Here you will find articles from our 2004 Newsletters.
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Creativity
Creativity is a key part of intelligence. Every genius in every field was creative. Although some people seem to be more creative than others, anyone can learn to become more creative by learning how it works in the brain. When you become more creative, your skills at solving problems improve dramatically, your brain efficiency speeds up and you develop more and more effective ways of thinking and behaving. Creativity is what drives human progress and it can lead to huge positive improvements for you in your own life.
So, how do you improve your own creativity?
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Dealing with those who treat you badly |
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As a therapist, I have worked with all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds with all sorts of problems. I have also met quite a range of people from the very ‘mad’ to the most ‘normal’ people on the planet. Personally, I feel just as comfortable with the ‘mad’ people as I don’t believe madness in most cases is really that problematic.
Now, what I wanted to deal with this month in the newsletter is dealing with difficult people. One could say that it was perfect timing as it was this time that reminds people of Jesus having to deal with difficult people before he was killed by them. One could say that but it’s not really related at all.
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Games, Politics & the World of Psychology |
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Probably the biggest issue that myself and Brian get to deal with in the corporate arena is the problem of 'politics'. Politics refers to the extensive problems that exist from egos, communication misunderstandings, hidden interests, false assumptions, personal problems, emotional concerns and power games.
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The Nature of the 'Kind of' Reality |
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I was recently watching the video ‘Maybe Logic’ about the life and ideas of Robert Anton Wilson and I was filled with a need to discuss some ideas he explains in the video that he has also referred to in many of his books. They concern the nature of reality.
In the labyrinth of our minds, we create our own unique ‘take’ on the world. We experience things not how we choose to consciously but how we have learned to unconsciously. Our brain chemistry is like the environment of our minds. Sometimes it is not good and these are our bad days when things seem to get on top of us. Sometimes it is good and these are our good days when things seem to flow and when things seem easy.
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A few years ago, I did a study on stand up comedians. This became the basis of one of my main developments which became known as the ‘laughter filter’. One of the things that I wanted to discuss this month is some skills for dramatically improving your ability to use humour.
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New Years Resolution Ideas |
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Have you made any resolutions for this year? Have they still been kept or have you let things slip? If you let anything slip, just start up again and use the slip to remind you how bad you’d feel if you slipped again. Regardless, I wanna talk to you about some resolutions worth having this year. Now, I come from my own experience and what I conceive as being worthy or having might not resonate with you but I believe that I have some idea of what helps people become happier and successful.
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Ok, so I gave into the typical, media induced hysteria of Valentines day and specialised the february newsletter to be about love. Come on though, give me a break. You never know. It might help you anyway. Initially the following article will seem tailored towards the single reader but be patient.
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I know what you are thinking!!! I’ve finally lost it and am now caught up with angels and fairy’s and everything pink and fluffy but this christmas month I wanted to talk a bit about tough decisions that we make in our lives. Recently I worked with a client who had a very difficult choice to make. They knew what the right decision was but they didn’t feel like they had the guts to make it. As I helped them with this decision, they came to a point of strength where they decided and they faced the consequences with the strength of character.
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Resolving to be Brilliant |
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We will soon be in a brand new 2005 and, of course, many of us will make resolutions. The resolutions will be called new year resolutions and they will vary between things like ‘smoking’ to ‘getting fit’ to ‘being more disciplined’. Many will try and do them for a couple of days until they end them, joke about it and promise the following year that they’ll give it a better go. As humans, we get the idea that it is best to make a resolution at the end of our calendar year and that it offers a new beginning. |
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Finally Realising that you are Actually a Legend |
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Now, when I say Legend, I mean it in the sense of being a fantastic person. I do not mean LEG END. Sometimes I know we all can feel like a Leg End. Whenever I do something ridiculous or mindless like I do quite often I can call myself a leg end, but these days I usually say it to myself nicely in a funny way :). You see, what's is lovely to know is that you don't have to take yourself seriously. Instead, you can laugh at yourself in a way that makes you feel good.
Now take the phrase 'laugh at yourself'. It suggests that there are two of you. One to do the laughing and one to be laughed at. Well here's the thing: the concept of two of you might be ridiculous and you might laugh at the thought of laughing at yourself, so that would make you laugh at you laughing at yourself and so on. So before we get too silly with all this reflexiveness, what is my point?
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I was over with the Dalai Lama in Glasgow there a couple of weeks ago for a fantastic 3-day seminar he gave. It got me thinking lots on spirituality and how important it was in every day life. So this month I wanna share with you some ideas I have about the nature of spirituality and how NLP relates to it. |
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