7 Myths of Self-Development Exposed

Like any industry, the self-development industry is rampant with half-baked ideas, poor advice and urban myths. It’s not always easy to pick the wheat from the chaff because some of them have become so ingrained in popular belief that to question them is almost seen as heresy. Well I for one love a bit of heresy (everything in moderation),…

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Out of Chaos Comes Order

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The best part of twenty years ago there was a lot of hype around the book ‘Chaos’ by  James Gleick. I’d just read the brilliant Richard P Feynman autobiography ‘Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman’ which to this day is still one of my favorite autobiographies, and fancied myself as a bit an amateur science buff. However, I don’t think…

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How To Change

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The key to successful Life Coaching is change. Are you prepared to do what you need to do? James from Men With Pens asked me two great questions after my last post and I’m going to attempt to answer them today. Firstly he asked me this rather direct question: Okay, why the hell don’t you write shit like that…

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Why New Years Resolutions Fail

As you prepare to wave goodbye to yet another year and greet 2009 with hopefully a sense of optimism and excitement, I’m betting that you’ve got a goal or two up your sleeve for the New Year, haven’t you, you cheeky monkey? It may or may not be a New Years resolution per se. In fact, it may not…

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Think Like A Child

I’ve often wondered how much guts it must take to be a bad magician and still willingly put yourself in the public domain. Imagine it’s your first time on stage and you’re still perfecting your craft. You’re very nervous, your hands are shaking a tad and you’re convinced that the audience can see the rabbit wriggling around in your…

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Changing Your Thoughts

I was talking to a client last week that was getting a little bit frustrated by slow progress in taking back control of his negative thought patterns.  He understood on an intellectual level that he controlled his own thoughts, but felt he was struggling to establish that into an unconscious, deep-seated belief. About three or four years ago I…

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Stretching Your Comfort Zone

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I have posted about change several times before and I make no apologies for doing so again now. So if you’re groaning and/or rolling your eyes stop it now and pay attention because this is really important stuff. On a cellular level our bodies are changing on a minute-by-minute basis. I once read that we regenerate a liver approximately…

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