January 13, 2012
I will be presenting a workshop on my research – the organisation of disappointment – at the Irish Council for Psychotherapy annual conference in Dublin 26 and 27 January (I’m presenting on 27th). The schedule is here. The book of abstracts for what looks like a really interesting line up…
January 25, 2011
This short article from Carlin Flora makes a number of worthy points about our fear of failure, particularly its relevance to the world of work. Unless we learn to embrace failure (whether it’s led by an unavoidable mishap, moral lapse, or a risk miscalculated), we remain snugly tucked inside our…
January 19, 2011
I’m re-posting my 10 rules for dynamic participation in response to requests received via email. (I’ll make this available as a pdf download as soon as I can – now available here). I have created a process called dynamic participation as a methodology for consulting and facilitating. increasingly we live…
January 17, 2011
DO ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR? You’ve a business idea that’s been cooking away in your head for years..you have an opportunity to make it happen but can’t seem to take the leap…it just doesn’t seem to be the “right time”. You’ve decided to go it alone as a self-employed…
December 29, 2009
Stefana Broadbent’s research suggests that the internet and technology is increasing our capacity for emotional intimacy. We may have 100 people on our ‘buddy lists’ or Facebook pages but we in fact only talk in detail with a handful of people. New technologies enable us to keep in touch across…
November 26, 2009
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US – my first time to be in the country at this time of the year. Many of my friends describe it as their favourite holiday – no gifts, just a day at home with family over a nice dinner and then back to…
November 25, 2009
Americans are more optimistic now than a year ago about their well-being (88% vs. 84%); health, finances, relationships and odds of finding love (70% vs. 61%). Meanwhile, the Secret Society of Happy People (which “encourages the expression of happiness and discourages parade-raining”) reports traffic to its not-so-secret website has increased…
November 13, 2009
Why are fairytales are so compelling? Adam Phillips in the Guardian writes If genius, as Sartre said, is the word we use for people who get themselves out of impossible situations, what is the word for people who find themselves in impossible situations, or even seek them out? And why…
October 26, 2009
Vitae has produced a series of short films with PhD students who have successfully completed their research on a part time basis. It’s a fascinating insight into not only the variety of topics people choose but the age range, gender and approaches people take to a significant part time endeavour…
October 21, 2009
I listened to New York Times writer Barbara Ehrenreich speak at Barnes and Noble last week – her new book Bright Sided has just been published and it’s a damming indictment of the cult of the positive that bedevils America. She spoke with wit and elegance about her diagnosis of…
