Monthly Archives: October 2023

To slow our thinking we have to utilise and use our neocortex, and not let ourselves be hijacked by our amygdala’s. But there is a problem… The neocortex is never going to act faster than the reptilian and mammalian brains. They are designed to react to keep us safe. The problem is they are ratherContinue reading “Slowing Our Thinking”

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Are you most comfortable as an extrovert or as an introvert, or does it depend on what you are doing and who you are with? Are you chatty or more the quiet type? Do you prefer to watch from the side-lines or are you more comfortable in the thickContinue reading “The Story of My Persona”

If only we spent more time listening, and I mean really listening then maybe the world would be a much better place. We all think we a good at listening, but most of us are very poor at it. We spend our time listening to respond. We start with good intentions to listen to whatContinue reading “A week of talking about listening, and listening”

Yesterday I wrote a short blog offering myself as a coach for parents and young adults that are maybe struggling to navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood. I hadn’t planned to write that particular blog when I got up yesterday, I planned to write some more about career coaching and the milestones in ourContinue reading “Reflecting on the day I left home 34 years ago”