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Ditched the new year resolutions? Set goals that get results in 2010

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If we want to make real change in our lives, we need to move beyond believing in the ‘magic bullet’ of new year resolutions.
As a coach, I’ve achieved most of what I set out to do – except when [...]

Debunking the myth of 21 Days to a New Habit

Have you heard the one about how you need to do something for 21 days before it becomes a habit?
It’s a myth.
There is no research that has found such a thing. I’ve scoured the psych literature and the internet looking for the source of this urban self-help myth and couldn’t locate any studies that provided [...]

On Reflective Practice, or, Why I write.

Using writing as reflective practice not only develops your communication skills but can also help you with those big (and little) life decisions.
Reflective practice. Means nothing to you? No, it probably wouldn’t unless you’d trained as a teacher or a nurse or a psych or a management consultant. It’s a shame it’s not more well-known [...]

Do It Yourself! Setting up a blog

I thought it might be helpful to those who would like to setup a blog but have no idea where to start, or even the confidence, to write about the process as I go about setting up westonculture.
I’m doing it organically, so although I intend for it to make money, I’m not doing a business [...]