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A place for everything and everything in its place
"A place for everything and everything in it's place" is a phrase I first heard in the late 90s, I had been contracted to help an organisation design and develop a staff development programme for their workforce. The phrase was one they had adopted as a way of encouraging people to keep their workplace clean and tidy.
Continue reading...Where are you up to?
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Goal setting is something I've written about on more than one occasion on this blog; something that is flavour of the month at the moment and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. So there we have, goal setting, so you either work with it or kick it into touch without so much as a second thought.
Continue reading...Things in perspective
Saturday, January 30, 2010
We are all guilty of procrastinating at some stage in our attempts to achieve our goals. In his book "Eat that frog", Brian Tracy uses an old metaphor to help people overcome their procrastination. The metaphor says, if the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day.
Continue reading...Learn to listen
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Listening is a skill we all have; however it is not a skill that is used to the best of our ability or to the benefit of all concerned? Everyday of our lives we listen to people engaged in conversation; either one to one or in groups. At times we are involved in the dialogue of those conversations but are we understanding and truly following the thread of what is being said.
Continue reading...Achieving goals
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Goals are a much talked about subject; in particular at this time of year, whether on a personal level or otherwise your discussions will be concentrated on wrestling with your New Year resolutions. In your work situation; they'll more than likely be discussed at your company appraisal. Where ever you are discussing them; there is still the age old problem of why they are not being accomplished.
Continue reading...Goal setting tools
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Goal setting has become an important part of our lives as part of the New Thought and Life Coaching agendas. It is said within these arenas that the process is important; if you're wanting to achieve the life you want, however just as important is being able to set goals.
Continue reading...6 steps to getting over your barriers to success
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
How often are you faced with what seems like an impossible feat to accomplishing a task and achieving your goal? They are so frustrating and annoying; and what do you think when they occur, "this is the least thing I need right now", or something similar.
Continue reading...10 ways to achieve great results
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Whether at home or in the workplace we are continually being pressurised to become high performers and improve our results. In the home these pressures come from the changing face of family life and the demands being made on parents. In the workplace they come in the form of targets and reports from the boss.
Continue reading...10 great ways to create an income using your skills
Sunday, November 15, 2009
We all possess an abundance of yet untapped skills that are waiting to be exercised. These are skills we have learnt and developed over time without realising it and written them off, without so much as a second thought. Then we proclaim we are short of money; we can't afford this . . . and we can't afford that . . .
Continue reading...You are what you think
Saturday, November 14, 2009
As you go about your daily routines a number of different thoughts will pass through your mind; some will affect you more than others. In particular the negative thoughts you have will have a debilitating effect on your performance, whereas your positive thoughts will have an empowering effect on your performance.
Continue reading...How to achieve great results from your personal development
Friday, November 13, 2009
When you consider the amount of time, effort and hard work you apply to your personal growth, all in the cause of self improvement, is it any wonder that you become frustrated and somewhat despondent when you fail to accomplish your goals.
Continue reading...How to make your hard work pay
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Efficiency is the name of the game whether at home or at work; no matter how hard you work your output has to match a given criteria. A criteria given to you? Yes, unfortunately the acceptability of the level of your output and the quality of it are externally assessed by a cohort of people affectionately known as (aka) your family, friends, colleagues and bosses.
Continue reading...8 great ways to a new you
Monday, November 9, 2009
With much of the media hype focusing on our appearance and how we look on the outside we very often forget our own feelings and what really is happening on the inside. In the constant strive to achieve the 'ideal' physical shape and perfect body, messages from the media, are conveniently forgetting to remind us about our own inner self and the feelings we carry round with us on a daily basis.
Continue reading...10 great ways to improve your thinking
Saturday, November 7, 2009
An improved level of thinking is something I'm sure that many people would love to achieve, no matter what their level is at the moment. The number of times people can be seen in situations where they are being asked to think, yes a simple straight-forward task and they suddenly freeze up.
Continue reading...How to get the best out of your training days
Friday, November 6, 2009
The number of times feedback from a training day or staff development at work has been classified as 'a complete waste of time'. I'm sure you must have either heard this yourself or thought it after a day that was supposed to enlighten you, invigorate you, motivate you or provide you with additional skills to perform your job role.
Continue reading...The importance of tracking your achievements
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Every incident and occurrence you interact with on a daily basis is given a level of importance by your internal assessment mechanisms. You will have your own criteria for the level of importance you place on the value of something you encounter.
Continue reading...10 steps to becoming a great a life coach
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A greater number of people are leaving their 9 to 5 routine in search of their dream job; many are turning to Life Coaching as a preferred option. Many of those taking this option are finding a great deal of success and they are becoming well respected coaches but not without a great deal of hard work.
Continue reading...Are you living by your principles?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Are you living by your principles? Principles are those things that some people last talked about in High School when they were discussing gravity or the 'principle of moments', that's how a see-saw works for the non-scientific readers. Principles can also be applied to your life in the same way.
Continue reading...21 ways to boost your personal development
Friday, October 30, 2009
Your Personal Development Training is a key factor in the progress you make in your self development and personal growth; failure to maintain a clear focus on your progress and ultimate goal will leave you unfulfilled and demotivated.
Continue reading...Coaching Development
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
You will be aware that your Personal Development Training encompasses many different opportunities to enhance your self development; one such opportunity is training to become a Professional Development Coach. Kris Robertson of The Coaching Academy discusses the opportunity and what it involves.
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- Paul: Ayo,Thanks for dropping in to add your comment.It is often a wonder why we fail to consider the true beauty of something and just conc...
- Paul: Mick,Thanks for calling in to add your comment.I think prepatory work is crucial in many processes we undertake. I pleased to hear you...
- Paul: Ryan,Thank you for your comment.Sometimes it's just a case of realising that things will happe when they are good and ready; when ...
- discoveringpurpose: hi paul,how are you?this is beauty at its best. would i be right in saying it's another perspective or dimension to beauty?(but it's b...
- Mick Morris: Paul, powerful advice... particularly about playing your part by doing the right prepatory work and looking after yourself....
- Ryan Hanzel: Very well said! I am always worried about when should I start doing this or that and always worrying about when the time is right. Then I just think I...
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