Archive for 2013

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How to Improve Your Life

How to Improve Your Life

One of my favourite books is written by Fiona Harold ‘Be Your Own Life Coach.’ I read this many years ago during my study’s at Northumbria University as I was taking my qualifications to become a Life Coach. One of the things we should be doing everyday is trying to make our ...
Fear | Criticism

Fear | Criticism

 Fear | Criticism  The fear of criticism is something you could be struggling if you have you grown up in an environment where you have been told "NO" so many times that you have lost count? Are you afraid to put yourself out there? Do you shy away from leadership roles and anything that ...
Staying connected

Staying connected

There’s a fine line between staying connected with others and constantly interfering in their lives. What’s important is to be able to regularly interact with those people that matter to us. It’s amazing in this day and age how technology enables us to stay connected with anyone we choose no matter where ...
Fear | Doubt | Indecision

Fear | Doubt | Indecision

Fear | Doubt | Indecision Your “subtle enemies” of indecision, doubt, and fear sometimes remain hidden in your subconscious mind. Here they are difficult to locate, and still more difficult to eliminate. You have to identify them at their root, remove them, and replace these enemies with your friends- will power definite major purpose  ...
A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

Just the other day I was having a conversation with a friend, and he mentioned how important it was to use our knowledge and experiences to offer others a helping hand in times of trouble for them.  Those two innocuous words ‘helping hand’ just captured my attention and they constantly reverberated ...
Breaking Through

Breaking Through

What do I mean by breaking through? Well have you ever felt like you are continually trying to break through and always seem to hit brick walls that don't break. In fact the harder you try the more resistance you seem to come up against. Life has a way of letting you ...
Trying too hard to win

Trying too hard to win

Trying too hard to win The Mental Error of pressing  or trying too hard to control the outcome can actually result in bringing about your downfall. Are you guilty of this? When athletes are facing fear the first thing they resort to is the need to take control. They want things to happen quickly and ...
Mental Toughness | sport

Mental Toughness | sport

Mental toughness in sport is...................... What is you personal definition of mental toughness in your sport? Can you think of a situation during your sporting career where you displayed mental toughness? How did that feel for you and what were some of the key elements of being able to do it? Many people will ...
Physical activity improves quality of life

Physical activity improves quality of life

I was watching television a few nights back, and was gobsmacked at the programme I saw. They were talking about the bad advice that the gym industry has been peddling, that exercise helps you lose weight. I’m not kidding you. This program made the claim it doesn’t. In fact it made ...
Guided imagery | Success

Guided imagery | Success

Guided imagery can be used to help you become a success. Truly successful people  never rest. They are not superior to others but have an insatiable appetite to look for more and want more. They are always looking for the edge over their competitors. This can cause a great deal of stress and can ...