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“At a Metro station in Washington D.C. on a cold January morning, a young violinist played several classical compositions as people rushed by. After three minutes, a middle-aged man slowed briefly, then hurried away. Thirty seconds later the young man received

Michael Dobson shared this article with me and felt that this would make a good piece for my blog this week. He said that brainwashing is similar to visualisation which is in effect seeing the outcome you desire in your mind

Today I continue to share chapter 7 Developing a Positive Mindset from my bestselling book ‘How to Develop World Class Mental Resilience’ and today it’s part 2. One of the most prominent advocates of positive thinking is Professor Martin Seligman –

We are coming closer to a full lockdown and this second wave in many ways is far worse than the first wave. When the first wave hit it was a massive shock to the world and it took a while to

“There are endless examples of courage buried in the ruins of the Holocaust, but Irena Sendlerowa’s story stands out. When the Nazis invaded her native Poland and rounded up all the Jews into a walled-in ghetto, Sendlerowa knew what was going

“Shackleton had wanted to discover the South Pole but was beaten to that distinction. Instead, he decided to be the first man to cross the continent of Antarctica by boat (which was possible to do during the Antarctic summer). Unfortunately, the

Do not neglect the gift you have  “Luigi Tarisio was born in Italy in 1796. A collector of violins, he took great pride in scouting out rare finds, and purchasing only instruments of the finest quality. No one really knew about

In these extremely challenging times there has been a shift towards caring for your neighbours and friends. This pandemic has led many people to see that relationships and time are more important than money. I have read many articles where rich

I came across this article which resonated with me and made me think. All the Difference in the World “Every Sunday morning, I take a light jog around a park near my home.  There’s a lake located in one corner of the

I came across this inspirational account of something happening in a refugee camp in Jordan where the 80,000 Syrian refugees have faced devastating events and have little hope for the future. Circus School “Mohammad Qusam Ghouzlan is a circus trainer who helped

I recently came across this amazing story of an organisation making a huge difference to the young people of Afghanistan. Skateistan “Oliver is a skateboard teacher working for Skateistan, a non-profit organisation that combines skateboarding and education as a tool for empowering

I really enjoy researching inspiration stories from around the world which encompass mental resilience and all the positive attributes associated with that. Today I have an account of someone who was faced with a tragedy and he chose to stay

Today’s newsletter is a little different as I have just tested my diabetes level and found that I had a reading of 6.3%. I was quite happy with this reading until I checked my levels on the internet and found

This is an interesting article discussing how to respond to failure which I came across recently. Failing in life is guaranteed and is something we all face throughout our lives. We can’t avoid failure, but we can choose how we

Self-confidence is a skill that you nourish and train; it is not something you gain overnight. Some people will have a big amount of self-confidence naturally, and it’ll show in how they behave and handle situations. However, some people go

In 1938, Mr. Honda was a poor student who had a dream of designing a piston ring that he would sell to the Toyota Corporation. Every day he would go to school, and all night long he would work on

Sylvester Stallone has been a household name for decades after the monster success of the Rocky franchise that began in the 1970’s. Not only did he star in these movies as Rocky, but he also directed, produced, and wrote most