The Circle of Influence v. The Circle of Concern

"Overlapping red, yellow, and blue hoops on a blue indoor court with yellow and white lines."

The Circle of Influence and The Circle of Concern (The Circles) were first introduced to me by Stephen Covey in his hugely popular book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (based on Julian Rotter’s work) is a concept I regularly come back to, as it is an easy to remember guide for where I […]

The Power of Purpose

"Wooden blocks spelling "PURPOSE" with blurred wooden cubes in the background."

If tomorrow was your last day on Earth, what would you do? Think about this for a minute. Those things you listed off in your head, how many of them are you doing each day? Often what comes to mind when we are asked this question is very different to the reality of how we […]

The Case of the Imposter

“You’re going to have to come with us. You have been found out. Your time here is up”. “Finally!” you think to yourself as you are escorted out of your office building and breathe a sigh of relief that Management have uncovered your incompetence long at last… Does anyone else ever feel like it is […]

The life changing magic of PERMA

"Cup of coffee with a smiley face in the foam, placed on a wooden table."

Who would have thought that five letters could have such a profound impact on my life? I was first introduced to PERMA in my Positive Psychology studies. And ever since, I consider this acronym as the best thing that has come my way since Netflix. If you were asked “do you know what happiness is?” […]

Being-well: Reframing wellbeing

"The word "WELLBEING" spelled with wooden letterpress blocks on a wooden background."

Could wellbeing be one of the most overused terms at the moment? Everywhere I look these days; there it seems to be right there in front me. Thrown around by creative advertisers marketing the latest product or service to get you well… Don’t get me wrong, as a strong supporter of this latest self-help craze, […]