Susan Owen-Thursfield

Stress Relief – Just Do It

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:48:01 +0000

Stress is largely a matter of perception. That does not mean that you do not have real physical responses. The stress fight or flight response is very real. Rather the way you interpret stress is subjective and varies from one person to another. You can change your stress levels by changing the way you perceive [...]

8 Top Tips For Bored Stressed Out Folk Looking To Get Motivated

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:07:24 +0000

It is a well known fact that stress kills, or rather stress induced diseases kill. But research has shown that in fact boredom kills more people every year in the western world than stress does! So it is important to manage both your stress levels AND boredom levels at the same time. That may sound hard, [...]

Marble-ous Stress Relief

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:01:34 +0000

You need to grab stress relief wherever you can and in whatever form you can. I’ve found a fantastic form of stress relief in the most unlikely place! I have long thought that people, parents and non-parents alike, can be very cruel to their friends in the choice of gifts they give to their friend’s children. [...]

A Salutary Lesson From A 4-Year-Old

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:17:55 +0000

Every parent knows that children can always be relied on to listen closely to what they’re not supposed to and yet are completely deaf when you ask them to tidy up or anything else they don’t want to do. But I was completely floored by what my 4-year-old came out with. “Don’t worry, mummy, I know [...]

The Stress Of Too Much Fun

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:09 +0000

WooHoo! I’ve survived Christmas! I’m with the crowd who thinks Christmas is the most stressful time of the year. Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas. I love the Christmas lights and the decorations, the cheery smiles that you get even from Londoners. And I love Christmas food. For us it’s goose. It’s a traditional family thing. [...]

Inspiring Video

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:06:58 +0000

Every so often someone sends me something that I enjoy so much I just want to share. This great video just shows what can be achieved if you don’t give up, practise hard and believe in yourself. Lessons which apply to building a business, living a life you want as well as riding [...]