Abraham Maslow – Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) started his professional career as a behaviourist, however moved on to become a psychoanalyst. In 1943, in a paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation”, he proposed the psychological theory known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. His suggested we had two different types of needs – the first four levels of the…

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“Success” by Bessie Stanley

I read the following poem by Bessie Stanley (1904) – “Success” many years ago and it resonated with me and still does today. The poem is often contributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Robert Louis Stevenson. Personally, I like the way Bessie has referred to success. Many people attribute success to material possessions or extrinsic…

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Book – Tuesday’s With Morrie

This past month our book club book was Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lessonby Mitch Albom. When I heard about the book, I was excited by the length of the (it was a short read 137 pages), however as I continued to read, there were many pearls of…

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals

What did you dream of being when you were a child? A teacher, a fireman, a carpenter, a sportsperson? Are you living that dream today? Chances are, like many people, you identified goals to get yourself to where you are in your life today. Many of those goals were probably SMART goals – Specific, Measureable,…

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Desiderata – A Blueprint for Living?

Isn’t it amazing how things turn up in your life at the right time? I have just come across “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann, which was written in 1927. Desiderata (pleural of desideratum) means “something that is needed or wanted”. You can read more about the prose poem here. I wonder if it could be a…

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“Invest in YOU” – IPSHA QLD Presentation February 28, 2014

Thank you so much to the IPSHA QLD Branch for inviting me along to speak on Investing in Wellbeing on February 28, 2014 at Citipointe Christian College. I really appreciated it. Please find following the feedback from the day as well as some extra specific information that participants requested. Specific Feedback for Jane on the…

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