In a recent post, Living in Interesting Times, I suggested that there is a very important benefit arising from the current global crisis. That benefit is more time to reflect and rethink what we are doing, how we are doing it, why, and what changes might be desirable. For some, […]
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The term chaos is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘void’ or ‘chasm’ and is used by astronomers to describe the state of cosmos prior to the formation of orderly matter. In common day-to-day use the term implies a state of confusion and disorder. Many would argue that that is
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How many careers do you know that give you the flexibility to work the hours that suit you – and work from the comfort of home or wherever you choose? There are a few that spring to mind. For example, freelance content writer, proof reader, article translator, web designer, graphic
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What’s Valentine’s Day got to do with life coaching, you may well ask? Good question! Before I try to answer that, let’s first explore the origins of Valentine’s Day. It’s not nearly as romantic as you might think! The Roman empire The roots of Valentine’s Day can be traced back
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American author Robert Byrnes, who died in 2016, is credited with a number of powerful and often quite humorous quotes. “The purpose of life is a life of purpose” is one of my favourites and one that we regularly refer to in the New Insights life coach training and certification
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In what will be the final Blog contribution for 2019, I have once again teamed up with my good friend and philanthropist, Paul Lowe, to bring you another Podcast in Paul’s series, Speaking From Our HEARTS. Today we bring you a discussion on that vitally important topic of Taking Personal
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“I constantly seem to attract people looking for my advice, so, with a bit of training, I feel sure I’ll make a natural life coach.” Had I received a penny for every such comment made by people enquiring about life coach training, I would be a pretty wealthy man right
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The source of inspiration for this week’s post is a New Insights certified coach by the name of Peter Walter. Peter, who is originally from New Zealand, now lives in Letchworth in the UK. He completed our training programme in February this year. I was delighted to hear from him
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This week I’d like to offer a follow up to the original post, A Coaching Case Study, that I presented as a post some weeks ago. The theme of the case study is how ordinary people like you and me can achieve quite extraordinary things with the help of a
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Just imagine for a moment watching a game of pinball. Now, think of that game in the context of your very own life. Perhaps you can equate your life to the player of the game? You feel focused, excited, in control and determined to do the very best you can
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You’re probably not consciously aware of it but you will have rules for just about anything and everything of any importance in your life. If you’re not in training with New Insights as a life coach, then it is quite likely that a curious and possibly sceptical frown is creeping
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Yesterday marked the 12th anniversary of the launch of New Insights in South Africa (some 4 years after its original inception in the UK). I’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our supporters around the world. Whether you have trained through us
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Life coaching is designed to help people achieve desired outcomes that they would not normally be able to do when left to their own devices. Clients are usually surprised – some times spectacularly so – when they look back on what they have been able to accomplish with the services
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Power. This is a word that trips easily off the tongue. It has a certain inherent strength – an aura almost – about it. In mechanics or physics power is a simple equation where work is divided by time and the answer is measured in Watts. But when it comes
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The famous Scottish novelist, Robert Louis Stevenson, once said “Everybody lives by selling something.” Think carefully about that statement and you’ll realise just how true it is. Whether you work in front line sales or in back office administration; whether you’re a fiction writer or a school janitor; whether you
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Life can seem terribly complex at times, to the point where many ask the question: “What is all this really about?” In that classic novel, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy‘ a supercomputer, called Deep Thought, was charged with finding the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe
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Do you suffer from a nagging doubts about your own ability to achieve the life you really want? If so, please rest assured that you’re not alone. My involvement with life coaching has helped me appreciate that most of us grossly underestimate our ability to live the life of our
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In early October last year I briefly broke with the tradition of written blog posts and offered you the opportunity to listen to a podcast of an interview I did with Paul Lowe. Paul, who runs a not for profit enterprise called HEARTS (Helping Everyone Achieve Results Towards Success) is
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“I am useless at writing exams. I fail every time I sit an exam. I always have to rewrite. It always happens. This is not a belief so much as an established fact. What can I do?” Life coaches are specially trained with tools and techniques to help their clients
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