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It’s interesting how the mindsets of people who, on the face of it, appear equally capable, can be so different. Some are what we would call empowered, in other words confident in their ability, in control of their life and willing to take on life’s challenges. Others are disempowered, in […]
Most life coaches that I know choose to work from home as it makes sense from both a practical and financial perspective. It is true that there are relatively few traditional employment opportunities for life coaches and some would say this is what drives them to set up their own
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This week, I would like to demonstrate the power of life coaching – when administered by a passionate and caring coach – to transform lives. I am privileged to have received an inspiring and beautiful account from a lady who, just yesterday, we featured on our Facebook page for having
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Today I’d like to share with you a very powerful tool that we use to great effect in the New Insights Life Coaching System. As you no doubt know, life coaching is all about building better futures for people and we do that through showing clients how to overcome a
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When we launched New Insights Africa in 2007 and rebranded New Insights UK when the two businesses were brought together in 2012, we introduced three words which represent the aspiration we have for people who are exposed to our training and our coaching system: FREEDOM – CONFIDENCE – GROWTH Personal
There are good reasons for the title of this week’s post as you will see shortly. But let me make a blatant admission right up front. One of the reasons was to see what effect it might have on the email ‘open rates’. The percentage of subscribers to this Blog
Sometimes life seems patently unfair, doesn’t it. It seems that, out of the blue things can happen that you feel you just don’t deserve. A string of unfortunate events can make you feel that life has ‘got it in for you.’ There’s no question that life is full of challenges
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For most of us, making a career choice is one of the most profound yet difficult decisions that we experience in life. First off, it’s a decision that the majority of us first need to make early on in our lives when we are still in – or just out
My thanks go to everyone who commented on the ‘Dream Big’ post written while on holiday in China – and to those trainees and coaches who put up with slight delays in support over the past two weeks or so. Now it\’s back to business as usual again … except
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Posting while on holiday was not part of the plan … but I am excited to share with you my experience of Beijing thus far as I feel it has relevance in this Blog on human motivation. Let me start by being completely honest with you. China is not a
Life coaching, when done professionally, by practitioners who are well trained and properly equipped, is remarkably effective in transforming lives because it works from within. That message seems to be reaching more and more people nowadays. With increasing regularity, I find myself receiving enquiries from people asking how they should
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The fascinating thing about the field of human motivation is that the more you study it the more you appreciate how science and spirituality are ultimately converging on the same amazing conclusions regarding our ability to create our own reality. That’s not to say that scientists and spiritual seekers share
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It is the choices we make and the actions we take – not where we start out – that determines where we will end up. The above is a quote from my book, “A Boerewors Roll for the Soul – awaken to the magic of the life you love” and
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There\’s no doubt that one of the biggest challenges faced by today\’s generation is finding balance between work and personal life – and then maintaining it. Most of us would agree that the objective of work is to lead more enjoyable and satisfying lives … a means to an honourable
It’s easy to get despondent when you embark on a major positive change in your life only to find you slip back into old ways before you achieve what you set out to. For some, this regression can spell the end of the road as far as pursuing change goes.
New Insights offers a free online journaling platform with a 52-week self-guided course that aims to enhance self awareness. Keeping a journal may not be for everybody – I know that I was less than keen when my life coach first suggested it some years ago – but the fact
With a general election being held in the UK and a leadership contest for the main opposition party coming to a head in South Africa in the past few days, it seems quite appropriate that leadership should be the theme of this week’s post. All of us are affected by
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Last week I dealt with the subject of how beliefs develop. This week I would like to explore how to change those beliefs that don’t serve your best interests. The first and most important thing to understand is that beliefs do not represent the truth. Beliefs are simply strongly held
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Have you ever taken time to explore how your beliefs came to be your beliefs … and why? Beliefs can be very powerful motivational, or de-motivational forces and, as such, time spent considering their origin and how they develop can be fascinating and the personal insights revealing. Life coaching involves
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