Accepting What You Can’t Immediately Change
Most people when faced with difficult circumstances in their life end up bringing a lot of internal resistence to their experience. This leads to resentment, anger and bitterness. In today’s message I want to talk with you about how ‘acceptance’ is the first step to transforming any difficulty.
What Does It Actually Take To Be Happy?
Many of us live our lives under the illusion that happiness is going to come some magical day in the future. We tell ourselves that if we get that special job, partner, investment or breakthrough then we will suddenly be happy. In today’s message I want to share a different way of looking at things […]
Staying Conscious In A World of Distraction
Today I respond to some listener comments on recent episodes about letting go of the past. It’s true that we need to explore and feel our past before we can let go of the pain and move forward. I also want to suggest that we can learn to become much more selective about the types […]
Why People Stay Stuck In Their Pain
Sadly, it seems that many people are more committed to their pain and negative stories that to finding genuine freedom. The more I talk about letting go of the past and the future and living in the present the more I encounter people who want to stay stuck. Why? It seems that humans love certainty […]
Leaving Your Story Behind
Today’s episode is confronting. So many people are trapped in a story from their past about who they are, who did what to them and why they can’t change. Do we really need to give the past this much power over our present and future? I want to share with you the way in which […]
How to increase focus and concentration
I’n today’s episode I respond to a listener question about how to increases focus and concentration. Our modern lives are often extremely fragmented and distracted. The result is an inability to be truly creative and productive when it matters. In this message I explore three key aspects of focus and concentration that can help you […]
Avoiding The Cult Of Narcissism
It began long before the Iphone but the cult of ‘I’, ‘Me’ and ‘Self’ seems to have picked up pace in recent years. So much of modern culture is focused upon the desire for self-fulfilment. In today’s episode I want to talk about the truth that the essence of being human is learning to focus […]
Launching Season 3 – The Power of Now
After a break due to injuries, fires and floods it’s great to be back in the studio. In this first episode of Season 3 I want to share with you the impact of some of my summer reading and how it can help all of us overcome the challenges of too much focus upon the […]
Finding Unstoppable Motivation and Inspiration When Things Are Tough
Today is just an all out blast of encouragement and motivation and inspiration. I walked into the studio and thought about the various challenges we all face and decided to let rip. I open with a great quote from a former US President that reminds us that we all need to take action if we […]
The Daily Decision To Beat Fear, Shame and Guilt
One of the positives of my recent accident is that it has allowed me to spend a load of time with some really great people. Last week, on two occasions, I was able to talk to some very wise, older friends who have known me for a very long time. At key moments in those […]
