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A New PM

So we have a new pm is it a new prime minister or the afternoon of an old labour parliament. We must all wait and see. Yet almost before we have waited five minutes we have news of what may be doctors on suicide bombing missions. How unlikely is life, how many assumptions do we have to question? Consider your own situation how will you be affected by any of these events? If you find it hard to cope consider what you want, need and any help you may need to get it. If it is changing the way you think then perhaps we can help you. Ring 0845 644 1098

Smoking offer replaced by new offer

We have ended our £40 offer and since those who are now affected by the legal changes have other incentives we are offering the same no frills package for £79. This still represents a significant reduction on our old price structure and is well below many organisations’ price of £250 that we previously matched. Most smokers can save this much money from their smoking budget in a matter of weeks. The only requirement for most smokers to succeed with the no frills package is a genuine desire to change their smoking habit. The advertising standards agency like the wording “requires will power” to accompany claims from companies offering help to smokers give up. The only end of smoking not requiring will power is the one that befalls those who die from smoking. This has affected too many of our older relatives some of whom have been dead more than 25 years from smoking related illnesses. If good health is what you would prefer to the risks of smoking related illnesses then contact us and we will help. If you feel smoking is an important freedom you wish to enjoy then we may be able to help you if you are struggling with the new restrictions. What ever your choice ring 0845 644 1098.

May happiness happen

What will you do on May bank holiday(s). Will you have fun? (20%)Will you work? (10% for money, 70% look after the house, garden, kids, cook etc)Will you play? (30%) Will you go shopping? (40%)Will you watch TV? (80%). What kind of happiness can you expect from life? Or may be it is pain you can anticipate.

Consider for a moment. It is spring or even the beginning of "summer". How would you like to enjoy yourself more? Or how would you like to be free from some painful issue? Take a moment and think about what would make a difference in your life and how changing the way you think can help that to happen. When you know what would be really valuable to you give us a ring to find out how we can make it quick, easy, and comfortable to change the way you think and thereby make happiness happen for you. Ring 0845 644 1098.

What is news? Do you want to be in the news?

Some say news is mostly bad news. Information you may need, may find interesting or don't even care about. If it's telling you about something that has changed it's news. We hear of disasters - Korean train crash kills hundreds may be injures thousands. We hear of decisions - Insurance giant moves last call centre to India. We hear of possible impacts - Royal Mail wants to change the way you pay for mail from weight basis to size basis. Sometimes we hear good news - Woman overcomes breast cancer and raises a fortune in sponsorship to help others - Free concert to take place in local park.

Imagine what would you like to change. It would be news worthy to you. To others? With us you can keep it secret or tell the news how you want. We work with you in confidence, whether that is what you want to achieve or how you want to achieve something. Rest assured you can keep secret the details unless you want to tell. We can help you as long as you will listen to us and think! Of course it can help if you can tell us what kind of news you want to be able to tell about you or about us. And if you don't want to talk we will want to "read" your communication in some other way to ensure we are helping you change TO GAIN. Make good news for yourself ring us on 0845 644 1098

Tony's heart's a flutter, what about yours?

Perhaps you can remember feeling excited by some challenge, an exam, a race, asking a girl out, hoping to be asked out,...... Perhaps your excitement changed to distress or debilitation with so much pressure. OK maybe you don't have the stress of governing this country, or uncomfortable feelings about decisions costing lives whichever way you decide. And maybe you don't even care whether our leaders have good health or suffer from trying too hard to match the expectations we have of them. Excess stress may strain us in different ways depending on our predisposition, our constitution and our experience.

You may still find that even in your normal life situations that stress seeks you out and that too much of it strains you to the point where you feel panicky, tight chested, giddy and maybe worse. This is how panic attacks affect many people. Just the thought of some subject may be all it takes to enter a vicious circle of panicky thoughts. We offer a range of services to help people struggling with anxiety from a one hour session on you managing anxiety, through to a whole days personal breakthrough session on health and fitness, which will get at the key mental issue underlying your anxiety and thereby eliminate at cause the reason you experience inappropriate anxiety.

We can't change the world for you. We can lead you to change the way you think about it and that can change the way you handle it, see it, and hear it, so that you can do your best under the circumstances and avoid distress. Whatever you need and will value to make a difference ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. Posted - 24th October 2003.

Why do people set fire to forests?

The death of 4 people (may be more to come) in the south of France highlights the effect of people setting fires in tinder dry forests. This is a common cause of fires all over the world. In NLP we like to assume that all behaviour has an underlying positive intent. This helps us to understand where a person is coming from, and helps us work with them to resolve the conflicts between intentions and results they experience in their own lives.

The excitement of seeing flames rise, the experience of the warmth of the fire and the "purging of sins" may all be positive intentions. Each of us has a unique experience and model of the world so there are many many more intentions, and each can lead us to behave in ways that have unforseen consequences, or conflict with our social needs, and the needs of others. It is with relief that most of our positive intentions lead to results that appear less damaging, indeed we may only recognise the benefit.

Authorised and criminal logging activity and burning in the rain forests of the world cause effects that are both hard to predict, understand, or justify, yet in all cases the positive intent is no doubt present. In France we may well see more culprits, arsonists, imprisoned for their mistakes. After all the damage is not acceptable and the behaviour needs to be discouraged, doesn't it?

NLP techniques can be used to help understand what is behind the damage we see being done to the world around us. The next step is to find better ways to satisfy the intent with behaviour that at least appears to have more benign results. Negotiation with those who have the power to damage is a way forward to prevent our ecological situation from worsening. An important question to answer is who is interested in doing this negotiating and what process of communication can be used when those with the power may be hiding or lurking in the trees, tents, or board rooms around the world. Do we ensure this is on our political agenda. It was interesting to hear Colin Powell express a desire to stop the wanton destruction. When will we hear, see, feel, and notice a change in behaviour? And what will be the results?

If you realise the behaviour you create to meet some of your positive intentions is causing grief, pain or suffering, or simply risking survival, you can do something about it. If you can't stop consciously, then consider what NLP therapy can do for you. If you feel the need to influence others against damaging our environment, then consider employing NLP communication and negotiation techniques. Whatever you need and will value to make a difference ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. Posted - 30th July 2003.

Learn to learn better

Course offered by change.TOGAIN gives students 7 ways to benefit from studying better. Available next in September 2004 unless you specifically request it. Follow link or ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. 24 October 2003

Is addiction to certain foods at the heart of our western health problems?

The University of Minnesota's Obesity Centre and the University of Wisconsin using experiments on rats are suggesting that the contents of fast food including sugar (Minnesota) and fatty foods (Wisconsin) are "addictive" to mammals providing an explanation for why it is so difficult for some people to eat healthily and become the right weight. A large slice of the population in Europe are obese (c 30%) and the problem is getting worse even in slimmer countries for example in France the % has risen from 9.6% to 11.3% in the last 3 years. This could at least be partly due to the challenge they experience in overcoming the naturally attractive nature of fatty and sweet foods. Were we still living in the environment we were naturally adapted to before the agricultural revolution in the new stone age c 6000 year ago no doubt we would still be eating healthily. However modern agriculture, food processing and economic processes have made such foods too available for most people and the temptation is hard to resist unless you make a conscious effort or build an unconscious habit to eat a diet which is healthy with the low levels of exercise most of us now get. Many people have found the willpower alone has not enabled them to stay at the right weight even if they have ever managed to attain it for a while. Using the techniques of applied psychology, NLP with or without hypnotherapy the good eating habits you need can be installed and give you a healthier life and perhaps affect your attractiveness to other people and improve your relationships in many ways. Ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. 14th July 2003

As cabinet reshuffles, justice systems change, but have you ever had any. To be fair is great, yet many of us feel injustice when we are treated badly. It may be at work, at "play" or even in the family. The feelings associated with being hurt, let down, betrayed, unloved or uncared for can have deep effects on our success and fulfillment in life. There is no point feeling bad, yet it can be hard to stop. Even bullying others or getting your own back doesn't really help perhaps it even makes things worse. Yet there is help and fairness from us. We promise a win win solution to your emotional problems to let you get rid of the baggage and get on with your life. Ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. 17th June 2003.

Summer falters as exam nerves continue. With all manner of examinations taking place up and down the country, the weather is hesitant. Sunshine is around and temperatures are up. So is the amount of cloud and rain. At least the rain and duller times are keeping down the pollen. So whether hay fever or exam nerves are of greater nuisance to you, it may be worth knowing that allergies can be reduced, and exam nerves or other stress related issues managed with help from our therapies. Ring (+44) 0845 644 1098. 4th June 2003

Stroke Awareness week results give insight into the number of people unknowingly running a risk from high blood pressure. 4th June 2003

Our website has just been updated to give you access to more information more easily about our services and how you can help yourself. 27th May 2003

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