From Amanda's very early writing (1990s to early 2000s), shared as it was originally written.
From Amanda's very early writing (1990s to early 2000s), shared as it was originally written.
Yes! Yes! and Yes! We have never been taught to listen to it. Rarely does pain suddenly burst into your body - unless you are hit by a truck! We are always given a series of warning signs. But not taught what…
Health & Wellbeing
NI had a very interesting exoerience last night. I went ot dinner with some friends of a colleague. And met a very interesting couple.
Relationships & Family
"There is no such thing as a sudden heart attack. It takes years of preparation!" I read this in one of the journals to which I subscribe and thought WOW! How appropriate for how most of us live our lives!
Health & Wellbeing
beware - 2 years after a stressful period is when we get sick (AUTHORS NOTE MAREE CURTIS PAY ATTENTION!!!!)
Burnout & Resilience
This is the third in the series 'Stress Busters' - we've covered what stress is and how to recognize it - now lets look at a strategy for dealing with it.
Burnout & Resilience
It's official! 1996 was a huge year for massive personal change. A year of upheavals and letting go. Apparently this was predictable because the planets Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were all changing signs. For those…
Burnout & Resilience
We know , without doubt, that having some purpose or meaning in life is essential for wellness. Most people , when asked 'what is your purpose in life', look blankly and mutter an astonished 'what?'.
Mindset & Self-Love
Yesterday I returned from a holiday overseas. I had the fortune to visit Canada (a great place - but not as good as our own wonderful country!) and my brain , after a weeks recovery, started firing!
Holidays & Seasons
There seems to be an A to Z of everything else - so why not relationships! Here we go...A is for feeling alive yourself so you add life to any relationship you are in. For being amorous, adoring and letting go of…
Relationships & Family
I have just had the great fortune to be involved with what I call a wellness hospital - and it was a wonderful experience. My father - he's really my stepfather but he was really my Dad died early this morning after a…
Health & Wellbeing
As a special treat on my Queensland holiday I spent a couple of nights at a fantastic resort at Coolum. (The Hyatt) Based on the European concept of health spas a holiday at this place is a great blend of relaxing,…
Health & Wellbeing
Last week I spoke at a conference in America where 5000 people gathered for the annual Million Dollar Round Table. It's a fantastic conference and one of the many great speakers there was a man called Chuck Wall.
Communication
I have been asked to speak at a series of seminars around Australia to people who are about to or already are retired. In preparing for a lifestyle presentation, I jotted down some ideas that I thought about the way…
Health & Wellbeing
My wonderful parents called me after the article I wrote on youth part 2 and asked me what were they in - youth part five?! They are both fantastic and their attitude to life an inspiration. Between them, they have…
Health & Wellbeing
Have you ever wonderedif your partner is having an affair? Long hours ; home late from work; fewer phone calls; less conversation. Signs that make you think something is wrong.
Relationships & Family
If you haven’t read a book called ‘The Hearts Code “ by Paul Pearsall then rush out today and order it! Or call it up on amazon.com. I met this man years ago and this book will transform the way you think about the…
Relationships & Family
If you are female and have children and you want to work full time you have rocks in your head. If you want to be a househusband you have rocks in your head as well! Sure, working part time is essential for most people…
Relationships & Family
At last, this ancient theraputic use of plants and scented use of oils is being 'proved' by hard. clinical scientific evidence as useful and beneficial as a treatment form for various conditions.
Health & Wellbeing
Attitude is a habit of thinking At a conference I attended today, I heard a great presentation by a man who had led an exciting life. He talked about his youth when he was a tough young man who had a good punch but a…
Mindset & Self-Love
Last week , I bought a book called "The Little Zen Companion" and I was struck by the truth of one of the sayings by Tao Te Ching. 'In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In…
Relationships & Family
Why are bears so popular? Everywhere we go bears abound - cute little furry or fuzzy ones; great big ones; little itty bitty ones ; bear cards, posters, pencils etc. We think bears are just for little people - babies…
Relationships & Family
Last weekend , I was speaking at a conference in my favorite wellness resort (The Hyatt at Coolum) and to my delight one of the other speakers was Billy Graham. No - not the long dead evangelist! But close! This…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
According to a fascinating new book I found last week, stress is making us stupid!
Burnout & Resilience
Eating breakfast may stop you having a heart attack. Doctors and research have been telling us this for a long time, but many of us seem to have missed the message!
Burnout & Resilience
This week, I'm presenting the cheapest, most effective Stress Busters I know. Breathing and escaping!
Burnout & Resilience
Someone emailed me last week with a great quote. A woman had met with the great English statesman Gladstone one night and his rival Disraeli the next. When asked to compare them she replied;
Communication
Oh No! The nuts are out! Christmas nuts of course. This marks the start of Christmas for a friend of mine - as soon as she sees the nuts in the supermarkets she knows the rush is on. The panic of the lead up to…
Holidays & Seasons
Hugh McKay in his book 'Reinventing Australia' suggests that loneliness is endemic in our society. Of course, you don't have to be single or away from your family and friends to be lonely. But the majority of single…
Holidays & Seasons
Christmas can be a stressful time! By now, we will have resolved the dilemma of with whose family do we spend Christmas this year. Or we will have been brave a said 'that's it! We're staying home this year - they can…
Holidays & Seasons
fiand confused animals! Not to mention step uncles/aunts, second marriage relatives etc.
Relationships & Family
Part of the joy - or stress - depending on how you look at it - of Christmas is finding presents for everyone. The stress is often because each year it's more difficult to find suitable presents and they become more…
Holidays & Seasons
You've only got five weeks before - oh no - Christmas! Start the battle plan now! Tolerance and patience training; how to breathe under pressureÖ how to smile and laugh at the stories you have heard 9 million times…
Holidays & Seasons
I recently read an article (ABM May 1994) on Peter Singer's book "How Are We to Live?" , which is focused on ethics and self interest. He highlights a Greek psychological law called the paradox of hedonism. Which…
Mindset & Self-Love
Well it's 1998. "So what?" you ask. "I'm too busy to notice!" If that's the way you're starting the year, what will you be like at the end of the year?
Mindset & Self-Love
Years ago, someone faxed me (in the days of faxes) this wonderful list of commandments, but there was no acknowledgment of who had written them and I could not find out!
Burnout & Resilience
How many times have you played 'spot the been together a long time couple' in restaurants? they are always the ones who sit there looking at others, with little or no conversation going on at all.
Relationships & Family
In my seminars, I often speak about the concept of relationships being living, breathing organisms; that need nurturing like a plant. If we buy a plant in a pot, and put it on the balcony and never water, fertilise, or…
Relationships & Family
We all know that when we fall in love it's supposed to be wonderful, easy , fulfilling, enriching and conflict free. It is for a while. Then reality hits! The pressures of life kick in.
Relationships & Family
Well, dear readers, once again communication skills in the medical profession have stimulated me to write about a recent experience. Those of you who hotly follow my ravings, will know that I truned 40 in June. So,…
Health & Wellbeing
How do we think? Who ever taught us this at school? Not what we think, but how we actually do it. Well, according to neurolinguistics, there are three main ways people process , transmit and store information.
Burnout & Resilience
DieHealthy is the name of a terrific book on wellnes written by Don Ardell (An American) and Dr Grant Donovan (an Aussie). It outlines 16 steps to a wellness lifestyle. They identify 15 wellness qualities that I…
Health & Wellbeing
While holidaying last week, my cousin opened my eyes to a new dimension in relationships. How many of us save madly so we can buy a dishwasher? We think that life will be so much easier when we have one!
Relationships & Family
"You ain't learnin' nothin' while you're talkin'"! I read this last week and the truth of it stuck a chord somewhere deep in my body.
Communication
Yes! Pain is nature’s warning. It’s your body’s way of saying you have done some damage or you need to pay attention to some aspect of your life that is out of balance.
Health & Wellbeing
In this world of all sorts of challenges, to my chagrin, I have been labelled ‘domestically challenged’. And my self esteem is shot. (Not)
Relationships & Family
Well, I ‘ve discovered it, the latest form of stress! Electronic stress. It’s caused by the internet, computers and , the biggest form yet, email!
Burnout & Resilience
"Stress hardy people don't collapse - they go numb and keep on going" From an article by W & M Sotile, Psychology Today, July/August 1996.
Relationships & Family
What does emotional wellness really mean? It's one of the components of inner peace; it's how well we like ourselves; and how much we accept ourselves just the way we are; how optimistic or pessimistic we are; it's…
Burnout & Resilience
How many times have you woken up in the morning and felt great- or at least good. Well, what about had some energy? And you go out into the world and encounter someone. After five minutes with this person, you walk…
Mindset & Self-Love
While speaking at a conference last week on "Brain Sex', I had everyone's undivided attention! A gentleman came up to me afterwards and asked me if I knew what todays real problem was; he then said it was that 'everyone…
Relationships & Family
I received a wonderful letter in response to one of my previous articles from Mrs Doherty in Corinda , a suburb of Brisbane. This letter reinforced beliefs I have on the importance of the role of a housewife - and how…
Relationships & Family
I doubt that there would be one person in Australia today that doesn't know that exercise is important for the body, mind and soul. Unless they live in a bubble and have not listened to radio, TV or read a newspaper in…
Health & Wellbeing
Well, it's good news week for those who hate exercise! It has now appeared in several reputable medical journals that exercise of any sort increases our need for antioxidants. And that excesssive exercise (the…
Health & Wellbeing
Well, it's that time of year again - Father's day. One of the days some people scorn because it's 'too commercial' and all fathers (and I) think is a great idea!
Relationships & Family
I have previously written about one of the most significant , yet simple, wellness findings I have come across. Flax oil is one of the richest sources of essential fatty acids (EFA's) - specifically omega 3.
Health & Wellbeing
Well, I've found another one! A perfect getaway for a busy couple - the place to recharge your relationship batteries. Fraser Island. I'm sitting by the pool, surrounded by peace , bush, birds and sunshine, sipping…
Relationships & Family
There is an old story bandied about in management circles about two frogs. One is put into a saucepan of boiling water - guess what happens? Surprisingly, it jumps out! Very quickly! Smart frog! The other frog is…
Mindset & Self-Love
Recently, I listened to a tape on which Bernie Seigal , author of many books including 'Love, Medicine And Miracles' was interviewed. This man is a legend and his books are a wonderful source of inspiration for…
Relationships & Family
“The illiterate of the future are not those who cannot read or write. They are those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Alvin Toffler , the famous futurist and author of Future Shock, wrote these words. And if you…
Communication
Do you remember that program on TV in which married couples would be interviewed and asked a series of questions about their partner? Then the partner would return and give their real answers? I think it was…
Relationships & Family
When a flock of geese head out for a long journey, they are organized in a very specific and structured way that reduces the stress of the long distance travel.
Relationships & Family
How many times have you heard successful people talk about the benefits and power of visualisation? Olympic athletes have been using this incredibly effective technique for years - with great results.
Burnout & Resilience
How often does our conversation casually turn to the process of grieving? Not often - in fact, it's not until some life crisis occurs that even consider it, let alone become conscious of it.
Relationships & Family
This month I presented at a conference in America and was inspired by a man called Dennis Prager. A well known media personality, he has had his own radio program for many years and is known for his insightful and…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Last week I saw a sign on the back of a bus that said something like ‘we should spend less time looking for fun and more time having it’. What a great idea!
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
DO UNTO OTHERS as you would have them do unto you is wrong!! When it comes to communicating.
Communication
Last weekend I had the great fortune to hear Lisa McInnes Smith speak at a conference. She told a wonderful story about how she and her husband try to continually improve their relating skills, and one of these…
Mindset & Self-Love
There is an often repeated story about the Garden of Eden in which Adam and Eve have been on earth for some time and are surrounded by family members. For centuries they have all been living happily, playing games in…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Over a very funny dinner a few nights ago, my friends and I explored the concept of passion in a relationship - and what happens to it as the relationship progresses.
Relationships & Family
How to find a good homeopath? By the quality of his or her questions. This particular homeopath follows the philosophy that if only the symptoms are treated, the true cause is ignored and the condition continues. So…
Health & Wellbeing
I will never be able to touch my wife intimately things will be better soon
Relationships & Family
I am so pleased that you enjoyed my grandson's quote.....and his name is Matthew Hunter...........feel free to use his last name or not........( I guess it's true.......out of the mouth of babes........!) His name is…
Mindset & Self-Love
How do you know you are in love? NEEDS WORK Last week en route to a conference for a change, I was lucky enough to meet Leon. A charming and wise man, he and I shared a couple of hours driving to Lorne in Victoria.
Relationships & Family
When we were little children, it's expected that our parents (especailly daddies for little girls) will nurture and protect us. This is true formany families but waht about divorce and it'sö impact on that nurturing…
Relationships & Family
Last week I had the great honor of meeting Dr Rosie King - the well known sex and relationship counsellor. She is a wonderful woman of great wisdom, gentleness and compassion.
Communication
I used to go out with a man who was incredibly 'lucky' with carparks. And it would always drive me crazy because I was always 'unlucky'. I would think for ages before I would drive into the city because I would never…
Mindset & Self-Love
Last week there was an article in the Bulletin on Paul Clithero - the 'money man'. I had the fortune of meeting Paul years ago at a conference and was enchanted by him as a person and by the wonderful way he made…
Burnout & Resilience
HOW TO HAVE MORE TIME, MORE ENERGY AND VITALITY AND MORE EXCITEMENT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS AT HOME AND WORK.
Burnout & Resilience
This session will look at how others feel around you and provide simple ways to encourage, enthuse and inspire others who work or live with you. Maya Angelou said ‘people will forget what you do; they will forget what…
Leadership
Timothy Miller has written a book called "How to want what you have" - isn't that a great title? I found it when doing some research on happiness and what it is and how to find it.
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
In theory we spend a third of our day sleeping; a third working and a third 'living'. Except that these days , we often spend much more than eight hours working. And how many people lie on their death beds and with…
Culture & Workplace
At a conference in Fiji this week (someone has to do it), I heard the most wonderful true story. The brother of a man I met at the conference on lotto about three years ago. He was what the lotto people called a…
Mindset & Self-Love
I was astounded to read an American (of course!) magazine story last week and see the words 'image rehabilitation'! Not only do we have 'home invasions' now - what was the matter with burglaries? - bu tnow we have…
Mindset & Self-Love
Intimacy NEEDS WORK! Intimacy is something we all crave and yet many of us (men and women) find it uncomfortable. And it , as usual with these things starts at home. Did you have a close , loving family? Did you share…
Relationships & Family
I first heard the African saying "it takes the whole village to raise a child" a few weeks ago. It started me thinking about all sorts of problems emerging in our society that may be caused - in part anyway - by this…
Relationships & Family
As cancer becomes more prevalent and people seek alternative ways of treating it - naturopaths will need to be more familiar with the latest alternative treatments that are available. • the second and last time that…
Health & Wellbeing
I recently wrote an article on making people feel special and one of the suggestions I made was to compliment others (and yourself) on their appearance, accomplishments, possessions, children etc. And I was reminded of…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Last week I had the great fortune to hear Hawaiian based Dr Paul Pearsall speak at a conference in New Zealand. Not only was he a powerful speaker, but he also had a spectacular message. You areabout to read some…
Communication
"The best thing for being sad'" replied Merlin, beginning to huff and blow, "is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night…
Communication
Well, I've discovered the secret! A surefire way to make someone smile whether they want to or not!
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
I subscribe to a little booklet that arrives monthly and is called “Bits and Pieces” . It’s full of inspirational quotes and clever sayings. The latest edition had a beauty!
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
In the July 1994 Edition of HQ magazine I read an article by Tessa Souter on 'Life Coaches'. My immediate reaction was excellent what a gimmick! Fancy having a life coach. Pleeease.
Burnout & Resilience
"Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." Virginia Satir
Mindset & Self-Love
In the May 11<supth</sup edition of International Business Week, there was an interesting article titled ‘Lifestyle Drugs’. It was largely about Viagra , the hot, new drug for impotence, but it also looked at a range of…
Mindset & Self-Love
My recent birthday seemed to be a time for receiving cards that gave me a new understanding on how I could live my life. One of the most wonderful cards came from a great friend who had once been my flatmate. On the…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Last week a woman approached me after a conference presentation and said what about the stress of taking care of our elderly parents? In her case, as with many baby boomers, she had a job, a husband, teenage children…
Health & Wellbeing
I found a terrific book called "Love Lies - what men don't know and women won't admit" by Deborah McKinlay. She, and it is a riot! And well worth reading.
Relationships & Family
If you haven't read Gloria Steinham's book "Revolution From Within' go out and buy it today! It is the most wonderful book for single or married people and is basically about self esteem.
Mindset & Self-Love
I was lucky enough to have my precious nephew stay with me for Christmas and it reminded me of how important it is to love someone just the way they are - and to let them know it.
Mindset & Self-Love
The Reader's Digest often has wonderful little 'thought provokers' and in a recent issue I read a comment by Mary Kay Ash the founder of a very successful cosmetics company in the USA. The advice she gave to…
Mindset & Self-Love
When friends and family try to 'protect you from yourself' have you noticed your self esteem plummets? They give you advice about what you should do this time and remind you of the mistakes you have made at least 400…
Relationships & Family
It's not just 'mad dogs and Englishmen' that go out in the midday sun! It's also Aussies who are mad. As a newspaper columnist, I receive media releases on a regular basis and one arrived last week that amazed - not…
Health & Wellbeing
Why is it that when some (most?) men do the washing up they stand back and bring it to everybody’s attention so they can receive praise for this momentous task?
Relationships & Family
Boys (big ones) are really comfortable when they talk about ‘things’. They read the newspapers so they find new 'things' to talk to other boys about. As well, they watch the news to have a graphic version of the…
Health & Wellbeing
Why do men die so much earlier than women? We're not physiologically superior - just mentally (just kidding guys - keep your sense of humor - it helps you live longer!).
Health & Wellbeing
Hands up all those who don't believe men and women are different! And if you put your hand up where have you been living? All that stuff about we're the same and ought to be handled in the same way is baloney! Of…
Communication
SEVERAL YEARS AGO , the results of a study on divorced men were released. Started in 1984, 150 men divorced men were studied to determine the impact of their emotional experience. The results indicate that most men…
Relationships & Family
Men's response to bonking article- trust and commitment - how to minimize the chances of starting a disastrous relationship
Relationships & Family
I am sitting in the airport of papeete in Tahiti. I've just left a conference in Morea where I had an opportunity to listen to Michael Hill the jeweller. He is a very well known figure in New Zealand and in Brisbane…
Relationships & Family
The best part of my job as a speaker is that I often have opportunities to listen to experts in all sorts of areas. This week, it was Dr Michael Colgin, a nutritional scientist from America. He is a brilliant man,…
Health & Wellbeing
How many people greet you each day - or even once in their lives - with "Hi , what's the best thing that's happened to you to day Not many I bet. And if they did what would your reaction be? Shock? Would you sort of…
Communication
It's late. She should be home. How can I find her? We've all had the unpleasant experience of imagining the worst and feeling helpless because we had no way of contacting our loved one.
Relationships & Family
I don't know who originally said this but it's profound! Most people spend the first 40 years of their lives ignoring their health to make money. Then they spend the last 40 years spending that money to regain their…
Health & Wellbeing
Well, it's that time of year again when all the newspapers advertise a range of kitchen labor saving devices for 'mother'. What makes people think that all women (especially mothers) crave for a new kitchen whizz or…
Relationships & Family
Recently, I read a book by Deepak Chopra (an endocrinologist, student of quantum physics and professor of Ayuvedic medicine) called "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind". It's a very interesting book and well worth reading…
Health & Wellbeing
Exploring how relationships work and thrive is not only my work but it’s also as much a personal challenge for me as everyone else! Dwelling on the complexities of conflict, I recalled a conversation my partner and I…
Relationships & Family
This will probably be the five hundredth article you will read on new year resolutions! Because it's that time of year. Each year goes faster than the last and after a hectic holiday season we launch into New Year.
Holidays & Seasons
ÞIt's that time of year where everyone and their dog writes about the new year and what resolves we are going to make! We review our lives and decide on what needs to be different. Or we get drunk and forget all…
Holidays & Seasons
A few months ago I bought a retirement village in Adelaide. In my brother in law’s search for a new career, I suggested we look at a new concept in retirement villages, a wellness center for our more mature folks! Or,…
Health & Wellbeing
Do you remember the movie "Life of Brian"? I loved that song 'always look on the bright side of life' and often use it as the theme for my presentations and seminars. Well, it's now scientifically proven that the…
Relationships & Family
I really believe that people have a right to knowledge upon which they can make informed decisions. So many times I have either been in a position myself or seen others in a position where if we had known more facts or…
Health & Wellbeing
Next time you are feeling a little stupid re read this article. One of the hottest new fields of science is an area called neuroscience which studies the brain and the central nervous system.And according to the…
Communication
uI was having lunch with that wonderful lady Kerryn Phelps today and am just about to jump out of my skin with excitement! She is one of those people with a passion for what she does and that enthusiasm poursup out…
Burnout & Resilience
OK, it's official. Pets are great for your wellness. Four years of testing on 7405 people at the Baker Medical Research Institute shoed that a group of 898 who owned pets had lower risk factors for heart disease.
Health & Wellbeing
How many times have you watched a group of Japanese tourists and marvelled at the number of cameras they carry and how many photos they take - of everything? And then joked about it. How many times have you groaned…
Relationships & Family
Well, Christmas. time of good cheer and good will to fellow persons is over. And it’s 2002 And you've kept your new year resolutions so far. It's only a few days and you can't drink anyway, you're liver is still…
Holidays & Seasons
How do you behave when you don't get your own way? Most people never take time to think about the consistent patterns of behavior they demonstrate under consistent circumstances.
Mindset & Self-Love
If you haven’t read “Illusions” by Richard Bach, then race out today and buy it! It is a fantastic little handbook on life and contains some great quotes.
Mindset & Self-Love
What a find Glenn Capelli was! Not only one of the best speakers on learning and learning organizations, I have ever heard - but a poet and songwriter as well. His company The True Learning Center is based in Perth, …
Mindset & Self-Love
More heart attacks occur at 9.00am than any other time! This should be a cause of concern to many of us!
Mindset & Self-Love
compatability JASON I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ONE BEFORE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!!
Relationships & Family
This week I was lucky enough to meet and chat with Stuart Moore - an author and expert on how to make money work for you. Discussing people's pasts, he commented on the value of having someone in your life who 'does…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
A few months ago I saw a cartoon in which there is a father and his young son sitting in front of the TV. They are watching a sunset in all it’s splendid beauty. To their left is a window with a view over a hill showing…
Relationships & Family
Have you ever been in a situation where you desparately wanted something to happen? And the more you wanted it to happen , the more it seemed to elude you?
Mindset & Self-Love
Last week I wrote about the importance of highly unsaturated fats in our diet. uDr Johanna Bugwig's research and her discovery about - for all vital functions and for the health status of all individual organsAnd that…
Health & Wellbeing
Out of Richard's awareness, his cells are suffocating. Gasping for the oxygen that would keep them alive, the solid fats wrap around them suffocating them in the same way a pillow over the mouth and nose deprives…
Health & Wellbeing
Occasionally, we come across life changing pieces of information. This column is about the research of Dr Johanna Budwig - a German professor , scientist and biochemist and a Nobel prize nominee (seven times).
Health & Wellbeing
Have you ever owned a painting or photograph which has been reframed? The difference is amazing when we change the color of the mounting cardboard or the texture of the frame - it's the same picture but it looks…
Mindset & Self-Love
As a subscriber to The Executive Book Summaries, I receive two book summaries a month from the USA. One of the best I have read recently is from a book called “Getting to Resolution” by Stewart Levine.
Holidays & Seasons
Oh No, it's Christmas again! Already. What happened to 1994? Unless you're a toddler or small child, you are probably lying awake at night dreading the thought of all the things you have to do before Christmas day. …
Holidays & Seasons
At last...there's hope! In the form of two teenagers - 16 year olds Simon and Jeff. We were having an in depth discussion about relationships and romance as seen from the perspective of someone their age. My eyeballs…
Relationships & Family
Think of the last time you made a sincere apology. What impact did it have? I read an article last week suggesting we should teach our children (not to mention ourselves) the art of apology. What a good idea! So…
Mindset & Self-Love
Recently, a woman called Barbara Given at the George Mason University in the USA studied a group of 46 men and 65 women who were newly divorced or separated. The average age was 43. Apparently , both sexes agreed…
Relationships & Family
Well, I've done it! I've been to Sega World in Sydney. I vowed I would never set foot in a 'pin ball palace' , but my adored neice and nephew were visiting and they wanted to go. We had tickets to all the rides - I…
Relationships & Family
My hair dresser , who is in fact a very wise philosopher, when asked what she thought of when I mentioned self esteem, immediately said 'trapped'.
Mindset & Self-Love
Yesterday I was in Darwin about to present at a public seminar when a woman asked me if I could include any tips on building children’s self esteem.
Relationships & Family
I received a note from a reader today - scribbled on a piece of paper and unsigned , which is a shame because I would have liked to have responded personally. However, no address or name so I hope that you read this…
Health & Wellbeing
"It's the serenity" says Darryl in that wonderful Australian film , The Castle, as the bug zapper makes all sorts of loud zzzttt noises in the not so serene background!
Burnout & Resilience
Leess than 5% of people have specific goals; lessthan 3%actively write their goals and less than 1% set specific deadlines to attain their goals. This was reported in the literature from a young Presidents…
Mindset & Self-Love
Sex is the best 'relationship wellness indicator' I can think of! We all know that when the relationship is great, sex is great. We remember this when we are giving our friends advice or reading stories of couples in…
Relationships & Family
How many times have we read or heard that our society expects everyone to be in a long term relationship - to be 'normal'. If we are in our late thirties and have never been married, many people wonder what's wrong…
Relationships & Family
We all know someone who is , has been or will always be single, but desperate! Of course, we have never been like that ourselves, but we
Communication
The longer you sit the more llikely you are to develop bowel cancer and osteoporosis according to Swedish and USA studies. In Sweden researchers found a 30% increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in people who had…
Health & Wellbeing
Almost everyone is desperate for more energy and vitality and too many of us accept this state of chronic exhaustion as normal.
Health & Wellbeing
Somewhere in the archives of my mind I recall reading about a strategy that helped someone through a very stressful time. And I remember thinking what a good idea! This is a great technique to use when things look…
Holidays & Seasons
"Live in the now. Keep your desire turning back within and be patient. Allow fulfilment to come to you, gently resisting the temptation to chase your dreams into the world. Pursue them into your heart until they…
Mindset & Self-Love
I first heard this saying years ago and as I was walking through the park this morning, preparing for this article, it popped into my mind! And of course it is the essence of what I think about spirituality!
Health & Wellbeing
This morning I had the incredible pleasure of being in Canberra at Floriade time. For those of you who don't know, Floriade is the flower festival in our nation's capital. ItÞ's the time when the usually not too…
Holidays & Seasons
squatting and your bum! (Ho, ho little jokule for my editors!)
Communication
You can fool your mind but you can’t fool your body. Stress hormones may have been running around your system for years -causing dramatic changes in your body - without you acknowledging or recognizing that you are at…
Health & Wellbeing
I don't knnow if you have heard of an Australian - called Steve and Sharon Biddulph- they are an extraprdinary team who have authored several books and run workshops on relating skills.
Mindset & Self-Love
“THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN INCREASING IT’S SPEED.” Mahatma Ghandi
Burnout & Resilience
I had the great fortune to meet and hear Kieran Perkins speak last week - it's one of the perks of my job! It was fascinating to hear about his experiences in Atlanta - not to mention the rest of his life!
Burnout & Resilience
You can fool your mind, but you can’t fool your body. Stress hormones may have been running around your system for years -causing dramatic damage in your body - without you recognizing that you are at risk.
Burnout & Resilience
I have seen this poem many times and recently rediscovered it. "Success' by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It's a wonderful definition of a term that is often difficult to describe:
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
I had the great fortune yesterday to speak at a couple of seminars for teachers from the South West Coast of Victoria.
Relationships & Family
As a physiotherapist , one of the most common complaints we encounter is tennis elbow. As opposed to 'golfer's elbow', which (relatively) rarely needed treatment!
Health & Wellbeing
Hands up all those who are bursting with energy and vitality every day! Most people are too tired to put up their hands! The busy-ness, the responsibilities and the seriousness of living in the nineties make it…
Health & Wellbeing
I was privileged to hear a courageous young woman speak at a conference. You may have heard of her book "Never tell me Never" - she was preparing herself for the Olympic ski team when an accident nearly claimed her…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
Well, I bet most of you have been waiting for this. An opportunity to find out about the intricacies of your innermost.....bowels. Yes, your inner derriere. The center of some people's personalities! Ha, ha just joking…
Health & Wellbeing
If you think we have a body that houses a mind (amongst other things) and that the two are separate, think again! For many years now scientific research has shown conclusively, in many different ways, that the mind…
Health & Wellbeing
The nightmare of the two career couple - time for relationships
Relationships & Family
I'm sitting in a plane, coming home froma conference in Adlaide. I'm bursting with pride for my cousins - Juliet Gore and her husband David Butler. Their contribution and committment to "All the world is full of…
Communication
Lots of things can go wrong with the back - and I’ll focus on the lower back this series. And there are 2 major mechanisms of injury. The first is sudden , jerky movements. Anything that jars our bodies is…
Health & Wellbeing
In the last couple of weeks we talked about the anatomy of the back and causes of injury and about muscle spasm. This week I wanted to cover ‘slipped discs’.
Health & Wellbeing
Back pain. It’s the most common pain in our society. It affects 90% of us. It interferes with everything. If bending your knees, and keeping your back straight when you lift is supposed to be so effective , why do…
Health & Wellbeing
Recently, a delightful cousin and I were enjoying dinner, anticipating the return of her 17 year old at 10.30pm. He was driving - anywhere no matter how short the distance - so keen was he to use his new driver's…
Communication
Well, it's nearly December; twelve months from the last time most people had a holiday - and we're tired! But we don't realize just how tired many of us are - that fatigue forms a baseline to which we have adapted.
Burnout & Resilience
And you thought flossing and brushing were the total answer to dental hygiene... but wait there's more! Our tongues need cleaning too! In fact , it appears that cleaning our tongue may be a great way to avoid bad…
Burnout & Resilience
In 1976, Doctors at the University of Miami ran an experiment in which they took two groups of premature babies. One group was treated in the normal, super technical, super hygienic way and the other group was treated…
Health & Wellbeing
Last week I talked about the importance of touch for the strength of your immune system - and for your wellness. Touch is also a great way of improving your sales performance and creating long lasting customer…
Sales & Customer Service
TV killed my marriage This is a statement made to me several times over the years - mostly by women!
Relationships & Family
Men watch TV very differently from women! Women can multi track which means they can easily move from left brain to right brain and so, they can do more than one thing at once, which means that very few women watch TV…
Communication
I was speaking at a computer industry conference recently and was impressed with their conference theme which was ‘unplugged’! Its purpose was to send a message that although technological advances like the internet…
Burnout & Resilience
In the last month I have presented at about 15 conferences and a particular issue has raised it's head an unusual number of times. People have been saying that one big problem they are dealing with is the ability to…
Burnout & Resilience
This is yet another tip on how to boost your immune system. And it’s easy. When you watch funny movies or videos or one where someone is helping someone else (like Mother Theresa) your immune system is boosted. Now,…
Health & Wellbeing
Well, it's week one of my holidays and I made the annual trek up to my parents property in Queensland. It's 45C and dry. My skin feels like it's on fire. I'm sure this is not a wellness temperature! But then…
Relationships & Family
You'll never believe what I did this morning! And I was not hung over!! I spent 20 minutes looking for my watch. Guess where I found it? On my left wrist. Two years ago, I decided to wear a new watch I was given…
Amanda Gore JQ®: Joy Intelligence
The first step to wellness was to assess you life and determine goals for aspects you would like to change. And a good place to start is your physical wellness.
Health & Wellbeing
Last week I was at a conference when a bright eyed, bubbly, vivacious woman bounced up to me , talking enthusiastically about the session I had just spent with them. Her (male) colleague wandered up behind her and said…
Health & Wellbeing
Last week I discussed the importance of your state when you are communicating with others. What you say to yourself, vividly imagining what you want the outcome and process to be, mentally rehearsing your performance ,…
Health & Wellbeing
Do you know that in America, there are some Companies that have 'wellness days'? Instead of employees taking 'sickies', they are allocated points for every healthy or wellness activity they undertake, and after a…
Health & Wellbeing
While preparing for this article, it dawned on me that the simplest way to achieve mental wellness was to balance stillness and stimulation. We live in a society bombarded with stimulation; whether it's from TV…
Health & Wellbeing
This week it's time to explore another aspect of physical wellness - our posture. Posture as we stand, sit, work and sTudy. And about the warning signs our bodies give us when we are about to do damage
Health & Wellbeing
Good posture is balanced posture - where all your joints are in the place they are meant to be. It's what toddlers have. It's what gives us charisma and a sense of 'presence'. It's what makes others take a second…
Health & Wellbeing
What happens in relationships when 'the passion has gone'? It is such a common phrase used by disilluisioned couples who are explaining the breakdown of their relationship.
Relationships & Family
Unless a man had a romantic father or mentor in his early years , where does he learn to behave in romantic ways? He has had no model to observe and copy. So he grows up knowing that romance sounds great and appears…
Relationships & Family
“Even among men who positively want to respond to the new messages of the Women’s Movement, there is often some conflict between the desire to be sensitive and understanding and the desire to avoid being written off as…
Mindset & Self-Love
Have you ever wondered why we seem to grow shorter with age? Two world recognized physiotherapists have recently published the results of their latest research and the findings give us the reasons for 'age…
Health & Wellbeing
Most women have a martyr gene. And closely attached to that is a guilt gene! John gray (author of Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus) maintains that the more tired a woman gets the more she runs around like a…
Burnout & Resilience
We've heard that words are easy a million times - yet we fall for the same old lines in relationships again and again! We allow people to say all the right things and do all the wrong things - orwe don't notice they…
Communication
Do you recall the number of times you have heard the saying- 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well'? Somewhere along the line , inthis age of speed, we have changed the meaning of this little cliche and most of us…
Mindset & Self-Love
Who wants to have a body that's trim, flexible, strong and pain free and does what you want it to do, when you want it to do it?! Almost everyone of course. But why is it that so many people in our society suffer pain…
Health & Wellbeing
You can fool your mind but you can't fool your body. While your mind says you are coping just fine, your body stores stress. As you work your way through the year full of stress, you're blood is full of adrenalin and…
Burnout & Resilience
Last month I turned the big 40! I can hear the gasps out there amongst my loyal readers who obviously are astonished. No doubt you thought I was at least 60 from that itty bitty (and horrible) picture of me!
Communication
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