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By Liggy Webb It can be a dark place, not knowing and uncertainty can fuel fear; anxiety and paralysis, which may well inhibit your ability to cope well in times of constant flux and volatility. Your brain essentially is hardwired to react to uncertainty with fear. As you face uncertainty, your brain could so easily push you to overreact and imagine a whole host of negative scenarios. The ability to be able to override this reaction and move your thinking into a more rational and positive direction is key in terms of coping well in uncertain and ambiguous times. There…

Learning and Development (L&D) best practice, thought leadership and the latest learning technology to be shared at Birmingham’s NEC on 15 & 16 October.        An essential, one-stop event for anyone with high-level responsibility for learning and development, World of Learning 2019 provides the perfect platform to learn from L&D experts and to explore the latest methods and solutions to deliver successful learning outcomes. The renowned two-day conference boasts a programme of presentations from senior L&D professionals responsible for workplace learning at national and global organisations. Sharing their real-world examples of L&D in practice, the speakers will provide inspiration and practical…

One of the most profound experiences that we can have in our lives is the connection we have with other human beings. People in supportive, loving relationships are more likely to feel healthier, happier and more satisfied with their lives and less likely to have mental or physical health problems or to do things that are bad for their health. People in supportive, loving relationships help each other practically as well as emotionally. Supportive partners share the good times and help each other through the tough ones. A loving friendship can halve the troubles and double the joys and, by…

Habits play a fundamental part in the way that we behave and for a great deal of our time we operate on autopilot doing what we have always done. As much of 90% of what we do we do habitually which means we perform the behavior subconsciously because we are so used to doing it and it has become entrenched in our thought patterns. So if we want to change our habits and behaviours we need to work on rewiring our brain’s neural pathways, which essentially are a series of nerve cells, connected together to send messages from one part…

Creativity is an inborn talent of all human beings and one that can also be developed. It is our creativity that makes us distinct and sets us apart from other animals in this world. When we face challenges and we are not able to solve them in a conventional or traditional way, we knowingly or unknowingly seek creative solutions. In fact, in many ways, the more creative we are the more successful we can be. Creativity can also be a great confidence booster, especially when you experience positive results. Your creation is a projection of you and translated into successful…