Movement is medicine

Chores are good for us. I can hear you all screaming already. Household chores typically aren't the most popular activity that people do through the course of the week. And I get it. It's not what you do for fun, but it keeps your house in order. And that can include...

Outcomes Matter More Than Intentions

In sport, you can tell how you or in a team sport, your team is traveling by the scoreboard. It's not to say that winning is everything, and you can certainly enjoy playing sport for the enjoyment of playing sport. That's a good thing. But if you want to know whether...

Observations on Black Friday

Is the season of Black Friday sales. It's interesting. Black Friday hails from the USA, the day after Thanksgiving, which we've had very recently. And like a lot of American trends, if you like, they do tend to spread around the world. It is interesting. Australians...
Are You Feeling Out Of Control?

Are You Feeling Out Of Control?

Is your life feeling like it is out of control?  Would you like to know how to regain control of your life? Are You In Control? Are you in control of your emotions?  When you feel anger, sadness, fear, hurt, guilt, resentment, betrayal, loneliness, etc. are these...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows for many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be the formal religious celebration or simply a catch up with friends and family. It...

Reckoning Is Coming

Reckoning Is Coming

Let me be very clear upfront. We all have to make a living. Only the government can forcibly extract money to keep itself going. The rest of us need to exchange goods or services in return for money. A business which employs people needs to do the same otherwise it...

Reduce Festive Season Stress For Success

Reduce Festive Season Stress For Success

With the festive season fast approaching, it is important to reduce your stress levels so that you can truly enjoy the festivities and maximise your success for the rest of the year. Forget about doing everything Why is it that people feel the need to get everything...

What Is The Government Going To Do For Me?

What Is The Government Going To Do For Me?

Some weeks it is hard to know where to start. So maybe a cartoon is a good start point. The Spectator Magazine is one of the last bastions of genuine humour. Through its pages of articles are small cartoons. On page nine of the October 28 edition is a comic of a man...

Breakfast Blues

Breakfast Blues

In this video Dr Joe and George Helou discuss breakfast cereals and whether they are actually good for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9CfhgommDM&feature=em-subs_digest

Is The Medical Profession In Crisis?

Is The Medical Profession In Crisis?

Across the globe, increasingly evidence is coming to light that people in our profession are suffering. Its considered that we have about twice the rate of suicide as the general public. With reported rates being anywhere between 1.1-5.7 times higher than the general...

Investing In Time

Investing In Time

There is a quote from Plato, which says “The part can never be well unless the whole is well”. I suspect in the days of Plato time seemed to move more slowly than today. When seven year olds tell you that the year has gone quickly you know that time is speeding up....