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Theory X and Y

Theory X and Y - featured in the Hunts Post on 26.01.22 Anyone who has read or listened to anything about the brain would have heard about the part of the brain called the “amygdala”. Which are basically two sets of cells located either side of the brain that help define and regulate our emotions.

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Carpe Diem

Life can be cruel and major life and death events can come out of nowhere to change both, the way we see the world and the part we wish to take within it. In the last couple of months I have had a client fall ill unexpectedly and die quickly, leaving a loved one who

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The Recipe for Planning

To produce the best cake, dinner or sweet you need a mix of ingredients in the right amount, with the right individual attention given to each. A recipe for planning would include taking care of the essentials to protect the livelihood of you or your loved ones, be that life insurance, critical illness, income protection,

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Are you a Potato or an Egg?

At boiling point one goes soft, the other hard. Under the same circumstances different people act in different ways, which is why the world is made up of different people. This all starts with the “fight or flight” syndrome that existed in cavemen. Which reminds me of the story of two men being chased by

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The Importance of You

An individual’s wealth usually increases over the decades and most people hope to have something to pass on to the next generation. This normally happens on death, but because people are now living longer, this means an inheritance is often received after the time when it would be of most use. The worry is that

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A Different Perspective

Whether you are born in to wealth, create your own or inherit it, will have a major influence, not only on how you see the world but on how you act within it. What you perceive as normal varies from your own position. Sometimes we need to look at things from a different angle. Most

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Act NOW – Year End Planning

The budget is planned for 3rd March, but due to Covid, we can expect it to be a little different this year. The country is deep in debt, and this is likely to grow until some normality returns to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Chancellor has indicated that now is not the time for tax

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Virus or Plague?

Coronavirus has a lot to answer for. It has taken the lives of loved ones who are likely to have lived a happy life for many years to come. Hearing the daily figures on how many have died becomes a figure we expect to see, and if it goes down for a day we are

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Are You A Rabbit, a Sloth or Meerkat?

We are the product of our behaviours and it can be difficult to change, even if you want to. For many they will be happy as they are, regardless of what change could achieve. It’s not my place to make people change, I can, however, help if that’s what people want. So let’s look at

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