In my work as a therapist, lecturer, researcher and writer,
I try to champion what I call
Radiant Well-Being
exemplified by creative action that is good-natured & full-bodied,
lion-hearted & life-embracing.
Such Beautiful Well-Being
means a mind, body & soul of such ‘good-health’
that the creative-energy radiates outwards
allowing not only the individual to blossom,
but the world around them, too.
Radiant Well-Being is demonstrated by Highly Creative Action:
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 Homo Sapiens 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 Christmas 2018,
is now seeking an Agent & Publisher.
‘The Invisible Lessons of Beautiful Lives’
is 100 pages exploring some avant-garde ideas
as I go in search of The Missing Science of
How to Help a 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.
