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Offended
You know I never wanted to become that person that says “There comes a point in life when…” because I heard so many adults say that when I was younger. It was a sure sign that they were old and I was young. The ….’s at the end of the sentence above are space for ... (Read More)
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Rewards
These days we are bombarded with rewards. There was a time when rewards were for children and stickers on a star chart but now rewards have crept into the adult world. Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Boot’s all reward me for shopping with them. If I buy an offer online, I am sometimes rewarded with a bonus. ... (Read More)
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Letting Go and Moving On
Sometimes us human beings are so shaped and influenced by our will and desire to succeed and make good of every situation that life throws at us, we forget that there is a real reward and skill in letting go and moving on. It’s as if letting go and moving on is giving up. And ... (Read More)
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Getting Help
I don’t like asking for help. I’ve realised that recently after having problems with my next door neighbour. My challenge around asking for help (I have psycho-analysed) has something to do with me being: a) Independent from a young age b) A bit shy sometimes (yes me!) c) A dislike of admitting I can’t do ... (Read More)
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Coping with Grief
Wikipedia states that: Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioural, social, and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement often refers to the ... (Read More)
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Spontaneity
If you’ve ever read a book The Yes Man (seen the film which isn’t nearly as good) you’ll know a thing or two about being spontaneous. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, it is the story of a man who decides to say “yes” more often and the journey that follows as ... (Read More)
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Go Outside
I’ve noticed something. People with problems spend too much time inside. I don’t mean that they don’t get enough fresh air (though that will hardly do any harm.) I mean inside their own heads. People who worry are inside their heads all the time. They are having a chat with themselves about all the things ... (Read More)
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How to Reduce Stress
A life without any stress whatsoever would be dull! Stress is our natural way to respond to challenges in life. However, a lot of the stress in our lives is unnecessary and can easily be eliminated by taking a few simple steps… The first step is to identify what causes you stress. Take 10 minutes ... (Read More)
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Realistic
I set a goal, I worked towards it. I stuck a visual representation of it on my dream board. I imagined achieving it every day and felt the feelings I would have felt if I had achieved it. I lived like I’d already done it and each new day further action to get me there ... (Read More)
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7 Things That Stop You
1) You tell yourself you do not have enough (fill in the gap). The gap could be time, money, support, intellect, skill. You get the idea. A very talented speaker I know once said to an audience of 6000 people “If you suddenly had to find an extra £10,000 in the next two weeks could ... (Read More)
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Making Time to Meditate (or whatever else floats your boat)
Making time to meditate is not essential. You will not starve without it, you will not suffocate without it and you will not dehydrate without it. It is not essential in your survival as a human being. However if you want to function better, feel better and achieve more then it might be something worth ... (Read More)
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Streamlining
Over the last few months I have been looking at ways in which to get my work slicker and easier to manage. This has included set blocked times for therapy, shortening the newsletter and podcast and hiring someone to take on some of the work. Another idea I have had is to link the podcast ... (Read More)
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New Year, New Rules
I recently had a coaching session in which I was talking about some new ideas for my business. During the session I asked the coach what I should pay in commission to a sales person (I wanted to know if there was a basic acceptable rate) and to my surprise he said “It’s up to ... (Read More)
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The Focus of Your Energy
It’s relatively logical to assume that wherever you direct your energy, there will be increase and growth. The challenge is directing that energy towards the things that you want to grow, and not the things that are bothering or irritating you. Perhaps you have had some sort of negative experience in the past that caused ... (Read More)
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Using Your Voice
Having spent the weekend coaching public speakers, it makes sense for me to talk about something a little public speaker-ish! So I’d like to introduce you to a charismatic AVK sequence. NLP highlights how people can have preferred sensory preferences. Some people are visual and like to receive information and learn from what they can ... (Read More)
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Making Effective Decisions
Having the ability to make decisions (and stick to them once they have been made) is an incredibly rewarding ability if viewed from the correct perspective and if separated from stubbornness. When you make decisions for yourself, you are telling the rest of the world that you posses a degree of certainty, conviction and self ... (Read More)
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Independant Minds Are Happy Minds
Recently I’ve been working with a child who was having some troubles with eating her lunch at school. Right before lunch time she would feel hungry, then upon arriving at the canteen she would lose her appetite. She said she felt the canteen was dirty and uncomfortable and she just didn’t want to eat when ... (Read More)
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Stay Motivated to Lose Weight
Weight loss clients are by far the trickiest clients to help (in my opinion) because no matter what work you do to change their attitude and feelings towards food, they still have to wait to see the real results- the decrease in their size and shape. The fact that this doesn’t occur over night, can ... (Read More)
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Moving When You’re Stuck
Something I regularly tell those who are experiencing a dip in their levels of motivation is that in order to be motivated, you must be moving. It’s a bit of a shame really that one cannot go full throttle from a stationary position, but if you think about it, nothing ever really does. Even the ... (Read More)
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Anxiety-The New Stress?
I’m not too sure how long ago it was when the word “stress” seemed to arrive in the English language like a fashion accessory that everybody had, but it seems to me that there is currently a new trend of those presenting the problem of anxiety. I have around 5 patients at the moment who ... (Read More)
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December 7th, 2011 by Gemma Bailey
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