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- Confidence in love: 5 tips to find your soulmate - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Anna AparicioHundreds of books have been written pointing out the differences between men and women. Some suggesting that we come from far apart planets, it’s obvious that tour physiology differs and that since man lived in caves we’ve been brought up to fulfil different roles in society, and so, yes, we ...
Views: 2047(3 votes) - How to become a stronger person - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Anna AparicioEarly today I made a comment on Facebook: I tell you one thing you need in order to change your life: you need to be stronger. Straight away, I received comments saying “it’s easier said than done”, and asking “how is one to be strong when things are bad?” It is, easier said than done, ...
Views: 2576(2 votes) - Stuck? How to get unstuck and thinking clearly again - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Anna AparicioSometimes, and for no apparent reason at all, we get stuck. It’s like something breaks inside the engine of our brain, keeping us from moving forward. We feel the symptoms, we can’t seem to think clearly, make decisions, or get motivated. We wrestle with problems, understanding concepts or are ...
Views: 2874(1 vote) - The Skinny On Fasting To Lose Weight - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Anna AparicioIntermittent fasting is a well researched way to lose weight healthily and quickly while maintaining muscle tone and boosting health. Intermittent fasting involves cycles of feeding and fasting. Contrary to what you might think, this is not a new fad or concept. Our ancestors fasted naturally ...
Views: 1939(1 vote) - Confidence in love: How to find true and lasting love ~ part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Anna Aparicio7 billion of us on Earth, and yet so many people feel so alone. With more avenues than ever to connect with each other, quicker than ever before, many people find it harder than ever. We can Skype, twit and poke people on the other side of the globe. So far, yet so close. So close, yet so far. ...
Views: 2005(2 votes) - Confidence in love: How to find true and lasting love ~ part 1 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Anna AparicioWith January behind us and Valentine’s day fast approaching, a lot of people are starting to feel the sometimes inescapable pressure that comes with being single at this time of the year. And whilst many singletons take it in their stride, professing to be single by choice and celebrating ...
Views: 1889(2 votes) - Happiness: why you should give up everything to enjoy something - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Anna AparicioEvery day is full of little happenings that bring us happiness: getting home form a hard day at work and slouching on the couch, a hug from a partner, a call from a friend… it is the little things that are determining factors in our estate of mind. We need these to minimise the hardships we ...
Views: 2455(1 vote) - Bacteria in your stomach could be making you fat! - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Anna AparicioTypically bad nutrition and lack of exercise are blamed as the main causes of obesity. Some say it is as easy as: if you eat too much and you don’t exercise enough, you get fat. However, experts say that theory doesn’t explain every case. Now we know that the bacteria that live in our ...
Views: 3045(1 vote) - New Year Resolutions: where you've Been going wrong ~ Part II - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Anna AparicioHere's part II of "New Year Resolutions: where you've been going wrong". If you haven't read part I yet, make sure you do that first! Mistake #6 Failing To Plan We say we want to do things, but often we leave it to chance, or to God… to actually get us to do them. I believe nothing ...
Views: 1919(1 vote) - New Year Resolutions: where you've Been going wrong ~ Part I - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Anna AparicioIt is that time of the year when a lot of us reminisce about what we have accomplished over the past 12 months, and, start thinking about new goals and objectives for 2012. We’ve been making New Year Resolutions since as far back as the year 153 B.C. and yet, we still have trouble with ...
Views: 1995(1 vote) - Dealing with backhanded compliments - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Anna AparicioSugar coated insults, or backhanded compliments are insults disguised as compliments. Sometimes a backhanded compliment can be inadvertent, other times the intention is to belittle or condescend. “You drive well for a woman!”, “you’re very clean and tidy for a guy”, “wow, you look amazing in ...
Views: 6986(1 vote) - About Happiness And How To Be Happier - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Anna Aparicio“Happiness Doesn’t Depend Upon Who We Are Or What We Have; It Depends Upon What we Think” Happiness… our ultimate goal. But should it even be a goal, or a daily habit? Thousands of books have been written on the subject, seminars taught, articles published, debates debated… yet a lot of ...
Views: 2065(1 vote) - 5 foods for lean legs and happy faces - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Anna AparicioLean but not too skinny, and not to muscly either. Slim hips, cellulite free and toned thighs, small calves, skinny ankles… When it comes to talking about our legs, we seem to have what we want pretty clear. We all have different body types and are genetically predisposed to store fat in ...
Views: 2276(1 vote) - Sugar: Ditch it and improve your physical and mental health - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Anna AparicioSugar is a name given to a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavour. In food sugar almost exclusively refers to sucrose, which in its fully refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet, though is present in ...
Views: 2273(2 votes) - The vaccine you must get! - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2011 from Anna AparicioNo, I’m not talking about the infamous and autumnal flu vaccine, even though I have already got an email and text reminder from the doc… I’m talking about a different type of vaccine; this one is made of 100% natural ingredients and has been proven to induce a quick and comforting feeling of ...
Views: 1826(1 vote) - How To Get Over The Fear Of Rejection - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Anna AparicioAs humans, being rejected is one of our biggest fears. This fear sometimes keeps us from doing things that we want to do, or that we need to do in order to improve our lives. One of the inherent needs we are born with, or that maybe we acquire during out childhood, is the need to be liked and ...
Views: 2599(3 votes) - Depression: the most powerful ways to overcome it - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Anna AparicioThe other day a client told me he had been taking anti-depressants. I didn’t know him to be depressed, so I asked if he had been diagnosed. He said he went to the doctor because he’d been having trouble sleeping and he’d been stressed out, and the doctor prescribed anti-depressants. I was ...
Views: 2321(1 vote) - How to get Motivated: 4 NLP strategies that work - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Anna Aparicio/mo·ti·va·tion/ 1. The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way 2. The general desire or willingness of someone to do something 3. *My own definition: the art of getting off your butt and getting stuff done Because here is the thing: you may have a ...
Views: 3803(1 vote) - 10 KEYS TO BUSINESS CONFIDENCE - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Anna AparicioThis past year I’ve thoroughly enjoyed coaching clients starting business ventures. New coaches trying to find a suitable niche, young businessmen and women with organisational and time management issues, a lovely lady starting a franchise, a self proclaimed entrepreneur with lots of ideas but ...
Views: 2336(1 vote) - THE C FACTOR: BOOST YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE with NLP - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Anna AparicioWomen, and men, of all ages and backgrounds come to my coaching practice: singletons looking for love, young professionals looking for a job, career or life direction, business people with public speaking fears, a lot of people struggling to lose weight… The common denominator is usually low ...
Views: 2318(1 vote) - 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: 2734(2 votes) - TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: Get more done, better and faster - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Anna AparicioIf you think there are just not enough hours in the day to do everything you need to do, if it often seems as if you are chasing your tail, if you are underperforming, or stressed out, and don't know what to do about it, this could be just what you need. To this day I am always shocked when I ...
Views: 2059(1 vote) - How FAT Can Make You Cleverer, Healthier and Slimmer - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Anna AparicioDid you know that 60% of your brain is fat? THE FUNCTIONS OF FAT: - Source of energy - Building blocks for cell membranes - Building blocks for homones - Help vitamin and mineral bsorption - Control blood pressure - Regulate body temperature - Boost ...
Views: 2004(3 votes) - Social Networks: Are they destroying our social skills? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Anna AparicioThe blockbuster movie Avatar conveyed the heart warming message that we are all connected to each other and to mother Earth. And it seems we are; maybe not in the romantic slash holistic sense I got from the movie, but in a scarily futuristic and cybernaut kind of way. It seems we flew mother ...
Views: 4556(1 vote) - The Key To Brain Power And Enhancing Your Performance - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Anna AparicioDo you find it hard to focus or concentrate on the task at hand? Do you ever get brain fog, can’t think clearly or retain information? Do you tend to over analyze things or get mood swings for no apparent reason? A lot of my clients do. Housewives, students, successful business people, ...
Views: 2327(1 vote) - Put a spring on your Self-esteem - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anna AparicioIt’s spring! Flowers blossom, trees bloom, landscapes boom with summer colours, animals and insects awaken from hibernation, and we…well, why not make this the time we start to love ourselves more? It’s time for Self-love! Most of us have spent enough time self-loathing to last us a life ...
Views: 1896(1 vote) - 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: 2794(1 vote) - From Self-belief to Confidence - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Anna AparicioWhen coaching clients, my focus is to help them get from where they are to where they want to be in the quickest and most enjoyable way. But no matter what challenges they present me with, most of the time, it all boils down to a lack of confidence and self-belief. People want to feel ...
Views: 1988(2 votes) - Take Your Career To New Heights With NLP - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Anna AparicioIn such a challenging economic and workforce climate, career development means different things to different people: getting that first job, keeping your current job, returning to the workforce after a long hiatus, dealing with redundancy and unemployment, starting an entrepreneurial ...
Views: 2034(1 vote) - NLP, Your Car, And Blood - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Anna AparicioOk so go with me on this… if your car is your brain, and petrol and water are the fuel that make your car run smoothly, then the fuel that makes your brain run smoothly are the foods you eat, the drinks you drink, and the thoughts you allow yourself you have. I’ve written before about the ...
Views: 2009(1 vote) - The January Blues: what is it and how can you beat it? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Anna AparicioIt’s all over. The festive season is behind us and it is back to normal now. Or is it? For a lot of people January is a dreary long month. Waiting for the next lifesaving pay check is bad enough, but then there are the long nights, the cold days, the new year with all its expectations, and the ...
Views: 8617 - New Year's Resolutions: Why you shouldn't bother - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Anna AparicioAh New Year’s Resolutions… gotta love them! Every year we swear we are going to lose weight, quit smoking, cut down drinking, get organised, achieve our business goals… we talk about it with conviction, even stubbornness… this is it, next year will be our year, starting on the first of ...
Views: 1957 - S.A.D? How to beat the winter blues - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2010 from Anna AparicioAnyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of winter. Understatement! Come October I turn into a bit of a bear (metaphorically speaking) and all I want to do is hibernate. Wake me up on the first of May when the earth comes alive; when I can see the world in multicolour, hear the birds sing, feel ...
Views: 2391(2 votes) - Neuro Hypnotic Repatterning: what is it and what can it do for you? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Anna AparicioAccording to Richard Bandler, creator of NHR, most of the problems and things that people do and bad feelings that they have work automatically but they weren’t there when you were a baby. These are all learned behaviours, and when you hypnotically repattern someone what you are basically ...
Views: 7691(1 vote) - Charisma: can it be learnt? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Anna AparicioHave you ever failed to come across the way you wanted to when you needed to the most? Did you ever find yourself struggling to make a good impression or persuade the person you’re talking to whether in social situations, at interviews, or at presentations? Does speaking to an audience or ...
Views: 2291 - Fear and Self-doubt: Get rid of them and go achieve some things - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Anna AparicioWhy is it that some people achieve seemingly impossible things while others shy away at the smallest challenge? Why is it that only a tiny percentage of the world population go on to accomplish some extraordinary things in their lifetime, while the rest simply tick along from birth to ...
Views: 4800(1 vote) - Saboteurs and Mood hoovers: how to deal with them - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Anna AparicioA friend of mine recently lost over two stone. She went to visit her best friend, who she hadn’t seen in a while, expecting a big reaction to her very visible transformation. What did she get? Nothing. No shock, no excitement, no recognition, no pat on the back, no “well done”… nothing. When ...
Views: 5056(2 votes) - Fears and Phobias: How to get over them so you can get on with it - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Anna AparicioToday I find myself collecting spiders to use with a client with a phobia. I’d usually spend most of the time either ignoring them, killing them or sweeping them off my walls… but today I am actually actively looking for them. Who would have thought! I used to fear them myself once, but now, I ...
Views: 3227(4 votes) - Stress: 5 ways to minimise this silent killer - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from Anna AparicioDo you have trouble sleeping or find it really hard to relax? Do you feel overwhelmed by people and things in your life? I am not surprised. Most people I coach are so stressed out they don't know whether they are coming or going. A lot of them sleep badly or not at all. Their eating habits ...
Views: 3161(1 vote) - TELL ME WHAT YOU ATE AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW YOU ARE FEELING - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Anna AparicioIf you think that the foods you eat and how you feel have nothing to do with each other, it’s time to open your mind, and close your mouth, to certain foods, that is. I remember my recent visit to Spain, where, for the umpteenth time I heard my own mother complain about how crappy she is ...
Views: 2257(2 votes) - CRIPPLING BEHAVIOURS THAT ARE KEEPING YOU FROM GETTING WHAT YOU WANT - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Anna AparicioA few years ago, I thought that mindset was about 10% of the reason for why one person would succeed, while someone else wouldn't. Then, the more I worked on myself, and the more I worked with clients, the more I thought it was like fifty fifty. Now, I believe that your success is 90% ...
Views: 2593(4 votes) - BEAT SELF SABOTAGE - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna Aparicio“Speak well to yourself because your deep mind is always listening” I remember one evening at a boot camp session, when a fellow boot camper working out right beside me managed to slightly vex me, to put it nicely... her self-talk, which she let out for everyone to “enjoy” went on something ...
Views: 4354(3 votes) - 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: 2834(2 votes) - 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: 3035(3 votes) - 5 GUARANTEED WAYS TO SCREW UP YOUR WEIGHT LOSS - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna AparicioDo you insist on screwing up your weight loss efforts and making sure you stay overweight and unhappy forever? Here’s 5 ways you may have been doing this: 1/ WEIGHING YOURSELF EVERY DAY: It is completely unnecessary and you will only be disappointed and frustrated. When you step on the ...
Views: 2500(2 votes) - 5 EXCUSES NOT TO EXERCISE AND HOW TO NIP THEM IN THE BUD! - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna AparicioDo you know anyone who makes excuses for why they can’t exercise? Maybe you have been making excuses… According to research published in 2009 by the department of health, 61 % of the Irish population is overweight or obese. The ratio is 29% obese to 32% overweight. That’s a whole lot of ...
Views: 2911(4 votes) - 7 STEPS TO OVERCOMING BURNOUT AND ANGER - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Anna AparicioBeing a woman in today’s society can be extremely fulfilling, but also challenging at the best of times. We know we should feel lucky and grateful after how far we’ve come in history. Yet, a lot of us may have taken on more that we can chew... After working hard for years, many of us are ...
Views: 3945(5 votes) - WHY YOU NEED LOTS OF GOOD QUALITY BRAIN JUICE, AND HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna AparicioEver wondered how your brain works? While we don’t know everything about it, what we do know is this: The human brain weighs about 7 lbs and is about the size of a small head of cauliflower. It is a knot of 100 billion neurons and support cells. We can store a lifetime of memories there. We ...
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