Terms like Postpartum, Post Traumatic and Post Gulf War are all well-known Syndromes - mysteries no longer to the medical community or even those of us who count ourselves among the great unwashed. We hear and read everyday about the negative outc(read entire article)
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I must confess, I laughed when I saw that Maria Shriver has come out with a book called, "Ten Things I Wish I Had Known Before Going Into The Real World." The real world? Come on, she grew up a Kennedy and married the biggest action movie star of(read entire article)
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Personal missions statements (PMS) are just nothing but the winning choices. Our mind can program us in such a way that success ratio in personal, social & professional life changes drastically.

PMS or winning choices are exactly similar to(read entire article)
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Attracting clients into your coaching practice can be frustrating at times. Sometimes, just when you think you've got a new client on the way something happens to seemingly throw a spanner in the works. Have you ever wondered why that is?

Yo(read entire article)
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As an entrepreneur, you’ve decided it’s time to hire some help so you can lead your business into the future and project growth. You’re excited about the decision and can't wait to start your search. A sense of fear begins to set in as you try to(read entire article)
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As the last day of school arrives I feel the same tendency I had as a child... to drop everything and scream “let’s go play!” After all, extreme self-care is so important. I also wonder if we tend to use the summer as an excuse to procrastinate. S(read entire article)
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Who'da thunk it! Yup, this Biker Chick climbed up on the back of that motorcycle, plopped on the helmet, plugged in the heated vest, cranked on the stereo and boogied on down the coasts of BC, Washington, Oregon and Northern California with my hus(read entire article)
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Having excellent persuasion skills is one of the most important abilities to possess in today's fast-paced world. We need the support and cooperation of other people to help us in reaching our goals. The saying "No man is an island" is an unden(read entire article)
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Successful people have always had clear, focused goals that guide them to greatness.

It took Thomas Edison thousands of attempts and thousands of failures over many years to invent the electric light bulb, but he new exactly what he wanted,(read entire article)
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I’ll never forget what my mentor told me: “Don’t communicate in any way to any person without the stamp of your personal brand.”

Everyone has a personal brand, whether they know it or not. And everyone has a personal brand, whether they lik(read entire article)
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"3 Questions, 5 Minutes a Day: Make leaps towards greater balance in one single week with the Shicka Boom 5 Minute Morning Balance Ritual" By Laura Lallone, Certified Life Coach

This article is dedicated to a woman that I've never met and pr(read entire article)
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That one guy at work that always has to be right; your buddy’s wife who can’t eat anywhere they serve burgers, or the monster-in-law, I mean mother-in-law, with too many opinions for your own good, difficult people, we all know them. So the quest(read entire article)
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Seeking improved performance at work? Wishing you could finally achieve your sports-related goals? Merely looking for a way to get more out of everything you do? What follows are five basic skills (basic in that all top achievers know these skills(read entire article)
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Are you sure you're doing everything you can to be the best coach possible? Absolutely sure?

I've been a coach and I've had a lot of coaches. You know what I've found? Some coaches put all the pieces together and some just don't invest ti(read entire article)
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WARNING!  If you want to have a fantastic life, never engage
yourself in these 7 deadly habits that incompetent people do.

NUMBER 1 - They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things.

Yup.  They see problems in every opportunity. 

Taking control of your life is getting in touch with your values, setting meaningful goals and identifying your vision. To be in control of where life is taking you means being more productive, dealing more effectively with stress, having the abi(read entire article)
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Spirituality coaching is more than creating goals and holding someone accountable. Spirituality coaching takes into account the whole person, that is, mind, body and spirit. Spirituality coaching focuses on one's essential well being that can only(read entire article)
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My sister is a woman now beginning her thirties. She has had few friends and her boyfriends have never been good for her. Now she has finally found a man who adores her.

They had an affair nine years back, when he was twice her age and sti(read entire article)
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I’ve told people for a long time that one of the “secrets” of coaching is forgiveness. Forgiveness takes your finger out of the dyke of the past so you can let the future flow. Buddha said, “forgiveness is giving up all hope of a better past.”(read entire article)
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When you hear the word “coaching,” what comes to mind? Are you one who correlates this phrase with sports and competition or do you think of the workplace environment? If you choose the former, you are not alone.

This time, think about the(read entire article)
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My name is Steve Hill from England. In this article I am going to explain about how I have managed to turn my life around from one which was constantly living in fear, to one where I now look forward to the future. I hope this proves to be interes(read entire article)
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We are frequently held back from making future plans or reaching goals based on the perceived wrongness of choices we’ve made in the past. I want to give you something to think about.

Most of us have made choices in the past that are we not(read entire article)
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Real change happens only when it becomes part of our everyday life. When a change becomes a habit, it isn't something new we are trying, but becomes part of what we do as our routine. I was reading a Wynona Judd interview and they asked her abou(read entire article)
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Anybody who has visited my website at Motivation & Self Esteem for Success or has read any of the many articles I have written will realise what a proponent I am of reading books and educating yourself. If you want to become successful at anythin(read entire article)
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Three years ago, Paul left his corporate job to launch his freelance writing career, and he’s done relatively well. He has a group of regular clients that keep him going, and they are happy with his work.

When he first called me, he expresse(read entire article)
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Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 15, 2002

Dad passed away years ago and Mom lives alone. She is still young and healthy, yet she always plays the victim. I am in my 30s and divorced.

Our relationship has always been based o(read entire article)
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As an ADD Coach, I usually begin my conversations with new and potential clients by saying, “Tell me about yourself and why you’re looking for coaching.” Most people answer with a long list of their ADD challenges. Very few people answer that th(read entire article)
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“My guess is first I'll need some zippy flyers and a tri-fold brochure” said an email from Matt last week. Sadly, he is not the only one thinking that the first step to building a professional business is printing fliers and brochures. After all,(read entire article)
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As adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), we often find ourselves excited by new ideas and plans, but overwhelmed by what it will take to reach the goals.

Many of my coaching clients find themselves in this situation. They make a dec(read entire article)
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When I started my sales career over 25 years ago, I worked for a small company selling telephone answering equipment. Hard to believe it but in those days I had to explain to prospects what the equipment was for and why they might want to use it.(read entire article)
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Have you notice that many people have negative emotional memories, which drag them through life and prevent them from going to the next step? Post traumatic stress disorder is a real concern and we need to use abatement coaching for negative emoti(read entire article)
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What if you could have a 500% plus return for very dollar that you invested in your employees? What would that mean for your business? Possibly right now you are thinking that this is not possible and even if it was, any business owner would jum(read entire article)
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Do you feel you are in charge of your life do you really believe that you control your destiny? Or you are of those people who feel manipulated all the time, they are doing things and they don’t know, why? Do you have the sense that you are a wood(read entire article)
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You undoubtedly go through this, too. A few times a month you gather up the bills coming due and write checks or pay them online.

As I was doing some bill payments recently, I noticed the tactic one company uses to get its customers to pay b(read entire article)
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“Aim for your star, no matter how far, you must reach high above and touch your life with love, you must never look back, but charge on! Attack! See your goal your star of desire, see it red hot, feel it burning, you must be obsessed with it to m(read entire article)
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How many times have you heard someone say the words, “It happened all of a sudden?” In my career as a manager, executive, consultant, psychologist and even a two-year stint as a human resource manager I can’t begin to count the number of times peo(read entire article)
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As a young consultant I really thought I had it all together. I was getting great ratings, great raises, and wonderful accolades from clients. Because I (in my own mind) thought I was such hot stuff, I was not active in seeking out advice from m(read entire article)
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