Somebody asked a question the other day on a forum I was reading entitled; “How do I get out of my own head.” I didn’t have time to answer at the time because I was too busy either pondering the meaning of life or getting the laundry in, I forget which now. It’s really a great question, especially when asked…
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I’m sure you are familiar with quote “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” I have seen this attributed to Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and probably Dr. Ruth so who actually said it is anybody’s guess, but it’s an interesting little quote, and one I use with clients from…
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I sometimes have clients and people I meet tell me that they inherited certain traits from their parents. Seldom do they impart this information with a smile on their lips and a sense of gratitude in their voice. The reason being the characteristic in question is always one that they see as being a hindrance rather than benefit. I…
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I first read ‘The Why Café’ by John P Strelecky at the end of 2006 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surprised to find out that the author lived just down the road from me and decided to contact him. After a few e-mails we met for breakfast and hit it off. I found John to be honest, amusing,…
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I used to subscribe to lots of Ezines and newsletters. I’m guessing that I used to get about 12 million per month, maybe a few less perhaps, but it was a lot and definitely more than 6. Rather unsurprisingly most of them were based around life coaching and self-development because I love reading that stuff. Every time I stumbled…
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If I bumped into you in the street today and said “How are you buddy?” How would you respond? If you’re a women you’d probably respond by saying “Who you calling buddy, you half-wit?” But let’s presume I have adjusted the question accordingly to reflect the accurate gender, what would you say? Let me take a stab at the…
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Let me make something perfectly clear right from the outset here. This blog is not about monkeys. There are no monkeys, apes, marmosets, gorillas, gibbons, chimpanzees or any other type of Simian you care to mention in this post. So if you have been given a project to create the complete works of Shakespeare using an infinite number of…
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If I walked up to you in a bar and called you a Jackass, what would you do? What if a family member said you’re a loser and a jerk? The truth is you don’t really need to answer either of those questions because although I’m a Life Coach and not a Professor in human behavior, I already know…
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