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Tuesday 27 March 2012

Are You at A Crossroad in Your Life?




On one of these roads.....let s call it route A, you are going to take a huge amount of action to change your life for the better!!

Route A
Soooooo....the result?  Your career skyrockets, you live out your passions; your relationships become more fulfilling which all therefore leads to you feeling wealthier, happier and healthier than ever before....


Route B
However....on the other road...Let´s call it route B, you decide to do nothing....to play it safe ....What will happen do you think?  Your year will pass as the usual roller coaster of ups and downs, failures and successes....

Sooooo....the result?  You will remain the exact same person as you always have been with the same flaws, shortcomings, and unfulfilled dreams....

Why not Create Time For Your Life Today and choose which of these Roads you are going to take.....the choice is yours and yours alone!!




However... don´t forget....One definition of insanity, is choosing to do the same things over and over .....but expecting different results!!!!


Monday 19 March 2012

How Much Do You Believe in Yourself?


How much do you believe in yourself?  Believe it or not...self belief is a really powerful tool for success.

The more you believe in yourself, the more confident you will be to step out of your comfort zone in order to meet people and interact on a confident and self-assured personal and professional level.......

Sooo.....Does Your Handshake Speak Loud and Clear about Your Self Belief?


The more confident you are in yourself, the firmer your handshake will be!  A firm handshake radiates healthy self-belief and self-confidence!

How is your Posture?

Do you stand straight and tall? - Are you proud of what you have to contribute?  Is your posture and body language an unconscious mirror reflecting back to others how confidently you feel about yourself in not only business but in your personal life also?

Sooo...Why not make an effort to stand up straight so your self-belief colours can be read even from far away across the room!!

Do You speak Confidently So You Can Easily Be Heard and Understood?

Do you enunciate your words and project your voice?  This will speak volumes about your self-belief! The more you believe in yourself, the more you consciously and unconsciously believe you have something worthwhile to say and the result will be that what you say will want to be heard!!!

Sooo.. Don´t be afraid to speak up and out!!


Do You Make Direct Eye Contact?

There can be nothing more disrespectful during a one-on-one conversation than someone speaking to you as they are looking around the room.. Aren´t you important enough for their undivided attention? Direct eye contact is unconsciously and consciously saying to me that you respect me and what I have to say... 

Soooo..Treat every person you meet today like they are the most important person in the world!!

Ask them questions and then really listen to their answers.  Strong self-belief allows you to place the spotlight on other people by asking questions about their interests and talents.  How is this a sign of healthy self belief?  Asking questions and then listening respectfully to the answers, is a clear indication that you are confident and secure enough in yourself to have a genuine interest in others!!

Remember....If you feel your own self-belief is not as good as it could be...Create Time For Your Life from today and start "acting as if" you have undoubted belief in yourself...you`ll be amazed at the results!!



"Act As If" You Have Undoubted Self Belief!!

Wednesday 7 March 2012

How Good A Listener Are You?


Are You Really Listening?

One thing about being a Coach is that we need to be good listeners....

We aren´t born this way...that´s for certain! Like most things in life, we have to train ourselves to reach our potential in this area!!  However the benefits of really listening to people are something that we can all benefit from..
Sooo... How good a listener are YOU?
Are you hearing people....but not really listening at all?  This is as good as ignoring them!!


Are You Only Hearing but Not Listening?

Or are you looking at your colleague/client/friend...and making encouraging noises like “uh huh..yes..yes..”

This could mean that you are one of the great pretenders!!

"Uh huh...yes..yes.."
Perhaps you are only being a Selective Listener.. Choosing to "switch on" only when you feel you have something to offer?


You will be doing slightly better if you are paying attention and focussing your energy on the words that are being said...this is called “Attentive Listening”...however, you are still not really “with them”  yet!
Attentive Listening

What we all want to aim for is “empathetic listening” - listening with intent to understand, emotionally and intellectually...getting right inside the other person´s frame of reference..

Empathise

A Coach aims to go one step further ....we try to listen to our clients from a place of total detachment from our own needs, perspectives and thoughts

We also detach ourselves from pre-judging the person we are listening to...
No Pre-judging..

Sooo...Why not Create Time For Your Life Skills from today and remember how you feel when you think someone is not really listening to you.....and...start training yourself to do the opposite!!

Create Time For Your Life Today

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