In my opinion, the most important and most underestimated impact – by far – of the global pandemic we are navigating our way through, is its effect on the general mental health and wellbeing of people everywhere. I was distraught to read in the news about a tour guide and […]
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How are you doing? No, I mean how are you really doing? Let’s face it, the unprecedented experience of living in lockdown and coming to terms with a post lockdown world, that may never quite be the same again, has been the stimulus for a wide range – and a
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“May you live in interesting times.” This phrase, often attributed to Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived around 500BCE, is commonly cited as the translation of an ancient Chinese curse. Interestingly, though, no definitive Chinese source for this saying has ever been found. Perhaps the most closely related Chinese saying is:
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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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Happy New Year everyone! May 2020 be a year of plenty for all of you 🙂 For those of you in the southern hemisphere, I do hope you had a lovely long, warm holiday break. And for those in the north, where the break at this time of the year
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In late 2009 I did something I had always wanted to do. I wrote a book. Believe it or not, the idea started out, earlier that same year, as a simple joke. Chicken Soup for the Soul One beautiful summer’s day, Jenni (my wife) and I were lounging around our
My inspiration for the previous post, Anxiety, the Scourge of Our Time, came from a New Insights certified life coach by the name of Peter Walter. Peter lives in Letchworth in the UK and specialises in transformational coaching for people dealing with anxiety issues. This week, I’m proud to feature
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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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I attribute the inspiration for this week’s post to UK trainee life coach, Mark Brownfield, who made me aware of a beautiful poem that I feel privileged to share with you here. For many people, difficult and painful events in their past can be a source of great frustration, anger
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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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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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“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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At New Insights we believe that the ultimate aim of life coaching is to help people find and live the purpose that they are here on earth to carry out. Our transformational coaching programme is specifically designed to help clients achieve this. But the concept of life purpose is only
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The person who has the most flexibility to adapt to life as he or she experiences it, will be the one who will have the most control and power over his or her life. “Adopt an attitude of flexibility. If there’s one emotion to cultivate to guarantee success, it’s the
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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
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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
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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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