Not long ago I was listening in on a conversation some friends of friends were having about their son and the struggles he had been experiencing with schoolwork and exams. The conversation went something like this: “Unfortunately he’s just not a gifted child, so we’ll have to accept that he […]
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Today I want to break with tradition and offer you a blog post that is not a blog post! This blog post is in fact a podcast, or at least it will introduce you to a podcast – organised by a gentleman called Paul Lowe – that I hope you’ll
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A few readers have enquired as to why there was no blog post last week. The reason is that a week ago today, our young son, Casey, left to take up a job opportunity in London. As you might imagine, my wife, Jenni, and I found ourselves otherwise preoccupied, helping
Rise to the Challenge and Grow! Read More »
Have you ever taken time out to conduct an assessment of the nature and scale of the personal impact your life is having on our world? I suggest that the world might be a far better place if all of us were called on to do this from time to
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Have you noticed just how unequal and lopsided this world is? Are you aware that a staggering 70% of us hold a pitiful 3% of the entire amount of global wealth? Looked at another way, some 86% of global wealth is owned by less than 9% of the planet’s total
Time to Take Back Our Power Read More »
One of the most common questions asked by those interested in training to become a life coach is this: “Is there a big enough market out there to support another life coach?” My answer to that is an unreserved “Yes”. Let me explain why. “Sell the problem you solve, not
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One of the most appealing things about a career in life coaching is the flexibility that it offers you. Remote working is a big part of that. Not only can you work from home and avoid all of the expense, time and travel fatigue that we have all come to
Remote Working Really Works Read More »
My wife and and I are blessed to be enjoying an idyllic holiday in Bali as I write this. Jenni has a noteworthy birthday coming up soon and has always had a strong attraction to the idea of visiting Bali … so a couple of months ago we thought, “It’s
The Beauty of Balance: Learning from the Turtle Read More »
Life coaching can and should have a profound effect on enhancing one’s level of self-awareness. One of the central principles of life coaching is the understanding that we have the power to – and must bear the responsibility for – creating our own reality, no matter the situation we are
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Happiness is, sadly, a rather elusive commodity for many people. And yet, most spiritual guides and deep thinking philosophers will tell you that attaining a state of happiness is the central purpose in life. So what exactly is happiness and why does it not come naturally to most people? “Happiness
Happiness – Make it a Habit! Read More »
Perhaps you’ve dreamt of authoring a book or writing a regular blog on a subject or business that you’re really passionate about but the dream has stayed a dream because … well … the whole idea is just too scary? “What should I write about? Am I really good enough
The Power of Writing Read More »
By ‘ultimate personal freedom’, I don’t just mean living in a liberal democratic society where your human rights are entrenched and protected. I’m talking about the feeling that comes from living a life that’s characterised by inner peace and happiness. So, what would it take to achieve ultimate personal freedom?
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“Everybody lives by selling something.” This simple but profound statement is attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson in the late 1800s. Few people will claim that selling comes naturally to them. Most would profess to be ambivalent about selling and a number of us would even recoil at the idea of
Selling Your Services – Overcoming Your Fears Read More »
As an organisation specialising in training people to become life coaches, we are privileged to receive numerous wonderful testimonials from those we train. And when the people that our trainee coaches practice on take the trouble to share with us detailed feedback about their experiences … we really sit up
A Testimony to Life Coaching Read More »
Life coaching … it’s not the most descriptive term, is it? Perhaps it’s for this reason that life coaching is often misunderstood – and why many people who would benefit tremendously from being coached, don’t give it enough consideration. So, by exposing a few commonly held myths, I’d like to
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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” So said Benjamin Franklin in a letter he wrote back in 1789. In the twenty-first century Franklin’s reflection still holds true – except that there is now a new addition to his list … uncertainty! It’s
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2018. It has a good ring to it don’t you think? The number eight has something of an exciting quality to it, shaped, as it is, like a vertical rendition of the mathematical symbol for infinity. Infinity denotes an infinitely large number. You could also think of it as the
2018. Year of Suppressed Dreams or Infinite Possibility? Read More »
Wow! It’s almost time to wave goodbye to yet another year. As I look forward to a few weeks break from writing, I offer you a final post for the year – one that could honestly change your life. 🙂 Depending on your hemisphere, you may be preparing for the
One thing we try hard not to do at New Insights is to be overly rigid about expecting our trainee life coaches to embrace the principles that we advocate. After all, one of the foundation stones for effective life coaching is having a deep tolerance and appreciation for the different
The Golden Rule of Life Read More »
