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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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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At New Insights, we specialise in training people to become life coaches. So, we get to enjoy the privilege of receiving wonderful testimonials from many of those we train. The practical part of our training programme requires trainees to do extensive practice coaching with volunteer clients. And when those practice
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One thing we try hard not to do at New Insights is to be overly rigid about expecting our trainee life coaches to embrace the principles that we advocate. After all, one of the foundation stones for effective life coaching is having a deep tolerance and appreciation for the different
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“Coaches HATE selling” screamed the headline of an advert for an online course that I saw on Facebook recently. It was clearly aimed at life coaches who, well, find the idea of selling their services difficult, to say the least. And I would guess that that applies to most who
As promised last time, here is a follow-up post about Learning Modalities. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to read Part 1 please click here to open it in a new tab of your browser. Today’s post will make a lot more sense if you have the context from Part
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You might find it interesting to know that each of us has a unique preference for the way in which we like to receive, learn and internally represent new information and experiences. This knowledge can be particularly helpful in relationships and in careers that involve educating, helping or motivating people
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Is there anyone who can say, with hand on heart, that they are not in awe of – or at the very least inspired by – the amazing diversity of scenery, climate, trees, plants, animals, fish and even insects that we are so privileged to be surrounded by on this
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Be honest. Are you a people pleaser? There’s no reason to be shy in owning up to this practice as you would be one among very many. And as we all know people pleasers are just the nicest of people. They will go out of their way to help –
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Each individual has a preferred way in which he or she likes to receive and learn new information and experiences. There are three main modalities or channels by which human expression takes place and through which information is absorbed. We refer to them as the \’VAK modalities\’. These modalities, or
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Building rapport with others is a fundamental skill required by anyone wishing to develop more effective and beneficial relationships. And that pretty much means all of us! Of course, this skill is a foundation requirement for any would-be life coach. After all, how can you help someone to be the
One of the fascinating concepts that we deal with in the Communications module of the New Insights life coach training programme is that of Projection. It’s something that most of our trainees struggle to grasp, perhaps even resist, at first. But when they ‘get it’ they are often quite overwhelmed
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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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When I was younger, I believed that my thoughts were my private domain – that it was safe to think whatever I wanted without affecting anyone negatively. Why? Because I was a separate entity who could affect others only through my actions. For example, I knew too well that acting
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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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Whenever I think of the importance of good communication in our day to day lives, I am reminded of the following powerful quotes that a local magistrate used recently, upon convicting a well known politician of indulging in \’hate speech\’. [box type=\”shadow\”]\”Be wary of turning into a man that often
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The original founder of New Insights, Neil Asher, and his lovely wife Natasha, are celebrating their twelfth wedding anniversary as I write this post. As Neil points out on his Facebook page, that’s some achievement nowadays … although, as I need to remind him, he’s got a long way to
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If you’re a manager, whether that be vice president of a multinational corporation or someone responsible for supervising two office cleaners, your ability to communicate effectively will have a vital bearing on your success. Communication is a fascinating and rewarding subject for anyone to study. Why? Well, for one thing,
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The past two decades may well come to be known as the era that redefined personal communications. The mid 1990s saw the start of the email revolution and an early explosion in the use of mobile phone technology and SMS or text messaging. It\’s hard to believe but it\’s less
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