Power Tool 3: Decision Making vs Procrastination
Decision-making is the key to moving forward and in doing so the greatest obstacle is procrastination. The idea that decisions are vital to our success is based on two foundational points: All is not decided; that what we do or don’t do does make a difference; to decide and act is to actually change how […]
Perspectives
Your perspective determines your experience in life, not your circumstances. Reframe: Shifting our perspective Ask questions: ‘What is your perspective on this that is giving you this result?’ ‘What’s the perspective you take now that could empower you to solve it?’ or ‘What’s missing here, that once it is included will make this situation flow. […]
Power Tool 2 Commitment vs Trying
We’re always committed to something even if we’re committed unconscientiously. We even make sure we have friends around us who agree with our reasons. There is a lot of power in becoming honest with yourself about why you do things the way you do: This is the key to living a powerful peaceful fulfilling life. The opposite […]
We all need encouragement
Visualize your future and be ‘enthused’ before the decision to take action. Enthusing is an opportunity to celebrate your decisions to take small steps. Once a step has been taken celebration of this step can encourage the next step. Enthusing needs to be genuine / authentic otherwise there’s dishonesty How would your life be different today, if people […]
Underlying Automatic Commitment
Beliefs and judgements we believe of ourselves and those around us. We’re always committed to something – no grey area. A UAC is an unconscious commitment. It provides an insight into yourself. We repeat our actions because its predictable, comfortable and an easy option. Our life is a story. We puts bits in we like and […]
Power Tool 1 Action vs Delay
Process Idea—— Plan —— Action ——- Results Just knowing this process doesn’t necessarily bring you to action. Why? Fear of failure, mistakes and disappointments.Know that such consequences are simply part of the process. Embrace it and move on. Become good at facing failure – learn from it!Overwhelmed by big goal and can’t see the small […]
Creating Action
Tools: Reflect on your own experience: How have you felt when others have encouraged you to take action when you doubted your strength or ability in a specific area? What are your top 10 strengths? How do these support you in your development as a ……? Think of one goal that you will have for […]
Introspection and Judgement
Self insight / introspection is very important before we can take action. Do not rush into action for action’s sake. What is the interference / obstacle between where you are now and where you want to be? Judgement by others is the biggest cause of procrastination and therefore unravelling this judgement will initially be more important than defining goals. […]
Creating Action
Positive affirmations In the world you are inundated with negative comments. Tool: Write down affirmations and place this list somewhere visual. Focus on solutions – Once you know what works for you, do more of it! When you discover something that doesn’t work do something different. Build on past success – It can provide a shift in perspective. Tool: […]
Creating Action
This is the first in a series of posts that will debunk life coaching myths and explain the principles of the life coaching process in simple terms. You need a process of discovery before implementing an action plan First step is to focus on values and to your strengths. Most people underestimate their strengths. Therefore, we need […]
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