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Brain Friendly(ness) as a way of life?
In his book "Blink" Malcom Gladwell makes several references to the work of Dr. John Gottman.
Gottman is well respected for his research on relationship stability by using scientific direct observations published in peer reviewed literature. This makes him a man worth listening to.
While most of his work has been around predicting whether couples are likely [...]
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3 things children can teach us about managing change
Change can be traumatic. Often we feel unable to cope and sometimes we may deny the need for it and seek to hold onto the past.
A photo taken during a family holiday causes Ally to reflect on how comfortable children are with change and draws three lessons from his daughters ability to deal with change in a natural, stress free way.
Bleeding ears, nervousness and a paddling duck
In this third installment of music week, Paul shares his experience of stage fright before performing at the Marquee club in London and reflects on the nervousness we sometimes feel in the training room.
He explains a great way of managing our state through "centering".
Please keep your phones ON!
Mobile phones in the training room have a really bad reputation. Whether it is managers keeping one eye on their blackberry or an advisor tapping out a sneaky text under the table, they are perceived as a source of distraction by most trainers. Yet, a High School in Tampa Bay are allowing students to use their phones during lessons - with really positive results.
Another lesson in learning from children