Every stressful experience we encounter extracts an emotional and physical price. If the event is extremely stressful then the cost to our health and well-being can be considerable. Because stress is costly it is to your advantage to learn from each experience. Stressful experiences have a bad habit of overtaking us and consequently we are [...]

Trying to perfect a skill is quite different from perfectionism which is the unrealistic goal of trying to do everything perfect.  I constantly try to perfect my golf skills but they will never be perfect.  I have long ago come to the realisation that golf is a roller-coaster sport where variations are unavoidable.  I am comforted to [...]

Dr Charlie Teo is a highly skilled and courageous brain surgeon who is prepared to go to great lengths to heal and save his patients.  Described as a maverick by his colleagues he will push boundaries to remove so-called inoperable brain tumors. Dr Teo was recently interviewed on the ABC Programme Enough Rope which is [...]

Good quality work can reduce stress.  If you produce quality work and delivery extraordinary customer service you go home feeling that your time has been well spent. The two major players in the domestic airline market in Australia are Qantas and Virgin Blue.  I do a lot of air travel in my business and most [...]

Insouciance is one of my favorite words.  It means carefree which is the opposite of stressed out. What occasions, events, places or experiences do you associate with insouciance?  If you can identify these moments in your life then you can frequently return to them in your memory, or better still, relive them. I associate insouciance [...]