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David Bird Coaching, Counselling & Cognitive Hypnotherapy in Leighton Buzzard

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David Bird Coaching, Counselling & Cognitive Hypnotherapy in Leighton Buzzard
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    • Radio Interview: Coping With Stress
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DB’s Coaching, Counselling & Cognitive Hypnotherapy Blog for Leighton Buzzard & Milton Keynes

Here's where I post what I write. Some may be useful. Some even entertaining. And if we're lucky, it's both.


March 05, 2025

Perfectionism: How Fear of Looking Stupid Will Hold You Back [VIDEO]

March 05, 2025/ David Bird
Perfectionism: How Fear of Looking Stupid Will Hold You Back [VIDEO]

Perfectionism.

Ye Olde Creator-and-Preventer of Flops and Failures…

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March 05, 2025/ David Bird/
perfectionism, failure, procrastination
July 12, 2019

Moon Mis-Landing: How Perfect Planning Can Destroy Chances Of Delivering On Our Promises

July 12, 2019/ David Bird
Moon Mis-Landing: How Perfect Planning Can Destroy Chances Of Delivering On Our Promises

I had some time off recently. Which was great. But as we know, going away means coming back. And coming back means catching up. Easy enough though. Because I'd already planned how I'd get back on track. Simples.

And then life happened…

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July 12, 2019/ David Bird/ 1 Comment
plan, planning, perfectionist, perfectionism, stress, goal-setting, goals
June 14, 2019

Ruled By Rules: How Good-Enough Guidelines Can Set Us Up For Painful Failure

June 14, 2019/ David Bird
Ruled By Rules: How Good-Enough Guidelines Can Set Us Up For Painful Failure

Rules are important. They can be helpful. Define boundaries. Create order. All the good stuff we complained about as children and eventually learned (somewhat) to appreciate once we got older.

But some rules can set us up to fail…

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June 14, 2019/ David Bird/ Comment
rules, not good enough, perfectionism, fear of failure

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Mar 15, 2025
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Perfectionism: How Fear of Looking Stupid Will Hold You Back [VIDEO]
Mar 5, 2025
Perfectionism: How Fear of Looking Stupid Will Hold You Back [VIDEO]
Mar 5, 2025
Mar 5, 2025
Why Your New Years' Resolutions Fail Miserably (And 4 Steps To Achieve Them)
Jan 8, 2024
Why Your New Years' Resolutions Fail Miserably (And 4 Steps To Achieve Them)
Jan 8, 2024
Jan 8, 2024
On Being Most EXCELLENTLY Wrong: How Mental Breakdowns Can Work In Your Favour
Dec 16, 2023
On Being Most EXCELLENTLY Wrong: How Mental Breakdowns Can Work In Your Favour
Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023
Be More Laurence: Knowing How To Be More Loving, Open, And A Better Person For Everyone
Aug 23, 2022
Be More Laurence: Knowing How To Be More Loving, Open, And A Better Person For Everyone
Aug 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2022
Running In Circles: Trust Issues? The MOST Important Thing To Know
May 5, 2021
Running In Circles: Trust Issues? The MOST Important Thing To Know
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
Confidence: Why It Isn't Real (And How You Build Confidence Anyway) [VIDEO]
Feb 22, 2021
Confidence: Why It Isn't Real (And How You Build Confidence Anyway) [VIDEO]
Feb 22, 2021
Feb 22, 2021
Wordsmyth: The Hypnotherapy Fallacy (What Doesn't Work And How Change Actually Happens)
Feb 4, 2021
Wordsmyth: The Hypnotherapy Fallacy (What Doesn't Work And How Change Actually Happens)
Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
Addictive Thinking: What Is Addiction? How It's Not The Thing, It's What You Believe [VIDEO]
Jan 30, 2021
Addictive Thinking: What Is Addiction? How It's Not The Thing, It's What You Believe [VIDEO]
Jan 30, 2021
Jan 30, 2021
Bouncing Back: 3 Key Traits That Separate Those Who Crumble From Those Who Cope
Jul 13, 2020
Bouncing Back: 3 Key Traits That Separate Those Who Crumble From Those Who Cope
Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020
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    • Radio Interview: Coping With Stress
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