“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
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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
The quality of your life is directly proportional to the quality of your thoughts. That statement is perhaps more profound than you are likely to give it credit at first pass. After all, you’re probably thinking: \”We all have tens of thousands of thoughts every day and there’s no way
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Freedom, Confidence, Growth. This is the tagline we use at New Insights. Why? Because we believe these are the main personal attributes that our life coach training and our related life coaching programme can impart, build and develop. But what exactly does it mean to experience personal freedom? [box type=\”shadow\”]“The
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It’s mid January … and at about this time you may be feeling that the warm glow of the holiday season is rapidly wearing off and you’re beginning to settle back into that dreaded ‘business as usual’ routine – some call it a rut! During breaks, life typically takes on
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This will be the last Life Coaching Insights Blog Post for 2016 as I join many of you esteemed readers in taking a well deserved break for a few weeks! As the year draws to a close there will surely be no lack of pronouncements by the various media on
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The power of living with gratitude is something stressed by most, if not all of the world’s top self-development professionals. They say it plays a vital role in the development of an abundance mentality, or a mindset that allows and encourages the flow of positive vibrations and energy that ultimately
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On our Facebook page we proudly proclaim support for Robert Byrne’s classic uttering: “The purpose of life is a life of purpose”. It’s such a lovely phrase, simple, yet rich in meaning. After all what can be more meaningful than living a life of purpose? But, if you have no
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How often have you taken time out to reflect on just how incredible your mind is? We humans have somewhere between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day, or around 40 thoughts every minute. That’s quite staggering isn’t it! Each thought is really a little impulse of energy. With over 7bn
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This week my darling wife, Jenni, has gifted me a rare break from writing our regular Life Coaching Insights Blog post. Truth is, she’s probably feeling sorry for me given my advanced years (she’s given the game away below!) Anyway, I’m sure you’ll find reading what she has to say
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In Part 1 of this post, we explored the idea that the biggest obstacle to enjoying financial abundance lies in the beliefs one holds about the subject of money, wealth and abundance. Although at a conscious level you may feel that you are doing everything possible to achieve prosperity, there
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Let me ask you what may at first seem like a somewhat impertinent question: \”To what extent have you allowed your mind and your general thinking to be programmed?\” It’s a question I ask because, if you can find it within you to respond with curiosity, rather than take offence,
Any good dietician is likely to tell you: “You are what you eat.” Any good life coach will appreciate that the quality of the fuel you feed your body can have an important – perhaps even dramatic – bearing on the quality of your life … but it does not
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I’m sure that at some point in your life, if not right now, you have experienced a feeling of being stuck, or what a colleague of mine calls ‘stuckness’. It’s a common affliction and one that has a simple solution. Just recently, and quite uncharacteristically, I have been experiencing muscle
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I’ve heard it said so many times … “life is tough”, “life is an uphill battle”, “life is such a struggle”. Why is it that so many people feel aggrieved about the quality of their life? Surely that’s not how life on earth was intended to be? What’s going on
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What a profound subject to kick off the new year with, you may be thinking! Well, I’m never one to turn down the prospect of an expanded readership, and if the title of the Blog Post can help achieve that without totally misleading the audience, then \”Why not,\” I say?
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I’d like to offer you something a little different this week. Instead of hearing words of inspiration from me you’ll get to hear them from twenty different people! I cast the net around for some lesser known \’quotes to inspire\’ that would not be out of place in the reference
This Blog, as I trust loyal readers will know, is for people who want to live their best lives. It aims to inspire and to offer new insights on life, living with purpose and experiencing peace and joy. Recent events, highlighted by – but certainly not limited to – the
