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How to Keep Well in War Time, by Dr Clegg

By Jan Lawrence | 11 May 2009

Dr David Mason Brown recommends “How to keep well in Wartime” by Dr Clegg and illustrates how much of the advice given regarding lifestyle and personal well-being during World War Two is still relevant today.

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Credit crunch having big impact on wellbeing

By Jan Lawrence | 04 February 2009

More than 62% of people questioned in a recent survey said the current economic downturn is having a negative effect on their sense of well-being, according to

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Success Strategies for the Crazy Busy

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

Dr Hallowell is an expert in ADD and has found that adults under pressure can develop a culturally induced state similar to ADD. This programme is to help you build a manageable game plan for turning a hectic life into a happy, productive, rewarding, and satisfying life. He gives 10 key principles to managing modern life. He also gives a six-step plan to deal with overload.

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What Do You Really Want for Your Children

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

This book has helped so many parents and also teachers since it was published five years ago. It is full of common sense, as a parent told me they kept nodding in agreement as they read it. We live in a culture with many pressures on our children whatever their age and on through the teens and later (yes, many adults have found this book helpful as well).

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Time to think - Mug with the text 'Begin'

Time to Think

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

The ideas in this book are based on the assumption that the quality of everything we do depends on the thinking we do first, and our thinking depends on the quality of the attention we give each other.

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The words "work" and "life" balancing on a scale

Beating the 24/7: How business leaders achieve a successful work-life balance, by Winston Fletcher

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

As well as some general tips on creating a healthy work life balance for yourself, this book contains 16 chapters of work/life interviews with business leaders from Sir Dominic Cadbury to Sir Richard Branson.

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Glass of water half full - Realistic Optimism

Learned Optimism, by Martin Seligman

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

Why is it that some people can overcome adversity and others can’t? Why are some people more prone to depression than others? How can some sales people keep going despite getting one ‘no’ after another, while some give up after the first ‘no’? This brilliant and important paperback answers these questions.

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When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

I find that perfectionism is often a common underlying theme for a lot of problems ranging from anxiety to depression. This book is full of practical exercises to try to challenge some of the underlying thoughts that make us perfectionist about particular issues.

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Stress Management book review

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

I recommend this book to my clients on a regular basis. The reason for this is that it looks at all the common themes found in stress related problems and breaks them down into manageable chunks. It doesnt blind you with science, it just gives you practical things to do and to think about in terms of how you are living your life and the things you might want to think about changing.

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Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

By Jan Lawrence | 30 August 2008

This is the original, classic book on Emotional Intelligence. As someone who has never considered himself as being over endowed with conventional intelligence, I found this book answered many questions for me. Goleman explains how Emotional Intelligence (EQ) can, at the end of the day, be more powerful than conventional IQ.

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