How to: Expand Your Comfort Zone

Posted on 29 April, 2011 by Paul

“You should expand your comfort zone”

Often when people first hear that phrase it strikes fear into them, that dreaded thought of moving out of their comfort zone. This is often because people think they need to do something something big and dramatic, and that quite frankly scares the life out of them. This simple is not true.

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6 Unusual Tips for Coping with Pre-Exam Stress

Posted on 18 August, 2010 by Sam

My cousin Claire reminded me that teenagers across Australia are currently feeling the pressure of trial HSC exams, and a few months ago teenagers across the UK were feeling similarly stressed as they (and I) prepared for their Higher exams. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what the exam (or interview or driving test etc) is, nor how old you are… exams have the debilitating knack of making most of us feel physically or mentally unwell. Read more of this article »

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Creating your own Boilerplate for life

Posted on 28 July, 2010 by Paul

Recently I joined a local business networking group. It’s a good way to get to know other local businesses and exchange a few referrals. It’s also a really good support group for developing your own business strategy. One of the things we all do at this group is give a 60 second review of our business. Some people call this an elevator speech. Previously I would normally make up my 60 seconds on the fly, as I’m quite happy to ad lib and sometimes the pressure results in a few amusing points that wouldn’t have come out in a totally prepared speech.

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Preparation

Posted on 13 July, 2009 by Gina, Paul

Do you have a big event coming up? Have you spent more time worrying about it than actually planning for it? Paul and Gina talk about two real life examples where clients have come to them with some major event that was looming up on them. They discuss how to work through the planning process and dealing with the situation if things don’t quite go to plan.

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