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.
Developing a healthy level of self esteem is a crucial step towards achieving success and happiness in life. Self esteem can be thought of as the overall sense of self worth and confidence that one has in one’s own abilities, qualities, and value as a person. It is an essential […]
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We are living in paradoxical times. We frequently read of the increasingly dramatic strides that are being made in our scientific understanding of physical and mental wellness, and of new drugs being developed to treat related ailments. And yet, it seems very clear that there is an equally dramatic increase
Life Coaching: Preventative Psychology? Read More »
I start today’s post with an acknowledgement of the source of my inspiration. I had to travel for a meeting this morning and chose to tune the car radio to my favourite talk station. The programme host was in discussion with a Malawian gentleman by the name of Namon Abe
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I’m just lacking motivation! We’ve all said it and we’ve all experienced the listless feeling that comes with a lack of motivation. Motivation and staying motivated is a much bigger issue for some than it is for others. What exactly is motivation? Why do some struggle more than others? And
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One of the most valuable benefits of life coaching is the tools and techniques it offers to remove and replace deeply ingrained beliefs that don’t serve us in achieving our goals and dreams. This may sound strange to anyone new to life coaching. After all, we choose what we want
From Limiting Beliefs to Empowering Beliefs Read More »
Completion of a self reflection questionnaire is the final step in the New Insights Life Coach Training and Certification Programme. These submissions provide valuable insights into the new coaches that we are about to unleash upon the world to help perpetuate our mission of bringing freedom, self confidence and growth
The Value of Self Reflection Read More »
I appreciate that you probably opened this article more out of curiosity than actual belief in finding a recipe for changing the world. And that’s fair enough, given that we live in a world characterised by over hype and under delivery! But I ask you to bear with me. Have
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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
In Part 1 of this topic, I wrote about the importance of having the courage to bring about change in your life. Change is endemic to life. You can choose to embrace it and make it happen for you, or you can try to ignore it and allow it to
Why Change Seems So Difficult and How to Make it Easy (PART 2) Read More »
No doubt you have heard the saying: “May you live in interesting times.” This is, supposedly, the English translation of an ancient Chinese curse! 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
Why Change Seems so Difficult and How to Make it Easy (PART 1) Read More »
The annual rush to drain consumer pockets is well and truly underway! The advent of Black Friday heralds the start of the annual retail bonanza. A dizzying array of special offers conspires to loosen our collective purse strings and wallet clasps at a time when many are swayed by the
Your Best Investment Read More »
Today, I’m excited to introduce you to a new look and a new brand. After more than 11 years and 300 articles, Life Coaching Insights is getting a fresh new look and a new name. Life Coaching Insights is now New Insights On Life. The new name won’t be a
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The term ‘life coaching’ may have a great ring to it. But it doesn’t actually say a great deal about what life coaching really is, or what life coaches do. To my mind that goes a long way towards explaining why the practice of life coaching is so widely misunderstood
10 Key Life Coaching Assumptions Read More »
For the loyal readers out there who have been wondering why the uncharacteristically long delay between posts, let me apologise and assure you there is a good reason. That reason has everything to do with the topic of today’s post, as you will find out. Please read on (or listen
Keep Chasing Your Dreams Read More »
Why do today, what you can put off till tomorrow? Many of us love to use this humorous twist on on old adage to explain away our procrastination tendencies. Let’s face it, we’re all guilty of occasional procrastination. It is quite natural human behaviour. But, for some of us, procrastination
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How effectively do you communicate with those you interact with on a regular basis? Most of us take day to day communication pretty much for granted. But the fact is that our own levels of happiness and fulfilment are directly linked to our expertise in communicating. In life coaching, we
5 Tips to Improve Your Communication Read More »
Some of you may be pleased to hear that I’m keeping this post relatively brief. Why? Well, partly because I’m in celebratory mood, and partly because Jenni and I are very busy preparing to embark on a new adventure – on the personal front, not the work front – that
New Insights – Sweet 15! Read More »
Today’s post is the second in a two-part discussion about maximising the impact and reach of life coaching – and what I believe is standing in the way. In Part 1, which I encourage you to read for context, if you haven’t already, I mentioned that there were a number
Life Coaching: Maximising the Reach and Impact (Part 2) Read More »
Every day, life coaches work to uplift, inspire, motivate, challenge and develop people from all walks of life. Quality life coaches are literally transforming lives for the better, one client at a time. In my opinion, a lot more are rather desperately needed! We live in a turbulent world, in
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