Brain

Write down the names of three people who have made a positive difference to your life. Stop reading for a minute and do this right now. This process has the potential to transform your life. How [...]

In the late 1930s Harvard researchers began a study of over 700 men that tracked their physical, mental and emotional health for the next 78 years. Not surprisingly, having a difficult childhood [...]

Anyone can come up with a life-changing idea – you don’t have to be a scientist, philosopher or highly paid executive (but of course you can be). You just have to be an observer of life. I [...]

TED’s mission is ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ so I thought I’d spread the winning idea from the Fast Ideas that were presented at this year’s TEDxSydney event on 16th June 2017. The potentially [...]

With each passing day, humans are making incredible strides in art, science, medicine, technology, entertainment – in fact in any area you choose to mention. Yet at the same time we’re [...]

Faster than a speeding Ferrari! More powerful than a supercomputer! Able to leap at opportunities with a single thought! Look! Up in your head! It’s your eyes! It’s your ears! It’s your BRAIN! [...]

Welcome to the not-so-new year. If you’re wondering where January went, so is everyone else. And if you’ve already forgotten your New Year Resolution, you’re also not alone. That’s all fine. [...]

For several months I’ve been holding back from having a difficult conversation with a close friend. Difficult because it meant expressing my needs which were in apparent conflict with my friend’s [...]

Several months ago (on 29th June) I wrote about decluttering the family home prior to making the move to Queensland. Since that time I’ve reflected on the meaning of releasing physical ‘stuff’ [...]

Since moving to the Gold Coast I‘ve debated with myself about whether or not to tell new acquaintances and neighbours that Dad has dementia. The reason for my reluctance is the observation that [...]