by Allen Baird PhD | 13 Dec 10 | body language, communication, confidence
It’s the stuff of cheesy, pop-psychology legend. ‘Fake it until you make it’! Yeah, right! Excuse me if I refuse the snake oil and select a sick bag instead. Only one problem. It seems to be true. First there was Aristotle: “Men acquire a...
by Dawn Baird | 16 Aug 10 | confidence, emotional intelligence, personal development
Last week, I was speaking to someone who’s currently suffering depression and looking for ways to tackle it. Naturally, since I work as a freelance trainer for Aware on their Mood Matters programme, I was asked for advice. So, here it is. This advice also...
by Allen Baird PhD | 11 Aug 10 | assertiveness, coaching, confidence
Guest Blog Post by Matthew Arrell The confrontation has got to a point beyond fleeing. There is not a moment to think or even a second to spare; this is the millisecond in which the outcome of the altercation will turn. Everything depends on how you next react....
by Allen Baird PhD | 03 May 10 | confidence, positive psychology
Recently I saw a documentary about a guy called Dean Potter. Dean is a mountaineer who specialises in an art called slack rope walking or ‘slacklining’ for short. Simply put, this is a sort of tightrope walk between peaks on a mountain, often with no...
by Allen Baird PhD | 29 Mar 10 | confidence
On Saturday 20 March I delivered a 1-day workshop at Queen’s University called To Boldly Go: How To Be Fearless. Since you ask, it went well, thanks very much. In it, I explored 39 techniques to help participants overcome everyday fear and build their...
by Allen Baird PhD | 10 Feb 10 | confidence, news and events
In the summer of 2008 I wrote a blog called How To Be Brave. It proved to be one of our most popular blogs hit-wise. So I followed it up with How To Be Brave: The Return. Now I’m aiming at an all-out workshop on the topic! So on Saturday 20 Feb 10 2010...
