Psychologist - Fresnaye Cape Town
How many times have you been hurt in your life?
How many times have you hurt others?
Is there really anything you can do to stop this?
I don’t think so. We can try to be more kind and compassionate, but in the end as long as people disagree about stuff, there’s gonna be hurt flying around. [Read more…] about Can You Stop Hurting People?
For some years I used to introduce my corporate workshops by saying: “My name is Mark Kahn, I grew up in Johannesburg and spent 12 years in prison.” I would pause feeling the tension in the room and then I would say: “Some people call it school.” And everybody would laugh.
And then I would say: “How many of you felt like school was a prison for you?” And 70% to 80% of the room would raise their hands. [Read more…] about Does Schooling Destroy our Confidence and Genius?
About 25 years ago I was out with my stepson Chris, who was about 20 years old at the time. My age…you’ll have to Google it! We ran out of petrol, fortunately fairly close to a petrol station. When we got there I’m about to burst [Read more…] about Are You Destroying or Building Relationships?
When I was about 8 years old I went to a concert in the local church hall – interesting for a nice Jewish boy like me. A family friend made the introductory announcements. He shook from head to foot as he did so, I mean every part of his body shook, including the notes he was holding in his hands. It was monumentally embarrassing for all of the people who were there. [Read more…] about Performance anxiety destroys confidence!
It is the time of the Olympics. Let us rejoice in victory – but how many people win and what does that do to confidence building?[Read more…] about The Olympics: Does competition destroy confidence?