It seems like yesterday – but its actually four years ago now – that I wrote and self published my first (and, so far, only) book, “A Boerewors Roll for the Soul – Awaken to the magic of the life you love.” I can honestly say I did it for […]
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We have something to celebrate today (along with a special offer for aspirant trainee life coaches!) Jerry Cox is a journalist who writes for the New York Times. He was tasked with creating an infographic, listing the Top 100 Life Coaching related Blog Sites in the world. We are extremely
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Abraham Maslow developed what is now commonly known as ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’. He postulated that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy starting with our most basic physiological needs for food, water and air, to safety, to love, to esteem and finally to our highest need, namely self actualisation.
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Those of us in the industry are regularly confronted with the question: “Why life coaching?” The reason why people hold such different – and often poorly informed – views about what life coaching really is, no doubt has much to do with the rather generic and non descriptive nature of
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Loyal readers of Life Coaching Insights may have read the many previous blog posts dealing with different aspects of life coaching and been left wondering exactly what qualities are required to be a really good life coach? When asked what the prerequisite qualities are for becoming a life coach, my
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At a specific stage in the New Insights life coaching process coaches will introduce their clients to the concept of RAK – or random acts of kindness. These are selfless and spontaneous acts and gestures that brighten the day for others. They generally require very little effort but the joy
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As you might well imagine, one of the important roles that I am accustomed to playing as the head of New Insights, is to promote the advantages of life coaching and becoming a life coach. The problem, of course, is that that’s what people expect to hear from me so
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Have you every stopped to consider that the type of questions you ask yourself can have a significant impact on your life? Your first reaction to this may be that your questions are reserved for other people … but take some time to reflect on this and you might be
The Toltecs, who flourished in central America between the 10th and mid 12th centuries CE, were described by their successors, the Aztecs, as the ‘epitome of civilisation’. It seems only fitting, therefore that we should be guided by their ancient wisdom! Photo of a typical Toltec style vessel by \’Madman\’
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I have written at length about why I believe life coaching is such a fulfilling and meaningful career but is it really a commercial proposition? I mean we all want a business that makes us feel fulfilled … but if we can’t make enough money from it to survive then
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