Be Inspired to Live the Life You Love
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We proudly offer a wide range of thought provoking articles—many with associated podcasts—to stimulate discussion on a variety of related topics. Most are derived from our 20+ years of experience in training people to become successful, Certified Life Coaches.
We hope they help motivate and inspire you to …
Live the Life you Love!
At New Insights we encourage our trained life coaches to employ a technique that we call ‘The Edge’.
There are two important facets to effective life coaching. Both must be used in tandem if coaching is to be optimally effective.
If used as intended by the coach, The Edge can produce results that are quite mind blowing.
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In this post Bill presents seven generic life stages.
He puts life, as many of us experience it, into context, and suggests that finding and living our purpose at a younger age would be beneficial, generating greater overall meaning and joy.
The Seven Stages of Life Read More »
When it comes to the study of human motivation, those who remain fixated on ‘following the science’ are likely to be disappointed.
In this post, Bill argues that the power of life coaching lies in its ability to recognise and harness concepts that cannot be neatly explained in scientific terms. As he implies, the secret to living the life you love requires acceptance that there is a certain ‘magical ‘ element to life.
When Following the Science is Not Enough Read More »
Most people who get into life coaching are driven to do so by an authentic passion for people and a genuine desire to be involved in fulfilling and rewarding work that helps inspire a better world.
But even among those with the best intentions and backed by professional training, there are still some who struggle to make an impact.
This post looks at 5 common mistakes that life coaches make.
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What’s in a name?
When it comes to life coaching, everything … and nothing really.
On the face of it, the term “life coaching” would seem to say it all but think about it more deeply and you’ll appreciate that one’s interpretation of what it means is wide open to misunderstanding.
And that, in turn, has resulted in a proliferation of superficial courses that claim to turn people into certified life coaches in a matter of weeks – doing little to help promote its value and importance among sceptics.
Nevertheless, life coaching when practised by properly trained and equipped professionals is nothing short of life-transforming in its effect. The ‘real thing’ deserves to be celebrated and given the publicity it deserves for helping change our world for the better.
Life Coaching: Widely Misunderstood and Often Underestimated Read More »
Levels of chronic stress are unprecedented in today’s world. Ironically, technological advancements that promised to give us more time for leisure and enjoyment are at the root of this problem.
In this post, Bill suggests eight ways in which stress can be dealt with.
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We live in an unpredictable and uncertain world. As we witness the magnitude of the events unfolding around us it is all too easy to take on feelings of powerlessness. Such feelings can cause us to start doubting our own significance, or relevance in the world.
And yet, we each have an important role in the growth and evolution of the planet and the universe. Each one of us is leaving an indelible mark on the course that that evolution takes.
In this podcast episode, Bill encourages listeners to recognise this and celebrate their undoubted significance!
Celebrate Your Significance Read More »
A very happy 2024 to all readers! May this be the year that marks the start of your biggest dreams coming true! We’d like to kick off the new year in simple fashion, by looking back on another successful year of training in 2023. As a tribute to all those
Happy New Year 2024 Read More »
Time seems like it is feeding on steroids lately. I remember back to my youth when two weeks seemed like an age. Now it seems more like a heartbeat! I had to double-check the date of my last post as I could have sworn that only one week had passed
Need Help? Ask an Expert! Read More »
In the New Insights Life Coach Training and Certification Programme, we devote an entire module to the topic of communication. Deservedly so, I might add. That’s because the way we communicate has a fundamental impact on our ability to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. It’s worth letting that statement
Towards More Effective Communication: The 20-Second Rule Read More »
In the early stages of the New Insights Life Coach Training and Certification Programme we cover the key assumptions that we believe form part of the philosophy on which this transformational discipline is based. In the training, we list seventeen life coaching assumptions that we present for aspirant coaches to
8 Key Assumptions That Underpin Effective Life Coaching Read More »
A global Gallup poll conducted pre COVID revealed that, among the more than one billion full-time workers, only 15% felt they were properly engaged in their work. In an article titled ‘The World’s Broken Workplace’, Jim Clifton, the Chairman of Gallup, put this staggering statistic down to outdated management practices
Make Your Passion Work for You Read More »
One of the topics we cover in the New Insights Life Coach Training Programme is The Beauty of Balance. I found myself revisiting that subject today after reflecting on the fact that my own personal life has been feeling unusually up and down of late. I’m fortunate that I am
A New Way to Look at Life Read More »
I love being in the people industry. Working with life coaches, trainee life coaches, and members of the public with an interest in self-development, ensures that I am constantly learning about people. And it’s people that make the world go around! Some time ago a teacher, and avid reader of
7 Key Life Insights Read More »
At New Insights, we are committed to the pursuit of life coaching excellence and promoting life coaching that works to bring about genuine personal transformation and foster a clear sense of purpose. But why is that so important … and what exactly does this mean? An unregulated profession First off,
In Pursuit of Life Coaching Excellence Read More »
We all know the old idiom: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!” But many of us never get to embrace this sage advice because we are too fearful of failing. ‘Success’ is overhyped as the ultimate goal that we humans are expected to pursue in life. We
Never Let Fear of Failure Hold You Back Read More »
In the previous post I wrote about five compelling reasons to become a life coach. In this article I change tack and look at the subject of life coaching from the perspective of a potential client. Life coaching is widely misunderstood to be some form of counselling or mentoring and,
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If you love working with people, have a thoroughly ethical disposition, and share a passion for – and open mind about – personal development, don’t overlook life coaching as a fantastic, potential new full– or part-time career. Life coaching is one of the fastest growing industries in the world at
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Every now and again a new book graces the personal development scene that makes one sit up and take notice. Becoming Flawesome is one of those. The book is written by Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani, co-founder of the Mindvalley life transformation platform, and published by Hay House. I had the privilege to
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