“Values.”
We frequently hear the word bandied around by politicians, leaders and sports coaches in reference to collective values.
But, as individuals, how much time and energy do we tend to allocate to deep reflection about what our personal values are, and what priority we assign to them?
Given their critical importance in our lives … shockingly little!
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The pressures and demands of the modern day world are such that many of us find our lives are trained on trying to meet the expectations of others. In the process we become further slowly more disconnected from who we are and what it is that is important to us.
If you find yourself constantly wrestling with what you feel you should do versus what you inwardly feel you need to do, Be True to Yourself is written for you!
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Facing the return to work – or regular day-to-day routine – after a well deserved break, is never easy. Many of us associate breaks with doing more of what we love, while we see the common routine as a necessary evil for our continued survival … until the next heaven
With few exceptions, just about anyone can benefit from the services of a good life coach. I’ve said it many times before. I don’t believe we, in the life coaching industry, have done ourselves any favours by coining and promoting the term ‘life coach’. It simply isn’t specific or descriptive
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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
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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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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In this, the first blog post for 2019, let me start by wishing all subscribers a very happy and prosperous New Year! Cynics will smirk and say that’s a rather hackneyed phrase that we trot out, ever hopefully, at the commencement of yet another year! The point in the earth’s
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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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I watched a reality TV show last night featuring couples who are experiencing marital issues. At one point I found myself nodding my head and smiling wryly. One of the partners in a couple featured on the programme was engaged in a one on one discussion with a relationship coach.
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Life coaching can be described or explained in many ways. Here’s one description that I coined: “Life coaching involves a programme of sessions or mini-interventions that help empower individuals to grow and develop rapidly through exposure to tools and techniques that assist them to open their eyes to what really
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Just the other day someone sent me an email thanking me for a Blog post that had resonated with them. I was about to send a brief reply with well wishes when I realised there was more to the message. “Can you recommend ways in which I can better myself?”
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‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, the wise old adage goes. Its just such a pity that this sage advice goes unheeded so often. I guess we can all lay claim to having experienced being judged or, if we are honest, judging others unfairly for what we see on
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Very simply put, your personal values are those things that you value or judge to be important in life. This includes principles, ideals, standards of behaviour and ways of doing things that you believe should be upheld or adhered to. [box type=\”shadow\”]“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your
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Have you ever kept a Journal? If not – and it’s not something you feel inclined to try, I can empathise because that describes how I once felt. I was somewhat sceptical, too, about the value of life coaching, until I agreed to try it … and look at me
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In last week’s post, Know Your Values, I talked about the positive and liberating effect that knowing your values – and bringing them into your conscious awareness – can have. This week I’d like to talk about how you can really feel your values on a regular basis. [box
How often have you thought, I mean seriously thought, about what it is you truly value in life? Back in my corporate employment days the issue of considering and defining corporate or team values was something that came to the fore quite regularly in meetings. A fair amount of time
Success! It’s something we all yearn for. But what exactly is it and why do so many of us find it so hard to achieve? The answer lies partly in the way we define ‘success’. You can read my thoughts on this in a previous post titled The Secret to
