Stoic virtues in the XXIst century part 2/2
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts” – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor I would have been curious to hear some
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Library / Happiness at Work
Here you can get a feel for some of the challenges I tackle by browsing my library of videos and articles. Use the alphabetical scroll-down menu to a topic of interest: several videos and articles will be displayed. I hope you find something useful!
Please note that these videos and articles offer simple suggestions only. Your coaching journey might leverage a few of those in a customised fashion.
You will observe the material is relatively old but I assure you it is not outdated. Indeed, human challenges are themselves ageless. Anyway, see for yourself!
Stoic virtues in the XXIst century part 1/2
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” – Epictetus, Greek slave and philosopher During my LinkedIn holiday, I reposted folks
About AI, meaning and happiness
“Once AI can carry out 30% of tasks, annual growth will exceed 20%” – The Economist, 24 July 2025 A recent Economist issue explored two
What matters to you?
“I’m having fun. I’m being myself. I’m doing what I love. That’s all that matters.” Although many parts of the world are currently facing intense
Managing Conflict
“I’d like to punch him in the face”, Donald Trump, 22 February 2016 about a protester at one of his rallies Conflict surrounds us: armed
That traveling companion for your journey of transformation
“There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe.” – Shams Tabrizi For the
How Coaching Transforms Your Life
HR is once again reminding me about the leadership course I “absolutely must attend.” I have always had a lot of respect for these dedicated
Really learning (part 3): meaning and chunking
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! In this third – and final – blog on the topic of facilitating learning, let me build
Really learning (part 2): back to attention
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! For those of you who teach, did you think that leveraging emotions was a good idea? If
Really learning: the role of emotions
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! What did you think of my suggestion back in April to leverage language to influence how you
Emotions, language and who we choose to be
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And I promise, no more about paying attention! I appreciate that four articles – fascinating though they
Paying attention and happiness (part 4) – active listening
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Last month, we discussed other-awareness and landed on the notion that disagreement – about beliefs, values and
Paying attention and happiness (part 3) – other-awareness
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Last month, we discussed how paying attention to yourself – self-awareness – can benefit you in terms
Paying attention and happiness (part 2) – self-awareness
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And of course: best wishes for happy 2018! In last month’s blog, we discussed the fact that
Paying attention: the secret to happiness (part 1)
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Let’s see: where have we got to? Three articles in, we know about the three parts of
Imagine reading just one newspaper – for the rest of your life
Hello and welcome to the third article of my neuro blog. In the first one, I described the three parts of the human brain (see
What your brain is for
Hello and welcome to the second article of my neuro blog. In the first one last month, I described the three parts of the human
The three brains in your head
Hello and welcome to the first article of my neuro blog. Since 2013, I have become increasingly interested in what neuroscience, the scientific, multi-disciplinary, study
Coping with Difficulties to Achieve your Objectives
How to Get Back on the Horse (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello and welcome to Career Tips!
A Model to Make Sense of your Office Challenges (part 2)
The SCARF that Ties (part 2) (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello and welcome to the last edition
A Model to Make Sense of your Office Challenges (part 1)
The SCARF that Ties (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello and welcome to Career Tips! For the last