Useful Articles by Life Coaches

In Life Coaching a ‘dream’ usually refers to a vision we have about the future – how we would like our lives to be. Once we know what our dreams are we can then work towards achieving them. We often speak about the need to overcome any obstacles that get in the way of our dreams and set goals to help us do this, this can sometimes take weeks/months.

Why not work backwards? Use your dreams (in this case I mean the dreams you have when sleeping) to get an accurate, honest snapshot of how...

In Western Society – and, indeed, many others – women are encouraged from an early age to be caring, considerate and selfless. We’re taught that our biology pre-programs us for taking care of and nurturing others. But what about when nature and nurture conflict - when the way we’re brought up somehow interrupts healthy development and affects the way we attach to others emotionally? All sorts of problems can occur as a result but when does taking care of others become codependency?

I have...

You’ve made the interview. So now it’s just a matter of showing you’re the best person for the job, isn’t it? But what about that little voice in your head repeating “I’ll screw this up. I know I will.”

Even if it that happened before it doesn’t mean it will again. However if you go on telling yourself that it might you can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Generally we like to be right so we consciously and unconsciously find ways to prove we are – even if that goes against our better...

I wonder if you feel nourished in your mind, body and soul? I wonder if like many Women you search for a quick fix for your food issues and if you might just be ready for a life long solution finding inner peace and calm with your relationship with food and learn to nourish your Soul.

Answering such questions as:

Why do you eat?

Why do you choose particular foods?

How does food make you ‘really’ feel?

These questions are seldom answered because a diet pops up to distract you from...

Sometimes as a Life Coach, clients present themselves with problems that need to be cleared before they are ready for the positive progression that coaching affords. One of the tools a coach can learn to help prepare clients for coaching is Reiki.

Reiki (Ray-Key) is a Japanese word meaning universal life energy. It is a system of Natural Healing which involves the laying on of hands. It is believed to have been used for many thousands of years and developed by ancient civilisations before...

Business management combines an interesting mix of theory and practice. There are numerous studies on various management styles. Then there is also the debate about management versus leadership. More on this in future blogs, yet for now I will leave you with the words of management guru Peter Drucker “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

Do you think you are a good manager? What are your thoughts on your current manager? I remember reading somewhere that...

So many people are finding themselves affected by the current climate as businesses are reevaluating their staff numbers and making redundancies in their workforce.

It doesn’t matter what stage you are at in your career - be it entry level or a senior executive, the one thing you always need is an interview winning CV.

What I find most interesting is that the more senior my clients, the less time they seem to spend on making the most of their CV’s, most likely because they think their...

We'll get back to steps for Coaching for your successful weight management in the coming weeks but a timely reminder about dieting.

So we’ve entered the New Year and over my breakfast this morning I heard an advert on the radio for a diet of some sort, I have no idea which diet but it reminded me of how much pressure there is around us after the Christmas festivities. It’s not new, for as long as I can remember the new year brings the glut of ‘Z’ list celebrities promoting their latest...

Believing in your abilities and having the confidence to try out new things has never been more important.

There are so many ways our confidence is being undermined on a daily basis - and for any number of reasons. Who doesn’t know of a friend or family member who has lost their job, or is at risk in the next round of cutbacks? And if you are still in a job, chances are that you’re being asked to do the work of colleagues who were not so lucky. If you are leaving school or college there...

Do you know what you want this year?

Do you feel happy with where you are in your life?

How can we get to where we want to be without setting and maintaining goals?

If we plan, make requests, and start a process in motion, magic can happen.

Success requires heart and soul effort and we can only put our heart and soul into something we really desire.

Visions, dreams and goals give us direction and purpose. Goals are fun and generate interest and enthusiasm.

Why not write down...