Alistair Horscroft

'The Times' (UK) Online Article

‘How one man escaped his commuting hell’, by Celia Dodd

Simon Holmes used to do anything rather than get on a train and for ten years it ruined his life. Rather than take the easy commute to work — 40 minutes from his local station in Essex to Fenchurch Street — he would spend nearly five hours a day driving, leaving home at 5.30am and often not returning until 8.30pm. He was permanently exhausted, his relationship with his wife was suffering
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June 30, 2010, 02:35 PM

Alistair Horscroft

We get so busy with life and there is so much information out there that our poor brains have to do some pretty nifty tricks to try and keep up and keep us going. One thing that we do that can both be very positive and very negative is look for what psychologist's call 'social proof' as the basis upon which we make decisions.

We used to do this fun trick back when I was at school. If you are in a fun mood you and
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June 30, 2010, 02:25 PM

Alistair Horscroft

The Life Environment 25-point checklist.

You have more natural energy when you are clear with your environment, health and emotional balance, money and relationships.

This fresh start checklist will help you identify and concentrate on the key areas of your life environment that need attention. Completing the checklist will give you strength, vitality and high self-esteem.

The checklist is designed to be completed in a time frame of between 6 months to 1 year.

(This list owes
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June 30, 2010, 12:29 PM

Alistair Horscroft

When it comes to moving towards being emotionally, mentally and physically in tune - everything starts with a goal.

A goal is your chosen outcome and once you have that outcome in mind you need to approach it in a SMART way if you really want to make it a reality.

Let me show you how you can do this using a very simple coaching model that we call the SMART model:

S.M.A.R.T. stands for…

       Specific

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June 30, 2010, 11:59 AM

Glen Campbell

Research into what other 'experts' are doing is a integral part of what we do at The Mind Institute. 

As a part of this process I recently attended a ‘Personal Development’ conference in Hawaii. Our first key speaker was Shaun Achor, from Harvard University. Shaun is a Behavioural Scientist and specialises in the ‘Science of the Positive Brain’ and is acclaimed the world over for his views, research and ability to impart effective positive behaviour change from Wall Street to
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May 12, 2010, 09:35 PM