I was considering calling this post ‘Lockdown Living’. But, if you are anything like me, the mere mention of words like lockdown, coronavirus and Covid-19 are enough to cause a glazing over of the eyes and a feeling of serious fatigue! Insights, is, after all, not a term that you […]
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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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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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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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The topic of this week’s blog post is that fascinating subject – Values! For the sake of a little variety, I’ll be deviating from the standard written article format, in favour of a podcast. Loyal readers who have been engaged with this Blog for a year or more will recall
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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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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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My good friend and philanthropist, Paul Lowe, is the founder of the popular podcast series Speaking from our HEARTS, that aims to get inspirational messages and stories out to the world. There are now over 100 clips in the podcast series. I am privileged to have been involved in two
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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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