Root and branch approach

12:48pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Is there somewhere nearby or en route to your work or daily routine where you can walk among trees? It doesn’t have to be a forest or a woodland grove.

What's your happy ending?

10:18am Wednesday 1st July 2009

I LOVED fairy tales as a child. I was at various times in my imagination Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and even, just for the fun of it, the Wicked Witch.

Job applications: Talk their language

10:10am Wednesday 24th June 2009

To get your job application noticed among the hundreds of other hopefuls, talk the same language as your potential new employer.

Take a hop and a skip

10:04am Wednesday 17th June 2009

YESTERDAY I saw something I haven’t ever seen before.

Think like an optimist

10:21am Wednesday 10th June 2009

One of the great modern gurus of happiness, Martin Seligman, has identified three significant factors that distinguish optimists from pessimists.

Building new muscle

12:01pm Wednesday 3rd June 2009

I attended a beginner’s Pilates class last night and boy, was it hard! I had no idea how much I was slouching around and using all the wrong muscles in everyday life.