In December, 1977 the Australian Labor Party suffered an electoral defeat even greater than in the tumultuous days following the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. In 1977 Labor polled only 39.6 per cent of primary votes, its worst result since 1931. The impact was devastating. The election result crippled Labor whose sense of failure [...]

Guilt and failure form part of the personal history of every human being. The significant experiences that issue in guilt and failure usually represent less than 1% of a person’s total life experience. Unfortunately this 1% often reaches out to disproportionately influence a large part of on-going living. Irrational thoughts concerning guilt and failure can [...]

There are many reasons why people avoid setting goals. Perhaps the main reason is that they are immobilised by their fear of failure. Unfortunately our society is structured in such a way that we become very failure conscious. During your early years at school you probably did many spelling tests. You may have written 17 [...]