As I look around everyone seems to have such busy lives. Even schoolchildren have an endless round of after-school clubs, ‘playdates’ and parties. Business people race from one meeting to the next, with no time in between to think, plan or delegate tasks. Small wonder that everyone seems to be reading email on the go (or in meetings). What did we do before we had smartphones? 

This 10 Question Problem Solver is for you if you've got some kind of issue going round in your head, you're looping back over the same things, and you need to make some kind of progress.

Last week I was interviewed on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire. The subject was holidays and I thought you might like to have a listen too.

Over the past six weeks I’ve been introduced to cricket. Specifically, One Day Cricket and the ICC Cricket World Cup. It’s been an education. I wasn’t a complete novice – I understand the rules and I have watched a few minutes of the occasional match in the past. What has been different this time?

All motivation is self-motivation. Nobody else can motivate you. What they can do, however, is either support or distract from your own motivational process. Notice whose style adds to your self-motivation and who gets in the way of it...

There are a a lot of different NLP Practitioner training courses out there and I often get asked why they are all so different. In this video I explain the background and what you need to look out for to make sure you choose a course that will suit you...

Usually my first response when somebody says: "Can you teach us how to deal with difficult people?" is "No". And the reason I say that is that actually, truthfully...

Have you noticed how a small change in language can make a significant difference to attitudes? I’ve been musing on this and that. Literally. ‘This’ and ‘that’. And what I’ve noticed…

In this video I'm going to give you the answer to a question I was asked recently, which was: "Which communication skills are most important to develop if you want to get to the top in business?" My initial answer was probably not what the person was expecting...

Last weekend four of us from Brilliant Minds attended the International NLP Conference and the NLP Awards Dinner on Saturday evening. We had a stand in the exhibition area and I presented a session on Saturday morning. Here are some of my highlights…

There is a principle in NLP that says all interventions should increase choice. I'm often asked: "What does that mean and why is it important?" Watch this video to find out...

What is the relationship between NLP and Coaching? They’re definitely quite different from each other.  And an NLP Practitioner is not necessarily a good coach.  Neither does a good coach have to know NLP. But the combination of a good coach who also knows NLP can be very powerful...