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How your thinking works

Start here if you know something’s wrong, but you’re not sure what. We’ll help you understand how invisible thinking patterns and mental hang-ups can do real damage and how thinking better can get you better results.

  • Success Heuristics: Better Ways of Thinking

    A few years ago, I worked with a patient who was struggling badly with anxiety. Not the occasional nerves most people experience before something important, but a persistent, debilitating pattern that was affecting her work, her relationships, and her confidence. At the centre of it was a physical experience she’d come to dread: the racing…

  • The Sunk Cost Fallacy

    You’re stuck, though maybe you don’t realise it yet. Maybe you’re convinced you’re making progress, working incredibly hard and wondering why nothing’s changing. Either way, something’s not working, and that’s why you’re here. Here’s the uncomfortable truth I need you to hear. Getting the life you want almost always means making changes, and inevitably you’ll…

  • Reality Check

    You’re here because you want something to change. Maybe it’s your job. Maybe it’s your health. Maybe it’s the constant nagging feeling that you’re capable of more, but somehow stuck exactly where you are. Whatever it is, reading this tells me you’re serious about making it happen. Good. That’s the first step. Now here’s the…

  • The GROW Model of Coaching

    If any positive changes in your life are to happen, it’s about time you started thinking about where you are right now in your life. Not where you were. Not where you wish you were. Where you actually are, today, in this moment. To help you do this I’m going to introduce you to a…

  • The Knowing and Doing Paradox

    The thing is you might already know what you need to do. Let’s be honest about this. You know you need to exercise more. You know you should stop scrolling through social media at midnight. You know that job application isn’t going to write itself. You know exactly what needs to change. The problem isn’t…

  • Zero Risk Bias

    A friend of mine, miserable and exhausted from her job, underpaid compared to colleagues elsewhere, had been offered a role at another practice. She wasn’t taking it. When I asked why, she said something I’ve heard dozens of times in various forms. “But what if it doesn’t work out? What if the new place is…