A paradigm is a previously accepted view of the world that is disproved, such as discovering the earth wasn’t flat or that the planets moved around the sun. Another example is Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile – a feat that many doctors said was impossible – and the emergence of digital watches in […]
Peer pressure can be a very subtle and insidious process that can creep up on you and put you in a comfort zone/prison of your own making. The people we choose to hang out with have a huge influence on how we see ourselves so it makes sense to seek out those who support, encourage […]
20 questions technique Innovation can be difficult. Setting a system in place to tackle a goal can help bring new ideas. Management guru Brian Tracey has got a great ‘mind storming’ technique. Get a blank sheet of paper and write your goal/problem at the top of the page. Make sure your goal is specific and […]
How can I define life or small business coaching? a trainer or instructor a tutor who prepares … That is the dictionary’s definition but to me it is so much more. I want to encourage people toward changes that made the difference between living the life they want rather than living the life they were given. Life is a series of choices but sometimes people, because […]
It’s pretty simple really but how many of us can do these six things… Be thankful – Acknowledgement of what you like or love brings more of the same. If someone has been praised for something, it is a FACT that they will try to repeat the action. A perfect example is a recipe, if […]
Texting has it’s place I am sure but, as a life coach, I have seen it make more trouble than give benefit. So much time and energy is put into figuring out a text when a 1 or 2 minute phone call can help you re-connect and give most information clearly. I have seen people send 7 […]
They can because they think they can. – Virgil So you are unlucky. Why is the universe after you? Why are you the victim? You must really be a bad person if you are so unlucky…OR, you have had a few bad things happen to you early on and somehow (wrongly) felt that you deserved […]
” The only thing required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.” -Thomas Paine As a life coach, if I had to sum up in one phrase what causes the biggest problems in people’s lives, I would say it is “fear and inaction”. The two are inextricably linked. One causes the other […]
The real secret on how to deal with difficult people is not dealing with them but understanding why they are difficult. You may say “because they are a *#!^/” But there is always more going on than you may at first be aware of. Realise that it is highly likely that if someone is treating […]
I gained an enormous amount of weight after having my daughter and it wasn’t from the pregnancy. It was from lack of sleep. Every little ache from teething to tummy troubles often causes broken sleep for even adults, but for babies and toddlers they almost always need help getting back to that sweet slumber. Hence […]