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5 Undeniable Benefits of Working With an Online Life Coach

5 Undeniable Benefits of Working With an Online Life Coach

Are you considering working with an online life coach wondering if it would work for you? If so, this article is for you! In today's fast-paced, ever-evolving world, the need for personal and professional growth is more important than ever. One effective way to unlock...

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You Are made of stars: Discover Your Extraordinary Origin

You Are made of stars: Discover Your Extraordinary Origin

Have you ever wished there was something extraordinary about you, something that set you apart? Or perhaps you've felt there's something special within you but couldn't quite pinpoint what it is? Well, get ready to have your mind blown. When you look up at the night...

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Why Don’t We Follow Our Dreams?

Why Don’t We Follow Our Dreams?

“The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never...

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How Personal Development Helped Me Run For 7 Hours

How Personal Development Helped Me Run For 7 Hours

Recently, I faced one of the most challenging goals I've ever set.  To run a 7-hour Ultramarathon.  Picture this: Over 300 runners with a 7-hour window and a goal to run as far (or as long) as possible on a 7 km loop through Waltham Forest.  My main...

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The 100-Day Experiment

The 100-Day Experiment

Did you know there are just 100 days left until 2023? Maybe the first 265 days have been phenomenal for you, and perhaps you’d rather not talk about them. Let’s put that aside right now.Let’s look forward. My question is:How would you love to finish 2022?What would...

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7 Simple Ways To Overcome FOBO (The Fear of Better Option)

7 Simple Ways To Overcome FOBO (The Fear of Better Option)

Do you take hours to make a decision because… well, what if is not the best option?!  It may range from something simple like being unable to decide what to pick from a menu in a restaurant, which colour your new trainers should be, or your next holiday...

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How to stop being negative! Part 1: Why are we negative?

How to stop being negative! Part 1: Why are we negative?

Do you often feel unhappy?  Do you often catch yourself being critical or cynical about things and people? Or, have you ever been told, “Stop being so negative”? These may seem like quite heavy questions but if you find yourself saying yes to one or more of...

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12 Powerful Questions To Ask Yourself When Reflecting On 2021

12 Powerful Questions To Ask Yourself When Reflecting On 2021

Every so often, I catch myself saying something "interesting", and so I write it down in case it will be useful in the future. So let me open this article with a couple of quotes I hope will get you thinking. Those who don't learn from the past will always be newbies....

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How to stick with new year’s resolutions in 2022

How to stick with new year’s resolutions in 2022

Have you ever set new year's resolutions?  There is something very compelling about the beginning of the new year, isn't it?  It's an opportunity for a new, fresh start.  Somehow it feels a bit like a page one in a new notepad, clean and full of possibilities. ...

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Why is Happiness Hard and Misery Easy?

Why is Happiness Hard and Misery Easy?

Do you ever wonder why happiness and joy seem a bit fragile and fleeting, while sadness, low, and misery in general, has this persistent heaviness to it that is sometimes hard to move?  Over the years, I've written quite a few articles on happiness (I'll leave links...

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Are you a YouSpiracy Theorist?

Are you a YouSpiracy Theorist?

You're probably wondering what on Earth is YouSpiracy, and could YOU possibly be a Youspiracy theorist?  Whether you believe or subscribe to any of the many conspiracy theories out there is absolutely your choice. You certainly have plenty to choose from. ...

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How to Diversify Your Happiness: And be happier more often

How to Diversify Your Happiness: And be happier more often

Let me ask you a simple question.  What is it that you want?  Most frequently, what people want are things like: Wealth, health, freedom, status, their own business, that perfect partner, a dog, Lamborghini, you name it.  What do all these things have in...

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The All or Nothing Mindset: And why it never works

The All or Nothing Mindset: And why it never works

Lately, I’ve encountered a lot of people who had the ‘All or Nothing Mindset’ in the pursuit of their goals and ambitions. It was quite obvious that it wasn’t working for them and I want to share with you why… … in case this is your approach, too.   But,...

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Mindfulness Tips For People In A Hurry

Mindfulness Tips For People In A Hurry

Mindfulness is talked about a lot but only a few people have/make time for it. If you're a busy person, you probably often find yourself at the end of the day thinking... where did today go?  Or like me, on the 15th of September asking what happened to the first...

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The Quitting Point – Where most people give up and why.

The Quitting Point – Where most people give up and why.

Let's be honest. Not every goal is achievable, at least not on the first try.  Sometimes, we just bite too much to chew, and we have to throw in the towel (or spit it out if I were to run with that saying). Maybe the goal was too ambitious. Maybe it just...

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The Happiness Equation 3.0

The Happiness Equation 3.0

Have you ever thought... "Oh, I wish there was some sort of 'happiness equation' that would show me how to be happier!" I have one I want to share with you.  It's more philosophical one than a scientific, though.  Before I geek out on it, I want to point out...

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The Sulking Deadline – How to bounce back from setbacks

The Sulking Deadline – How to bounce back from setbacks

Sometimes, when we have plans, goals, or ambitions, life decides to pull the rug underneath our feet. Setbacks are inevitable. Someone else gets the position you were working towards. Someone else wins the race you were training for. Your next big sale falls...

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The Magic of Hard Work

The Magic of Hard Work

I want to share something with you. I like it hard! But, but before your mind goes into "funny" places, let me clarify. I'm talking about the hardship of accomplishing something. The hard work. You see, deep inside, we all want the journey to what we want to be easy,...

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It’s Not Over Until It’s Done

It’s Not Over Until It’s Done

This blog post is a short one but the more valuable. Years ago, I watched a motivational speech where the speaker kept hammering home one message: It's not over until it's done! It really resonated with me because it's something I strongly believe in. It's so easy to...

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Setting Goals for 2020: Quick and Simple

Setting Goals for 2020: Quick and Simple

Failing to plan is planning to fail. If you don't want 2020 to be just another year gone by, but rather make this year (or this new decade) life-changing, you need to steer it in the right direction. And the way to do it is to set the right goals.  If you don’t have...

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The Danger Of: Fake It Until You Make It

The Danger Of: Fake It Until You Make It

Has anyone ever told you: "Ahh, just fake it until you make it"? It's terrible, terrible advice and research showed that it can, in fact, do a lot of damage. In this article I will explain why faking something doesn't work, and offer you a much better alternative. Why...

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The Power Of Reflection: How to Reflect And Why

The Power Of Reflection: How to Reflect And Why

I‌ talk a lot about the power of reflection in my monthly goals updates but realized that I’ve never really described the value of it and how to do it in a stand-alone article. Reflection is so valuable that I set it as one of my goals for 2019. (200 reflections...

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Unlock Your Self-Discipline with The H3 Method™

Unlock Your Self-Discipline with The H3 Method™

What if I told you that you’ve been thinking wrong about self-discipline all along.  Self-discipline is not just willpower to drag yourself to do something.  There are many tasks we need to do that will never be on the top of our priority list. However, they still...

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TOP 10 Most Common Dying Regrets People Have

TOP 10 Most Common Dying Regrets People Have

What are the dreams you say “one day‌” to over and over again? What are the things you’d love to try and places you’d love to see? What would you do if you were not scared of failing, being rejected, or just finding out it won’t work?‌ We keep procrastinating and...

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10 Signs You May Be Addicted To Drama

10 Signs You May Be Addicted To Drama

Do you have drama in your life? I mean, a bit too much? Arguments, gossip, stress, anger, upset, resentment, etc? Do you think you may be addicted to drama? You probably say: Absolutely not! I hate it, it drains me, and it upsets me. No doubt that's how it makes you...

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Fear Flipping: Use Your Fears in Your Advantage

Fear Flipping: Use Your Fears in Your Advantage

Fear Flipping: Use your fears in your advantage   What are your fears you'd love to overcome? Public speaking? Making sales calls?Starting your own business? Fear is the most powerful drive for our actions, but also inactions. Fear can be a great force for us to...

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How to Create Your Life Vision

How to Create Your Life Vision

How to create your life vision Have you ever thought of writing down your Life Vision? It may sound to you like a New-Agey and frivolous thing to do, but let me ask you this. The last time you went on holidays, did you just pack your luggage and showed up at the...

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OK is NOT enough – Here’s Why

OK is NOT enough – Here’s Why

OK is NOT enough - Here's why.    Over the years, people have asked me why OK is NOT enough. Ever wondered about it?Let me ask you this. If you went on a holiday and it was just OK, would you go back again?If you watched a movie that was just OK, would you watch...

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Have You Tried The Consistency Calendar?

Have You Tried The Consistency Calendar?

HAVE YOU TRIED The CONSISTENCY CALENDAR™   If I asked you to take a guess about how consistent you're with your good habits, and how often you give in to your bad habits, how accurate do you think you'd be? Well, In general, we're pretty bad at estimating these...

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How to create your perfect morning routine

How to create your perfect morning routine

How to create your perfect morning routine   People say: How you start your day is how you'll run your day. The truth is, your morning routine does set the tone for the rest of the day. And if you live each day right, you'll more likely live your life right....

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Bad Habits That Are Killing Your Self-Discipline

Bad Habits That Are Killing Your Self-Discipline

Bad habits that are killing your self-discipline   Not everything we want and need to do in life is fun and enjoyable. In moments like these, to get things done, it all comes down to willpower and self-discipline. If you're like most people, and you haven't been...

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My Weekly Planning Ritual – Plan your week like a PRO

My Weekly Planning Ritual – Plan your week like a PRO

My weekly planning ritual   Do you feel like you're drifting in life without a plan?  Are you in a reactive mode rather than being proactive? Do you feel like you're working on someone else's goals rather than your own? Well, let's do something about it. In this...

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How to Master Small Talk And Never Run Out Of Things To Say

How to Master Small Talk And Never Run Out Of Things To Say

How to master small talk AND NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY   Have you ever wondered how come some people just walk into a social situation and start chatting to anyone about anything, keeping the conversation running without awkward silences and boring topics?...

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The Danger of Setting BIG Goals

The Danger of Setting BIG Goals

The Danger of Setting Big Goals.    If you've been into personal development for a while, I'm sure you've heard various coaches, mentors and gurus saying: Set big and scary goals. Well, I'm here to tell you that it's not always the best idea and it's actually a...

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What To Do When You’re Not Feeling Valued

What To Do When You’re Not Feeling Valued

 What to do when you don't feel valued  Do you feel like you're not valued or appreciated enough by your boss, colleagues, friends or even family? Do you feel like people are just not taking you seriously or taking you for granted? First of all, you'd be surprised how...

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The Uncomfortable Truth About The Fear of Success

The Uncomfortable Truth About The Fear of Success

The Uncomfortable truth about the Fear Of Success   A big part of my work as a coach is helping my clients overcome all sorts of obstacles, fears, and limiting beliefs that are holding them back from achieving their goals. There is one kind of fear that always...

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Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset

Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset

Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset: A life-changing difference   When I was around 24, something happened that changed my life for good. Until then, I was going through my days thinking; well, this is what life is, and more importantly, this is who I am. Then...

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A Simple Way to Increase Your Productivity and Focus

A Simple Way to Increase Your Productivity and Focus

A simple way to increase productivity   Do you feel like your productivity could be better, that you're simply not giving it your 100%, or even procrastinating? Well, I have a really simple tool I want to share with you that will help you create more awareness...

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How to Deal with Toxic People

How to Deal with Toxic People

How to Deal with Toxic People   Improving your life is not easy as it is and it makes it so much harder when you have to deal with negative and toxic people. Moverover these people have bigger impact on your life than you might think. And science supports that. ...

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How to Stop Being Lazy

How to Stop Being Lazy

How to Stop Being Lazy: Hey, let's be honest. Sometimes, we all have moments when we feel lazy, unmotivated, and when we just don't feel like doing anything, especially the things we SHOULD do.  But, I guess you're here because you have these moments a bit to often or...

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My First London Marathon – Experience & Lessons

My First London Marathon – Experience & Lessons

My First London Marathon - Experience & Lessons   On April the 28th 2019, I've run my first marathon (suggesting it most likely wasn't my last one) and it was a pretty incredible experience, and I want to share it with you. While professional athletes like Eliud...

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Ghosting: What it is and why you should never do it

Ghosting: What it is and why you should never do it

What is ghosting and why you should never do it.   Ghosting is usually talked about in relation to dating, but it's happening in friendships, business, and other kinds of relationships. Ghosting - When a person ignores or cuts off all communication (phone calls,...

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10 Unusual Tips for Success

10 Unusual Tips for Success

10 unusual tips for success  In this blog, I'll share with you 10 tips for success that you may not have heard 1000x before. Before I dive straight into it, let me share something with you. I usually write my blogs and record accompanying videos on the weekend. But, I...

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How to Journal for Personal Development

How to Journal for Personal Development

How to Journal for Personal Development   If I were to recommend you a tool that has the biggest potential to change your life, discover who you are, find your calling, overcome challenges and overall become a wholesome person, it would be journalling. If you’re...

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How to Stop Worrying About What People Think of You.

How to Stop Worrying About What People Think of You.

How to stop worrying about what people think of you. Do you have dreams, goals and ambitions that you hold back with because of the fear of what others might think if you did pursue them? Are you struggling to be authentic, speak your mind, act or even dress the way...

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The Dark Side of Being Ambitious 

The Dark Side of Being Ambitious 

THE DARK SIDE OF BEING AMBITIOUS    First of all, being ambitious is absolutely essential to accomplishing anything great in life. It's the fuel necessary for all the hard work needed to achieve great goals. It's what will keep you focused and push through the...

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How To Stay Focused

How To Stay Focused

How to stay focused   Trimming all the fat away, the ability to focus is essential for getting what you want in life. Period. Without it, your attention is hijacked by social media, "urgencies", entertainment and other people, pretty much constantly. How does it...

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How to make a great first impression

How to make a great first impression

HOW TO MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION First of all, let's talk about why the first impression is important. When we're meeting someone new, most of the time the other person doesn't know anything about us and even if they do, for example during a job interview, they...

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How to not quit your new year’s resolutions

How to not quit your new year’s resolutions

How to not quit your new year's resolutions     For many people, the new year represents a new opportunity to start fresh again, with a clean slate and make this coming year a little better than the previous one. This often triggers a craze of goal setting...

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5 STRATEGIES TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS YEAR

5 STRATEGIES TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS YEAR

5 strategies to get the most out of this year Achieving great things in your life and getting the most out of your days, weeks, and months is not complicated if you have the right strategies. I want to share with you five strategies that will help you reach you goals...

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The Top 10 Lessons Of 2018 (part 2)

The Top 10 Lessons Of 2018 (part 2)

THE TOP 10 LESSONS OF 2018 (PART 2) This is the second part of the "Top 10 Lessons of 2018". You can read the first part here: The Top 10 Lessons of 2018 (Part 1). The first part included the following four lessons:1) Set goals that inspire you, not paralyse you2)...

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The Top 10 Lessons Of 2018 (part 1)

The Top 10 Lessons Of 2018 (part 1)

THE TOP 10 LESSONS OF 2018 (PART 1) I generally encourage people to keep looking ahead rather than looking back, because coaching is mostly about improving and going forward. With that said, looking back can bring a lot of value if done right. Most people look back...

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How To Stop Feeling Low

How To Stop Feeling Low

How To Stop Feeling Low Whether you're working on yourself to be the best you can be or you just hitchhike through life, you know that not every day goes perfectly and life is far from a smooth ride. Some days you may be feeling low and other days majorly suck. First...

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3 Simple Habits My Most Productive Clients Have

3 Simple Habits My Most Productive Clients Have

3 Simple Habits My Most Productive Clients HaveEverything we do makes a small adjustment to the trajectory of our life and the results we get. Some of the actions are one-offs, but some of them we repeat every regularly, and they become our habits.Habits are not a bad...

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How To Stay Positive When Life Is Giving You a Hard Time

How To Stay Positive When Life Is Giving You a Hard Time

How To Stay Positive When Life Is Giving You a Hard Time   Life happens. Some days are great and some days really suck, and the rest is somewhere in between. It's easy to be smiling when the days are great. But you may be wondering, how to stay positive when life...

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How To Start Your Personal Development?

How To Start Your Personal Development?

How to start your personal development? It happens every so often that I get an inquiry that reads:"Hi Tomas, I'm stuck. My life is not the way I want it. I know I can do so much better. There are many areas I need to work on and improve, but I have no idea how to...

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10 Ways To Be Less Negative And Less Judgmental

10 Ways To Be Less Negative And Less Judgmental

How to be Less negative and less judgmental Have you ever looked at someone you maybe didn't even know and a mean, judgmental thought about them ran through your head? Do you notice yourself being grumpy or negative for no good reason?Are you critical of others? Being...

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How To Keep Your Dream Alive

How To Keep Your Dream Alive

How To Keep Your Dream Alive   Do you have a dream?Do you have a "one day I'd love to..." wish? It may be something quite small like buying a new MacBook or it may be a BIG DREAM, a career or a lifestyle vision like: "I'd love to live in New York.""I'd love to be...

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Are You A Good Person Or Just Nice?

Are You A Good Person Or Just Nice?

  Are You A Good Person Or Just Nice?   "I'm such a good person, but people keep screwing me over." "I'm so good to everyone, but people always take advantage of me." "I just want to get along with people, but it keeps backfiring." "I'm doing my best, but people...

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My Goals For 2017 – December

My Goals For 2017 – December

My 2017 Goals - December So that's it, 2017 is behind us and what a year it was! In 2017 I've set a lot of goals. I must admit some of them were pretty ambitious, not far from unrealistic. But you never really find out what you're capable of if you set easily...

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My Goals For 2017 – November

My Goals For 2017 – November

My 2017 Goals - November Update   I hope November has been a great month for you. It certainly has for me. It's been my best month yet in many ways. I've started working with some new incredible clients, completed several big goals and already started planning my...

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The One Conversation You Should Never Have

The One Conversation You Should Never Have

The one conversation you should never have. On average, a person speaks around 5000 words a day but easily can go up to 20,000. Let's assume that the typical conversations, which include small talk and casual interactions, are between 50-100 words; then that person...

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My Goals For 2017 – October

My Goals For 2017 – October

My 2017 Goals - October Update Incredible, another month has gone. October was for me a month of finding the right work-life balance. I'm happy and proud to say I'm almost at full capacity of how many clients I can work with, which is around 30, and boy, I work with...

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How To Sort Your Life Out Over A Cup of Coffee

How To Sort Your Life Out Over A Cup of Coffee

How to sort your life out over a cup of coffee. The human mind is a complicated thing, and life itself is full of challenges, unpredictability, dreams, desires, plans, love and confusion. No wonder people get stuck in the middle of it all! And then, at some point, it...

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ARE YOU WINNINGIN THE WRONG GAME?

ARE YOU WINNINGIN THE WRONG GAME?

We all love winning. It feels good! And it makes us look great as well. If the classical conditioning experiment “Pavlov’s dogs" rings a bell, you know that behaviour that gets rewarded gets repeated.This might work if you’re training your golden retriever to pee...

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Persecutor, Victim, Rescuer.Which One Are You?

Persecutor, Victim, Rescuer.Which One Are You?

THE DRAMA TRIANGLE        A persecutor, a victim, and a rescuer walk into a bar. They sit down and play their little drama triangle game until someone tears them apart, or one of them gets fed up or drops dead.   This may seem like a bad joke, but...

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7 UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE COACHING

7 UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE COACHING

7 Uncomfortable truths about life coaching Every now and then I come across someone throwing dirt on life coaching on social media, and they go on about what a sham it is, how coaches deceive people, etc. Usually, I don't pay attention to it because every time I...

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HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING

HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING

HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING This morning I got an email from a gentleman who was asking if he could have a few sessions with me on how to visualise correctly. Although visualisation can be a powerful addition to one's self-development toolbox, I was...

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Never Bitch About Your Industry… Even if You Mean Well

Never Bitch About Your Industry… Even if You Mean Well

Whether you're a marketer, web developer, consultant, coach, dentist or in any other profession, I'm sure you get frustrated every now and then when you see someone in your industry cutting corners, promising something they cannot deliver, or just plain lying about...

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A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY ONLY STARTUPS HAVE

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY ONLY STARTUPS HAVE

Starting a business is an exciting time. All is new and fun; there are big plans, dreams and hopes. The early days are usually about setting up the back and front of the "shop" and waiting for the first client. And then, crickets... The challenge of a startup is that...

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How To Be Yourself Without Fear or Guilt

How To Be Yourself Without Fear or Guilt

Do you sometimes feel like you're not being yourself? Like you're hiding who you are? Rarely, sometimes, or all the time? Lately, I've had a large number of clients coming to me with exactly this frustration. Great people with big hearts, plans, and desires to do what...

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How To De-escalate And Resolve Arguments

How To De-escalate And Resolve Arguments

Arguments suck. The word “argument” alone has such negative connotations. At the base of it all, arguments happen because the involved parties hold opposing views and/or desired outcomes. But they can be a great opportunity to evolve a relationship, whether in love or...

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Knowing Yourself Is a Cornerstone Of Success And Happiness

Knowing Yourself Is a Cornerstone Of Success And Happiness

How well do you know yourself? Who are you? I'm not asking about what you do or where you live. Who are you as a person, deep down? Pay attention to how you felt when I asked you this. Did you feel excited, happy, uncomfortable, or even anxious to answer? "Who are...

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6 Harsh Truths About Why Your Relationships Keep Failing

6 Harsh Truths About Why Your Relationships Keep Failing

Let's get the bitter bite out of the way. If you've had several episodes (or a whole series) of bad relationships, then it's very very likely because of something YOU do. Even though your friends tell you how amazing, great, fabulous you are, and that everyone should...

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We Need To Re-evaluate Our Idea Of Happiness.

We Need To Re-evaluate Our Idea Of Happiness.

Humans (and living things in general) have the amazing ability to adapt to almost anything. It helps us evolve and survive in harsh environments. To put it plainly, we get used to things. You learn how to dress for the weather after a day or two in a different...

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Struggling With Habits? This Is Probably Why.

Struggling With Habits? This Is Probably Why.

Some time ago, I had a housemate who had very strange OCD behaviours. Without going into too much detail (as entertaining as it would have been), in summary he was very protective of his stuff – to the point that if someone of a particular background (or anything...

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Build Your Network Before You Need It – Here’s Why and How

Build Your Network Before You Need It – Here’s Why and How

Networking. You either love it or hate it, but ultimately, how you feel about it doesn’t matter because it’s necessary. Whether you’re looking to build a career in employment or as an entrepreneur, building your network is a must. It’s easy to get into networking when...

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