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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

I had a friend who went to work as a legal secretary in a big law firm 20 years ago. In this blog I will call her Sally. That’s not her real name, but I want to protect her identity. She was an incredibly intelligent woman and before she knew it she had made friends
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How Our Diet Habits Affect the Planet

How Our Diet Habits Affect the Planet

The world’s most respected and oldest medical journal, Lancet, has just published a paper pointing out that obesity, malnourishment and climate change are the biggest threats to humanity. I’ve always been an advocate of healthy eating, exercise and respecting your body, but now the experts tell us that poor diet not only hurts your body
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Why Reality Television Can Be Dangerous

Why Reality Television Can Be Dangerous

I don’t always enjoy reading Australian newspapers but I have to say that I loved a recent article by News Corp Susi O’Brien about the reality TV show Married At First Sight. Ms Carp wrote, “Married at First Sight is crass voyeuristic crap with a side order of humiliation, titillation and exploitation.” I think that
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The New Way to Combat the Loneliness Epidemic

The New Way to Combat the Loneliness Epidemic

I recently read about the most wonderful scheme in England to help people who are feeling lonely. There are now chatter and natter tables in English cafes where customers can sit to talk to other customers. The idea is that if you sit at the ‘chatter and natter’ table you are expected to talk to
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What is Risk-Taking and How to Control It

What is Risk-Taking and How to Control It

A team of international scientists have found that risk-taking behaviour is in some people’s genes. People who like taking a risk, or even just tend to speed and drink too much, may have genes linked to risk-taking. The scientists looked across the entire genome to find regions of DNA linked to risk tolerance, adventurousness, and
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How to Improve Your Concentration Thanks to Apps

How to Improve Your Concentration Thanks to Apps

Have you heard about the new ‘brain training’ game or app designed by Cambridge University which has been proven to improve people’s concentration? The app was designed by Cambridge’s Psychiatry’s Department and tests show that it is as effective as taking concentration stimulants like Ritalin or nicotine. The Cambridge researchers say you need to use
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Are You a Workaholic

Are You a Workaholic?

My parents came to Australia after World War II. Between 1945 and 1965 more than two million migrants came to Australia. Many of these migrants became wealthy. They stepped off the boat and started working. They spent little on themselves, bought properties and built up their wealth. This is the case of an Austrian man
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How to Read Your Body’s Signs – PART 2

How to Read Your Body’s Signs – PART 2

Do you remember that 1988 song by Swedish band, Roxette? The lyrics go “Listen to your heart when it’s calling for you, Listen to your heart there’s nothing else you can do”. Today I’m going to argue that you need to listen to your body and pay attention to the early warning signs of disease.
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How to Read The Signs Our Body Gives Us – PART 1

How to Read The Signs Our Body Gives Us – PART 1

A journalist friend of mine covered the 2013 January Brisbane floods. She was working for a radio station and just prior to Christmas half the staff at the station resigned. A couple went travelling overseas, one transferred interstate and two were poached by other radio stations. She remembers asking the boss if he was going
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A Lesson in the Art of Saying ‘No’

I had a strict Italian father, who rarely (make that never) praised me. If you grow up with strict European parents you spend your life trying to please them. That’s like getting blood out of a stone. Unfortunately you end up with a people-pleasing personality and spend the rest of your life trying to win
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How to Be More Organised Even During Times of Chaos

How to Be More Organised Even During Times of Chaos

I have a friend who works for a creative agency. She is one of those creative-chaotic types. She works in an open plan office and her desk is a nightmare. There are always a few unwashed dishes at her area, sometimes even a dirty takeaway container. Pink, yellow, blue and green post-it notes are stuck
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How to Let Go of Shame and Guilt and Embrace the Future

How to Let Go of Shame and Guilt and Embrace the Future

There is not a single person on this planet who has not done something they are ashamed of. Part of the human condition is feeling shame and guilt … to a degree. However, you have a problem if you are so overwhelmed by these sentiments that you can no longer function in the present. Have
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