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Desperate search for something, that I know ultimately won’t fulfill me - by Robert SimicTime Is Not Your Problem - by Robert Simic- Stressed out? 5 Self-Care Survival Strategies - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Carolyn EllisAre you feeling stressed out? Isn’t this time of year when families and friends come together to celebrate special holidays and connect supposed to be a time of joy and peace? Then why are so many people out there feeling stressed out, short-tempered and run down? A key ingredient for success ...
Views: 3130 - 11 TIPS TO AVOID OVEREATING - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Anna AparicioSummer has oficially arrived! With good weather come skimpy clothes, ice cream and barbeques. The streets will be perfumed with the hunger inducing aroma of charcoaled sausages, chicken and burgers. Buns will come out too, together with salads and copious amounts of beer and wine. How can ...
Views: 3124(3 votes) - The Four Seasons of Life, The Four Seasons of Love - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Razan Z. KilaniThe Four Seasons of Life, The Four Seasons of Love Often times in conversations with friends or clients, I have used the analogy of the four seasons to assimilate the happenings of daily life and relationship challenges that happened in my as well as their lives. It is a positive thinking ...
Views: 3108(1 vote) - ***The 5 Myths of Extreme Self Care Or what kind of excuses can I come up with today? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Lori Lynn SmithA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-tzu Eight years ago I was a control freak perfectionist workaholic! I worked 16 hour days, every day. One day, I found myself siting in my car in the parkade and crying. I was tired, sooo tired! Right then and there, I made a ...
Views: 3106(3 votes) - If I make a claim on my critical illness insurance will I get taxed on the payout? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Mark GlendaleWe are effectively covering ourselves against the worst case scenario of being diagnosed with a critical illness and covering ourselves in a financial way. Although this type of insurance does not prevent you from actually developing a critical illness it can certainly help provide a source of ...
Views: 3073 - Are You Needy Or Greedy? - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Angel TrueAt first the words needy and greedy bring up uncomfortable thoughts about corporate indifference or bad relationships but let's take a step beyond that. Just for a moment consider these words in the framework of your mindset for success. The question that will be asked with this perspective is ...
Views: 3051 - Definition: Personal Life Coach - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2007 from Debbie MolisLife coaching is a practice of helping clients determine and achieve personal goals. A coach uses multiple methods to help clients with the process of setting and reaching goals. Coaching is not targeted at psychological illness, and coaches are not therapists. Origins and History With ...
Views: 3028 - The Differences Between Clinical Therapy And Life Coaching - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2008 from CHERIE ScheurichThough both psychotherapy and life coaching strive toward a common goal: a healthier and happier life style for the individual; there are some very specific differences in the process for how the changes occur. In addition, the clientele is somewhat different. Discussing the similarities ...
Views: 3028 - Striving But Never Arriving - Creating Long Term Goals - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2008 from Doug NauI’ve always been fascinated with the array of goal setting strategies that people implement in their every day life. Whether the goal is related to health and wellness, spirituality, relationships or finances, the approach and mindset a person uses is often consistent across these ...
Views: 3027 - Your Life Will Never Change If You Keep On Doing the Same Thing! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Willie HortonI’ve been running my Personal Development Workshops for the last fifteen years and, during that time, I’ve met plenty of people who, for one reason or another, wanted to change their life. I’ve all sorts of reasons – from the proverbial midlife crisis to the career crossroads, from low self ...
Views: 3024(1 vote) - Secrets to Dealing with Difficult People - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Sheila Van HoutenThey are everywhere you go--at work, in the family, among friends, at the church and synagogue. They are difficult, annoying, irritating people. You want to avoid them, but no matter where you go, thee they are. The fact is, they are playing their part PERFECTLY by allowing you to figure out ...
Views: 3019 - Combining Life Coaching with NLP and CBT - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from Michael LemonLife Coaching, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Neuro- Linguistic Programming (NLP) can be used to work together in any client situation. They act as tools to help improve, and change a person's life. Many practitioners specialise in one specific subject, however, the subjects can be ...
Views: 3014 - What’s the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Andrew RondeauIt can be a truly rewarding task for any person to guide others through life. At the same time it can be a daunting challenge. The person who has taken on the role of guide needs to walk a very fine line. On one hand the person must be strong enough to be able to reprimand the follower when ...
Views: 3002(1 vote) - How Does Success Happen? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Helen AvaientHow does success happen? I heard a fabulous quote from Dale Beaumont (author of the Secrets Exposed book series) today…… “Success does not happen in a day, it happens day-by-day.” How true this is. It is the habits and the patterns that we continue with, that make us successful! Take for ...
Views: 2999 - Focus on the Things We Can Do to Eliminate Prejudice, Hate and Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2009 from Janie BehrPrejudice, discrimination, and scapegoating is alive and well in the 21st century. Marshall Wong, a hate-crime coordinator said, "anti-Semitic crime is still consistently among the top four groups targeted." Perhaps the most startling discovery is the reports of anti-Semitic schoolyard ...
Views: 2989 - Life Vision Statement - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Nina AtwoodIf you have never done this exercise, it is one that is powerful in setting the stage for achievement of your long term life goals. This one requires a calm, quiet state of mind, so carve out some time, do the things that relax you, have paper and pen on hand. Now, ask yourself this question - ...
Views: 2987 - 5 Ways to Regain Your Creativity - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2013 from Cheryl BigusIn talking with peers and clients this past year, I came to an interesting conclusion; the creativity we have as children is displaced by the go-go-go epidemic we find ourselves in as adults. Did you while away the hours as a kid day dreaming, drawing or reading? These activities all are rooted ...
Views: 2986 - Fishing for elephants (and killing self-limiting beliefs) - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2017 from Fredrik LyhagenOn the journey towards greatness you must go fishing for elephants. The bigger the better. Knowing where to fish and which bait to use takes experience and when an elephant bites it can be a long fight to reel it in. And then, it's time to kill it. Fishing for elephants can be a long-winded ...
Views: 2967(2 votes) - Secrets to Attracting Your Heart's Desire - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Nanette GeigerI attracted emotionally unavailable men, men who lived out of state, or traveled a great deal of time. Even though my father was an emotionally absent father, I thought that since I consciously knew it, I'd consciously choose loving relationships with men that were available. Even up to the last ...
Views: 2961(6 votes) - Why Resist the Energetic Shift? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Lexie MoonDo you feel it? The shift, I mean. There is a shift happening all around us on the physical level and the energetic, vibrational level. We are changing. The earth is changing. Everything is changing. One common theme that I notice happening for a lot of people is that their reaction to all of ...
Views: 2948 - Life Coaching – Its Integral Role in Global Change - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Lizelle Le RouxSerena Williams, Bill Clinton, Andre Agassi, Hugh Jackman… just a few of the many highly successful people who use a life coach. Why? Because they know that self awareness is the key to successfully navigate obstacles, to keep taking empowered actions towards their goals, while their coach ...
Views: 2934 - 10 TIPS TO SURVIVE THE WEEKEND - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Anna Aparicio1/ SHOP NOW! But not for clothes girls, sorry! For food! Buy your groceries before the weekend so that you have the right foods in your fridge and cupboards. Use the PSP system: Plan-Shop-Prepare. As with anything in life, the more prepared you are, the better chance you have of ...
Views: 2928(2 votes) - Life Coaching Training: 5 Ways to Make Money with Your Coaching Business - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from X YI have met many different coaches - life coaches, career coaches, business coaches and many others, who think that the only way to make money with coaching is by providing one-on-one coaching services to their clients. This is not true - there are many different ways to make money with your ...
Views: 2927 - Listening to Advice: Yeah-But Syndrome - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Beth Tunis, M.A.So you’ve just ended a phone conversation where you were looking for some concrete help, and now you feel frustrated! Thinking back on it, you realize that “yeah but” was repeated (by you) at least three times. You want advice, yet the conversation took turns that didn’t feel ...
Views: 2921 - How to Create and Keep Positive Beliefs - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Marilyn StannettThe importance of what we believe.... “Beliefs have the power to create and power to destroy”- a quote by Anthony Robins that I truly appreciate. Think of a time where you believed with utter certainty that you would achieve a goal? What were the things that you did to achieve that goal? How ...
Views: 2909 - Integrity: The Root of Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Jake TuschinskiIf I’ve said it once I’ve said it hundreds of times “Leadership is not any one method taught by an instructor. Leadership is developed from within with the support and guidance of an expert.” As a Leadership Coach I challenge people already in leadership roles, to reflect on integrity. That’s ...
Views: 2901(2 votes) - You Can Have it All....Just Not All at Once! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from Eva GregoryUsually, when it comes to attaining our goals and seeing our dreams come true, we have set a timeline or, at least, have one in mind. That is a good thing. It keeps us focused, motivated. It is tangible; it is binary, measurable: have I been, done, reached such-and-such? Yes or no... ...
Views: 2899(8 votes) - Who is Responsible for Your Success? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Kathy AndrewsCertainly you know the answer--the person who has been responsible for the life you live right now: YOU. Everything about you is a result of your doing or not doing... Your income. Debt. Relationships. Health. Fitness level. Attitudes and behaviors. But sometimes you convince yourself that ...
Views: 2897 - Are the new parameters of beauty destroying women's confidence? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anna AparicioHair extensions, fake lashes, filled pouts, whitened teeth, pumped breasts, stick on nails, Spanxed hips, 6 inch heels… size ten women killing themselves to be a size eight, and size eight women putting their life at risk to be a size zero. All so we can all look like each other, be accepted and ...
Views: 2896(1 vote) - The ABC’s of Reaching your Goals - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Kerrie HawkinsNo matter how determined we are at planning, resourcing and achieving all those wondering things we want for ourselves, or even others, sometimes we need a little nudge in the right direction. Or maybe its a framework to guide our thought process. Just something to help you get from A to B. You ...
Views: 2893 - Finding My Center, Not My Purpose - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Nanette SaylorWhere does awareness come from and how do I learn to trust it? I believe that messages from the universe often come to me as dreams. They are divine inspiration, energy channeled through me in some way. Scientific or “woo-woo”-ish, I believe this energy exists and the vibration of that energy ...
Views: 2878 - Productivity and Energy: 4 Strategies to Managing Your Energy Cycles - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Carolyn EllisAre you struggling to become more productive and get ahead of your “to do” list? Do you feel overwhelmed at how meet all of the demands life makes of you? Most people focus on external solutions like time management skills or organizational systems to help them become more productive. An ...
Views: 2866 - Why Do You Need a Coach? The Passion Triangle and the Performance Pyramid. - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2008 from Nigel LewisFrom Passion to Performance Hi my name is Nigel Lewis and I am a Life Coach (www.c-optionscoaching.com) who believes that many of us have the potential to be much more than we ever achieve if only we understood the importance of allowing someone to reflect back to us what we already know ...
Views: 2853 - Summer Fun in Your Own Backyard - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWe all know that with the price of gas going up, that everything else will soon be jumping in price too. This takes a toll on family vacations, outings for the weekend, rising grocery bills etc. So how can a family have fun and still have money left for all of the bills that are due every ...
Views: 2851 - How Does Shifting Your Presence Affect Others? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Carol Harris-FikeWe each have presence felt by others at any point in time. Our presence is all that is subconsciously felt by others and, for some even consciously felt. To me it is the way our life energy is flowing at that moment. The way our life energy flows determines the emotions we are feeling, ...
Views: 2845 - What Are You Willing to Die For? A Salute to our Soldiers - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from Randy MayesThe life of a soldier is an interesting one. They voluntarily give up their own life for a cause or purpose that is much larger than themselves. After signing on, new recruits are sent to basic training. They are pushed beyond any reasonable bounds and systematically broken down so that they ...
Views: 2844 - Bad Telemarketing Tactics To Avoid - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2012 from Belinda SummersIn all businesses, it is very important to make sure that all your activities are properly arranged to help you succeed. This is true especially in the area of lead generation and appointment setting. A properly organized and well- performed telemarketing campaign is very important if you want ...
Views: 2832 - Job Interview Success: 6 Tips To Get You The Job You Want - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Anna AparicioIn the current economic climate, we find ourselves with millions of highly intelligent, overqualified job seekers around the world fighting for the same jobs. Millions of Curriculums Vitae’s emailed every day, followed by millions of phone calls, followed by millions of interviews, followed by ...
Views: 2831(2 votes) - Live The Examined Life, And Create The Life - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ted CiubaIt was Henry David Thoreau in the 1800s—the transcendental era of literature, if you're a literature major—who wrote in Walden: "The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." Of course if he were writing today, he'd say, "The mass of people or persons live lives of quiet ...
Views: 2831 - Law Of Attraction Coach: Appearance Isn't Everything - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Nanette GeigerHere are the findings from a study done by a popular dating site. What are the most important aspects in a lover: 1. Appearance 11% 2. Personality 30% 3. Physique 5% 4. Sense of Humor 14% 5. Eyes 10% 6. Popularity 0% 7. Smile 12% 8. Hair 7% 9. Education 7% 10. ...
Views: 2824(4 votes) - Energy and Influences For February 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Warrior SpiritThis month requires a certain circulation of energy so that things don’t get stuck. There could be a tendency for you to become mired in the quicksand of the instinctive center, afraid to move forward, sideways or backwards. You could be like a deer in headlights, frozen in fear and not knowing ...
Views: 2812(1 vote) - Emotions verses Feelings - by A Teaching about Emotions
This spiritual teaching defines the World of the Creator and the World of Man. Through understanding, you will learn why you should rid yourself of Emotions and fill your life with Feeling, for yourself and all living things, for what you hold in your mind and heart ...
Views: 2807 - Book Review: Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success In Work And, Life - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Life Coaching, the practice of assisting clients to determine and achieve personal goals. A coach will use a variety of methods, tailored to the client, to move through the process of setting and reaching goals. Bruce D Schneider is ...
Views: 2806 - ***Confidence is a Tangible Asset Worth Its Price - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Emily Erickson-SandstromConfidence is a Tangible Asset Worth its Price We face some challenge. We mentally list what our resources are to deal with it. 'I have the time. I have the money. I have the skill.' we say to ourselves, listing our ammo. Confidence does not show up as one of those tangible assets in our ...
Views: 2795(6 votes) - 3 Easy Steps to Recapture Your Happiness - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Warren WojnowskiDo you feel unhappy and trapped in your present circumstances, struggling for a way to recapture your happiness? If you do, itt's not an uncommon feeling, especially in today's world. It's easy to believe you're trapped without choices, that you're somehow at the mercy of everything and everyone ...
Views: 2767 - Finding hope and showing true courage when facing lifes struggle - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from ayo olaniyanI was walking down the road this morning & different thoughts, ideas, scenarios kept flashing across my mind. I was thinking about my family, wife, son, mentors, friends, work, in-laws etc. After so many thoughts, i came up with this topic ‘True courage is fighting/facing your battles ...
Views: 2762 - Six Things Your Life Coach Doesn't Want You To Know - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Judy WidenerThere are many confusing and false messages bouncing around in cyberspace about life coaching. After coaching 600 people over the past 13 years, talking with dozens of coaches and surfing the websites of about 100 more, I'm sharing my take on what coaching is—and isn't. I'd like to say upfront ...
Views: 2732(1 vote) - Pay Attention to Your Feelings – They’re Your Friends - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2011 from Joan ChamberlainA Deeper Look at Your Feelings. After all these years of talking with people, I’m still surprised at how many people aren’t acquainted with their feelings. I don’t mean that they don’t have feelings. I mean that they’re (1) unaware of having them, and (2) even when they become aware, ...
Views: 2722 - 3 Steps To Creating Limitless Wealth And Success - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Keith MatthewDo you want to make money online or simply in addition to your present income? To reach out into the formless energy and attract the gold of the universe and differentiate it into form whenever you desire, do the following: Step 1: Create Limitless Vision Use your intuition to create a ...
Views: 2717 - Struggle is Nature’s Way of Strengthening You - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Aimee YawnickI recently watched a show on TV where two men were stranded on an island together, and the one younger man was going through detox from his drug addiction. The older man knew of the younger man’s dilemma as he was holding a stash of his drugs. In a moment of compassion the older man showed ...
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