When you want to do what you don't want to do
by Phoebus Apostolidis
What do you do, when you want to do, what you don't want to do but you know you need to do?
Confused?
There are times in life that we want to do things. The things that we know deep in our hearts that they are the right things for us to do.
Where are you in the universe of emotions?
by Massimo Roselli
Did you know that a human can experience around 34,000 emotions? With such a big number, it's not a surprise that we could easily get lost when we navigate the turbulent waters of feelings.
A transition in our career can be a clear example of a series of emotional challenges bringing about multiple blockages that could prevent us from getting to a place of fulfilment.
Dance with our clients and explore their true values
by Atip Muangsuwan
Who would know that… starting from a common coaching topic like… “how to deal with stress” could transform into big decision-making and career coaching instead?
There was an executive client who showed up in my coaching session with a common coaching topic: ‘how to deal with stress.
Attention 'trainee' coaches
by Melissa McGinness
The coaching community is buzzing... Here's what others are saying about their experiences with our Life Coach tutoring program.
“I found this training with Melissa life-changing. It has opened my mind to a world of growth and a form of helping people that has endless ways of.
Binary emotions on Olympic Display
by Steph Burge
This week I have been reflecting on the binary nature of emotions on display at The Tokyo Olympics.
Watching an athlete win an Olympic medal is witnessing the highest of highs as the ultimate sporting dream becomes a reality.
Your past doesn’t equal your future!
by Atip Muangsuwan
Your past doesn’t equal your future unless you decide to live there.
There was a business-owner client who told me about his past failures with respect to his business failure leading to a big debt and also the relationship failure with his wife.
#trauma #mindfulness #healing #neurobiology
by Bernadett Halaj
Get to the root of it
I repotted my orchid, I didn't know that below the front display it developed a very unhealthy habit such as growing around a plastic label and holding onto it and surviving on yellow half dead roots.
Show me your goals and I will show you who you are
by Phoebus Apostolidis
This is a famous saying out there that proves that where we want to go is where we are not. Common sense I know.
When someone doesn't have goals in life about were they want to go they end up drifting to where the current is taking them.
Living with Intent
by Melissa McGinness
Everything is an opportunity to learn... there is no failure.. only feedback.
If you find yourself slipping in one area, remember it is a choice to get back on track. One slip into old habits is not who you are, it is simply an opportunity to step up once more.
Choose: Stuck or Unstuck
by Sam Jennings II
Pushing and pushing and pushing and not getting anything but tired.
There are a lot of ways to think about this in our work lives. The feeling when we’re working, all day, and at the end of the day, not quite sure what we actually did.
Visualization
by Melissa McGinness
Visualization is a technique that has been used by successful athletes, actors, politicians, and businessmen for decades, and offers startling results. Visualization ties your imagination to reality. Research coming out of Oxford and Cambridge suggests that your ability to vividly imagine details about a bright future dramatically increases your ability to create this future.
Are you in touch with your professional self?
by Massimo Roselli
There's a huge body of research that proves that we get to a place of authenticity in our work life and job satisfaction when our professional identity is closely aligned with our personal identity.
Identity is all about the meanings given us by others and by ourselves.
Have you been thinking about making a change in your career for a while but you're still in a job where you're not going anywhere?
by Massimo Roselli
Have you been thinking about making a change in your career for a while but you're still in a job where you're not going anywhere?
Sometimes it's not just about not being able to figure out what steps to take when we continue to stay in a place where we no longer feel fulfilled and truly successful.
Life and Death Decision
by Atip Muangsuwan
Have you ever heard that, “Your decision can determine between your life and death”? This is the power of your decision. It can move the mountains, change the courses of your life and determine your future and destiny.
What could be better?
by Melissa McGinness
Do you know someone who has accomplished incredible things? Do you know someone who has dedicated their life to something they’re really passionate about?
What do you think is different about them? What do you notice that really stands out?
Do they think differently?
Do they take risks?
Do they care more than the rest of us?
Or is it really just luck?
Before I started coaching I left too much of my life up to luck.
What is Life-Coaching?
by Melissa McGinness
This is a song for those
Who lost their hope
A long a long time ago
I know someday that you will find it somehow
Because you're not too old
To accomplish goals
And all the answers are within your soul
It's up to you, you gotta figure it out
Uh huh
"Courage To Grow" - Rebellution
The purpose of life coaching is to deeply explore and learn about the power of personal development and when actioned correctly can help you to achieve a fulfilled life.
5 Hard Truths
by Melissa McGinness
There's always an excuse when you need one
There's always an excuse when you need one, ah
Always tiptoe around the turncoat today, yeah
Which mood is it gonna be today, yeah
-311 There's Always An Excuse
Have you ever had that feeling that your goals were just a small achievable leap away but that leap was just wide enough that you were to scared to jump? Did you start working on a goal to just quit the next day or a week later, damaging your confidence along the way? Let’s go back and give some thought to that goal you set – did you really want it? Do you still really want it? That goal was just a small leap away, what is really preventing you from taking a hold of your goals, your dreams, your future?
Say you had set some expectations around an area of your life.
Do I Deserve to Follow My Dream? Can I Support Myself If I Jump?
by Sam Green
Writing this, I am standing on the edge of what I think is possible. I am certain that the force of gravity applies to the non-physical aspects of myself. That my dreams will drag me down into heart-ache and ruin.
Honor Your Discontent - It's giving you important information
by Kelly Olson
We don’t always know what our life’s purpose or journey is supposed to be or we may have so dreams we are overwhelmed with them all. However, one thing is for sure: if we are feeling restless or discontent we are not living our dreams! Feelings of discontent and longings for something else, even when we don’t know for sure toward what we are being drawn, are actually calls from God, universe, or spirit to pursue our greater good.
“But where are you really from?” An exploration of identity and belonging
by Mandeep Mudhar
By Mandeep Mudhar and Jenny Stapleton
Inspired by events spurring the Black Lives Matter movement further forward in 2020, this thought-piece explore concepts of identity, belonging, and connection, starting from our own personal experiences and perspectives.