Being interested both in the development of Internet technology and in the power of the mind, I was fascinated to learn that hotel chain Travelodge in the UK has invented a new way of helping people sleep better.

They’ve combined the popularity of iPods with the power of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) and come up with what they call Nodcasts.

Seems the chain did a study that shows up to 23 million British workers are losing an hour’s sleep every night because they dread going to work the next day.

Just one hour, I wondered? It seems that…

Dealing with a difficult boss or colleague, missing a deadline, giving an important presentation and coping with heavy workloads are just some of the reasons why work worries are giving Brits slumber stress rather than sweet dreams.

The research shows that more than half of the UK workforce (51%) are lying awake at night worrying about mistakes made at work during the day. Do you think the rest didn’t make mistakes or is it just that they don’t worry?

Other common work related issues causing lost sleep are:

• Dealing with a difficult boss (28%)
• Having to give an important presentation (19%)
• Missing a work deadline (18%)

Of course, they’re all good reasons to quit the corporate life and have your own business!

But in a bid to solve the problem, Travelodge is offering guests the chance to take up what they call ‘motivational sleeping’.

The chain commissioned NLP trainer Greg Laws to record a series of inspirational “Nodcasts” to tap into the unconscious mind and help millions of UK workers to run their lives more successfully, while they sleep.

The five NLP Nodcasts will deal with the following work related issues:

• Assertiveness - how to say what you want and get it
• Confidence - how to get a “can do” attitude
• Communication - how to make more friends and influence more people
• Stress - how to combat anxiety and relax
• Motivation - how to overcome inertia and seize the day

The Nodcasts can be downloaded by guests free of charge at www.travelodge.co.uk

The Travelodge study also identified that one in five workers wake up in cold sweats due to nightmares where they are telling their bosses what they really think of them and where they can stick their job!

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