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10 Most Harmful Thoughts Stopping Your Success and Happiness
The pursuit of happiness. A mission which most of us are on. Many people believe it is our circumstances that determine our happiness and success. However, Anthony Robbins has firmly stated success is 80% psychology and 20% mechanics. Meaning if you don’t have the life

How to Figure Out What You Want in 2017 and in Life!
The start of a new year can be quite daunting for some. People are talking about their New Year’s Resolutions and goals for 2017. Around the office, socially and at home. Many seemingly hungry, focused and determined. For those who have no idea about what

Finding a Hobby, or Career, You’re Passionate About
Do you ever feel like sometimes you’re just existing? Going through the motions of daily life – getting up, going to work, coming home, watching Netflix, going to bed? Living each day as if on autopilot? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. Sad

How to Calm Your Overactive Mind and Fall Asleep Faster
If you find it difficult to fall asleep because your brain won’t switch off, you’re not alone. Excessive thinking at night is one of the most common causes of insomnia. More often than not, it’s a sign of stress. Your mind is on high alert,

The 3 Ps of Perfecting Your Job Interview
It often surprises me when I meet someone who looks great on paper, but falls flat as a pancake in a job interview. How can someone who can articulate themselves so well on their CV, fail to do so well face-to-face? I started to analyse

6 Traits of Positive vs Negative Thinkers
Most people aren’t aware thinking can be addictive. When we’re not actively engaging in the world around us, thinking can give us a feeling of importance and significance. If we’re not thinking about ourselves and our lives, who else will? If our problems weren’t important

7 Parenting Habits for Raising Happy and Successful Children
Parenting. Possibly the most wonderfully rewarding and heart-wrenchingly challenging role a person will ever have. As if being fully responsible for another human’s life isn’t enough, parents then have to teach their children how to be happy and successful in an uncertain world. And if

10 Ways to Build Your Self-Esteem in the Workplace
While many are too ashamed to admit it, the number of people experiencing low self-esteem in the workplace is significant. People with low self-esteem often spend a large part of their day comparing themselves to others in the office. They perceive themselves and worry others

The Millionaire Mindset: 10 Ways to Train Your Brain for Success
Looking at the most successful people in the world, it would be quite natural to ask, “What is it they have that other people don’t?”. At this point, some people might say they had a privileged upbringing, with access to the best education and social/business

How to Use Social Media to Land Your Dream Job
(Originally written by Zeta Yarwood, Career Coach and Life Coach, for Khaleej Times Online http://www.khaleejtimes.com/20160923/8458/no-title) The invention of the internet has created quite the juxtaposition for job seekers today. The dramatic increase in accessibility to jobs worldwide has also meant an exponential increase in applications

How to be Ultra-likeable and Instantly Popular in 11 Simple Steps
Have you ever noticed how some people instantly make friends everywhere they go? Almost as if they have some amazing magnetic power, irresistible to any human within a 20-mile radius. While most assume these people were born with this unique characteristic that makes them ultra-likeable,

Productive People Avoid These 9 Time-Wasters Like the Plague
How successful you are, both in your career and at home, is hugely dependent on how productive you are. It’s your productivity that will determine the results you get and what you achieve. This will determine how much and how quickly you keep moving forward

8 Tips for Staying Motivated When You’re Not Enjoying Your Job
Most people go through a period of demotivation at work or in their career at some point. It’s normal. Gallup’s most recent statistics indicate that nearly 70% of people are not engaged at work. So if you’re worried you’re the only one, you’re not. Not

The Workplace Habits Stopping Your Career in its Tracks
It has been proposed by a number of psychologists and behaviour theorists that 97% of our behaviour is subconscious. This means that 97% of the time we are on autopilot – reacting, making decisions and behaving out of habit rather than conscious thought. These could

The LinkedIn Mistakes You’re Making Damaging Your Reputation – and Career
To make the most effective use of LinkedIn, it’s important to understand what LinkedIn is. LinkedIn at its core is simply a tool. A tool that essentially allows you to do two key things. First, it gives you a platform on which you can market

Networking: 9 Reasons Why it is ESSENTIAL for Success
Networking. We all know we should be doing it. But similar to going to the gym or starting a diet, it’s something that many of us dread rather than get excited about. As a result it’s something we avoid like the plague. Or we partake in it, but

Sleep Deprivation: The Silent Career Killer (plus 11 Tip for Deeper Sleep)
The relationship between sleep and cognitive function (concentration, memory, learning, reasoning etc.) has been at the heart of much psychological research for over a century. Google Scholar alone lists more than 3 million studies investigating the effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive function, dated as

The Secrets to Writing a Great CV: the Dos and Dont’s of Exceptional CV Writing
The average recruiter spends between 5 and 7 seconds looking at a CV. Yes, you read that correctly. 5 to 7 seconds. If during that time they like what they see, they might spend another 30 – 90 seconds reading it in more detail. What does

8 Morning Habits of Happy and Successful People
“Start as you mean to go on!”. A saying that, while over 200 years old, is still used as a mantra by many of the world’s most successful people today. But why? Research has shown that starting your day in the best possible way not

Get That Promotion Faster Using These 10 Simple Tips
Speak to a large number of professionals about their career goals and career advancement and promotion will be top of their list. For some it’s about reward and recognition. For others it’s about learning, growth or having new challenges. Whatever your reason, if you’re hungry