Life Coach and Life Coaching Articles

I am sure you have heard this title or formula either from the media, either from your girlfriends, complaining that they are the ones who sacrifice in a relationship. But is it truly possible to love too much? Firstly, we would have to agree on a definition of love so we can see who are the ...

Are you searching for future leaders in your organization? Before advertising a new position, look within the office walls first. With attention to mentoring and leadership development, any organization will benefit from leaders that have the knowledge required and the best interests of the company at heart. The Positive Impact on the Organization

One of the biggest expenses is the entertainment expense. Whether you are single or married you may go on dates from time to time. Most single couples may go out three or four times a week and married couples may go out one to four times a week depending on if they have kids or not. I have met with so many people and entertainment expense has been a expense that they didn’t realize how much they were spending on it. There are many dates that people can go out on and it won’t break your bank. Here are some ideas; Dating Ideas on a Budgetr

Have you ever wondered what the real secret to success is? Do you ever read articles about women entrepreneurs who’ve accomplished their dreams and think, “Now how did she do that?” I know I have. I’m always in search of better, more effective ways to achieve my goals both personally and professionally and I look to women who’ve walked the path of entrepreneurship before me. The good news is success leaves clues and if you’re open to hearing what other successful women entrepreneurs share about their journey, you can save yourself a lot of time (& money).

From all I have read and envisioned, there is a Universal energy from which all things are made. This energy fills the entire universe. When you form a thought in your head, you tap into this energy, and you actually can create that which you are thinking about. We all have the ability to create a thought and actually cause the subject of the thought to be created. To activate this ability, we must learn to harness our creative mind. Typically, we function with our everyday competitive or conscious mind.

What does it mean to you to live an easy life? Do younenvision a life on the beach or around a pool, surrounded byneverything you need for relaxation and entertainment? I’mntalking about something else--to me, an Easy Life means anlife that is easy to live--a life without struggle ornhardship--a ...

It has been well stated that clarity accounts for 80% of success and happiness. If you’re a business owner or executive, and frustration is a big part of your day or week, it’s likely that you don’t have total clarity. If you’re not progressing as far as you should in your career or in your business, lack of clarity is often a factor. People who have clear, written goals accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than those without them could possibly do.

Are you being tormented by a regret, a missed opportunity, a perceived mistake, a disappointment, or past hurts? Maybe something awful was done to you or perhaps you did something horrible to someone else. By focusing on bad events in the past, you're only hurting yourself more. Feel that tightness in your neck and shoulders? Hear that nagging, negative voice in your head? Imagine the relief if that was gone. Imagine how much better you'd feel if you'd get over what happened and move on with your life. Here’s how: 1. Name it.

A few weeks ago, while vacationing with my family in Park City, I injured my low back ice-skating with my daughter Jenna. It was quite painful and required me to lay low for a couple of days. I watched a few movies, did some reading and caught up on emails. Some of the email promotions really “pulled me in” and got my full attention, while I found others far less interesting, causing me to leave the promotion quickly. What was the difference? What caused me to “linger” or “leave”? This got me thinking about how Smart Women have a clear marketing message.

With summer behind us and kids back in school, women entrepreneurs are flocking to conferences and events to connect with other entrepreneurs and discover new ways to grow their business. Whether you’re in a startup phase or you’ve been in business a few years, getting out from behind your desk and showing up at events is one of the most effective “offline” marketing tools you can use.

Core Desires are those things you have your heart set on- what you want to be, have, or do most. One might think that identifying these Core Desires would be easy, but people often tell me, "I don't know what I want, please help me." This dilemma affects people of all age groups and crosses all political, social, and economic lines. People tell me that they don't know what they want to be, have, or do when they "grow up." They are still searching. NO SENSE OF OBLIGATION

Never before in the history of mankind has the world been more mobile. People are constantly moving, in search of better opportunities. International relocations, for improved employment opportunities are also more common. As a result, the workplace is becoming more diverse every day; and, it’s important to see these differences as an asset, not a liability. Thus, mentoring is the answer to diversity initiatives in your organization. Mentoring Enhances Workplace Diversity

Emotional Intelligence (EI), Narcissism and Private versus Secret As is often the case, what comes up for one of my clients tends to be a recurring theme for just about everyone I coach during certain periods of time and, as luck would have it, I lived with and was engaged to a ...

As human beings, we all have an innate need to be close to someone. But sometimes the very thing we desire is the opposite of what we have. Some of us subconsciously sabotage the relationships we want because of our fear of intimacy. Sometimes we unknowingly and unwillingly drift apart ...

Do you ever have trouble making conversation with others even though you consider yourself to be a very intelligent person? If so, this may puzzle you. You may wonder why you are so poor at making conversation with others, even though you are very smart, and you know a lot of interesting things. The truth is that social skills and intelligence don't necessarily go together. In fact, many people with average intelligence and average interests are much better at making small ta

Everything that God made, He made it to be a giver as Himself. The sun gives, light and heat, the flowers give off a sweet fragrant in the air, bees give honey, and the clouds give shade and rain. When God created man in His image, He made a man that was not able to give ...

Emotional Investments By: Cherie Scheurich, Ph.D., LPC, CHLC Emotional investments are very interesting. They involve the processes of giving and receiving. Some people think that it is better to give than to receive, but in reality, balance is the key. Both are equally important. How could ...

Have you ever felt out of touch with your own emotions? Do you wish you could emphathize more with the way others feel? Try these six exercises to improve your emotional intelligence and become an emotional Einstein! Take an Emotional Inventory During a typical day, you probably feel dozens of ...

Negative thoughts are false perceptions of ourselves that point to how we are lacking. As we all fall prey to toxic thoughts they become road blocks to our natural talents and abilities. These thought tapes run on play and are deeply embedded in our thought patterns, playing and replaying ...

Everyone searches for happiness. It is second only to peace of mind in importance for the people of our time. Happiness is elusive, and many of us have only caught glimpses of it over the years. Some of us have given up and decided that happiness is something that is simply not possible for ...

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.” ~Buddha Did you know that you are where you are today because of yesterday’s thoughts? You’re feeding your tomorrow with what you’re thinking today. You are actually creating your future! Are you aware of how you’re feeding your future? Most of us are unconsciously feeding our future. Consider this…

Studies have been conducted for years on procrastination and the results of those individuals who repeatedly put off important tasks in their lives. Some studies go so far as to correlate procrastination to a person’s innate fear of success, using it as a coping mechanism to combat anxiety that ...Studies have been conducted for years on procrastination and the results of those individuals who repeatedly put off important tasks in their lives.

Each of us is unique in our own way and this means having different weaknesses and personal strengths. If we are to improve our personal strength we must be willing to face our weaknesses. Simply there is no other way for improving our personal strengths. It is very easy to believe you have no personal strengths in the light of your weaknesses, but the fact is you do.

Don’t Settle for Less in Life by Shelley Stile/Life Coach What happens when a sense of dissonance is ignored? More likely than not, it will result in a life filled with regret and bitte ess. A good friend of mine, Pat, has been married for about twenty-three years. She and her husband have three kids, plenty of money and a beautiful home. There is abundance in their lives in terms of material items. They hardly talk with the exception of check-ins on the children’s schedules.

Have Your Words Ever Got You Into Trouble? Words are more powerful than you realise. They have the power tonnwound or heal ndiscourage or encourage ntear down or build up Do you ever think about the words you speak and the power they carry? I challenge you to monitor your words for a day.n ...

WHAT DOES SOBRIETY REALY MEAN? WHAT IS SUCCESS? When people hear the word sobriety, they automatically think of freedom from alcohol. When I was finally ready to accept my life was being negatively impacted by the over and improper use of alcohol, sobriety meant exactly that-freedom from ...

Change is a word we hear oh so often. Whether we like it or not, things are going to change; we can influence how they change, and whether the change has positive direction for our life. There is much that directly affects our own well being that is within our control. When the journey to a new ...

It’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 post christmas blues. Symptoms can range from simple grumpiness to depressing thoughts. Mood swings, feeling low, lethargy, insomnia, stress, bloatedness, sluggishness… add to those a cold or flu and there you have it: the January blues in full swing.

Do you ever feel like you are going in a hundred different directions but not really going anywhere? Maybe you run upstairs to do something, only to forget what you were going to do. You start doing something else, and then abandon that project when you think of something else that needs to be ...

As a business owner you know the kinds of clients you want. Why not go one step further and make a list of actual companies you would like to have as clients? Then, get clear about who it is you want to contact within each company. What position does the person hold? Is it the owner? Is it ...

The greatest quality a human being can have is humility. Why humility? Because it gives us the capacity to relate to everyone. A truly successful person is someone who can put himself/herself in the level of whomever he/she is speaking. That’s what humility is. nnTo really listen to others, we need to silence our ego and give the floor and the moment to the other person. That action creates the ability to relate to everyone. Whenever we are having difficulty relating to a p

Have you ever invested your time and emotions to build a relationship, only to see that relationship destroyed in a matter of minutes? When it was all over, and the dust settled, did you find yourself wondering, "What happened?" Whether the relationship is in your business or personal life, strong relationships take time, attention, and energy to build, maintain, and nurture. Relationships are important to everyone. As the saying goes, "No man is an island." We need and depend on each other. Our relationships help define who we are and how we get along in the world.

When was the last time you felt sad or upset because someone did something that hurt you or disappointed you? I surely remember my last time. I was trying to prepare a delicious meal for a group of friends and when I was in the middle of it, one of my friends said these exact words… “Since when do you cook?” At that moment, my first reaction was to stop cooking and to send him packing, but I decided to ignore that little comment and continued cooking. Long story short; at the end, the dinner was delicious and the guy had to apologize to me for his tactless comment.

We often have good intentions to make healthy life decisions and stick with them. Often, it seems like “things just get in the way” and we find ourselves saying, “if only this were different, I would be successful.” What we don’t realize is that the thing that needs to be different is our own ...

A funny topic you may say, but i took a poll today only to realise loads of people are so fed up of many things, for various reasons. Some people are fed up of their jobs, men, women, children who don’t listen to instruction, parents, economy, financial status, bills, spouses etc. There are so many things that make us fed up. We make statements like, i feel frustrated, undervalued, sick & tired etc.

The 5 W’s and an H of Life

In this very competitive marketplace, everyone is looking to get ahead. For myself, my clients and most people - I don’t mean at the expense and failure of others. I am talking about using the untapped resources and opportunities within and around you, and propelling yourself to where you WANT to be – and not just trudging through life. Knowing that all successful sports athletes, top executives and the most respected entrepreneurs currently use coaches and mentors, it’s very apparent that in order to get ahead in life – it pays to get the right kind of help!

You’re a multi-talented person. You can weld, bellydance, quilt and author computer code. Or at least you *could* do all those things, if only there were more hours in the day and days in the week. How the heck did it get to be Thursday already? Never mind that, it’s June for heaven’s sake! Life is screeching by faster and faster…and less and less is getting done. A fundamental first step to being a happier DaVinci is to find time to actually do what you love. First, review basic time management strategies.

If you thought exercise was merely a necessary evil to keep your body slim and healthy, you’re missing some essential elements of what exercise is about. If you thought exercise was something you had to squeeze in between the demands of life and work because it’s supposed to be “good for you,” ...

According 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 repatte someone what you are basically doing is teaching them not to get to what they don’t want to get. Richard says that archival memory systems always have to have up-datable memory where you put new information in front of old information.

Marriage is hard work. In order for marriage to really work, God MUST be at the center of the relationship. We are unable to know how to love our spouse unconditionally, unless we have God's love and know of His love. There will be ups and downs in marriage. After 22 years of marriage, I have ...

ROCKETED INTO a 4TH DIMENSION of EXISTENCE Over the past weekend, I had the privilege of attending a “spiritual retreat” at a wonderful place of peace called Manresa . What is a spiritual retreat? Sounds out there! For me it is like taking a time out from life and listening to a leader lead discussions on things of the inner spirit (not necessarily religious) in a setting that is removed from a lot of life’s daily distractions; and after listening, to be able to ponder and meditate on things that were at one time baffling or just didn’t matter.r

We all have a need for validation -- being told a job was well done or being told that we are valued, wanted or attractive. n Some people have a greater need to be validated than others. n Do you find yourself being drawn to situations or experiences in life where you feel needed? n Check the ...

Midlife Crisis By: Cherie Scheurich, Ph.D., LPC, CHLC The fact that you are reading this article tells me that you or someone you know may be suffering the intense pain of midlife crisis right now. Usually when people begin to seek help, they are fairly well into their suffering and have ...

You may be pushing your partner out of your life. Your fears, guilt, doubt, past experiences and feelings of unworthiness may drive you to doing and saying terrible things to the one you like or love. Whether you are doing this consciously or unconsciously, you could be pushing away the ...

Are you currently doing things that may be negatively affecting your love relationship? We don’t always understand the impact of the things we do or say until it’s too late. It’s important to avoid the things that inadvertently hurt or push our partner away. Here are 10 things you should never do in a love relationship…ever! 1. Don’t stop falling in love over and over again

Things do not change; we change. --Henry David Thoreau For a man who is in the coaching business, and is on the life journey I’m on, I find the title statement PROFOUND. Think on it and see if you can see the depth of the thought. I spent a good portion of my life thinking I could change ...

I don’t remember who said “age is only a state of mind,” but I truly believe that. We know getting older is inevitable, but aging doesn’t have to be. Chronologically we age each year, as our physical bodies deteriorate, but mentally how we age is up to us. And even some ...

Self-absorbed. Self-centered. Selfish. Narcissist. These are a few of the terms that we normally attribute to a person with an overwhelming sense of entitlement, a belief that they are the center of the universe, and to a person who doesn’t consider how their actions affect anyone else. These individuals will not change unless they choose to. Therefore, understanding them, and knowing how to deal with them is the circle of control you have to work within. If you are on the path of attaining balance and peace in your life, understanding the narcissist is important.

Are you a dad or a father? A dad is someone who not only physically helped to create the life of a child, but also supports that child with the basic necessities (food, clothing and shelter) and provides guidance and advice to see his child through life. A dad demonstrates that he loves his ...