How to Have a Perfectly Balanced Life
Imagine feeling that composure and tranquility from having your collective shit together. Every area of your life working in complete congruence, a harmonious symphony of....... [...]
The right way to pursue happiness
How’s your pursuit of happiness going? Is that highly sought after state of being proving to be a little elusive? Maybe you need to redefine [...]
Why positive thinking can be dangerous!
Ask any man and his dog about positive thinking and they'll extol the virtues of it. Ok, well maybe the dog won't , which is [...]
Willpower Doesn’t Work!
Willpower is often toted as being an essential ingredient in staying the course while trying to achieve an objective. Grit your teeth, grunt and sweat [...]
It’s the moon or the stars, you can’t do both! guidelines for effective goal setting and increasing productivity
You may have heard the quote; "If shoot for the moon, and miss, at least you'll be among the stars!" There is another spin [...]
Is being “busy” your badge of honour?
I recently had a lawyer proudly tell me they were so busy that the previous night he had to stay up until 2am working [...]
Who am I? - how to overcome a poor self image
Most people suffer an identity crisis at some time in their life, though some unfortunate ones suffer it all their lives! As humans there are [...]
What’s next? - being the decision maker in your life
I believe there are two kinds of people in this world, those that let circumstances and people dictate their future, and the ones that map [...]
The dripping tap What changes are you putting off?
The tap in our main bathroom has been dripping for weeks! Every time I've been in there, I've said to myself, "I've got to change [...]
Thus far and no further! -Establishing boundaries in a relationship
In the Middle Ages, and indeed in ancient times well before that, walls were essential. Every decent sized settlement had a wall around it to [...]
How to forgive
I'll put it out there and be honest about it. I have had some experiences where someone treated me badly and it's been difficult to [...]
Who are you? - establishing your midlife identity
"Unless you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have." - Doris Mortman There are transitions in life that [...]
The story of the eagle - how to have a mid life resurrection!
Well it's Easter again! Probably the most celebrated date on the Christian calendar, it's a time when the resurrection of Christ from the cross is [...]
When you don’t understand Mr. Hyde - managing your partner's midlife crisis
It's no exaggeration to say that a man in midlife crisis experiences a Dr. Jekyll / Mr Hyde transformation. We are all familiar with the characters from [...]
How far do you stretch yourself? -another musing on mid-life potential
The human mind is an amazing thing, did you know our brain never loses the ability to learn and create? Many people are of the [...]
Have you been brainwashed? destroying the fallacy about mid-life
Sigmund Fried had it wrong, Mid-life is not the end! According to him and other prominent psychologists of his time, by the age of 50, [...]
What about me? - moving forward in a mid-life crisis marriage
In the 1980's the pop group Moving Pictures had a hit with their single, "What About Me?", a song empathizing with the "little" people, the [...]
To try or not to try? – decisions in a midlife crisis marriage
One of the most frustrating things about being married to a person having a mid-life crisis is their refusal to be helped. Many people when [...]
I’m glad my cup is half empty! - 5 things I love about mid-life
I should be due for my mid-life crisis by now. I'm in my mid 40's , a prime time for it to happen they say. [...]
Take off the blankets of condemnation!
Recently I was watching a comedy sketch on TV where a comedian was talking about visiting his mother. He was telling the audience how his [...]
Who needs New Year resolutions?
Resolution: the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. Ever since our children have been quite young, [...]
Don’t take the long way home!
mid life transition life coaching preventing mid life crisis […]
To do or not to do? – A New Year Question
Ever been tempted to not make a New Years resolution because you've never been able to keep the ones you've made in the past? Maybe [...]
What map are you following?
It all started when I decided to take three of my kids for a bike ride. The two younger ones managed to convince Danny, their [...]
Failure? – no such thing!
Lessons from the Life of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) When a reporter asked Thomas Edison how it felt to have failed 25,000 times in his effort [...]