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I recently read about this study conducted by Nobel Prize recipient Daniel Kahneman. He believed we would all feel a lot better if we spent our time more wisely. He conducted a diary study with 909 women in Austin, Texas. He asked them to record all the activities they did during the day and ... Views: 1684
This is the time of the year many publications will offer advice as to how to make or maintain lifestyle choices into the New Year. These include losing weight, quitting smoking and a variety of life-altering quests that begin strong and through sheer ‘power of will’ should work. Then, within ... Views: 1250
An Inner Critic is often an active, vocal member of the community of characters that exists inside each of us. Despite the Inner Critic’s starring role, it can still take some time and practice to distinguish its voice. This aspect of our selves has been providing such a continuous running ... Views: 1089
This edition of The Love Post is part of a series. We’ll be reviewing Napoleon Hill’s 17 Principles of Success and how they relate to creating a life that you absolutely Love.
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Personal Initiative
"The power that starts all action.
Personal ... Views: 655
There are many confusing and false messages bouncing around in cyberspace about life coaching. After coaching 600 people over the past 13 years, talking with dozens of coaches and surfing the websites of about 100 more, I'm sharing my take on what coaching is—and isn't. I'd like to say upfront ... Views: 2581
Sometimes when I’m really tired or I realize I won’t get everything on my perpetual to-do list done, I hear myself complaining. My next thought? Oh, it’s just me being grumpy; I’m feeling sorry for myself. It’s then that I remind myself how rich my life is and how much I have to be grateful ... Views: 1545
This morning I turned on the TV for some company while I exercised. The first story I heard was about the shooting of three police officers in Pittsburgh. This was pretty much a repeat of the day before, when I also turned on the TV for some company while I exercised and the first thing I heard ... Views: 1343
Culture shock is the emotional and sometimes even physical discomfort people feel when they have to leave everything familiar behind and have to find their way in a new culture that has a different way of life and a different mindset. Overcoming culture shock takes time and can't happen over ... Views: 11612
How many of you have been so angry that you could not see straight? Perhaps you are upset with another or have stressful relationships. If you would like to create more harmony with others, it is possible.
I have a family member who used to get under my skin so badly that I never wanted to ... Views: 2019
You know the importance of goals, so you make them. You know what a bad habit looks like and notice when you're doing that thing that you do that sabotages your success. But how do you stop doing those things that keep you from your goals and start doing more of the good?
Create a structure ... Views: 1126
Stress. It happens to everyone at some time or another. We get stressed about our work, our relationships, our finances, kids, health and homes. I’ve yet to meet anyone who leads a completely charmed life and never experiences any stress. However, in the last six months, I’ve seen the stress ... Views: 1317
Take Control
Now that the election is over and the dust is starting to settle, I started to think about the next 4 years and how it is going to get worse (I hope I am wrong). There was over 2 billion dollars spent on this election only to get the same results, nothing changed.
So I looked ... Views: 1462
What I’m wondering today is...
How much more would you accomplish with less effort and in less time yet with greater fulfillment and a higher quality if you prepared ahead by taking time to align?
I’m talking about aligning first with who you really are. This is bringing all aspects of ... Views: 774
In 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: 1959
The simple version of my directions for taking your power back are: Start taking responsibility for making your own self be happy, and stop expecting other people to make you feel good!
I figure I’d give a little more information that that, though. Starting with my own embarrassing past (um, ... Views: 2389
The other day I met up with a friend of mine for breakfast. As we were chatting and catching up, the conversation of teenage girls came up and she mentioned that her high school aged daughters were experiencing some difficult times in school.
It seems that one of her daughter’s friends has ... Views: 1463
Often I find that clients are not getting their goals and experiencing frustration or sadness. They are caught up in their feelings but not truly observing what is happening.
My client, John, was in deep need of attracting his ideal administrative assistant. For years, he kept hiring subpar ... Views: 1200
Unless you are extremely advanced in your personal development path, you have some limiting beliefs. We all do. You know, the kind of beliefs that either stop you in your tracks, hold you back, or slow you down. The kind of beliefs that you typically do not verbalize, perhaps because you are not ... Views: 930
As the economy begins to recover, slowly, but surely hiring rates are picking-up, and companies are beginning to develop new tactics to attract potential employees.
Many companies have taken a cue from modern and colorful workplaces, such as Google and Pixar, in order to utilize the work ... Views: 1275
There are times in our lives, when we are so busy thinking, that it actually stops us from being in action towards the dreams that we have created in our imagination.
So how do we know whether the creative sparks in our imagination will truly manifest new realities or remain dreamscapes, ... Views: 2418
Complaints are normal. Everyone complains. If you listen to the random thoughts in your head, which I call The Drunk Monkey, you will hear thousands of complaints a day.
It’s natural. Complaints are aspects of your experience that The Drunk Monkey disagrees with. Life happens, people do ... Views: 1406
As a Life Coach, this is where I find people. Great lives born out of negative pasts.
If your past sucked, then you benefited and your life is better today because of it. Having a negative childhood is almost always the best thing that ever happens to someone. The contrast you experience ... Views: 1350
We hear a lot about mind, body and soul and how important it is to connect all three. It has definitely been a prominent life lesson for me and others on a personal level. But what about the mind, body and soul of your business?
Most entrepreneurs tend to rely primarily on their intellect. ... Views: 1140
As the search for greater success and more money gathers momentum, more and more people are realizing that these alone are not going to bring them the ultimate goal of fulfillment and happiness as has previously been believed.
As dissatisfaction grows in spite of many of us acquiring more ... Views: 1454
What is the impact of your presence?
Your personal presence has everything to do with what the world presents back to you – with how people respond to you. And it has everything to do with you how you think and feel about yourself.
My whippet, Ollie is one of my greatest teachers. She has ... Views: 844
Do you experience a heightened sensitivity to certain noises, light, foods, groups of people, other people’s edges or emotions, or does everyday life feel like just too much stimulus? Do you have frequent feelings of overwhelm and panic? If you experience any one (or more) of the preceding ... Views: 7917
I'm sure that you will have heard of the Pareto Rule about time management. This states that 80% of your effort that are not effectively managed in terms of time or focus produce only 20% of the outcome you were aiming for. 80% of the outcome you were aiming for however can be produced by 20% ... Views: 903
This edition of The Love Post is part of a series. We’ll be reviewing Napoleon Hill‘s 17 Principles of Success and how they relate to creating a life that you absolutely Love.
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Accurate Thinking
"Your most beneficial power available.
You have ... Views: 514
We all have people around us who can make us lose control. How can we treat them?
Yes, they live around us. Whether they are people from your close environment or people from you deal with rarely, you are getting crazy from the first moment you are discussing with them. You cannot communicate ... Views: 1277
Feeling run down? Tired? While on your self-improvement journey, if you feel really run down or tired, you may find there is an old belief or behavior pattern that is out of sync with who you are becoming.
Your natural state of being is vibrant, excited and happy to be alive, but there are ... Views: 1847
At the mere mention of creativity, many people run. This article explores ways to approach life and business by engaging your creative 'right brain' thinking, aka 'calling in your muse!'
"But what has this got to do with me?" you might ask if you haven't already clicked away. "Everything," I ... Views: 1212
Thanks to people like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, and Oprah, hiring a coach isn’t just for the elite and very wealthy anymore. In the past decade or so, the coaching field has really come to life. I myself hired a life coach about eight years ago because I was felt trapped in my career and I ... Views: 936
Since you are here to learn the 5 ways to avoid burnout this season and year, I will cut to the chase. Here are time tested and proven methods of keeping your personal batteries perpetually charged and robust.
1. Clear out the drudgery from your life: This may be boxes filled with painful ... Views: 1162
Think of your life like a huge mansion. The west wing represents your childhood; the east wing, your adolescence. There is a wing that represents your young adulthood, and one that holds the memories of your more recent adulthood.
There is probably a section of this home that reflects back ... Views: 962
What is a life coach? How could YOU benefit from coaching?
Everyone has something in their lives that they would like to better and/or change. The hardest part is understanding where to start to create these changes. When you are the person in a situation it is much more difficult to see ... Views: 1102
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What is Life Coaching? - by M. Joy Young, LCSW, CPC with Portland Lifestyle Counseling LLC
What is Life Coaching?
by M. Joy Young, Social worker and certified professional coach with Portland Lifestyle Counseling LLC
Coaching is an empowering relationship between the client and the coach that focuses on helping the client achieve their life goals, ambitions, and/or dreams. I ... Views: 1292
Unitive life coaching is an entirely non-directive approach that establishes a creative co-operation between the client and the coach. By encouraging the development of innate self-awareness and uniquely personal modes of expression, our clients are enabled to discover valid solutions to what ... Views: 2053
Have you ever stopped to think that everything you do or neglect to do affects a person’s impression of you? It is true that the way people view you impacts every aspect of your life—from your career to your personal relationships. Nothing is exempt. In today’s lesson you will learn that the ... Views: 885
Sometimes it’s good to stay put and not make major changes in your business. A busy schedule, a crazy relationship, high stress, or a new pet or child in the family may be all that you can handle at the moment.
Focusing on one highly challenging situation at a time will prevent extreme ... Views: 1044
What would you do if your parent asked you to move back home to help with managing the household because your other parent was ill? What if you lost your job and couldn’t find a new one? What if a combination of factors-including but not limited to the recession, economy and life issues-created ... Views: 1604
Have you ever been in a situation where the people around you didn't seem to recognize your genuis? You've worked really hard to develop your skills and abilities or the services or products you offer but people don't seem to get it. Situations like thes can be deeply demoralizing but they offer ... Views: 2047
I have been noticing there is a fine balance between being able to express your thoughts, perspectives and observations to another individual and it being seeing as such – just observations and being taken as “this is what is wrong” or “this is what you should do.” People seem to think that ... Views: 1280
I’ve heard many tales of things gone wrong in a business, like…
• Partners stealing
• Outrageous debt
• Employees that disappear when needed most
• Stacks of bills and no new customers
• Overwhelming amounts of work and not enough time to get it done
• Computers crashing and no ... Views: 1168
Affirmations aren't all created equal. Some are naturally better than others. However, most people do not use affirmations correctly. 95% of those that use affirmations fail to produce significant results. It’s really sad because they wonder why they’re not getting the results they want. If you ... Views: 1000
Everyone’s life has been influenced by a teacher. Chances are a good friend or relative of yours is in the profession. There are currently about 6.2 million teachers in the United States. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 46% of new teachers leave the profession before ... Views: 1382
• Today Coaching is on everyone's lips as more and more businesses are
asking that coaching should be provided for their employees as a way of
ensuring that all their valuable resources are operating at peak
efficiency.
• People who have coaches are ... Views: 1290
If you work in higher education, you are probably already a pretty successful person, and have some pretty good ideas about where you want to go in life. Teaching positions require graduate education, and many administrative posts also require at least a master's degree.
You're also ... Views: 1048
"The world's a playground. You know that when you are a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it." - Allison in Yes Man
Last week, I finally got to see Yes Man, the romantic comedy starring Jim Carrey. I remember the hulabaloo around the coaching community when this movie ... Views: 814
It does not matter if you’re in business for yourself, high powered exec or a stay at home mom ... stress can get to you. Your understanding and personal experience help you define what stress means to you. As an entrepreneurs you may be challenged with what it means for you personally the ... Views: 1150
Sometimes it seems impossible to shake a feeling. Perhaps, it’s a feeling of dread or something missing, which makes us feel off-balance or slightly funky. We may look outside of us for the answer.
The answer is actually within us, which should be a relief. Either our emotional state is ... Views: 1315