
I know it’s not de rigueur to say this at the moment, but I really don’t care for all the talk about building tribes. I even find the term mildly insulting, although I realize it’s not usually meant to be. I’m also a tad uncomfortable having just set up a Facebook Fan Page because I don’t want fans per…
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As of either Sunday or Monday (and I’m sorry I can’t be more clear on that, but we have some issues to clear up) we’ll have approximately 750 first edition signed copies of How To Be Rich and Happy to pre-sell. They will retail at $19.99 rather than the $25 we will be charging on full release and we…
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I’ve never done a life coaching case study before, largely because it’d never crossed my mind until somebody recently suggested it. Even then I was doubtful because there are obvious client confidentiality issues and I wasn’t even sure I could make one interesting to read. The latter reason evaporated when talking to a client recently. She had me literally…
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Somebody posed the question on Twitter the other day and I’m paraphrasing because I can’t remember the exact wording, but it went something like this: “How long does it take for you to trust somebody?” My immediate response was one of bewilderment as the question acted like a brilliant pattern interrupt on me. A pattern interrupt is a technique…
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The title of this post is somewhat strange and not the kind of thing you’d expect from a Life Coach writing a self development blog, but sometimes it’s necessary to push the boundaries. Today I’m going to explain why I think capital punishment is not just useful, but fundamental for the success of any modern society. I’m also going…
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At least a couple of times per month I get an e-mail asking which Life Coach training companies I can recommend. Unfortunately, as I trained in the UK I can only point people towards businesses that I’ve no real first hand knowledge of, but seem to be reputable. Obviously I also suggest reading my insightful post How To Become…
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As a Life Coach I speak to lots of people about self-development. It’s one of the cool things about my job, I actually get paid real money to help people make their lives more fulfilling. Every now and then though somebody will say something along the lines of “Yeh I know what you mean Mr. Life Coach, but that…
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There are a number of aspects of Life Coaching that you need to be, at the very least competent at, if you’re going to be successful. Of course you need a big stick, but you also need competent rapport building skills and to be able to shut up and listen, sometimes for long periods. Just as importantly though, you…
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