http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog Life Coaching and Executive Coaching Weblog Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:39:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Someone once said to me that the difference between someone who achieves their goals and the person who doesn't is who is prepared to pay the price. We can get what we want, as long as we're prepared to do the things needed to get it, or, more importantly, change our ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/21/life-coaching-to-achieve-your-dreams/ We're in the middle of an NLP Practitioner certification training and everyone is doing great - because theyget that NLP is no more powerful than a piece of string, unless they bring themselves to it. Neuro linguistic programming is about discovering subjective experience and asking ourselves if this experience is useful ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/21/nlp-is-all-about-you/ Procrastination is a habit that stops people living the life of their dreams - it can be such a habit that it stops people even living a decent life! I spoke to someone today who would rather feel safe than change, because they perceived the pain of changing greater than the ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/02/the-price-we-pay-for-feeling-safe/ A student just phoned me and said "I don't know how to get focused." Hmmm... Bit of a chat... turns out they were procrastinating about getting started, and labelled it something else so they didn't have to tell themselves they were procrastinating! I believe that what we focus on is what ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/02/focus-get-it-or-stay-in-mediocrity/ The purpose of life is not clarity. We are not here to "get it". We are not here to make sense of it all, or have little boxes in our minds about topics so we can feel safe because we understand. If you seek clarity, you don't seek all the other ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/01/the-purpose-of-life-isnt-clarity/ I spoke to a graduate today who is only making $2,000 each month - and they say they do EVERYTHING to make it happen! I know that we sometimes think we're doing everything, the reality is, when we do lots to get results and not much happens, it's one of two things - (1) ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/07/01/the-keys-to-marketing-your-practice/ Sales mastery is a key part of any consultative business, including coaching, training and facilitation. Yet for many people there is a preference to be an expert in their field, and then to avoid selling their expertise. I'm sure there are thousands of experts in the field of NLP that ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/04/03/nlp-five-step-sales-process/ Life Coaching is one of the fastest growing businesses in the world, as it provides a great platform for homebased business, gets results and is personally rewarding. Life Coaches come from all walks of life and share some common attributes - a willingness to learn, an ability to listen and ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/04/01/life-coaching/ NLP - Neuro linguistic programming - is growing in popularity as more and more people come to realise its power and effectiveness as a personal development tool. Self-awareness, understanding and the ability to create rapid change becomes available with these skills. It takes a sense of humour, an ability to ... http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/04/01/nlp-is-growing-in-popularity/ Hello and welcome to the first blog from The Coaching Institute - brought to you to enhance the coaching and NLP community, expand our understanding of all things coaching and assist each other to be outstanding coaches. http://www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au/blog/index.php/2008/02/13/hello-world/