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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.
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 […]
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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
Escape the Procrastination Trap Read More »
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
Life Coaching: Maximising the Reach and Impact (Part 1) Read More »
If you have ever considered becoming a life coach – or you are already practising as a life coach, you may have formed an opinion about what it takes to be successful. It’s easy to argue that there are a lot more than five keys to success but here’s my
5 Keys to Success for Life Coaches Read More »
The reality that we perceive to exist, depends on the perspective from which we choose to perceive that reality. Let that sink in for a moment. In short, actual reality, and our perception of reality, are different. And because the ‘reality’ each person sees and feels is filtered through a
The Amazing Power of Perspective Read More »
In today’s world, much is made of the concept of net worth. For many, caught up in the hype of materialism that dominates our society, net worth is the only true measure of one’s success. However, the problem with net worth is that it is, by definition, a self centric
Are You Chasing Net Worth or Delivering Net Value? Read More »
In a previous post, What is True Freedom, I argued that freedom is as much, if not more, an internal state of mind as it is a commodity that is given to us or taken away from us by other powers. With today’s media dominated by harrowing stories of how
When Life Coaching Fails Read More »
I joined the life coaching industry in 2007 after a twenty-seven year long corporate career that spanned disciplines as diverse as civil engineering construction, IT programme management and internal communications. Now, after 15 years dedicated to providing quality training for people who wish to become exceptional life coaches, I still
A Beacon of Light in the Darkness Read More »
Ask ten people what keeps them awake at night nowadays. My bet is that the word uncertainty will feature in at least half of the responses. Most would agree that our world has become a lot more uncertain recently. But what do we really mean by that … and is
Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty Read More »
My late mother-in-law possessed a very special talent. Quiet, gentle, unassuming lady that she was, she knew just how to engage people in a way that would make them feel comfortable and willing to reveal more of themselves. I’m not easily given to talking about myself at a deep and
Why Life Coaching Works Read More »
What does it mean to experience true freedom? Is freedom a birthright? Is it something that is bestowed upon you, and if so, by what authority and in what conditions? Is it an individual or collective concept? Does it represent a state of selfishness or selflessness? Is it a way
What is True Freedom? Read More »
Depending on your disposition, you may interpret this statement as profoundly exciting, or profoundly disturbing – or something in between. My hope is that you will ultimately judge this post as empowering and uplifting … but, hey, a rainbow can only be truly appreciated once you have experienced the rain.
Life is Not What it Seems Read More »
This will be my final post for 2021. I look forward to taking a modest break from writing during the holiday period and will reconnect with all of you wonderful readers during the second week of January. We’ve reached the end of another tumultuous year. Many of you will breathe
Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work, and What Does! Read More »
Do you grant yourself the opportunity to marvel at your own uniqueness? Or do you find yourself regularly condemning the attributes and character traits that differentiate you from others? Or do you perhaps find yourself secretly despising others for how different they are from what you have come to regard
Celebrate Your Incredible Uniqueness Read More »
Although my passion lies in inspiring people through my writings and the work of the life coach training companies I own and run, my early training was in the field of civil engineering. Many might argue that the engineering and human motivation disciplines are largely incompatible or, at least, poor
Thought, intention, meditation and quantum physics Read More »
