# thoughtratio.com.au > AI-optimized mirror of thoughtratio.com.au containing 49 pages totalling 35,550 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://thoughtratio.com.au/. Last updated: 2026-06-14T01:31:11.468Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Teaching people how to thrive](/content/site-root.html): Thought Ratio delivers educational programmes that are evidence-based, thought changing, and results-focused to teach people how to thrive., Thought Ratio delivers educational programmes that are evidence-based, thought changing, and results-focused to teach people how to thrive. (27 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [testimonials/index.html](/content/testimonials/index.html) (1 words) - [I coach people on how to thrive and enjoy this amazing event called life](/content/home/index.html): Thought Ratio delivers evidence-based, easy-to-understand and empowering psychological training programmes. Our courses teach people, of all ages, how to overcome stress, anxieties, fears, phobias, and depression. , Thought Ratio delivers evidence-based, easy-to-understand and empowering psychological training programmes. Our courses teach people, of all ages, how to overcome stress, anxieties, fears, phobias, and depression.  (631 words) - [blog-post/2017/7/23/habit-10-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html](/content/blog-post/2017/7/23/habit-10-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html) (1 words) - [How to challenge an unhelpful belief](/content/blog-post/index.html): Our blog posts are nuggets of information to keep readers up-to-date with stories of interest that will help them thrive., Our blog posts are nuggets of information to keep readers up-to-date with stories of interest that will help them thrive. (622 words) - [blog-post/2018/11/26/how-to-respond-when-someone-makes-you-angry/index.html](/content/blog-post/2018/11/26/how-to-respond-when-someone-makes-you-angry/index.html) (1 words) - [Habit 4 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/6/11/habit-4-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 4 is about Balancing Positivity with Realism., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 4 is about Balancing Positivity with Realism. (930 words) - [Habit 1 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/5/19/12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people-habit-1/index.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 1 is about setting goals., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 1 is about setting goals. (1,575 words) - [How to overcome any fear. Just think of Alan.](/content/blog-post/2017/5/11/how-to-overcome-any-fear-just-think-of-allan/index.html): I was beyond frightened. I had to eat something but my body was listening to my brain and my brain was saying “why are you doing this? what if you fail? why don’t you just pull out?” These mantras, fed by fear, were on a continuous loop., I was beyond frightened. I had to eat something but my body was listening to my brain and my brain was saying “why are you doing this? what if you fail? why don’t you just pull out?” These mantras, fed by fear, were on a continuous loop. (1,118 words) - [Habit 2 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/5/26/habit-2-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 2 is about creating powerful beliefs., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 2 is about creating powerful beliefs. (1,436 words) - [If you're suffering from depression, your brain isn't broken](/content/blog-post/2017/10/3/if-youre-suffering-from-depression-your-brain-isnt-broken.html): Most people suffering from depression and related conditions believe exactly as I did for many years; that there’s something fundamentally wrong with them. Some sort of misplaced connection that’s different to everyone else, like a badly-wired plug or a car with an intermittent fault that nobody els, Most people suffering from depression and related conditions believe exactly as I did for many years; that there’s something fundamentally wrong with them. Some sort of misplaced connection that’s different to everyone else, like a badly-wired plug or a car with an intermittent fault that nobody else can experience or see but you. (989 words) - [Habit 8 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/7/8/habit-8-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 8 is about Physical and Nutritional Health., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 8 is about Physical and Nutritional Health. (951 words) - [Happy Mother's Day. Written by a step-mum.](/content/blog-post/2017/5/15/happy-mothers-day-written-by-a-step-mum/index.html): I always figured I would have children of my own. That was usually just how it rolled then. When I was 16 years old, I bought one of those tiny hard-covered books from a newsagency with lots of cute hand-drawn illustrations inside and cheezie quotes., I always figured I would have children of my own. That was usually just how it rolled then. When I was 16 years old, I bought one of those tiny hard-covered books from a newsagency with lots of cute hand-drawn illustrations inside and cheezie quotes. (799 words) - [Habit 7 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/7/2/habit-7-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 7 is about the Love of Learning., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 7 is about the Love of Learning. (981 words) - [Habit 5 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/6/17/habit-5-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 5 is about Self Insight and Regulation., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 5 is about Self Insight and Regulation. (818 words) - [Ten Tips For Thriving In The Next Decade](/content/blog-post/2019/12/30/ten-things-that-will-help-you-thrive-in-the-new-decade.html): When you reflect on the last year, or the last decade, how do you feel? Have you been thriving or merely surviving? If it’s been a struggle, then the chances are your Thrive Quotient is low. Your Thrive Quotient measures a number of components of your mindset including specific beliefs, thinking s, When you reflect on the last year, or the last decade, how do you feel? Have you been thriving or merely surviving? If it’s been a struggle, then the chances are your Thrive Quotient is low. Your Thrive Quotient measures a number of components of your mindset including specific beliefs, thinking styles, self and social confidence, and attitude. Here are ten things that thriving people, those with a high Thrive Quotient, do every day. (891 words) - [Habit 6 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/6/23/habit-6-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 6 is about Kindness., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 6 is about Kindness. (916 words) - [Habit 9 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/7/16/habit-9-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 9 is about Relationships with Others., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 9 is about Relationships with Others. (800 words) - [How to reduce stress by setting a daily focus](/content/blog-post/2017/11/29/how-to-reduce-stress-by-setting-a-daily-focus/index.html): If you’ve read Barbara Fredrickson’s book titled Positivity, you’ll remember it promptly starts with two versions of her “start to the day”. She refers to these two versions as Take 1 and Take 2., If you’ve read Barbara Fredrickson’s book titled Positivity, you’ll remember it promptly starts with two versions of her “start to the day”. She refers to these two versions as Take 1 and Take 2. (890 words) - [Fears and phobias affect business leaders too](/content/blog-post/2017/10/19/fears-and-phobias-affect-business-leaders-too/index.html): We all face fears throughout our lives. It’s natural, we’re human. And more often than not, we face our fears and grow mentally stronger as a result. The problem comes when we don’t face them but instead develop unhelpful thinking styles and/or behaviours to avoid them., We all face fears throughout our lives. It’s natural, we’re human. And more often than not, we face our fears and grow mentally stronger as a result. The problem comes when we don’t face them but instead develop unhelpful thinking styles and/or behaviours to avoid them. (904 words) - [Wishing you a Thriving festive season!](/content/blog-post/2017/12/23/d6kn4x576o1r6fr4rbrc98c40og9zx/index.html): You’ve heard of the 12 days of Christmas…well here’s the Thrive version!, You’ve heard of the 12 days of Christmas…well here’s the Thrive version! (855 words) - [Habit 11 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/7/30/habit-11-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 11 is about Listening., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 11 is about Listening. (742 words) - [Habit 12 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People](/content/blog-post/2017/8/6/habit-12-from-the-12-habits-of-resilient-thriving-people.html): Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 12 is about Enjoying Challenges., Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 12 is about Enjoying Challenges. (788 words) - [Why lucky underpants will stop you thriving](/content/blog-post/2017/10/6/why-lucky-underpants-will-stop-you-thriving/index.html): Four leaf clovers, lucky underpants, or that special charm bracelet that grandma gave you. Do you really believe they bring you luck? Really?, Four leaf clovers, lucky underpants, or that special charm bracelet that grandma gave you. Do you really believe they bring you luck? Really? (703 words) - [How To Visualise Yourself Thriving](/content/blog-post/2018/11/30/how-to-visualise-yourself-thriving/index.html): Scientists believe that we may experience real actions and imagined actions in similar ways. Whether we step forward to connect our racquet with the ball, or imagine doing so, we activate many of the same neural networks in our brain., Scientists believe that we may experience real actions and imagined actions in similar ways. Whether we step forward to connect our racquet with the ball, or imagine doing so, we activate many of the same neural networks in our brain. (572 words) - [Are you chewing the cud too much?](/content/blog-post/2017/8/31/are-you-chewing-the-cud-too-much/index.html): Brooding. It's a bit like a cow chewing cud. You just keep turning that big lump of a thought around in your head over and over and over and over again., Brooding. It's a bit like a cow chewing cud. You just keep turning that big lump of a thought around in your head over and over and over and over again. (925 words) - [I'm too busy to learn to thrive](/content/blog-post/2017/9/13/im-too-busy-to-learn-to-thrive/index.html): It’s not uncommon to hear “I’m so stressed but I’ve no time to do anything about it”. I hear that from new clients, friends, and family. They’d love to but “there aren’t enough hours in the day”. Familiar?, It’s not uncommon to hear “I’m so stressed but I’ve no time to do anything about it”. I hear that from new clients, friends, and family. They’d love to but “there aren’t enough hours in the day”. Familiar? (733 words) - [How our mindset impacts our behaviours](/content/blog-post/2018/2/20/how-our-mindset-impacts-our-behaviours/index.html): I teach people how to develop new cognitive and emotional skills. Skills that are helpful. Helpful in leading a life that is happy, resilient, and thriving., I teach people how to develop new cognitive and emotional skills. Skills that are helpful. Helpful in leading a life that is happy, resilient, and thriving. (909 words) - [How control helps us thrive](/content/blog-post/2017/9/25/how-control-helps-us-thrive/index.html): If you really dislike the feeling of being “out of control”, the chances are you have a high “desire for control”., If you really dislike the feeling of being “out of control”, the chances are you have a high “desire for control”. (560 words) - [Winter doesn't make you depressed](/content/blog-post/2018/6/10/winter-doesnt-make-you-depressed/index.html): I went for a run this morning after checking my trusty weather App. I must’ve been holding my phone upside-down because literally in the middle of my run the clouds burst open and threw down a good 20 minutes of solid rain until I was nicely soaked through., I went for a run this morning after checking my trusty weather App. I must’ve been holding my phone upside-down because literally in the middle of my run the clouds burst open and threw down a good 20 minutes of solid rain until I was nicely soaked through. (562 words) - [Manifest your best day, every day.](/content/blog-post/2018/4/16/manifest-your-best-day-every-day/index.html): We know that setting our daily goals is one way to help us achieve them. Writing them down is going to get you even closer to transferring them into the DONE list at the end of the day - by a whopping 42% according to Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at the Dominican University in Californi, We know that setting our daily goals is one way to help us achieve them. Writing them down is going to get you even closer to transferring them into the DONE list at the end of the day - by a whopping 42% according to Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at the Dominican University in California. (529 words) - [How Thriving Got Me Through My Biggest Challenge In 2018](/content/blog-post/2018/12/11/how-thriving-got-me-through-my-biggest-challenge-in-2018.html): At 2.30pm on Sunday 28 October I was holding my father’s hand when he died., At 2.30pm on Sunday 28 October I was holding my father’s hand when he died. (788 words) - [My 10 Favourite Thriving Quotes](/content/blog-post/2018/12/30/my-10-favourite-thriving-quotes/index.html): I absolutely love teaching The Thrive Programme. I love hearing and seeing clients have “light bulb” moments when everything comes together for them and they start thriving., I absolutely love teaching The Thrive Programme. I love hearing and seeing clients have “light bulb” moments when everything comes together for them and they start thriving. (869 words) - [3 Ways Selfies Can Help You Thrive](/content/blog-post/2018/10/10/3-ways-selfies-can-help-you-thrive/index.html): It may have been the origin of the word “selfie” that condemned it to the playground of narcissists and gave it a bad reputation., It may have been the origin of the word “selfie” that condemned it to the playground of narcissists and gave it a bad reputation. (600 words) - [How Words Can Build Our Resilience And Help Us Thrive](/content/blog-post/2018/11/19/how-words-can-build-our-resilience-and-help-us-thrive.html): I live in Sydney, Australia. Unless English is your second language, most Aussies sound the same. That’s not the case in the UK., I live in Sydney, Australia. Unless English is your second language, most Aussies sound the same. That’s not the case in the UK. (717 words) - [How to unlearn social anxiety](/content/blog-post/2018/9/4/how-to-unlearn-social-anxiety/index.html): I remember going to high school with a girl called Alison. She was born and raised in Australia but her parents were American. Alison had an Aussie/Americano sort of thing going on when she spoke. There were certain words she said that had a twang to them. Kinda cool at the time., I remember going to high school with a girl called Alison. She was born and raised in Australia but her parents were American. Alison had an Aussie/Americano sort of thing going on when she spoke. There were certain words she said that had a twang to them. Kinda cool at the time. (611 words) - [Minimising anxiety even during a pandemic](/content/blog-post/2020/3/29/minimising-anxiety-even-during-a-pandemic/index.html): A little over a month ago, we were all going about our daily lives as usual. Going to work, sports, shopping centres, cinemas, and cafes. I was able to visit my mum in her residential aged care environment., A little over a month ago, we were all going about our daily lives as usual. Going to work, sports, shopping centres, cinemas, and cafes. I was able to visit my mum in her residential aged care environment. (812 words) - [Why do I need a mental wellbeing coach?](/content/blog-post/2017/12/28/why-do-i-need-a-mental-wellbeing-coach/index.html): Stress and anxiety are almost always caused by psychological and/or emotional forces., Stress and anxiety are almost always caused by psychological and/or emotional forces. (531 words) - [3 Ways To Boost Your Child's Confidence](/content/blog-post/2018/9/16/three-ways-to-boost-your-childs-confidence/index.html): What parent doesn’t want to raise their kids to be independent, happy, resourceful, and resilient? We all do. But there’s a widening gap between these good intentions and the outcome. Anxiety in young people is on the rise. The big question is why ., What parent doesn’t want to raise their kids to be independent, happy, resourceful, and resilient? We all do. But there’s a widening gap between these good intentions and the outcome. Anxiety in young people is on the rise. The big question is why . (753 words) - [Horoscopes And Anxiety. Real? Yeah.](/content/blog-post/2018/10/5/horoscopes-and-anxiety-real-yeah/index.html): If you see your horoscope in a magazine do you check it out? When I ask this question to clients I mostly get “yeah, but I don’t believe it!” My response is usually “then why the hell read it?”, If you see your horoscope in a magazine do you check it out? When I ask this question to clients I mostly get “yeah, but I don’t believe it!” My response is usually “then why the hell read it?” (512 words) - [Checklist: Everyday Positives](/content/blog-post/2019/12/31/checklist-everyday-positives/index.html): It’s pretty easy to spot the negative stuff. We go about our day buzzing from one thing to another. Not much time is spent looking out for those positive moments. When we do notice them, we quickly forget them and move on to the next dot point on our daily list of bullet points. But you can change, It’s pretty easy to spot the negative stuff. We go about our day buzzing from one thing to another. Not much time is spent looking out for those positive moments. When we do notice them, we quickly forget them and move on to the next dot point on our daily list of bullet points. But you can change that. (432 words) - [How Miss 5-Year-Old Changed Her Thinking](/content/blog-post/2018/9/19/how-miss-5-year-old-changed-her-thinking/index.html): I love hearing how people have changed their lives after “learning-the-thinking-skills-we-were-never-taught-in-school”. This one is a bit different., I love hearing how people have changed their lives after “learning-the-thinking-skills-we-were-never-taught-in-school”. This one is a bit different. (580 words) - [How To Feel Powerful In A Difficult Situation](/content/blog-post/2019/9/7/how-to-feel-powerful-in-a-difficult-situation/index.html): Locus of Control, Locus of Control (691 words) - [COVID and anxious kids. What to do?](/content/blog-post/2020/10/15/let-your-kids-fail-theyll-love-you-for-it-later/index.html): Most of us have heard of the term “helicopter parents” but what does it really mean and have you been guilty of it? The answer is probably., Most of us have heard of the term “helicopter parents” but what does it really mean and have you been guilty of it? The answer is probably. (701 words) - [How to challenge an unhelpful belief](/content/blog-post/2024/12/31/how-to-challenge-an-unhelpful-belief/index.html): Firstly though, what’s a belief? A simple explanation is a belief is ‘a thought you keep on thinking’. But beliefs are a little different to thoughts because thoughts emerge and then if we don’t grab hold of them, they slowly drift away. Beliefs on the other hand are like a lens that we’re looking, Firstly though, what’s a belief? A simple explanation is a belief is ‘a thought you keep on thinking’. But beliefs are a little different to thoughts because thoughts emerge and then if we don’t grab hold of them, they slowly drift away. Beliefs on the other hand are like a lens that we’re looking through every day. (757 words) - [What score would you give yourself today?](/content/blog-post/2024/12/28/what-score-would-you-give-yourself-today/index.html): How we feel about ourselves is a critical component of our mental health. It’s often referred to as our self-esteem. Essentially though, it is how you rate you . Your perception of you . If you like who you are, knowing of course that you’re not perfect, then the chances are you have a healthy sel, How we feel about ourselves is a critical component of our mental health. It’s often referred to as our self-esteem. Essentially though, it is how you rate you . Your perception of you . If you like who you are, knowing of course that you’re not perfect, then the chances are you have a healthy self-esteem. (639 words) - [How Healthy Is Your Self-Esteem?](/content/blog-post/2019/7/31/how-healthy-is-your-self-esteem/index.html): How do you rate yourself generally as a person? As a friend, parent, sibling, child, colleague, worker, and/or manager? Out of 100. Is it less than 85%?, How do you rate yourself generally as a person? As a friend, parent, sibling, child, colleague, worker, and/or manager? Out of 100. Is it less than 85%? (444 words) - [Why being an optimist isn't enough in 2021](/content/blog-post/2020/12/26/why-being-an-optimist-isnt-enough/index.html): Many people think that being optimistic is a good thing. Well it is ... sort of. There's something better though., Many people think that being optimistic is a good thing. Well it is ... sort of. There's something better though. 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