The best advice I ever got

Category: Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor

One piece of advice that's stuck with me I first heard over 15 years ago when I was living in Canada. My company had subscribed to a series of CareerTrack cassettes and I borrowed the one on Stress Management to listen to on my Walkman as I walked to work. The speaker's name was Roger Melliot or something similar. Apart from some notable anecdotes I can still remember after all this time, the key principle he advised was "Support Primary Values" – decide what's really important and bring your actions into line with this. For example, if family life is really important to you, don't be surprised to have stress if your job keeps you away from
home for 60+ hours a week.

Having now learnt a little about NLP I can see how this fits in with principles such as Dilts' neurological levels, but at the time it came as a bolt from the blue – no tinkering with deep breathing or relaxation to paper over the cracks, just get the foundations sorted.

Steve Rock

RWE Thanes Water plc

Dear Editor

Here's some advice - ALWAYS remember the BIG PICTURE but never forget the value of BIT BY BIT - water dripping will eventually move concrete!

Samantha Winfield

National Assembly for Wales

Dear Editor

What a fab editorial and one I heartedly agree with. I am paying for my son's education and he seems to want to be a lorry driver. That's fine by me as long as he is happy.

I really enjoy the weekly newsletter. Thanks.

Elaine Sheppard

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