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OLLY ALEXANDER BRANFORD COACHING


Let Go and Find Flow
Negative energy from past experiences and the plethora of negative people who populate this dysfunctional Dystopian drama-seeking ...
olivierbranford
Sep 14, 202410 min read


The Good Life
For my 250th article I wanted to write about 'The Good Life' and what it means to live it. 'The Good Life' is the ideal conditions of...
olivierbranford
Sep 11, 202410 min read


Change
Socrates wrote that “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Why do we...
olivierbranford
Sep 11, 20248 min read


Shock, Horror: My Doctor is Sick Too: And That's a Good Thing
Doctors are humans too. That shouldn't be a surprise. And as humans, we can get ill, and that includes mental illness. And as ill people,...
olivierbranford
Sep 9, 202411 min read


Immanuel Kant; The Father of Modern Philosophy
Immanuel Kant was no less than an intellectual badass. He had an amazing daily spiritual and philosophical practice . He has much to...
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Sep 9, 20246 min read


The Renaissance of Your Mind: You Will Create Your World
Renaissance means 'rebirth'. We create our own adversity. We create our fears . We create our reality. We create our Selves . We create...
olivierbranford
Sep 7, 202419 min read


Finding Inner Peace
There is no inner peace possible when we are in conflict with ourselves or others . We have to accept life on life's terms . Love your fate . Always be your Self . Surrender to the Universe. Don't resist what is . Be open, honest, and vulnerable , bringing your authentic self to every situation, and finding your voice . Finding inner peace involves self-awareness . It means not allowing any external event to influence your inner calm; your seat of ease. Don't judge anyone
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Sep 5, 20245 min read


The Golden Key
' The Golden Key ' by Emmet Fox is true gold on how to live your life. It is in my ' Suggested Reading List '. 'The Golden Key' is a...
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Sep 5, 20248 min read


How To Deal With Any Adversity
This is the ultimate question, right? Read this if you think that you have a problem. If you have a problem, there is in reality no...
olivierbranford
Sep 3, 202410 min read


What You Need to Know About Adult ADHD & Compulsivity
The incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in UK adults is between 3 and 4 percent, with a higher incidence in men...
olivierbranford
Aug 31, 202417 min read


Know Thyself
At the Temple of Apollo in Delphi the inscription above the entrance is "Know Thyself. " As Lao Tzu wrote in the Tao Te Ching “Knowing...
olivierbranford
Aug 30, 202414 min read


Don't Judge
Don't judge your Self or anyone else. Who are you to judge anyway? Arthur Schopenhauer, the brilliant German philosopher, wrote...
olivierbranford
Aug 30, 202413 min read


There is Nothing Either Good or Bad
William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. " In Macbeth Act 5, Scene 5, one of...
olivierbranford
Aug 29, 20245 min read


Non-Resistance To What Is
Non-resistance is acceptance of what is, which brings space and the transcendance of conditioning ( how our dysfunctional society shapes...
olivierbranford
Aug 29, 20249 min read


This Too Shall Pass
The saying 'This too shall pass' is believed to be based on a Persian adage passed down throughout time and made famous in 1852 with...
olivierbranford
Aug 29, 20246 min read


Don't Panic
Easy to say, and easy to do, once you have the tools. When you feel challenged by something or someone there are timeless tools for you...
olivierbranford
Aug 29, 20244 min read


The Spiritual Experience
Everyone is talking about spirituality . When I visited my local book shop recently 24 out of the top 25 non-fiction books were about the...
olivierbranford
Aug 28, 202427 min read


The 'Five Levels of Compassion'
The 'Five Levels of Compassion' were described so beautifully by my personal hero, the brilliant Dr. Gabor Maté: Please do watch any of...
olivierbranford
Aug 27, 20245 min read


Beliefs, Thoughts, and Feelings
How are beliefs, thoughts , and feelings related? And what can we do about them? We are about to dive deeply into beliefs, and touch...
olivierbranford
Aug 25, 202415 min read


Don't Fix You: Outgrow Your Problems
You don't need to fix you. You simply need to outgrow your problems... Coldplay sang 'Fix you.' The lyrics go as follows: "When you try...
olivierbranford
Aug 25, 20247 min read
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