The need to be in control is a driving force for everyone and is one of the six essential human needs that have to be met. So, what happens when we don’t feel in control and try to control others? We talked about this in the...
In the last blog I shared one of Aesop's Fables. Aesop was a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece and the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf lead to the English idiom (a group of words with a specific meaning that isn’t...
If you’re a regular reader of this blog or listener to my podcast, you will have read about how to create and maintain a positive mindset by keeping out the negative influences and staying in control of your own thoughts, emotions and behaviours. But what really...
This week I want to ask you a question and please be honest in your answer – have you ever felt a little scared? This question is relevant to last week’s blog about discipline and consequences because being scared of the impact if you break the...
This week’s blog will follow on from the last topic of self-discipline but focus more on the actual discipline and consequences dished out for breaking the rules. “Noo” I hear you cry! Rules are meant for breaking TeeJay. We don’t like rules. Rules are for wimps...
I started 2021 talking about resilience. How important is this topic now that schools are once again closed? Thousands of businesses have been forced to close and billions of people are in a third lockdown. I want to stick with the topic this week and expand...
Here we are, a brand new year, which also marks the 2nd birthday of the Spark to Your Success podcast (from which we write these blogs). I can’t believe I’ve been talking to you for over two years in 104 episodes and not missed a single...
One thing you can be sure of in life is that it isn’t always going to be straightforward and when curveballs are thrown your way (perhaps repeatedly if we’re looking at 2020-21) then you need a coping mechanism - in short you need resilience....
As 2021 begins, many conversations about 2020 will focus on doom and gloom. How terrible it was, the stress caused, the mental health impact, not going to school, having the family holiday cancelled…...
What does a human being really need to be happy? The answer is a lot simpler (and less expensive!) than you might think. Rather than being governed by material things, it is our connection with the world that influences how we feel about our lives....