Power Over Pain

Posted by on Oct 19, 2009 in personal development | 0 comments

Mind over matter?  Depends what you mean.  There’s evidence that optimistic people enjoy better health and a longer life than pessimists.  But what about more immediate problems like the pain you’re experiencing right now?  Can you ‘think’ your way out of it? It seems that some of us can.  Recent research has shown that children can ‘imagine away’ pain...

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What Business Does Well In A Recession?

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in coaching | 0 comments

The stress business, that’s what!  Executives and senior managers are making liberal use of an off-shore retreat that is more usually the haunt of celebrities and rock-stars.   Causeway Retreat, situated on a private island off the Essex coast, promotes itself as an ‘Executive Addition Treatment and Mental Health Rehab Clinic’.  The fees are around £10,000 for a...

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Danger – Men at Work

Posted by on Aug 24, 2007 in emotional intelligence, gender, news and events, personal development | 0 comments

A series of four morning workshops (09:30-12:30), designed specifically for men. Tues 09/10/07 Use It, Don’t Lose It: Anger Management for Businessmen Tues 16/10/07 Take the Strain: Dump the Pain: Stress Management for Businessmen Tues 23/10/07 Think Softer, Work Smarter: Emotional Intelligence for Businessmen Tues 30/10/07 Workplace Fights, Equal Rights: Gender Awareness Training for...

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