Allen’s Summer Holiday Reading 2010

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in personal development | 0 comments

You: So Allen, what books did you read during your summer holidays this year?  Me:  Funny you should ask that.  I was just going to write a blog about it.  You: Where can I find this blog, which will no doubt prove a treasure-trove of weighty insights and witty repartee?  Me: See below, you sycophant. Make Your Life Great: Richard Bandler’s Guide To Trance-Formation by Richard...

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Do You Suffer From ‘Fear of Success’?

Posted by on Jul 28, 2010 in coaching, personal development | 0 comments

Fear of failure, that’s easy to understand.  For some people, failure means shame and permanent defeat.  Maybe they haven’t learned the mantra: there is no failure, only feedback.  But fear of success?  Ridiculous!  But pause a second.  Why else do we sometimes set ourselves up for failure – self-sabotage – before we’ve even begun? One article lists the ways we do this very...

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A School for Scoundrels

Posted by on Mar 4, 2009 in body language | 2 comments

Last Saturday I delivered a workshop called Lies and Damned Lied: How to be a Human Lie Detector at Queen’s University.  About thirty students turned up to learn about the psychology of deception and practice their new-found skills on each other through a variety of games and role-plays. I used a number of web resources during the day to test their growing skills.  Some of you asked me on...

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Psychology

Posted by on Jan 30, 2009 in body language, communication | 0 comments

On Saturday 28th February 2009 I’ll be holding a 1-day workshop at Queen’s University called Lies and Damned Lies: How to Become a Human Lie Detector. Never be fooled, tricked, manipulated, used, lied to, or taken advantage of again! Learn how to test true friendship, check out tall tales, see through people’s masks, spot the bluffers, and get anyone to say what they’re really...

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