Archive for the ‘Career’ Category

Overcoming Procrastination

Friday, March 5th, 2010

You have an extremely important deadline looming for a report at work. It needs to be on your bosses next at 9am the next morning and you have only written the first sentence, so what do you do? Put on the kettle, do some research, have a bath, do a brain storm, walk the dog?
Procrastination read more »

Tips to overcome shyness

Friday, February 19th, 2010

We often discuss the issue of shyness on Life coaching directory, because it is something which often ends up having a huge impact on your life.
Today we have a few tips which will help you to gently build up your confidence. You only need to take baby steps, implementing one of the below each read more »

Confidence Boosters

Monday, February 1st, 2010

There are certain situations in life which can deal a real blow to your self confidence. Ups and downs are natural, but if we have to have them we would like to deal with them as gracefully as possible. Allaboutyou have come up with some great pointers to help you push through some of life’s read more »

Find your purpose in life

Friday, January 29th, 2010

As part of The Times “10 steps to a better you”, was advise on how to find your purpose in life. Below are a few of the best tips.
If the January blues left you sighing, “What’s the point? Why are we here anyway?”, the answer lies in finding your purpose.
This is something which is read more »

When should women stop searching for Mr Right?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

According to author Lori Gottilieb, once you hit thirty it is time to settle for Mr Second Best of Mr Right Now.
Gottlieb is the author of Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr Good Enough, which is published in the UK next week.
She believes that women who refuse to commit unless they read more »

Tried and tested life coaching techniques

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Below are a few techniques that have been tried and tested with success by many a life coach. Take a look and you might just find something that will help you on the path to achieving your goals.
Don’t shout about it
If you have made your mind up you are going to change something in your read more »

Positive Affirmations

Friday, January 8th, 2010

A New Year, a New You. If you want to bring about some positive change in your life then what better time to do it than the start of a brand new year.

Why not try some positive thinking techniques which are used in life coaching and Cognative Behavioural Therapy (CBT) such as creating a list read more »

Four good reasons to admit to your mistakes

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Earn a promotion
Good leaders admit their mistakes quickly and then rectify them before sharing what they have learned and how they will move forward. The most important thing is to take action as this will demonstrate your improvement.
Bounce back
A huge part of life is making your own mistakes and learning from them. If you read more »

Come all ye unfaithful

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

With Tiger Woods and his many mistresses racking up column inch after column inch during the past couple of weeks for the most part our sympathy and loyalty lies with his poor wife. However, we often forget that the mistress (if genuine) could also experience some heartache, after all we can’t help who we fall read more »

Holiday Stress-Relievers

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

1. A spot of tea
Tea lovers rejoice! Because University College in London have found that our favourite hot beverage can actually have calming powers. In a study, 75 volunteers were asked to drink the equivalent of a cup of black tea before completing two stressful tasks. Afterwards their cortisol levels dropped an average of 47 read more »