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Do you Suffer From ‘I Know Syndrome’?

Do your actions support what you say you know? When you say you ‘know’ something does it translate in you actually ‘doing’ it?  Have you caught yourself thinking you know what needs to be done to achieve your goals if only you had more time, money or other resources? Do you criticize others thinking ‘how [...]

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Leave Room for the Unexpected: Staying Afloat in a Busy World

One of our Be Well readers, Carole is the inspiration for this month’s article. She asked about managing those ‘To do’ lists without feeling overwhelmed – thanks for asking Carole. If  you are one of those people who make long lists of ‘ To dos’ but never seem able to complete them at the end [...]

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Beliefs: Why we get in our own way

I have been working with a client now for the past year. His original reason for seeking my service was to work with a Dietitian/Life Coach to help him stop what he describes as “my out of control eating”.  Naturally I was curious about what he meant, so I asked him to explain to me [...]

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Commitment vs. Trying: Why trying is not good enough

Recently a client came in for a coaching session, he was all frustrated about not losing weight, and was pretty upset because, as far as he was concerned, he was doing everything right but still a good fifteen pounds overweight.    I thought if what he said was true, then the weight would not and should [...]

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Teamwork: Know when you are Trusting vs. Doubting

  “It‘s important to recognize doubt as part of being human. Having doubt can sometimes be the first step in creating change”_ International Coach Academy, 2006 In the work environment the issue of trust is very important.  In some professions being able to trust your colleagues could often mean the difference between life and death.  [...]

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Teamwork: Know when you are Trusting vs. Doubting

  “Living in trust gives us a sense of confidence and security that brings freedom to our lives. It‘s that anchor that holds us fast amidst the many challenges that can pull us off our course. Doubt however has the opposite effect: it can stop us in our tracks, bringing fear, insecurities and clouded thinking [...]

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Action versus Delay: How to get what you want

  “The way we do things is a direct result of our thought…” W. D. Wattles  Action is the first step to getting everything we desire. We must take action in order to get everything we desire.  The surest way we can live to our Ultimate Potentials is to take actions that are based on [...]

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The Functional Environment: What does your environment say about you?

 Satisfied needs don’t motivate, unmet needs do – Ultimate Potentials Living Course We humans are more motivated to strive to meet our unmet needs as opposed to those needs that are already met.  Think about it, if you have eaten and you are full and satisfied, do you think about how hungry you are and [...]

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The Functional Environment: What does your environment say about you?

In our Ultimate Potentials program your environment is one of eight critical structures necessary for living to your full potential.  This structure is particularly important on many levels because your physical environment impacts on the four pillars of health: physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional.  If these pillars of ultimate potentials are unbalanced then you will [...]

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Self-Management: How to keep growing personally and professionally

  “Management is to handle something successfully using skill or something else”_ International Coach Academy To truly know whether you are practising self-management you can use the physical evidence you see in your life as signposts. These physical evidence could range from your weight- are you happy our unhappy with your weight? Whichever answer you [...]

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