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Anxiety in Children - Reasons to Relax

Tessa was distraught. Her anxious, seven-year-old son, Daniel, had had another tantrum before going to school that morning. Full of anxiety he had pleaded with her that he had a tummy bug...

Better Language Learning Tips

It was a beautiful Spanish spring day. I sat in a café in a small southern village, the light lazily playing on my face as it filtered through intertwined branches above. The smell of fresh oranges wafted on the warming breeze and a church bell sounded from the other end of the valley. Then something amazing happened.

How to Be a More Manly Man

We males have much higher levels of testosterone pumping around our systems, making us more naturally suited to risk taking, competitiveness, and physical activity. To deny masculine traits is to deny our birthright.

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

If you often compare yourself to others, you're not alone. More than two thousand years ago the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle were already writing about how people compare themselves to others.

How to Tell if Someone is Lying

Research shows that most of us are terrible at spotting a liar, because we have all been trained to look for body language signals that are not actually associated with lying. I want to encourage you to forget all the body language clichés and focus on signs of lying that will tell you the truth.

My 10 Favourite Success Quotes

The problem is that bite sized sound bites are to personal development what a can of Red Bull is to good nutrition. (Don't quote me on that). But why am I starting this success quotes article on such a negative note?

Hypnosis: What Is It And How Does It Work?

Hypnosis happens whether you understand it or not. Believe it or not, you were in deep trance even before you were born. You probably entered a trance today. And so did your dog!

How Maria fixed the relationship with her poisonous mother and found her power in the process

Yesterday's panic attack was the worst she'd had in months, Maria remembered desperately

Top Ten Facts about Low Self Esteem

The presenter of the 2002 nationwide UK seminar 'How to Lift Low Self Esteem' outlines the most important facts about high and low self esteem.

So, What Are the 'Personality Types', Really?

We're all interested in human personality and motivation. Personality tests, quizzes, and analysis are massively popular search terms. Sit down in any public space for a little while and eavesdrop on conversations people have about the people in their lives. We all love to talk personality types.