The secret to networking

Effective networking leads to genuine relationships with people you can help and who can help you.  It is essential to business, building new friendships and dating.

In this article I will explain how to network effectively starting with your mindset. I will also explain how to create the right first impression, how to establish rapport and [...]

Get motivated to get lean!

Righto Summer is just around the corner and you want to build that beach body. You know the one that makes the chicks/fellas go ‘ahhh’.
Well first off I’m here to tell you that there are way more benefits to having a great body than impressing the opposite sex. The main benefits come from [...]

Optimistic people live longer – now officially including women!

We talk loads about the importance of positivity and optimism for having a happy and successful life here at Cognicology.com. There is a lot of evidence that suggests that optimists are more successful in what they achieve – be it pursuits in business, relationships or family concerns. It turns out that there has been recent [...]

Landmark Advanced Course Review

It’s 2am in the morning on a Thursday and I’m trying so desperately to sleep, but I can’t. You see, tomorrow was the first day of my Landmark Advanced Course and I was starting to have serious doubts.
When I did The Landmark Forum, it was a little different, I had absolutely no expectations, I simply [...]

Giving positive and constructive criticism

The aim of giving criticism is generally to improve the performance or output of an individual, by giving feedback on their current progress.
Anybody who has been in the position of having to correct or give feedback to another will know this: Giving criticism sucks. Receiving criticism sucks even more. I don’t know about you, but [...]

The importance of inspirational material for success

There is a lot of inspirational material available out there in the big wide world. Be it in the form of a book, a DVD (or video for the old-school) or a seminar, there is definitely a lot of it. Many people think of all inspirational material to be a bit of a sham – [...]

Kick-start your productivity

The purpose of this article is to give you a few simple and easy to follow tips to help kick start your productivity. It is important to note that these tips are not a set of once off instructions; rather they are a set of behavioural changes that, once introduced into your daily routine, will [...]

Three demotivating personalities to avoid

As I’ve spoken about in another article, the people you hang around have a great influence  on the kind of person you are and how you view the world. We can’t help it: human beings are social beings, and as such our social interactions dictate a lot with regards to our personalities and world-views. Because [...]

How to stop worrying

How to stop worrying – dealing with habitual worrying behaviour.

To create a lasting positive mindset, there are a few key essential steps. One is an attitude change, to actively and consciously  change your attitude and behaviour to stop negative processes in their tracks.
This is a lot easier said than done. I am not going to [...]

The 80:20 Rule

If you’ve never heard the 80:20 rule, it may seem a little odd at first glance. Sometimes referred to as the Pareto principle, the 80:20 rule suggest that about 80% of the outcomes come from 20% of the causes.

The idea does not only apply to your normal work day but also to pretty much everything [...]

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