Motivation for the 21st Century (TED Talk)

I just watch this TED talk by Career analyst Daniel Pink on the science of motivation, and it really got me thinking about what motivates people.
I know many people who are entrepreneurs and running their own businesses, and doing quite well. The jobs and businesses they have are widely varied and different, but the motivation [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 5 of 5: Emotional Monitoring

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 5 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 4 of 5: Social Environment

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 4 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 3 of 5: Appreciation

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 3 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 2 of 5: Perspective

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 2 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 1 of 5: Healthy Living

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 1 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

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 [...]

Maintaining long-term same gender friendships

It has been a technological battle getting this video to you guys today – we’ve had two computers breakdown and an internet connection fail on us, but Alborz was so adamant we get this video out that he travelled over 10km and battled with corporate firewalls to get this video up and running!
In this video, [...]

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 [...]

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