Mindset

Imagine that a relative has died and left you money in a bank account. What will you do with it? Will you spend it, invest it, or leave it sitting in the account until you figure out your best [...]

Write down the names of three people who have made a positive difference to your life. Stop reading for a minute and do this right now. This process has the potential to transform your life. How [...]

Welcome to the not-so-new year. If you’re wondering where January went, so is everyone else. And if you’ve already forgotten your New Year Resolution, you’re also not alone. That’s all fine. [...]

What’s the most powerful word in the English language – in fact in any language? BECAUSE (or the equivalent in other languages). Before you start to think about HOW you’re going to achieve [...]

Is it better to set a big, wildly exciting goal like shedding 50 kg of fat or should you aim for a smaller, more attainable, goal and add to it when you’ve reached it? A study by the University [...]

The meaning we give to events in our lives is what determines who we ultimately become. Next time you don’t achieve something you set out to do, instead of berating yourself, turn it into an [...]

Steve Bordley was a real estate agent in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he had an accident that left him wheelchair-bound for 2 years.  During that time, his blood pressure and cholesterol went up and [...]

Dr Ellen Langer, a professor of psychology at Harvard University, conducted research to explore whether cultural attitudes and stereotypes about old age can contribute to physical decline.  [...]

Every year during the last two weeks in April I avidly attend the German Film Festival which takes place in most capital cities throughout Australia.  Several years ago, I lived in Germany for [...]

Although we are capable of multi-tasking, we are not capable of multi-focusing: neither the male nor the female brain can focus on more than one thing at a time.  If we’re doing three things at [...]