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Goal Setting involves establishing specific, measurable and time-targeted objectives... and is a major component of personal development literature.
I was part of a group of 1,800 who participated in a 4-hour goal setting workshop that was inspiring and educational. Although I have achieved ... Views: 674
It's natural to take time and consider our New Year's Resolutions on January 1st, but what about the other 364 days of the year? How often do we actually achieve the goals we set after the champagne wore off?
Does your life today match your dreams? If not, you're not alone. Most of us do not ... Views: 1561
Does your life feel like those days you get caught in a traffic jam and just cannot move or go anywhere? Maybe it feels more like you have run mulitiple marathons for days on end with very little hydration? Perhaps you are neither of these scenarios, but you are disappointed because you have a ... Views: 1307
The Relationship between Work and Self
Work\werk\n: an opportunity for discovering and shaping; the place where the self meets the world.
You know, regardless of what business we are in, what projects we are working on or what interests we have in the world – we are all in the business of ... Views: 1008
Things are changing everywhere, all the time — in the economy, government, online. And it doesn’t look like the rate of change is going to slow down any time soon. Whether you look at the global or the local landscape, your personal or professional life, change is on the menu.
You can easily ... Views: 1100
Passion is such a big and powerful word.
I have found from my own personal experiences, without true passion you have very little chance of accomplishing your goals and achieving anything worthwhile.
Passion is something within that keeps us driven, motivated and focused. When everything ... Views: 681
We exist in the paradigm we choose to empower. For most of 2002 and 2003, I lived in a paradigm where I strongly believed that there was nothing more important than my education and my work. Not surprisingly it happened to coincide with the two year period I was working long hours in the ... Views: 5980
So, you want to become a coach?
One thing you may be thinking about is what area you specialise in. There is definitely a case for becoming a specialist coach – you are likely to be perceived as an expert and therefore people will come to you and consequently you should be able to ... Views: 1042
Most worldwide financial predictions for the near future seem to anticipate something between gloomy days and absolute disaster. Some experts are advising citizens to stockpile food, clothing, gold, weapons and ammunition.
How should Christians think about such predictions? How should we ... Views: 1918
Debates over comprehensive tax reform have accelerated as the government faces one of the largest fiscal deficits ever seen in United States history. The bipartisan team established by the president seeking to obtain a comprehensive solution to this deficit is difficult to obtain answers as the ... Views: 667
There is a vast variety of shower trays on the market that could go well with your bathroom. Here we are putting down all the things that you need to be aware of with regards to selecting the correct trays to go with your bathroom. This short guide is going to provide you with a few options to ... Views: 979
Every time we see a picture, our mind gets some kind of feeling or message, some flash of intuition. Think about the last time you walked through an art museum or gallery. The pictures you liked, you stopped and looked at for a while. Those pictures communicated something to you. The pictures ... Views: 1321
We all want to have a good life. For many, it’s about having a great career, a house of their own, a nice car and everything they need. But for some, life is good when they get to do what they love and just being with the people who matter in their life. Regardless of how we think living a good ... Views: 1496
This was the definition of filler and didn't carry out anything. The only great component about this was that it ended immediately.
While international locations internationally remain under rigorous lockdowns amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand residents had the chance to ... Views: 1108
How to Have a Stress Free Christmas
I’d like to meet the person for whom Christmas is all good fun, peace on earth to all and general contentment. Even though children generally have nothing to arrange or organise Christmas can still become quite stressful. For adults, with all the planning, ... Views: 1547
All of us work every day from morning to evening in various situations. But if you observe, we can see that some people are working very faster, very actively and in a better way than others. Have we ever thought how it happens? We can find many explanations for this. Basically, some people are ... Views: 901
This year is the year for change! Are you procrastinating on starting a business, making a career move, making time to spend with the ones you love, taking better care of your health? Remember, only you have the power to change your life. So, what are you waiting for? By 2010 what will you ... Views: 1038
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Single Minded - by Thomas Chalmers and Michael Imani, Ph.D.
Single Minded
True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. - Jason Jordan
I heard a story about two friends, both women in their early thirties, each one single but desperate to find a partner, get married, settle down and ... Views: 872
Gosh, life is busy. It seems that everyone is rushing to do something, be someplace or get caught up. The real danger in rushing is that one can get so busy that life will pass by. It pays to slow down and enjoy life. Take in the simple pleasures and enjoy the moment. I have observed that, with ... Views: 931
As an executive coach, I notice one shift in mindset can translate to amazing results. As a life coach, I see people experiencing so much joy, love, peace and happiness in all areas of their lives – business, home, relationships with others, health. Setting the Law of Attraction into motion to ... Views: 1527
As a life coach, part of my job is to support my clients in having amazing relationships with everyone in their life. But often I find that a person's primary relationship with their spouse, lover, or partner is the most significant and influential.
If you are not in a good place in your ... Views: 1765
One of the key components that holds you back from attracting clients in you life coaching business is fear and limiting beliefs. You don’t think clients will pay you. You feel like you’re not good enough. You don’t know how you could double the number of clients you already bring in. You ... Views: 1248
The main thing that is keeping you feeling stuck in a rut is your thoughts and your thought process.
Your thoughts are the determining factor to the actions that you take in life, when you are feeling stuck, it is invariably down to the principle thoughts that you have floating around your ... Views: 1552
Sleeping with the Enemy
Success is often sabotaged by a lack of self-care: a loss of self-awareness. In the dash for success and accomplishment we can often forget to remember ourselves. We can forget that if we fail to look after those areas of our life that are fundamental to our ... Views: 904
This article is for the person who likes to wait to take action until they know they’ll have a big result, have it perfect, or at least won’t fail.
It’s also for those who take an action one time, and if they don’t get the result they imagined, they stop.
First, no judgment.
I’ve been ... Views: 1141
Every time I hear the unemployment report on NPR’s Marketplace, I get exasperated. The numbers are usually followed by a commentator discussing what is going to make big business hire more people. This is usually followed by a discussion of national policy regarding the global terms of trade. ... Views: 931
If you have completed your visioning exercises (see previous blogs: 2008 Intentions, 2007 Reflections, Current State, Life Vision Statement, and 2008 Vision Statement), then you are ready to set SMART goals for 2008. What is a SMART goal?
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Action-oriented, ... Views: 2464
Last week, on two separate occasions, I had the topic of what I refer to as “nutritious” people come up. I was speaking at a women’s convention and I asked them to write down at least 3 “nutritious” people” they have in their life right now. I also had a conversation with a woman in my Success ... Views: 683
Last week, on two separate occasions, I had the topic of what I refer to as “nutritious” people come up. I was speaking at a women’s convention and I asked them to write down at least 3 “nutritious” people” they have in their life right now. I also had a conversation with a woman in my Success ... Views: 674
One morning not long ago, I was driving to the Inn at Playa del Rey for one of my Women’s Success Circles. It was a beautiful day in Pacific Palisades---blue skies, sun shining—glorious. What a great day this was going to be! My mind turned to possibilities for the day. As I made my way down ... Views: 720
In my Success Circles, women create vision boards which represent their big ideas, dreams and plans for living a life filled with energy, passion and purpose. I invite them to bring in favorite photos or magazines they enjoy reading, as possibilities for their board. This week, Dawn, a Circle ... Views: 761
Our family went to the Santa Barbara Zoo this past weekend. I love this zoo because it’s not overwhelming (you can see everything in about 2 hours) and Santa Barbara is a favorite spot of mine to relax. When we entered the exotic birds area, a sign on the door read, “For the safety of our birds, ... Views: 806
While on our way to school listening to a solo piano CD this morning, (it's a great tool that I use to calm everyone down after a hectic morning rushing to get out the door!) my 5 year old daughter Jenna asked me, "Mom, how do you make music?" It reminded me of when I was a little girl and my ... Views: 789
Every day as I leave my house, I am drawn to a large tree across the street, with beautiful branches and leaves. For awhile now, it has been shedding its leaves. Yesterday I noticed for the first time that all of the leaves have fallen off, leaving the tree bare. Nature has a way of making room ... Views: 808
Over the past several years, there has been huge growth in the life coaching and business coaching industries. This includes people who have always been the "great listener" amongst their friends; the corporate manager, trainer, or HR professional who's been downsized right out of a job; or ... Views: 1581
Congratulations! You are interested in making changes in your life and serious about getting results. This involved deciding that you are ready to invest in yourself, your dreams, and goals. Or perhaps you’ve heard a little bit about life coaching and think it could be a good fit for you. ... Views: 1922
If you observe babies, they often appear to have little sense of being confident, acting properly, or personality traits such as being shy. The confidence that you had as a baby is still within you, though it might be covered by years of stress, insecurity, anxiety, and other situations. Social ... Views: 1760
Problems exist in all relationships. Not even the strongest relationships between individuals with who are very understanding of each other are free from it. A relationship may have problems as soon as it has started, or may develop slowly over time. Initially, some of these problems may start ... Views: 2058
I'm a writer. I'm a writing and creativity coach. I see patterns. I'm good at the big picture and those itsy bitsy details that make up the big picture.
And I'm not perfect.
As much as I'm a good writer and good business woman, I don't do it all effortlessly. Like any good thing, it ... Views: 1135
In this hard charging, never stop world we live in it can seem like if you stop to catch your breath for even a second, you’ll be run over by the tide of people trying to get ahead of you. Trampled like the crowds in Pamplona during the running of the bulls.
After all, it’s all about moving ... Views: 2274
You will discover a number of methods that will enable in stimulating the mental and raise storage power. Audio and mind training has turn out to be one of those many selections which might be gaining a lot recognition nowadays. It continues to be seen that songs can do wonders in doing our ... Views: 861
SOUND RELATIONSHIPS
Whether you’re the Chief Executive of a corporation or the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at home, communication is vital.
Talking is the lifeblood of sound relationships. Communication needs to flow from the top down so that everyone knows what, when, where, why and how ... Views: 944
Sow far. So good.
A seed falls from a tree and lands on a park bench. It isn’t dead but it lies dormant. Someone sits on the bench and brushes the seed onto a gravel path. It still isn’t dead but it still lies dormant.
The wind eases the seed from the gravel path onto a nearby flower bed. ... Views: 950
Could the idea of speed dating ever work in a business environment? Well, if the experience at International Women’s Day is anything to go by, then the answer is unquestionably yes. The conference held at the Southbank Centre earlier this year brought together women’s leaders to offer advice and ... Views: 1188
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Spend Thrift - by Thomas Chalmers and Michael Imani, Ph.D.
Spend Thrift
Who wants to be a millionaire? You could do so much with all that cash. Take care of the family, buy a mansion in Monaco, park a Lambroghini in the garage, cruise the Caribbean and have caviar with your couscous for the rest of your natural days. Or could you?
Perhaps not. ... Views: 939
How many of us spend many hours worrying about things that never end up happening? We think if we pre-think, if we can prepare for the worst things, we’ll be good? We feel that if we think about that inevitable negative happenstance and we’re all stocked up with whatever emotional, logistical, ... Views: 1151
Staffmax, a global staffing and recruitment firm with offices in six countries, offers top-quality staffing solutions in Winnipeg, the site of its head office. The company helps employers find suitable, qualified candidates to fill permanent and temporary jobs across a wide range of sectors. ... Views: 754
Do you have any idea what a powerhouse you are, naturally? The potential energy within you alone could light up the largest city of several million people closest to you. That’s LA for me, it was Boston before. What is the one closest to you?
Get that city in your mind and imagine it standing ... Views: 854
When I'm first asked how I help people, the first thing I say is that I help you figure out what it is you REALLY want. I like to make people shed their "should" selves (thats the part that says that I want 'this' because everyone around them thinks they should want it). I ALWAYS remind my ... Views: 1073
How many of you slipped in behind the steering wheel of your parents’ car for the first time and just drove away? Okay, maybe a few of you. But how many of you ended up denting a fender and then had a lot of explaining to do? How many of you sat down in the first grade and wrote a best selling ... Views: 2093