By Aaron Morton
Most stories, they follow the same structure. Youtube videos are abound with examples of how certain movies are basically the same: . In most stories there is a point called the ‘Critical choice’. This is where the protagonist has to decide whether to continue down a certain path or make a decision that could potentially […]
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By Aaron Morton
Although my main focus is on psychology, I’ve had the privilege and advantage of working in a domain that is physical. For the last 5 years I have worked with people as a personal trainer and it has provided me with an insight into how we use our bodies and what that means in terms […]
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By Aaron Morton
Have you ever questioned your own thoughts? Your judgements about yourself? What you conclude when you look at yourself in the mirror? You know, you catch yourself saying “I’m so low in confidence right now” then straight away go “whhaat, that’s BS, I’m just going through a rough patch”. My work as a coach and […]
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By Aaron Morton
When I worked in a corporate job, I would regularly have a lunch of either a Sandwich or last nights leftovers that typically involved Pasta. Post lunch, I would experience an interesting sensation of feeling like my eye lids had grown 10Kg’s heavier over the lunch period. I would feel bloated and I would pray […]
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By Aaron Morton
In this next essay in the series, exploring how to perform at your best, I present to you the other side of the coin. In a previous essay I talked about how, to be a top performer it is important to look at what you do outside of the workplace. Sleep is one of THE […]
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By Aaron Morton
In this, the first in a series of essays that asks the question: What has to be present to perform at your best? Anyone that reads The Confidence Lounge regularly knows that I stress the need for confidence to be directional. My advice is “sort out your confidence, then focus on performance”. The reason is […]
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By Aaron Morton
Have you noticed that a lot of advice tends to be good for you…up to a certain point before the effects become diminishing; Its good to ask questions to come across well in social interactions (but too many will feel like an interrogation) Be happy by being in the moment (but too much & you’ll […]
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By Aaron Morton
As a personal trainer I found myself in an interesting position. As clients I have a lot of lawyers and anyone who has experienced lawyers know this; they work long hours and they work hard because they have to account for their time, typically recording every 6 minutes. I have as clients both partners of […]
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By Aaron Morton
It always fascinates me when I endure watching Big Brother and it features one of the contestants talking to Big Brother in the diary room. At some point the words “she is definitely playing a game” will utter from the contestants mouth in relation to someone else in the house. It fascinates me because OF […]
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By Aaron Morton
Everyone loves the good times, but what happens when the “sh$t hits the fan’? A couple of years ago I was coaching a very successful property developer who had been in the business of buying houses for over 20 years. I love working with people from different backgrounds because I get to hear insights from […]
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