It\’s February, the holidays are long gone and if you\’re like most, you\’ll be back into the routine you\’ve become accustomed to, with the shine rapidly disappearing from the New Year\’s resolutions you made a month ago. This is the time of the year when doubts start to creep in […]
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I am Jenny Volkwyn and I would dearly like to become a life coach. Why? Because, through my experience, I have come to appreciate just how very special life is and why it is a precious commodity that should neither be taken for granted nor wasted. I love to motivate
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I want to take this opportunity to wish readers a very special, exciting and successful year ahead. 2013 has a good ring about it! With all the speculation about what might happen at the end of 2012 which marked the end of the Mayan calendar, I\’m surprised at the lack
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What you believe in will determine the actions you take and the consequences you expect – and will most likely get – from those actions. It follows then, that the beliefs you hold are pivotal in determining whether a life of abundance is attainable for you. [box type=\”shadow\”]\”Believe me, you
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The festive season is almost upon us and as things wind down towards the end of another year I would like to offer thanks to all you wonderful readers of this blog … [box type=\”shadow\”]\”Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that
There’s no getting away from it … the level of happiness and fulfillment you experience is directly linked to your ability to communicate effectively with those you interact with. It is true that life coaching focuses on helping people to ‘go within’ to connect with their special talents, strengths and
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If you\’re in employment are you truly doing what you love? Probably not, if numerous recent surveys are to be believed. In one global survey of 30 000 workers, between 28% and 56% said they wanted to find new work. [box type=\”shadow\”]\”If you do what you love, you\’ll never work
Your values are the ideas, principles, traits, beliefs, philosophies and/or qualities that you hold as most dear and special in your life. Simply put, they are the things that mean the most to you. But did you know that, like everyone else, you have certain rules for when and how
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Lack of self confidence is a debilitating affliction that bedevils a great many people. And yet, it\’s a simple state of mind that separates those who live life tentatively, with uncertainty, and those who live life boldly and to the very fullest. [box type=\”shadow\”]\”Remember that, ultimately, it\’s not about how
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Sometimes a short poem can carry a more powerful message than a lengthy article. We\’re proud to be associated with a lady called Georgina Laros, a New Insights trained coach, who is also a regular contributor to our blog – and an up and coming poet to boot! Here, courtesy
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In my opinion a great deal of what is wrong with the world we live in can be laid at the door of the approach that some people choose to adopt to exchange. As Robert Louis Stevenson once said: \”Everybody lives by selling something.\” We all survive and try to
I clicked on the red button, took off my headset and leaned back in my chair, before stretching out my arms and pursing my lips to force out a deep breath of air. I had completed just the sixth in a series of thirteen sessions with a young lady life
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This weekend I dipped my first toes into the water of a long overdue project to clear some clutter from my domestic life! As I began the lengthy process of revisiting my possessions, deciding what to sell, give away or throw away, what to keep and where to keep it,
As life coaches we hold the imagination in very high regard as a powerful tool for creation. Our thoughts are like little rockets of creative energy in and of themselves. But most thoughts are fleeting, disjointed and insufficiently focused to bring about significant effects. The imagination, however is different. It
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I felt compelled to put \’pen to paper\’ (perhaps \’finger to keyboard\’ is more appropriate) about the Paralympic Games opening in London today. The recent London Olympics was a thrilling, entertaining and spectacular showcase of the world\’s finest athletes and sportspeople. But, in terms of sheer inspiration, the Paralympics –
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Many years ago I learnt a valuable lesson about how to deal with and overcome seemingly intransigent problems that create unnecessary stress and frustration in one\’s life. Sometimes lessons go unheeded as the memory of what was learnt fades with time and a refresher course is required! My repeat lesson
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If you are a loyal reader of this blog you will know that from time to time I turn to others for inspiration. I recently came across an extract from a book, \”Prescriptions for Living\” by a medical doctor by the name of Bernie Siegel. The extract talked in very
Do you desperately want to experience change in one or more areas of your life? Then let me ask you this: \”What are you doing to bring it about?\” Many people crave change … Sadly, many of those who do will sabotage their own chances of living the lives they
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Thanks to everyone who offered congratulations on the double birthday for New Insights after last week\’s post. Today marks another birthday – altogether more notable … … Nelson Mandela turns 94! [box type=\”shadow\”]“One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could
