As people in the UK face further weeks in total lockdown and in other countries around the world the picture is not much different, how are you doing? Is this the ‘new normal’ everyone has been talking about? Or are you tired of being restricted, restless and unfocused? How is your mental health?

If 2020 was the year of discovering how to deliver learning experiences online, 2021 is about putting the Brilliant Minds magic into everything that we do. To that end...

According to David Kolb’s model of learning, Reflection is an important part of the learning process. By observing and reflecting, then coming up with concepts and ideas, we make sense of our experiences and learn from them. So how do you and I reflect?

Last week I was on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire for their 'Wednesday Wisdom' slot, talking with Sandra Godley about how to make the most of your lockdown Christmas. In case you didn't catch it, I thought you might like to have a listen...

We all love a good quote. Have you ever wondered why that is? I think that, in my case, some of my favourite quotes are those which, at the time I first encountered them, summed up an important thought or principle that was relevant to my life at the time.

Coaching has moved on a lot over the years since it was first introduced into the business world. And I think that one of the things that NLP can really offer, that's of most value in those situations where coaching is the best solution, is that NLP techniques deliver actual behavioural change.

Using NLP in coaching, I often find that the greatest barriers to a client’s success are in their own head. The term ‘limiting belief’ refers to a belief that limits a person’s perception of their world in a way that blocks important outcomes and possibilities.

RTM stands for Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories. This is a treatment primarily for people suffering from PTSD and it was developed some years ago by a team working in the US.

Since I’ve been spending most of my time at home of late, and as I live alone, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my own head. It’s inevitable when you’re alone, that attention tends to be internal. In the absence of someone to talk to, most of us talk to ourselves.

Recorded at the launch of the Brilliant Minds Online Academy in May 2020, in this video Dianne takes a group of clients on a 'guided tour' of the courses available. You see the overview of the programmes, hear Dianne's explanation of the content and you also see example modules from each. You get a thorough understanding of what's on offer.

I was talking to a friend about her business mentor.  “I love working with her”, my friend said. “I feel like she really ‘gets' me”.

I've been hearing people talk about the experience of furlough in their organisation and, at the beginning of lockdown, there were people whose colleagues were furloughed and they were not... It got me thinking about what we mean by fairness.