has on the environment. The world’s most respected and oldest medical journal, Lancet, this year published research explaining that meat
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How to Love Your Job
In my last blog I wrote about how you know when it is time to look for a new job – the signs. I also asked if your job was sending you as crazy as a US president! But today I want to flip the conversation and look at how to stay in your job
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Is Your Job Sending You Mad?
Working as a motivational speaker I once shared the stage with Donald Trump. Now I can’t say that I got to know him well, however when I met him he was both charming and charismatic. Lately there has been a lot written about his mental health and whether he is fit to rule, but he
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How to Improve Your Networking Skills Even if You’re Shy
Last year I wrote a series of articles on how to profit from your passion and I focussed on setting up profitable online startup businesses. I also looked at the art of networking and self-promotion. If you want to succeed in business or establish a successful career you have to know how to network –
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Do You Need a Therapist, a Life Coach Or Just a Good Friend?
I love the Beetles song, ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’. Do you remember the chorus? I get by with a little help from my friendsDo you need anybody?I need somebody to loveCould it be anybody?I want somebody to love We all have times in our lives when we need some extra support. We
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What is Gaslighting and How to Spot a Gaslighter?
The term gaslighting is everywhere. At first I had no idea what people were talking about. Is this a new way of illuminating your house? Are people using gaslighting as a way of reducing their electricity bill? Finally I googled it and Wikipedia has told me that gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation which
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How to Protect Yourself From Gaslighting
In my last blog I looked at what gaslighting is. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation which sows doubt in people’s minds and makes them question their own memory, perception and even sanity. To recap, I’m going to use Encyclopaedia Britannica’s definition of gaslighting: “Gaslighting is an elaborate and insidious technique of deception and
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