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Modern workaday madness sees us all trying to get ahead of ourselves. In the frenzy of noise and self-doubt that punctuate our lives, occasionally some nice little bird of good news lands on our windowsill. This time it was the invitation to the Forbes Coaches Council. I am sure it won't mean I am required to wear a velvet...

Being calm and composed could be just a front: some people can be very convincing about being calm and composed; they may have no idea how to deal with their inner struggles, but they are well practised at appearing in control. This is not entirely a bad thing, and you would do well to learn about that.

You are not just one 'you'. Basically there are two 'decision centres' which both unite to form different parts of your personality.

Why can't you do and say the things that you would like to? Why do you react quickly and then find yourself regretting it, thinking only late afterwards about what you could have done instead?

'You're a psychiatrist? Oh go on then, tell me what you think of me'.

"The person who raises his voice first has lost the argument."

Life Rules. They're precious, surely.

Strikes me that you can appear composed, cooler than cool, in one of two ways: Attentive, or just acting. Forget the acting bit. It's empty and tiresome. Just ask any actor.