The Strangest Secret: Progressive Realisation of a Worthy Ideal

The Strangest Secret: Progressive Realisation of a Worthy Ideal

Earl Nightingale, a renowned self-help author, speaker, and radio personality, left a profound impact on the field of personal development and success. His teachings have inspired millions worldwid...

Envy Self-Reflection Exercise

Envy Self-Reflection Exercise

It is easy to think that a different life would have been easier or better. It is easy to think that somebody else’s life is vastly better than yours and to fantasise being in someone else’s positi...

Fortunately - Unfortunately

Fortunately - Unfortunately

This classic game was popularised in 80s. It is fun to play and helps to generate a lot of positives and negatives for a given topic. Delegates go through a series of statements that start with ‘fo...

Team Self-Reflection Exercise

Team Self-Reflection Exercise

Certain behaviours in a team can affect the trust between the team members and if not addressed properly will have dire consequences. It is essential for a team to self-reflect and to evaluate its ...

Eliminate Wrong Beliefs: Turn Should to Could

Eliminate Wrong Beliefs: Turn Should to Could

This exercise is designed to make the coachee think about potential liming views and beliefs. Through a systematic step by step process, you first help the coachee see what these beliefs are and th...

Positive Affirmations: Turn Negative into Positive

Positive Affirmations: Turn Negative into Positive

We are what we repeatedly do. We are also what we repeatedly think. If you think about something 200 times a day, you come to believe it to be true. If you think you are poor, unhealthy, socially u...

How to Manage Regret: The Powerful 5-Action Exercise

How to Manage Regret: The Powerful 5-Action Exercise

One of the primary reasons behind lack of motivation is regretting the past. When you are down, it is easy to question your past decisions and how they have let you down. Sounds kind of logical to ...

How to Learn from Envy: The 6-Step Formula

How to Learn from Envy: The 6-Step Formula

The following exercise will help you manage envy. It borrows from the philosophy and science of positive psychology and will put you on the right path on dealing with envy. Strong emotional thought...

Instant Happiness: A 5-Day Diary Like No Other

Instant Happiness: A 5-Day Diary Like No Other

Here is a simple yet powerful exercise to make you feel happy. It is a weekly diary where each day you get to follow specific instructions and write down your thoughts. It is well-known that journa...

The Seven Techniques of Learning to Learn

The Seven Techniques of Learning to Learn

Learning should not be as hard as you think. There is a method to the art and just like any skill, learning to learn needs practice and mastery. It is much like speed reading. If you know how to re...

Do You Need X as Much as You Think You Do?

Do You Need X as Much as You Think You Do?

In today’s world, we seem to be constantly chasing something; a new job, a new house, more money, more time, new cloth, a new partner, a new car, a new gadget and on and on. This chase is becoming ...

What Can We Learn from Arnold’s Career Choices

What Can We Learn from Arnold’s Career Choices

Is there such a thing as a good career or a bad career? Is there such a thing as a good hobby or a bad hobby? Such choices are often very personal so can we really say what is good for people and w...

How to Use ASMR for Soft Skills Training

How to Use ASMR for Soft Skills Training

A woman massages dummy ears with embedded super sensitive binaural microphones. Another presenter uses her nails on a wooden box to create a tapping sound. Someone squeezes shaving foam between her...

Self-Esteem Exercise: Poor Generalisations

Self-Esteem Exercise: Poor Generalisations

People tend to focus on negative aspects of their personality harshly. Many exaggerate their negative traits or personal observations beyond what they really are which affects their self-esteem and...

Positive Appreciation, Affirmation and Praise

Positive Appreciation, Affirmation and Praise

In this activity, a group of people get to acknowledge each other’s actions and appreciate the impact of such actions on their own lives. People tend to avoid praising despite the fact that it is i...

Weekly Slogans

Weekly Slogans

In Chapter 14 of Focused Determination, a motivational technique is presented which we call “Weekly Slogans”. These are inspiring quotes or “Slogans” that you choose for personal motivation. As des...

Praise Yourself: What Is Good about You?

Praise Yourself: What Is Good about You?

In many social environments, boasting about ourselves is usually frowned on. It is often impolite to keep going on about our own achievements and show off our skills, processions and knowledge. Thi...

Goal Setting Exercise: Role Models

Goal Setting Exercise: Role Models

This exercise is ideal to explore role models and the importance and significant of having one. Instead of trying to explain directly how useful role models are, the exercise takes an indirect appr...