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Insights on why you do what you do.

Articles on relationships, grief, anxiety, self-worth and purpose. Each one is about understanding what's really driving you.

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30 June 2026 · 8 min read

Why Do I Care What People Think? The Hidden Psychology Behind Seeking Approval

Have you ever found yourself replaying a conversation for hours, worrying about whether someone judged you, or changing what you were about to say...

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24 September 2023 · 5 min read

How can I be certain about something? Perception versus wisdom.

Your perception is how you perceive the world around you through your senses. Your perception will vary based on your values, life experiences and...

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21 December 2022 · 1 min read

Six Symptoms of not Knowing your Life Purpose

Lack of motivation or direction: If you don't know your purpose, it can be difficult to find the motivation or direction you need to pursue your goals...

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23 October 2022 · 2 min read

All or None Symptoms in Business

If you are having manic/depressive emotional states in business it is simply a task management issue. This is why knowing and understanding your values...

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23 October 2022 · 1 min read

What is clinical depression? Is it the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain?

Depression manifests as a chemical imbalance in the brain, but to say it is the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain would be incomplete . Your...

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1 October 2022 · 5 min read

Struggling to 'feel' grateful? Here's why

There are two types of gratitude, they are very different states of mind: One is pseudo gratitude (the feel-good high feeling when someone is...

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3 February 2022 · 3 min read

ADHD - There is nothing wrong with you, just a misunderstanding of how your mind works

ADHD and ADD are very misunderstood and the mainstream approach is to medicate (especially kids at school). 💊 The reality is that every person...

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11 November 2021 · 5 min read

What I learned about Gratitude from Impoverished South African Pre-schoolers

I was reading a book recently that reminded me of an experience that I had in South Africa five years ago. I had travelled to Johannesburg in June 2016...

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25 August 2021 · 8 min read

What is Synchronicity? And what does it mean?

Many people talk about synchronicity but I haven’t found any explanations of it… Could you please explain to me why spooky shit starts happening when...

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24 August 2021 · 4 min read

I Think I'm Falling Out of Love with my Girlfriend, What should I do?

I have been in a relationship with the same girl for 7 years, met when I was 22, she was 21. On this personal development journey of empowering all...

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23 May 2019 · 1 min read

The Number 1 reason that you keep sabotaging your wealth

Self worth and other worth Self worth = degree that you can solve your own problems, Other worth = degree that you can solve other people's problems If...

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22 April 2019 · 1 min read

How to set goals you will actually achieve

Most people would offer the advice that it is better to be optimistic about goal setting, to find the positive and see the cup as half full. But this...

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12 April 2019 · 4 min read

How Negative Self Talk is an amazing gift

Do you struggle with negative self talk? Whenever we find ourselves criticising or beating ourselves up on the inside with negative self talk it is...

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1 March 2019 · 3 min read

Becoming Complacent in a Relationship

When we meet someone that we are attracted to for the first time our brain releases all the feel good chemicals, dopamine (addictive), oxytocin...

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20 February 2019 · 2 min read

Are you still obsessing over your ex?

Are you finding yourself constantly daydreaming about your ex-partner from a previous relationship? Depending on how involved and invested we were with...

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19 February 2019 · 4 min read

Have you been through a tragic event, depression or a breakup?

As humans we have a habit of focusing on events from our past that have hurt us. This happened to me. I want to share my story and how I felt because I...

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13 February 2019 · 2 min read

How we feel is a choice!

Andy Campbell Coaching was created to show people that we literally have a choice about how we feel at any point in time. It's about changing your...

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