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- The 10 Habits of Happiness - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2013 from Nicola BuntingHow happy do you want to be? How happy will you allow yourself to be? The beautiful and surprising thing is that we are mostly in charge of our own happiness: only 15% of our happiness depends on external events, according to studies. So the first happiness habit is to decide to be happy and ...
Views: 1069 - Work? Life? Balance?! How to… - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2013 from Nicola BuntingHow can you achieve ideal work/life balance in a 24/7 world? "There's no such thing as work life balance," declared Sheryl Sandburg recently, best-selling author of "Lean In." "There's work, there's life, and there's no balance." What do you think? What are your thoughts about Yahoo ...
Views: 1139 - Are You Human Or Are You Zombie? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Nicola Bunting“Are you human or are you dancer?” ask the Killers in their hit song “Human”. My question to you today is are you human or are you zombie? Being un-dead isn’t being alive. How fully alive are you really? Or are you living a bit of a zombie life, going through the motions, waiting for ...
Views: 1246 - Miracle-Making For Beginners: Starting New in 2013 - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Nicola Bunting2013! NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TO TAKE YOU FROM CRUISE CONTROL COMFORT ZONE TO STELLAR SUCCESS AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN 2013. You have to admit there's something special and a bit magic about New Year's Eve, about that betwixt and between moment when we're poised to end one year and start something ...
Views: 1323 - Creating Legendary Leadership With The Enneagram - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Nicola BuntingMany of you will know that I am passionate about how the Enneagram creates extraordinary self-awareness as a way to transform your life and your work in endless positive directions. It's an incredibly dynamic and profound personality profiling framework that shows how your orientation to ...
Views: 2212 - "Seeing The Invisible, Creating The Impossible" or Mission Possible - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Nicola BuntingAs Walt Disney said, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." What's possible for you? What's impossible that you want to be possible? What if you could make the impossible possible? You can...it's an art. I've been thinking a lot recently about what has been called one of the modern ...
Views: 1919 - Angels are for life not just for Christmas - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Nicola BuntingThink of the words in Christmas carols: "glory shone around," calm, bright, peace, light, shine. Whether we focus on angels as guardians, heavenly messengers and intermediaries, or simply as inspiring symbols of qualities we aspire to, we are most likely to see them at Christmas time. Angels ...
Views: 1128 - Your Inner Summer - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Nicola BuntingIt's that time of year again... That time of year when we take time out, time away, time to enjoy nature and all of the beauty around us and within us. Whether we spend summer in the city or in Tuscany, we experience time differently. The summer gives us an inner summer experience of immersing ...
Views: 1355(2 votes) - Relationship Breakthroughs: Enjoy Conscious Relationships with the Enneagram - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Nicola BuntingType 8s are from Mars, type 4s are from Venus? They might as well be, considering the potential for misunderstanding between different Enneagram types. The first point to understand is that we aren't wrong because we're different. If you would like to get a handle on each type, visit the ...
Views: 1974 - Let The Sunshine In; Making Each Moment Magic - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Nicola BuntingMaya Angelou writes that "you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." I can add a fourth thing to the list: you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles being stranded abroad and ...
Views: 1405(2 votes) - Be Happy Now - Seven Hows of Happiness - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Nicola BuntingWhat if today could be your first day ever of consciously choosing and creating happiness? The great news is...that it can. Whether happiness is a science or art, why not bring it back where it belongs, to your life and work at the present, rather than postponing it to some hypothetical future ...
Views: 1206(1 vote) - Setting Your Intentions For A Brilliant 2010 - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingAs you count the ways you're grateful for your 2009, why not take some time out to reflect on how you want to feel this time next year? What do you want 2010 to be like for you? If you consciously decide on what you want to achieve in 2010, you stand a much higher chance of making your dreams ...
Views: 1122(2 votes) - What's a call to adventure and how do you know if you have one? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Nicola BuntingListen for your Call to Adventure In a story, it's the moment when the hero or heroine is invited on a quest or journey, when the day-to-day routine of their ordinary life is interrupted by something disruptive, exciting, unsettling, different... It could be the hobbit, hearing a sudden knock ...
Views: 2235 - Are you ready to catch your next wave? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Nicola BuntingWhat comes to your mind when you picture a graceful surfer on the crest of a huge wave.....exhilaration, harmony, connectedness, balance, beauty? What if you could approach your life with the same qualities, poised and ready to catch your next wave and seize all the extraordinary opportunities ...
Views: 1138 - Making Your Life Work For You - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingHow much joy do you currently have in your life? Think 3 dimensionally! What might it take to feel you're moving closer to a destination that's right for you as a unique individual? As a life coach, I help people gain clarity on what kind of life and work will make them happiest. It's about ...
Views: 1186 - Attracting Abundance With Coaching and Positive Psychology - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingIncreasingly, there's a whole range of interesting scientific studies in the area of positive psychology showing how and why coaching works. How does excellent coaching produce such profound and sustainable results? In my life and executive coaching practice, I find that using practical ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - Enhancing Relationships With the Enneagram - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingWhat difference would it make to your life if your relationships, at home and at work, were based on mutual understanding and respect, where you inspire each other to be your best and enjoy the differences between you? The Enneagram is a powerful and still surprisingly little known approach to ...
Views: 3704 - Uncover and Shine a Light on Your Buried Life - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Nicola Bunting"The Buried Life," by Matthew Arnold This poem articulates the profound truths of our heart and soul, that often, sadly, bear so little relation to the superficial happenings and conversations of our days. It invites us to be true to who we really are, to share our genuine self with those we ...
Views: 1221 - Designing Your Ideal Life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingHow much joy do you currently have in your life? Think 3 dimensionally! What might it take to feel you're moving closer to a destination that's right for you as a unique individual? As a life coach, I help people gain clarity on what kind of life and work will make them happiest. It's about ...
Views: 1749 - Making Your Life Work for You - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Nicola BuntingHow much joy do you currently have in your life? Think 3 dimensionally! What might it take to feel you're moving closer to a destination that's right for you as a unique individual? As a life coach, I help people gain clarity on what kind of life and work will make them happiest. It's about ...
Views: 866 - Being the Hero(ine) of Your Own Life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingAs I'm writing this afternoon, I'm half-reading Tennyson's "Ulysses," half-watching the New Orleans Saints play the San Diego Chargers at Wembley (on tv!) , and wholly reflecting on what to write to my lovely past, present, and future coaching clients that will inspire them amidst the daily ...
Views: 1354 - Attracting Abundance with Coaching and Positive Psychology - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Nicola BuntingIncreasingly, there's a whole range of interesting scientific studies in the area of positive psychology showing how and why coaching works. How does excellent coaching produce such profound and sustainable results? In my life and executive coaching practice, I find that using practical ...
Views: 1052(1 vote) - Reconnecting with and Celebrating Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola Bunting"The time will come/ when, with elation,/ you will greet yourself arriving/ at your own front door, in your own mirror,/ and each will smile at the other's welcome , and say, sit here. Eat./ You will love again the stranger who was your self./ Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart/ to ...
Views: 1443 - Leadership and Personal Development - Be the Change You Want to See - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingOne of my lovely executive coaching clients was recently invited to give a presentation on leadership and personal development to his international board of directors. Colleagues were aware of our coaching work and impressed with his own personal development and leadership, both of which are ...
Views: 1146 - Strategizing - Results Not Resolutions - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingOver the many years I've been coaching, my clients have achieved extraordinary personal and professional results through following the strategizing process outlined below, everything from changing career from one that bores to one that delights, gaining rapid promotion, turning a team (and ...
Views: 1101 - Uncover and Shine a Light on Your Buried Life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingThis poem articulates the profound truths of our heart and soul, that often, sadly, bear so little relation to the superficial happenings and conversations of our days. It invites us to be true to who we really are, to share our genuine self with those we love, even though it can be scary, ...
Views: 989 - Making Work Work for You! - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingThink about waking up in the morning knowing that you're going to be spending the day doing work you love, work that excites and fulfills you. Doesn't it feel like that wonderful beginning of summer or summer holiday feeling, or almost as good, anyway? Now think about work you've done in the ...
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