Be Inspired to Live the Life You Love
New Insights On Life is the official blog for New Insights Life Coach Training, international specialists in life coaching, life coach training and personal development.
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Our intention with this blog – and related podcasts – is to offer thought provoking articles to stimulate discussion on a variety of personal development related topics. Many are derived from life coaching and the life coach training we provide.
We hope to motivate and inspire you to live the life you love.
This weekend I dipped my first toes into the water of a long overdue project to clear some clutter from my domestic life! As I began the lengthy process of revisiting my possessions, deciding what to sell, give away or throw away, what to keep and where to keep it, […]
As life coaches we hold the imagination in very high regard as a powerful tool for creation. Our thoughts are like little rockets of creative energy in and of themselves. But most thoughts are fleeting, disjointed and insufficiently focused to bring about significant effects. The imagination, however is different. It
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I felt compelled to put \’pen to paper\’ (perhaps \’finger to keyboard\’ is more appropriate) about the Paralympic Games opening in London today. The recent London Olympics was a thrilling, entertaining and spectacular showcase of the world\’s finest athletes and sportspeople. But, in terms of sheer inspiration, the Paralympics –
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Many years ago I learnt a valuable lesson about how to deal with and overcome seemingly intransigent problems that create unnecessary stress and frustration in one\’s life. Sometimes lessons go unheeded as the memory of what was learnt fades with time and a refresher course is required! My repeat lesson
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If you are a loyal reader of this blog you will know that from time to time I turn to others for inspiration. I recently came across an extract from a book, \”Prescriptions for Living\” by a medical doctor by the name of Bernie Siegel. The extract talked in very
Do you desperately want to experience change in one or more areas of your life? Then let me ask you this: \”What are you doing to bring it about?\” Many people crave change … Sadly, many of those who do will sabotage their own chances of living the lives they
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Thanks to everyone who offered congratulations on the double birthday for New Insights after last week\’s post. Today marks another birthday – altogether more notable … … Nelson Mandela turns 94! [box type=\”shadow\”]“One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could
This is a very special week. It marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of New Insights Life Coach Training in South and southern Africa as well as the first anniversary of my appointment as master licensee for New Insights Life Coach Training in the United Kingdom. Through the committed
There\’s one simple yet important principle that is always at the heart of effective life coaching … we are all unique. Yet, despite this uniqueness, we all strive (either consciously or subconsciously) for one thing… balance. Put these two concepts together and it follows that each of us has our
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I\’m sure you\’ve heard the saying: \”If you\’re going to do something do it properly or not at all\”? Perhaps your parents said that to you as a child … or perhaps you say that to your own kids if you have children? Wise advice It\’s wise advice, but advice
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There can surely be nothing in this life quite as debilitating as the feeling of fear. I’m not talking about the kind of adrenaline rush brought on when you find yourself in sudden and immediate danger – and which can often result in heroic deeds of courage. I’m talking about
May you live in interesting times. This is, supposedly, the English translation of an ancient Chinese curse! Interestingly, the Chinese language original has apparently never been found, although some say that the curse was based on a proverb that reads: \”It\’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time
Change … and Relapse Read More »
Some years ago, while in corporate life, I was fortunate to be selected to attend a highly regarded leadership training programme, along with about thirty other senior and middle managers. At one point during the course, we were confronted with the somewhat nerve wracking task of announcing to the group
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No matter what you may think about the hyper connected world we live in today – and thanks to our media, its not hard to believe we are all going to hell in a hand basket – there\’s no doubt that the Internet, voice over IP (Skype, for example) and
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Master the simple art of goal setting and getting and you could find your life turned on its head (in a very positive sense of course!) Here are four of my favourite tips:
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One of the many wonderful sources of the inspirational quotes that we include in the New Insights Life Coach Training programme is a lady who calls herself Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Oriah is a Canadian teacher who has had the privilege of studying with and learning from native American elders who
I always giggle at the silly, yet commonplace statements we frequently use – without thinking whether they really mean anything. Take the UK, for example … “Yeah, not bad” is pretty much a standard response to any inquiry about personal wellbeing, though it doesn’t convey much of substance. And in
Ja, well, no, but… Read More »
Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest! This is what my school PT instructor (with ambitions to be a physics teacher) used to bark at us as we sat in the change room contemplating an energy sapping session of star jumps and burpees outside in the cold winter weather.
The Law of Attraction was at it again yesterday … I spent Saturday night at a reunion with people from my era who had grown up and been schooled in the Helderberg basin. What fun it was to reconnect with friends and colleagues after so many years. It was a
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