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2025
June
7	Agency: The Human Advantage in an AI World
May
30	Intelligent does not mean Smart
April
26	My S.H.I.E.L.D. Formula for Health & Longevity
March
29	Get (Better) Results as a By-Product
23	Arteries Older Than You Are? Here’s How to Fix It…
14	The Microbiome: What is it and Why is it Important?
7	Snacking: Good Or Bad?
3	100 Healthy Meals
February
16	My Favourite Healthy Foods and Their Benefits
January
17	24 Little Nuggets (Laws and Principles)
14	What’s Your Perspective on Life?
5	My Next Challenge: No More Sweets!! (Join me?)
2024
December
18	Mindfulness Test: The 1 Day Mindfulness Challenge
November
23	Love, Hurt, Forgiveness and Connection
5	The Stress of Uncertainty
August
26	The Razor Thin Line of the Present
3	Cleaning as Self-Care: A Journey of Renewal
July
29	10 Things to Avoid Doing (for a Better Life)
16	How To Deal With Thoughts During Meditation
8	Why I Love this Combo: Juicing, Leftovers & Bargains
June
30	Hold Everything Lightly
20	Try Having a Meditation Partner
9	Why True Love Requires Healthy Detachment
2	I Went on a Ghost Walk
May
29	Mindfulness vs Stress & Anxiety
March
20	212 Bodyweight Exercises (Beginner to Master)
2023
April
29	A New Way To Say No to Stress a.k.a. Your Thoughts Aren’t You
January
14	The Danger of “Now What?”
2022
December
15	The Value of Experience and Expertise
7	Minimalist (but Effective) Full Body Workout
1	Alarm Clock, Water Bottle, Kettlebell
November
23	Great Ideas II: Three Little Words
18	Are You Connected or Disconnected?
18	Most of Your Barriers Come From… YOU
11	Stop Seeking Validation
4	When Helping is Hurting
1	How to Prepare for an Interview (Simple Checklist)
October
28	Let Go Of Your Desired Outcome
21	Don’t Be A Resenting ‘Nice Guy’
14	Should You Make Fun of People?
7	Say Yes to Less
May
6	Does the Law of Attraction Work?
2021
July
16	How About A Super-Quick DIY Health MOT?
May
28	More on Listening: The Movie Mindset
27	How (and Why) To Ask Better Questions – Anti Confirmation Bias Technique
April
1	Pomodoro Technique II
March
19	Who Are You Really Angry With?
2020
December
2	Your 3 Choices When Faced With Any Problem
November
22	Wu-Wei: Be Like Water (Short Version)
22	Wu-Wei: Be Like Water (Longer Version)
October
7	Awesome Websites – 365 Really Useful Sites You Should Check Out (Updated)
July
21	The 5 Ego-Based Barriers to True Mindfulness
18	How to Pay (the right amount of) Attention
10	12 Tips for the New Normal – Better Remote Working
1	Do What Makes You Happy – Part 2
June
26	Simple Trick to Make Better Progress
19	Do What Makes You Happy – Part 1
12	Noise Reduction
May
31	Expect Less, Gain More
29	Are You Playing The Poor Me Game?
22	Be Like Michaelangelo
13	It’s Actually Not About Poker At All
8	Mindful… DIY?
April
29	When You Should Put On 6 Hats
24	Focus on What You Can Control
11	Getting Lost on Purpose
10	Not All Who Wander Are Lost
March
18	When Life Gives You Lemons…
2019
November
18	What I Have Learned Trying to Get Fit
September
7	10 Health & Diet Tips I’m Trying Right Now a.k.a. My 90 Day Plan (Week 13 – Final Update)
June
21	Apply This Basic Investment Principle To Start Improving Everyday Life
21	The Myers Briggs Type Indicator: Which Personality Type Are You?
15	Saving vs Investing: Why You Should Be Doing Both
14	Personality Theory: Type A vs Type B
5	Sales & Networking Tip: A Good Consultant’s Secret Weapon
May
29	Financial Freedom & The Cashflow Quadrant
22	How To Double Your Money with The Rule of 72
16	Why Are We Here?
March
12	Monkey Magic: More on Confirmation Bias & Filters
5	Leadership, Followership & How To Start A Movement (First Follower Theory)
February
28	Plumbing Emergency: A Good Day or a Bad Day? (aka What is Antifragility?)
5	Seeing is Believing: The McGurk Effect
1	Be More Dog
2018
December
30	19 Predictions For ’19
17	My Top 5 Tips To Stay Injury Free
October
21	World Domination: Data is Power
August
18	Visualization: How To Create Your Compelling Future
July
28	Ummut: What would Ummut do?
27	Taoism: That was Zen, This is Tao
15	Better Sales: How To Increase Sales by Offering LESS Choice
6	Results: Planning vs Being ‘In The Moment’
June
22	365 Quotes That Could Change Your Life
15	The Pomodoro Technique: How a TOMATO can Change Your Life & Super-Charge Your Efficiency
8	Optimism: How to be Optimistic like Rafa Nadal
May
31	The No/Know Model
22	The Monkey Mind: How to Silence Your Mental Chatter
16	Loose Ends: How Many Loose Ends Do You Have?
11	Karma, Reciprocity & Taoism
April
27	Just in Time (JIT) Presentations, Emails & Washing Up
16	Iatrogenics, Antifragility & Why Nature Knows Best
12	Hypnotism: What Is Hypnotism & How Does It Actually Work?
6	The Growth Mindset: Can Talent Be Learned?
March
29	Financial Advice: Who To Ask & Why
23	Email Coaching: Does it Work?
16	DIY Life Coaching: Can I Be My Own Life Coach?
9	Cognitive Dissonance II: How To Influence Others
8	Cognitive Dissonance: The Lies We Tell Ourselves and How They Can Help Us Change
February
26	Books: 32 Recommended Books for Better Results In Your Life & Your Business
22	Authority Bias & Why There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question
15	Zen, The Inner Child & The Perfect Cup of Tea
3	Theory X and Theory Y: Understanding People’s Motivations (According to McGregors Theory)
January
25	Websites – 365 REALLY Useful Websites You Just Gotta Check Out
11	The Power of Visualization
2	Unplugging: Detach Yourself from the Matrix
2017
December
29	Why Write About Trees (Check it Out, They’re Awesome)?
November
22	Savings That Keep On Giving
15	Rules of Thumb & Why We Love ‘Em
October
24	Qigong, Accidental Discoveries & Table Tennis
17	The Pyramid Technique: How To Communicate Effectively with The Pyramid Technique
September
10	Outside Thinking: Why The Experts Don’t Always Know Best
3	Networking: How (and Why) To Network Effectively
August
27	Marketing Tips: 12 Kick-Ass Marketing Lessons From Al’s Tea Shoppe
20	Limiting Beliefs: 3 Different Approaches To Tackle Them & Find More Confidence
July
13	The Khan Academy: Learn for Free with High Quality, Well Structured Resources
6	The Jar of Life: How Rocks, Pebbles and Sand Can Help You Take Control of Your Time
June
28	Ignorance & How To Tackle It
21	Habits: How To Achieve Incredible Things
May
14	Geo-Arbitrage: Quick and Effective Lifestyle Design
7	Food (aka My Latest Weight-Loss Strategy)
April
21	End-Gaining (aka The Dangers of Being Too Results Oriented)
14	Ideas (aka Too Many Ideas? Me Too…)
March
8	Democracy (Political Rant)
2	Crowdsourcing III: One More To Tell You About, Recap & Results of The Playlist Experiment
February
28	Crowdsourcing II: 10 Interesting and Varied Crowdsourcing Examples
21	Crowdsourcing: What It Is, How It Works, Why You Should Care & How To Do It!
January
14	Blogging (aka How To Write A Blog Post)
7	Automation II (aka Efficiency Hack #14: How to Supercharge your Efficiency with If This Then That)
2016
December
29	Zepp (aka The Quest for Improvement)
13	YouTubers (aka A World with Blurred Boundaries)
5	XMas (aka How To Have a Happy, Stress-Free XMas)
November
30	Water (aka Why You Should Drink More H2O)
23	Violence (aka What Has Happened To Our Humanity?)
May
22	Untitled – Afraid I Can’t Tell You This One In The Title…
15	Trans-Fats (aka The Clever Science That Clogs Our Arteries)
8	Sleep (aka What Our Bodies Get Up To Whilst We’re Dreaming)
April
23	Re-Use (aka The Good Life)
22	Questions (aka The Dangers of Self-Help & Positivity)
11	Parking: Why You Should Look for Free Parking
March
30	Overthinking: How To Retrain Your Brain To Think Less
26	The Art Of Nudging: How To Gently Influence Decisions
25	Mindfulness, The Wandering Mind & The Power of Now
18	Learning: The Most Effective Methods To Learn
11	KISS (aka The Simple Art of KISSing)
6	Journeys: Every Journey Starts With A Small Step…
February
26	Haircuts
19	Give and Take Days
12	Freecycle
3	Experimenting: Why You Should Care About The Power Of Experimenting
January
24	Downsizing: The Beauty of Downsizing, Not Because You Have To, But Because You Want To
18	Changes
12	Bargains
4	Ape Not Kill Ape (aka There’s Nothing Wiser Than Nature)
2015
December
28	YOLO: When Is It Time To Stop Wanting More And To Start Enjoying What You Have?
14	XMas: My Love/Hate Relationship With The Holiday Season
4	Wealth: How To Create Wealth
November
28	Volunteering: Reduce Stress & Help Others And Yourself
14	Understanding: Understand Your Anchors
7	Trust: Why Google Got It Wrong Or The Importance Of Being Trustworthy
October
21	How To Improve Upon Tim Ferris’ Slow Carb Diet (aka My New Diet Regime)
13	Right-Sizing (is The New Big)
4	Quitting: 3 Reasons To Quit Your Job, … and 10 Reasons Not To…
September
26	Glass Half-Empty? + What The Hell Is Polly Anna?
14	Office Politics: How To Deal With Office Politics
4	Networking: The #1 Secret To Great Networking
August
22	Effective Meeting Management: How To (Really) Have Really Awesome Meetings
15	Limiting Beliefs II: How To Beat Self-Doubt
2	Keep Things in Perspective
July
29	Just Walk: (aka Don’t Like Exercising? Then Just Walk – It’s The Best Form of Exercise Anyway!)
14	Influence: How To Influence Others by Combining Visualization with Procedural Thinking
7	Health: Sugar vs Fat: Which Is Worse For Our Health?
June
25	Goal Setting: How To Set Yourself A Worthy Goal
12	Filters: Every Story Is Incomplete… & What To Do About It
5	Einstein’s Logic: Make Things Simple But Not Simpler
May
24	Finding It Difficult to De-clutter? Try This Simple 3-Step System
13	Chunking: Want To Be A Better Communicator? Learn To Chunk
7	Beyond GROW: 3 Coaching Models That Take You Positively Forward
April
23	Admission: If You Don’t Know The Answer, Be The First To Say It!
12	3 Lessons That A Scary Motorway Accident Taught Me…
5	Your Own Reality (aka How To Conquer The World)
March
29	The Why Don’t You… Yes But Game (aka How To Break The Cycle Of Pointless Conversations)
18	Use A Smaller Plate (Efficiency Hack #13)
8	Transactional Analysis: How To Use Transactional Analysis To Communicate Effectively
February
27	Systems: Why They Are Such A Big Deal
16	Relaxation: Can’t Relax? Here Are 4 Tips To Help…
2014
May
5	Problem Solving: Dare To Be Different
4	‘Options’ Thinking
4	Nature (aka Head-to-Head: Nature Takes On Marketing…)
4	Memory Systems: 5 Memory Systems To Help You Remember Just About Anything
1	Limiting Beliefs: Are You Your Biggest Hurdle?
March
17	Influence Action
15	Habits: How To Learn ANYTHING (by Understanding How We Form Habits – Pt 2 of 2)
15	Habits (aka How To Learn ANYTHING) – (1 of 2)
13	Solve Problems Simply and Effectively with the GROW Model
10	Friends: Why Good Friends Are Good For Your Health
7	Emotional Intelligence: Get Wired For Success – Part 2 of 2
2	Emotional Intelligence: Get Wired For Success – Part 1 of 2
1	Diet Tips: The Best Diet Tip In The World…
February
26	Creativity: Can Creativity Be Learned?
24	Boundaries: The Gentle Art of Pushing Our Boundaries
20	Automation (Efficiency Hack #12)
2013
November
8	10 Ways to Impress Your Boss In Your Next Meeting
October
15	Win Time: How To WIN TIME and Avoid Procrastination by Keeping Small Decisions SMALL
September
3	Teaching: What You Should Be Teaching Your Kids
2	Systems: (Efficiency Hack #11: Use A System)
August
21	Moderation: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Sides of Moderation
20	Little Lists
15	How To Remain Objective In Business (aka: What Do Business & No-Limit Poker Have In Common?)
6	Eat More Green Stuff (Efficiency Hack #10)
5	Decluttering: How Far Can You Go?
3	Balance: The Balance Between Mindfulness and Goals
2	3 Fun Visual Techniques To Stop Anticipating The Worst
1	Why You Should Diversify in Life and in Business
July
19	How To Create Your Own Luck In Life And Business
June
3	Easy Minimalism (Efficiency Hack #9)
May
29	Data: Make it All About DATA (Efficiency Hack #8)
24	Body Language: Turn Your Body Language Into An Asset
April
30	3 Reasons To Try The 30-Day Paleo Challenge
18	How To Improve Your Communication Skills With Better Breathing
16	3 Clues Why Your Blog Is Not A Business
March
27	Writing: The Magic Of Writing Things Down
25	Time-Boxing (Efficiency Hack #7)
24	Sun Salutation: How To Take Your Stretching Routine One Step Further
20	Providing Value: Why You Don’t Have To Be The Best
19	Life Coaching: The First Steps As Your Own Life Coach
15	How To Be Positive: The Good and Bad Side of Positive Thinking
14	Decluttering: Do You Use The ‘Future Use Excuse’?
13	Brain Training: Everyday Stretch Routine… For Your Brain
February
20	Apples: Wonder-Food: The Apple – To be Eaten Raw, Unpeeled, Organic and Unbruised!
2012
December
29	You: How To Invest In Yourself: 3 Steps to a Better You
27	The Problem With Work / Life Balance …
24	Paleo: Should I Try The Paleo Diet?
21	How To Be Better At Multi-Tasking (Part 2 of 2)
6	The 3 Levels of MultiTasking (Part 1 of 2)
5	Lifestyle Design: 8 Steps To Get Started With Lifestyle Design
November
17	Self-Sufficiency: Cut Out The Middleman
October
28	Mindfulness: How to Practice the Art of Mindfulness
13	How To Create (& Use) A Life Coaching Wheel (Or ‘Wheel Of Life’)
8	Ask Someone Who Knows (Efficiency Hack #6)
4	Stress: It’s Not The Stress That Kills Us…
September
28	Change: It’s Not As Easy As You Make It Sound…
24	Values: How To Use Values To Motivate
21	Tiny Decisions (Efficiency Hack #5: Make Tiny Decisions)
19	The Power of Small Changes
18	Realize That Work is Half of Your Life – So Enjoy It!!
5	Memories: How Your Memories Can Trick You – and What To Do About It…
4	Forgiveness: How To Forgive (And Why)
August
22	Challenge: Give Up One Thing
17	Shinrin Yoku: Take A Bath… In A Forest: The Art of Shinrin-Yoku
12	Laughter: Why You Need To Laugh More
July
20	Stress: How Can I Tell If I am Stressed?
June
22	Wealth: It’s Not About The Money, Money, Money
20	Vitamin D: Make Sure You Get Your Dose Of Vitamin D (Sun)…
15	Sheep: Why We Can’t Just Eat Grass Like A Sheep…
May
22	Resources Master (Efficiency Hack #4)
22	Drivers: Know What Drives You
15	Conflict Resolution: How Can We Stop Arguing?
15	Fasting: My First Interview: I Learn More About Annie’s 30-Day Fast
11	Awaken Your Inner Child: 50 Ways To Have Fun & Feel Like A Child Again (Or For Your Kids To Have Fun ;-))
11	Consume Information Quicker (Efficiency Hack #3)
11	Why I Was (Nearly) A Hypocrite!
8	Influence The Thinking Stress Response
4	A Diet System That Works
4	Reclaim Your Down-Time (Efficiency Hack #2)
1	Recognize and Utilize the Stress Response
April
26	The Only Two Trends That Matter
19	Failing: It’s OK To Fail… Here’s Why…
19	This One’s On Me: Grab a Free 1-2-1 Consultation!
17	Different Types of Values
12	My Tea System
11	Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs
11	Influence With Big Picture
4	How To Break The Vicious Circle Of Emotional Eating
4	3 Reasons To Try Tim Ferris’ 4-Hour Body (Slow-Carb) Diet – And 10 Reasons Not To…
3	Control Information Flow
March
21	A Very Simple Thought That’s Helping Me To Be More Healthy
16	The “Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing” Business Model
13	Simple, not Cheap
13	Find Source of Motivation
6	Influence Difference
2	100 Management Models & When to Use Them
February
28	Don’t Think Of A Blue Elephant Up A Pink Tree
22	Use Away From Language
14	Watercress: The Forgotten Superfood
13	Use Towards Language
10	New Year’s Resolutions… Struggling to Keep Yours? Try This Resolution Instead…
7	Trigger Action By The Carrot or Stick
January
31	Influence Sameness With Exception
27	5 Ways to Reduce Stress with Mindfulness
24	Influence Sameness Thinking
20	Be Healthy: But Don’t Overdo It (Yes, It Is Possible To Be TOO Healthy)
17	How to Influence with Visual Language (NLP)
17	Convince in a way that makes sense
17	What Is NLP?
11	Great New Free Web Resource: Check Who Has Access To Your Data
4	Email Overload II (Demo): How To Stop Being A Slave To Your Email Inbox
3	Self-Help: Why Cicero’s 6 Mistakes Of Man Is All You Need
2011
December
31	Do You Eat Too Much?
27	How Many Unwanted Gifts Did You Get?
19	Gift #2: Thanks To Our Readers and Commentors
16	Be Mindful: 12 Inspiring Articles You Can Read Today To Help You Start Practicing Mindfulness
13	How To Make Exercising Fun: 4 Tips You Can Start Using Right Away!
6	Learn To Breathe!
3	How To Create A 100% Free Website In Less Than 3 Minutes
2	Introduce Tai-Chi Into Your Life
November
26	Weight Loss Tip: The Soup Secret
23	Use a Bottle To Drink More Water (Efficiency Hack #1)
22	How To Save: The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Savers
11	How Easy is it Exactly to be a Work at Home Mom (WAHM)?
8	Great Ideas – Like The Million Dollar Homepage
6	MDBP Discussion
4	Soya: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
4	How to Validate Your Website’s Code
October
1	How To Simplify Your Life: 8 Mindful Ways To Enjoy Life More
1	Changing The Look & Feel Of The Site
September
21	What’s Your Problem?
18	Why Nettle Is Good For You
August
18	Scraping
17	SEO Basics
July
17	Mindful Eating: a healthier relationship with food
14	Influence – Paint them a picture!
June
12	The Truth about Selling Used Books on Amazon
11	Internet Marketing (Clickbank Style)
May
9	Cup of tea with your meal? … Not such a good idea…
7	The Original Now That’s What I Call Music Playlist
April
23	Wonder-food: the apple – to be eaten raw, unpeeled, organic and unbruised!
March
12	11 Tips for Exercising Regularly
1	Exploring Happiness
February
27	10 Ways to Enjoy Life More for Less (That You Can Start Right Now)
January
25	Is Google Taking Over the World?
24	Stretching: Your Handy Everyday Stretch Routine (and Why You Need It…)
2010
December
28	An End Of Year Thanks To Our Extended Community
November
21	Is ‘Sugar-Free’ the Key to Sweetness Without Guilt?
October
23	Am I A Sell Out?
September
16	More About Life Coaching
August
27	Simple Health Tip: Start Sprouting!
July
23	Alternative Ideas To Curb Your Appetite
June
20	What I’ve Learned about SEO Basics
May
18	Websites – 365 REALLY Useful Websites You Just Gotta Check Out – REMOVED Sites
April
21	The Life’s Too Good Playlist
March
18	How To Beat Constipation The Healthy Way