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 I don’t suppose there really are any deadly sins with self development, I was being overly dramatic with the title. But there certainly are areas where I see people make the same mistakes again and again and again, and you don’t have to be one of them If that is, you avoid the following 7 self development deadly(ish) sins: 1: Thinking Being Hard On Yourself Is The Best Way Forward I have been beating  Before we get to today’s guest post from Rebecca Kellogg I just want to give you the heads up on a couple of things I am about to send out Augusts newsletter and it will be delivered with not one, but two, free self development ebooks! If you’re not signed up, do so now because this will be an ongoing thing and you’ll also get my latest ebook on goal setting. I’m currently busy  Rather than having a lazy and relaxing holiday weekend like any good Life Coach would have advised. I chose to slave over a hot keyboard making sure I got my latest ebook called ‘How Do I Set Goals That Work?’ finished in time to go out with my July newsletter. And finish it I have. Other than some minor editing and the design work it’s done and presuming you’re signed up for my newsletter  The following post is an extract from my forthcoming ebook provisionally entitled rather unimaginatively “How To Set Goals”. If you want a free copy when it comes out in the next 4 or 5 weeks, then get yourself signed up for my newsletter because that’s the only way to grab it. A study undertaken by Scranton University concluded that one simple action can increase the likelihood of you hitting your goals by 1,000% Yes,  My post 5.5 Self Development Techniques I No Longer Believe In caused a bit of a stir, a few misunderstandings and a handful of death threats. Even though I listed goal setting as one of the things I had lost faith in, I did explain that I by no means meant it was wrong for everybody. The reality is, I happen to think goal setting is veeeeery cool and highly useful for a good  Every so often I get an e-mail from somebody asking if I can Life Coach them via e-mail and every time I respond that, not only do I not offer such a service, but I would highly advise the person against pursuing such an idea. Contrary to what some ‘Life Coaches’ are saying I’m not even sure Life Coaching via e-mail is feasible. An exchange of e-mails without any other contact is about as  I once saw a stat that suggested over 70% of people set at least one New Year Resolution per year. Unfortunately though, the vast majority of these good intentions disappear before the guy next door has packed up his giant inflatable reindeer and unplugged the Pink Floyd light show he liked to call his Christmas decorations. The problem with New Years Resolutions is that people, quite understandably, decide on them during the holiday season.  Stop twenty people in the street and ask them what a Life Coach does and my guess would be the majority will have no clue. However, the few that do attempt an answer will probably mention goal setting in some way shape or form. And they would be right, Life Coaches do indeed help people set goals. But what if they’d be better advised not to? Is it possible that for some people setting |
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