‘Story follows state’ is the intrinsic truth of our human condition. Our modern life presents more and more situations that cause us to activate our stress response cycle. We often think we are at the mercy of circumstance and have little choice or self-agency over our stress levels. The good news is that that is […]
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Where we place our attention matters. It matters because the neurobiological processes of attention are not what we thought they were, attention is not just another cognitive function. In his remarkable work, Dr Iain McGilchrist notes that we use both hemispheres. The left for detail and consistency, the right for perspective and flexibility, the left for the analytical
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Chasing confidence is a modern day mind trap. Here’s why. The word confidence comes from two Latin words – ‘con’ which means with and ‘fidere’ which means faith. Confidence is therefore being or acting with faith. Faith implies extending our belief, our hope and trust to something different beyond what we are. Faith has a
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One of my favourite definitions I’ve learned to date is ‘language creates the fabric of our reality’. Language is the substance of our everyday interactions that weave and bind our cultures into being. And today, the egoic language of fighting and war is embedded in our everyday business conversations. ‘She smashed it’, ‘You killed it’ or ‘We
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When we repeat an act of behaviour we call this practice. Change requires practice. Yet practice doesn’t always get us the result we want. Why? Because how we practice matters. Distinct practice is a conscious decision to repeat a behaviour that enables us to do something today better than we could yesterday. Indistinct practice is how we behave without being conscious
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The purpose of Aikido is to harness the energy of our opponent and to restore harmony to ourselves, our opponent and the wider world without causing harm. On the mat, we deal with one or more opponents approaching us with intent to harm. In our current circumstances, we all find ourselves under similar pressures to respond. Lesson
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