In my work as a therapist, lecturer, researcher and writer,
I try to champion what I call
Radiant Well-Being
characterised by creative action that is good-natured & full-bodied,
lion-hearted & life-embracing.
If Well-Being is the capacity to thrive (not merely survive)
no matter what life throws at you;
then Radiant Well-Being is to possess that capacity
in such strength that the energy ripples outwards,
like Beauty … to help the surrounding world.
Radiant Well-Being is demonstrated by Highly Creative Action:
It’s measured by the extent to which the individual
has developed the self-motivation and know-how, i.e. the will & the skill,
to courageously embrace whatever life brings… the challenges & opportunities,
the setbacks & successes, the tragedies & triumphs…
so as to tenaciously channel all of their powerful emotional energy
into creating something Beautiful,
and to do all of this in harmony with The Natural World
in which we Human Animals so belong..
Far from my being a good example of this,
I’m simply a bedraggled messenger, a sort of Postman,
bagging-up the most promising ideas & evidence,
so that individuals & partnerships, schools and business,
can try things out for themselves.
I wrote The Rough Guide to Happiness (for Penguin Books, 2008)
and 100 weekly columns as ‘Dr FeelGood’ for The Times newspaper. click for more...
Before being invited by The Royal Society to co-host their first-ever conference
on The Science of Well-being, (with contributions from two Nobel Laureates),
I was fortunate to raise £150,000
so I could create and run the Trailblazers Mentoring Charity
that befriends Young Offenders in English prisons: www.trailblazersmentoring.org.uk
Trail-Blazers goes from strength to strength, 20 years on.
And I was privileged to interview-at-length 100 of the world’s leading practitioners
in many walks of life: from education and the creative arts,
to special-forces, business and sport. This was my YoungLives project.
I asked: “How do you make progress in life, and how do you enjoy the journey?”
My latest Life-Owner’s Companion,
completed Spring 2019,
is now seeking an Agent & Publisher.
‘The Invisible Lessons of Beautiful Lives’
shares the avant-garde findings
from when I went in search for
the Missing Science & Stolen Art of
How to help Real Life
go Radiantly Well
Here’s a clip of me presenting
at the global-HQ in Germany, of the software-giant, SAP.
My theme is “How the Study of Well-being can transform Health”.
SAP invited me for a 2nd 90-minute presentation in 2017;
and then for a 3rd visit in spring 2019, to present for half-a-day
on ‘How to build a good rapport with your Sub-Conscious Mind’.
Immediately available for download from my website here,
are my 4 existing ebooks & audiobooks….
In 2012, these ebooks were co-written with my remarkable friend:
King's College London University Professor of Public Health, Richard Sullivan, MD, PhD;
and were Edited by the wonderful Canadian Medical Doctor, Erin Love, MD.
Kind words about Nick's books…
Military Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Holliday,
who won the Queen’s Gallantry Medal:
It’s fascinating… It all makes perfect sense.
To understand your own needs is the first step
in understanding the needs of others…
especially when the chips are down.
Kevin McKellar, the former Headteacher of Hendon School,
awarded the OFSTED ‘Excellent’ three years running:
I urge every school to consider working with
Nick’s HotIron-KnowHow e-books & audio-books.
Their practical suggestions are proving to be invaluable.
Former President of the American Psychological Association,
and 50 years a Stanford University Professor, Philip Zimbardo:
Rarely have I experienced a better blend of wit, wisdom and compassion
presented in an engagingly refreshing writing style.
I am sure you will enjoy it and benefit fully from its
'spot-on' relevance to contemporary life.
