Category: Choices

In our book The Misaligned Monkey  we talk about the appropriate style you could adopt for working with your Monkey. Those of you who have tried telling them or bullying them know that this just doesn’t work. Self Help There’s a trail of techniques and tools that litter the...

The Short answer is:                   Yes! we think so but, maybe control is the wrong word?   We think it’s certainly worth a little contemplation and study before you write off the possibility……..   What if I told you something you...

The 12 Week Challenge. As you may know we have created a 12 week challenge to help you implement what’s in the book. Most people are playing with it on the own and although we have had some encouraging emails we would like to know more about your progress...

Procrastination how does it happen? why do we do it ?   Nobody says it better than Tim Urban   As you watch it see what it tells you about your relationship with your Monkey – Its also fun to retake the survey after watching it and see if...

Life Choices –   All who wander are not lost…. Of course there is always the options to just enjoy what comes our way, to accept life and what it brings and run with it.   Having said that, if you do want to actively make some changes then Stop...

Motivation Think about your motivation. Why do you do all the things you do? Some of the things we do make sense others aren’t so obvious. Why do some of us constantly do things that don’t give us what we want? Motivation can be a complicated subject and every...

Happy Paddock Where is it? This is the place where you are just happy. You are doing what you do when you are content. It’s different for all of us. It might be something or nothing or it might look like something or nothing with no cares, no worries...

Background Survival is an interesting training ground. Our capability for survival is based on two aspects: What we come as- Arguably, evolution or our core design plays its part and we arrive equipped with some things that make survival more likely. This includes our physical build, our special powers,...

We know that what we expect begins to pre-order what we actually get. It’s not mumbo jumbo and there’s a lot more to this than meets the eye….   Rosenthal and Jacobson – Expectancy theory Rosenthal and Jacobson’s landmark research reveals how much our expectations of other people can shape...

Comfort Zones Why the comfort zone isn’t comfortable. Your comfort zone is the place you stay because you find it’s easy being there or less scary than trying something new or doing something different. Staying in the comfort zone keeps you safe and comfortable. You don’t have to face...