The Power of Empathy

The Oxford dictionary defines ‘empathy’ as; the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from his angle as well as your own. ” – Henry Ford Along with gratitude, [...]

Using All of Our Senses

The five senses; Taste, Touch, Site, Sound and Smell are undoubtedly the greatest gifs we will ever receive but how many of us can honestly say that we make the most of all of our senses? Most of us live our lives, at least to some degree on auto pilot, the days turn into weeks, [...]

I Can’t Sleep For the Cats

Man befriended the cat many centuries ago. Initially it was because they were skilled at hunting rodents but down the years the bond between humans and felines has become stronger. They make ideal pets because they are relatively low-maintenance. “When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not passing time [...]

Best Use of Time

Time is precious, we all know that. We all get the same amount of time each day, time is perhaps one of the few even playing fields in life. Thus how we utilise it is vital to our success and happiness. We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch. – John F. [...]

What do people Want?

There are essentially six basic things that all human beings NEED. These are: Air, Food, water, clothing, shelter and sex. Everything else is a bonus. Unfortunately, the more we attain the more we tend to want and this if we are not careful can become extremely self damaging. “Man is the only animal whose desires [...]

Things That do not Irritate Me

They say that patience is a virtue. I couldn’t agree more, it’s just one that I dont posess, I try, I really do and I’m not making excuses BUT there are just certain things that people do that would make even a saint swear. However, this year I decided to turn over a new leaf [...]

Is Competition Good for us?

Wether we like it or not competition is all around us. It’s in the classroom, the play ground, the work place, it’s on the sports field, it’s on the high street. We are never going to get away from it so how we deal with it is obviously critical to our own personal success. Just [...]

Embarassing Moments

Everybody has felt embarassed at one time or another. You know that feeling, when you just wish the ground would open up and swallow you whole… Back when I was studying for my ‘O’ Levels I decided to take a night off from revising and go to the local park with some friends. It was [...]

Can People Turn Their Lives Around?

It’s the easiest thing in the world to get stuck in a rut, we’ve all done it. Practicing bad habits over a period of weeks, months and even years, then we wake up one day and think how did this happen to me? how did my life become like this? it’s not how I intended [...]

How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Sex

we’ve all had that feeling, a person we like or who we are attracted to walks into the room and suddenly our heart rate picks up, we become all fidgety and lead-footed and inexplicably we seem to loose the power of speach, well coherent speach anyway. ” Ah fah cowa da me Andy, you…” – [...]