My favorite clients, especially for my high-end coaching sessions, are the highly successful ones, and it’s not linked solely to having a lot of money or fame. In fact, there are plenty of people out there who are not particularly rich, but who are successful through their accomplishments, interests, and dreams that they followed. Things they’ve done for others and …
How To Choose The Ideal Business Coach
Business coaching is only effective if you have the right coach. That is why it is so important to choose your coach carefully. Some are definitely better than others. Below, I have compiled some of my best advice on how to find the ideal business coach: 1. Choose a coach with a proven track record of success. Think about what …
Life Secret: Embrace Your Problems
Frank is a 23-year-old European. He has graduated the university and started his studies for teaching credentials. Yet, rather than feeling joyful because of his achievements and a fairly comfortable life, Frank is troubled. “Why can’t I be as confident as others? Why am I so sensitive? What can I do to become accepted and admired by others? Why do …
The Road to Change
It’s often said that nothing is certain in life other than death and taxes. And after paying taxes, all that is left are two kinds of change. The change we carry in our purse and the unstoppable transformation of everything we experience. As change occurs at a dizzying pace, we cling to straws in the hope of finding stability. But …
It’s the Little Things that Matter
It’s a hunger that needs to be satisfied. It’s in all of us. We have a need to make something out of our lives. To be recognized for something positive. And when we don’t reach our desired goals, we feel like a failure, cheated, unworthy. We question our own self-worth. It can leave us despondent. We ask ourselves if only …
The Success Toolbox – The first step is to understand what is required for success
… it’s what you do with what you’ve got. – (Leroy Van Dyke) What is it that we all want? Isn’t it success and happiness? So, it’s no surprise that a reader in Iran is interested in success. Arash (not his real name) is a 35-year-old married carpenter who wants to become extremely successful. That is, he wants to be free …
Amazing Power Resides within Us
What is it that lies at the core of our being? A great power. The power of creation and transformation. Ralph Waldo Emerson pleaded with us not to forget this fact when he wrote, “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” Regrettably, some of us are asleep …
3 Golden Laws of Life
1. We Reap what We Sow You have heard people say, “What goes around comes around.” But have you given that saying much thought? It is actually a modern way to express ancient wisdom. The Old Testament stated it this way “. . . they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.” (Job 4:8). At least 50 years …
The 5 Pillars of Personal Power: Part 5: Self-Motivation
In the last four issues I covered four of the five Pillars of Personal Power: Self-Efficacy, Self-Reliance, Self-Discipline, and Resilience. In this issue, I will touch on the final pillar, Self-Motivation. This pillar can be considered the most important of the five. After all, what good are the abilities to act, depend on yourself, control yourself, and bounce back from …
The 5 Pillars of Personal Power: Part 4: Self-Reliance
In the last issue I continued with the introduction of the 5 Pillars of Personal Power, which are: 1. Self-Efficacy: “I believe in myself; I can do it.” 2. Self-Reliance: “I can depend on myself; I am dependable.” 3. Self-Discipline: “I can do what is best for me, even when I don’t feel like doing it.” 4. Self-Motivation: “I want …