Colm was a generous man. He had been brought up to believe that the more he gave, the more he would be rewarded later in life or in the life after. As a child he had shared his toys with his friends at school, unselfishly. He had lent his things to people he hardly knew [...]
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Selfless – a psychological tripwire by Roy Stannard
Posted in Creative writing, modern parable, Powerchange, tagged a story to change you, children, divorce, fair weather friends, friends, generosity, giving, giving yourself, identity, modern fable, parable, psychology, settlement, subconscious meaning, the giver, the real you, who are you? on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing a letter of application using Auto-Response Psychology
Posted in auto-response psychology, Powerchange, tagged auto-response psychology, City, City Analysts, covering letter, CV, CV writing, graduate recruitment, horizon, horizons, job application, job market, marketing yourself, new horizons, personal marketing, persuasion in writing, psychology in job applications, Recruit, recruitment, Sales and Trading on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A young friend of mine called Mark asked me to look over a letter of application he is writing for a Grad job in the City. It was a good letter, full of earnest expressions of enthusiasm for the job he was applying for, direct and honest about his achievements to date. Anyone reading it [...]
Who’s to blame?
Posted in auto-response psychology, Powerchange, tagged auto-response psychology, behaviour, bitterness, blame, blame game, failure, hope, karma, optimism, pawns, politicians, power, Powerchange, recession, self-determination, the economy on September 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We live in a blame culture. If we fail our exams, it’s the fault of the teacher – or it could be the environment we grew up in, or the school. If we trip over a jutting flagstone, then it’s the fault of the Council and we reach for the solicitor’s telephone number. If we [...]
Rare Eighties music gems (ripped from 12″ vinyl)
Posted in Indie Love Songs, Rare music, Uncategorized, tagged Ain't no sunshine, Alison Moyet, Anne Dudley, April Showers, Art of Noise, Beatrice Colin, Big Star, Blow Up, Brighton, China Crisis, Chrysalis, eighties, eighties rare vinyl, Eighties vinyl, Eighties vinyl ripped, Fat Boy Slim, Floy Joy, Indie Love Songs, Jonathan Bernstein, Mondo Kane, Nick Heyward, Norman Cook, orchestration, Pool Valley, Quentin Cook, rare Eighties vinyl converted to MP3, rare vinyl, Rounder Records, Roy Stannard, Sivuca, Sophie & Peter Johnston, The Beautiful Americans, The Secret Seven, Two People, Vinyl 12", vinyl 12" ripped to MP3, vinyl ripped to digital, Virgin Dance, Whistle down the wind, White & Torch, WHR, Worthing Hospital Radio on September 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Jonathan Bernstein and Beatrice Colin together formed April Showers – a fleetingly brilliant Glaswegian pop duo who released just one single “Abandon Ship” on Big Star, a subsidiary of Chrysalis in 1984. It quickly gained a cult following due to its sparkling production from Anne Dudley (Art of Noise) and string-heavy arrangements. This quality was echoed [...]
Adorable’s last album – Fake – another lost classic
Posted in Rare music, tagged 1994, Adorable, Alan McGee, Creation, Curve, Fake, Grunge, lost classic, Pete Fijalkowski, Ride, rock romanticism, Slowdive on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dismissed by some as less immediate than its predecessor, ‘Against Perfection’ (1993), ‘Fake’ is actually better written and produced with at least three all-time classic rock songs and impassioned singing throughout from Pete Fijalkowski. The reason that Adorable have lasted better than some of their contemporaries (Slowdive, Ride, Curve etc) is that Pete’s voice and guitar [...]
The Woman who stopped burning inside by Roy Stannard (Secret psychology Pt 2)
Posted in auto-response psychology, Eriksonian, Powerchange, tagged anti-tobacco, ASH, auto-response psychology, choke, deep meaning, Give up smoking, health, life to ashes, love, lung cancer, modern fairy story, modern parable, quit, sacrifice for children, self-destruction, subconscious, subliminal on September 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here is a story to help you give up. One day, a long time ago when this beautiful young girl was a teenager and everyone around her seemed so much more grown up and sophisticated than her, she decided that she needed an adult magic wand – something to help her fit in with the [...]
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