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 […]
Never stop loving life Read More »
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
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
A 21st Century Career Read More »
Some years ago, while in corporate life, I was fortunate to be selected to attend a highly regarded leadership training programme, along with about thirty other senior and middle managers. At one point during the course, we were confronted with the somewhat nerve wracking task of announcing to the group
What You Stand For Read More »
The Law of Attraction was at it again yesterday … I spent Saturday night at a reunion with people from my era who had grown up and been schooled in the Helderberg basin. What fun it was to reconnect with friends and colleagues after so many years. It was a
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You cannot properly appreciate the external world if your internal world is not in order. For me, this simple statement explains why so many people underperform against their true potential. [box type=\”shadow\”]\”The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person
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Can there possibly be anything more important than understanding, with real clarity, what your purpose here on Earth is? In this post, I\’d like to offer you some simple suggestions for connecting with your life purpose, based on my own experience. But before I do, let\’s get clear on what
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Living a life of purpose – this is probably what we all yearn for deep down. The trouble is, that for so many of us, getting to discover and appreciate our true purpose is not as straightforward as it might appear. Why might this be? [box type=\”shadow\”]“The purpose of life
Have you ever spent time thinking about what it is you stand for? Put another way, do you clearly understand your personal mission? If my question catches your interest, raises your eyebrows or leaves you scratching your head, then please take the time to read on. I believe this article
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This week’s article draws inspiration from an issue that is regularly brought up by some of our trainee life coaches … clients who just don’t seem to know what it is they want from life. You see, life coaches are specially trained to help their clients crystallise and then realise
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Are we, as humans genetically \’programmed\’ to compete and dominate – or is cooperation and democracy a more natural instinct? And what are the implications for society? You may find the answer inspiring. [box type=\”shadow\”]“Willingness to compromise with others ways of living and cooperation in common tasks, these make living
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[box type=\”shadow\”]\”Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.\” – Will Rogers [/box] The thing I love about Cape Town is the unceasing variety that it manages to dish up in terms of weather. We pretty
