Life Purpose

A new self-development programme shows significant improvements in depression up to 3 months later.

Oberdan Marianetti

Dec 13, 2019

A new self-development programme shows significant improvements in depression up to 3 months later.

Can mindset, cold and breathing really heal us?

Oberdan Marianetti

Jan 31, 2019

Can mindset, cold and breathing really heal us?

I still hear the admonitions as if it were yesterday. “Wear a hat, it’s cold and you’ll get sick” “Cover yourself or you’ll catch a...

Oberdan Marianetti

Jun 20, 2018

Can you press the pause button on life?

Some of the messages in this video resonate so strongly that it is difficult to stick with it and watch the whole 5 minutes. Do you have...

Oberdan Marianetti

Feb 27, 2018

Some Suggestions for Tiger Parents

This article will address a typically Asian phenomenon, 'tiger parenting', however, it is my experience that people from the West are...

We All Have Wings To Fly, Break Them Loose

Oberdan Marianetti

May 18, 2017

We All Have Wings To Fly, Break Them Loose

I recently heard this sentence, "Be light as a swift, not as a feather". It's simplicity struck me for the images and meaning it elicited...

Choose Your Life Purpose From Within You

Oberdan Marianetti

Feb 14, 2017

Choose Your Life Purpose From Within You

It takes courage to sit still for a moment and look within... really look within. I see it during my work with corporates and I see it in...

Oberdan Marianetti

Dec 26, 2016

Let's Start A New Sexual Revolution

Yesterday I watched a film for the fourth time, 'I Am' by Tom Shadyac. If you've not seen it I thoroughly recommend it. Towards the end...

We Are Equally Responsible For The Same Shit We Complain About

Oberdan Marianetti

Oct 17, 2016

We Are Equally Responsible For The Same Shit We Complain About

Today I want to share a few reflections that emerged from one of those random life events that most of us experienced, bird poo. As I am...

Oberdan Marianetti

Sep 27, 2016

“It’s too late when we die”

“It’s too late when we die”, this amazingly powerful reminder by Mike & The Mechanics seems to be topical to our modern, crazy,...

Oberdan Marianetti

Sep 7, 2016

Reflections On Being Perfect

It’s so easy to look in the mirror and think, rightly or wrongly, that we are a failure. We are constantly judging ourselves by the...

Oberdan Marianetti

Aug 9, 2016

Am I Normal? You Are!!!

One of the most frequent questions sexologists get asked around the world is, “Am I normal?” Exploring the complex dynamics behind this...

Panda wisdom and the secrets to a fulfilling life

Oberdan Marianetti

Aug 1, 2016

Panda wisdom and the secrets to a fulfilling life

I wrote previously about the impact of spending a lifetime living by somebody else’s scripts. The way this manifests into adulthood takes...

Oberdan Marianetti

Jun 8, 2016

Life Lessons From A 3 Year Old

There are life lessons that come to us when we least expect them. It’s Tuesday morning, my wife left early for a business engagement, and...

TED Talk - Tackling The Global Epidemic Of Workplace Unhappiness

Oberdan Marianetti

May 28, 2016

TED Talk - Tackling The Global Epidemic Of Workplace Unhappiness

Our lives are conditioned by other people's scripts. We grow up being told what to do, what to say and ultimately what to be. We need to...

3 Lessons I Learned From A SLAP IN THE FACE

Oberdan Marianetti

Mar 22, 2016

3 Lessons I Learned From A SLAP IN THE FACE

A personal experience a few weeks ago was a powerful reminder that we are not as awake as we think…a difficult experience to digest, but...

Oberdan Marianetti

Feb 17, 2016

Rediscover Your Sexual Essence

Originally published in PRIME Magazine (February 2016). The image of love promoted during Valentine’s Day is a rather biased one, and...

Oberdan Marianetti

Jan 27, 2016

Depression Is A Silent Killer

Today I wish to offer a short reflection that was prompted by the attached video. How many of your loved ones silently struggle without...

Oberdan Marianetti

Jan 19, 2016

Expat life: curse or blessing?

It’s evening. You are sitting at the dinner table and the phone rings. Your partner picks up. “Hello?” Within a few seconds you realise...

Oberdan Marianetti

Jan 1, 2016

How To See Your Reality In 3 Steps

Our reality is heavily biased by our memories, even those that are long gone. Since leaving Italy, about 20 years ago, I must have...

We are born with infinite potential, rediscover it!

Oberdan Marianetti

Dec 23, 2015

We are born with infinite potential, rediscover it!

“We are born with our hands full. That’s why as newborn babies we clench our fists. Because we have the best gifts we could ever wish...

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