Boredom

People who are often bored are at greater risk for anxiety, depression, and drug or alcohol addiction. Boredom is an internal state and not being able to adequately control ones emotions and internal states can lead to people seeking external stimuli and novelty. Looking externally for ways to solve an internal problem is a lost cause and commonly leads to thrill seeking behaviours such as gambling, smoking, drinking and drugs. For example, a 2005 study of 92 Scottish teenagers found that boredom was amongst the top reasons for taking drugs...

Depression

The Truth About Depression: Depression is common. It's a global experience - the World Health Organisation predicts that by 2020 depression will be the second highest cause of death and disability in the world...

How to Master Leadership

How are your people management skills? Are you a true Leader?
• Leadership involves skill in communicating and dealing with people
• Leadership is the ability to understand and motivate – not coerce and force
• Being a manager, boss or parent does not make you a Leader; but being a Leader does make you an excellent manager, boss and parent. No matter what we do in life, if nothing else we need the ability of Self Leadership. In reality, we are all Leaders!...

Shyness & Insecurity

There are a number of options for dealing with shyness. Some recommend repeated exposure to situations that cause shyness in order to de-sensitise oneself to the cause. This type of “exposure therapy” can yield results but can be alarming at the time and often the anticipation of exposing oneself to the situation can be more alarming than the event itself - often people back out before even trying...

The Remarkable Benefits of Pre-Op Hypnosis

Nurses pushing a gurney No one loves the idea of lying on an operating table under bright lights waiting for surgery to begin. The usual medical answer is to give drugs -- sedatives and narcotics that come with side effects such as post-operative sleepiness and nausea...

Top Three Secrets of Success & Happiness

You want to be Happier, more Successful, to find life less boring, have more Confidence and Passion for life, to get what you want, to be Admired and Respected by others, have more Love and Commitment in life don’t you?...