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The cycle of the four seasons
The cycle of the four seasons are well known to us as fairly fixed periods of time, in our everyday lives; spring, summer, autumn and winter. I’m sure you have your favourite season that you look forward to and relish the moments as it draws closer. Likewise, I’m sure you have a season that you don’t particularly look forward to and begin to dread the times you spend in it.
Learn something new
On this blog, I have written a number of times about how continuing your learning, is an important ingredient in the recipe of your personal development training. I have recently been ‘walking my talk’ and I’ve completed an online blog optimisation course.
Learn to learn
The idea of learning to learn may seem like a strange concept to you; this is especially so if you started your education when I did, as long ago as the 1960s. There were the days when you belong to a class of other children who tended to be instilled with fear more than learning. The classes were very formal, with little chance of contribution from the children, unless asked to. Also the dreaded corporal punishment was still available to the teachers and they weren’t afraid to exercise their right either.
Create a Mastermind team
The power of the human mind is without doubt one of the most under used features you have available to you. The energy available from one human mind is remarkable; the energy is a result of the knowledge the mind has gained. If knowledge is the fuel our our mental energy, how or where do we acquire knowledge in order to raise our mind’s energy levels?
Learn to listen
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.
Self Confidence and Self Esteem (Part 1)
Self confidence and self esteem are sometimes interchanged and confused into having the same meaning; however that’s not the case as there are some subtle differences. It is possible to be self confident but have a low self esteem; you only need to study the make-up of one or two actors to see this situation in action.
Goal setting tools
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.
Achieving Peak Performance
How do your performances measure up to your expectations or those of others? Are they as expected or do they fall some way short? How do you feel both emotionally and physically when you have finished a performance?
Awareness and Responsibility
What part does awareness and responsibility play in your life? What is the importance of having more or less of each of them in your life? What is the effect of becoming more aware and more responsible?
5 steps to new thinking
An interesting and worthwhile exercise is to sit and listen to people in conversation with one another and make a mental note of how they spend much of their conversation sabotaging their progress with the language they use.
Building strong coaching relationships
As a life coach one of the important things you have to consider is the impression you make on your clients; this ultimately brings you repeat business with either them or their friends and acquaintances.
How do you express yourself?
When was the last time you truly expressed yourself? The time you let everybody realise how you felt and what you’re about. Give yourself a few minutes to think when it was! As you think about it, recall a few more details, such as what exactly happened, who was there, if anybody, where did it happen, how did it happen.
Do you know your own strengths?
How well do you know your own strengths? Believe it or not, there are many people who are unable to identify their own strengths. Are you one of those people? When asked the question do you ramble on about qualifications, number of years experience and what you can do. Unfortunately these no more reflect your strengths than do your weaknesses.
10 great ways to create an income using your skills
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 . . .
You are what you think
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.
How to achieve great results from your personal development
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.
How to make progress using your feedback
Feedback about your performance is by far the greatest resource you have available to you for self development. However many people are critical of feedback and shy away from accepting it for one reason or another. The value from feedback whether it be positive or negative far exceeds any other tool for improving your performance.
Achieve success with your coaching practice in 5 easy steps
One of the ultimate goals you seek to achieve with any project you undertake is to be successful; it is no different for a life coach who is setting up a coaching practice. Achieving their ultimate goal of success, success and success; this is what a coach is seeking with their practice.
How to make your hard work pay
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.
8 great ways to a new you
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.
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