This week, a client of mine said I had taken him to a "red or blue pill" moment. The terms “red pill" and "blue pill" come from the movie The Matrix. They refer to a choice between the willingness to learn a potentially unsettling or life-changing truth by taking the red pill or remaining … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingDo we ever become adults?
Today I was interviewed by Roberto Perrone at BBC Radio to comment on this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47622059 It reports that people don't become fully "adult" until they're in their 30s, according to brain scientists. The article points out that these findings contrast with … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingAre you missing opportunities?
Life is full of opportunities, but it’s so easy to miss them. Are you looking for a new career, a partner, a business idea or more fulfilment in life? Whatever you want, it may already be in front of your eyes without you noticing. How can this be? It’s easiest to demonstrate with a … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingNo such thing as altruism!
London Life Coach Hans Schumann explains how helping others will benefit you People often become defensive or agitated when I tell them that I do not believe in altruism. It challenges a moral idealism that we grew up with and that many of us hold dear, particularly in religious … [Read more...]
Continue ReadingStop your personal soap opera!
Let's be honest, we all love telling dramatic stories about our lives. It can be fun. But let's be careful not to get too absorbed in them. It's easy to get obsessed by stories about how we "just are", how things "happen to us" and how we "have no choice". This kind of language keeps us in victim … [Read more...]
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