For years I have recommended The Tao of Coaching by Max Landsberg, it’s a great introductory text for any aspiring coach. And now it has company because Landsberg has written what will no doubt be another best seller. Mastering Coaching brings coaching right up to the present day.
Part I kicks off with chapters on neuroscience, sports psychology, positive psychology, mindfulness and experiential learning. This provides a great access point for these disciplines. Part II is packed with loads of strategies, giving coaches a well needed structure
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Are you a human being? Are you sure? Teilhard de Chardin reminds us “We’re not human beings that have occasional spiritual experiences. We’re spiritual beings that have occasional human experiences.” Thus we neglect spirit at our peril, particularly if our intention is to harness our personal energy.
So often associated with religion (which is only part of the equation) we sometimes struggle to find our spirit in the sky. Yet we’ve probably all talked about team spirit or someone who lacks
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Schools of thought are just fine as long as you also sign up to a school of emotion as I outlined in my last posting. Building your knowledge, study, learning, reading and writing are all effective ways to boost your cognitive energy. Then your world view can be planned and organised. Logical in your approach – analyse, assess and certify.
Carlos Castaneda once said, “A man of knowledge has unbending intent.” This knowledge can fuel our journey and give us a
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It’s strange don’t you think…we refer to schools of thought. But what about schools of emotion? Emotional Intelligence is a key part of harnessing your personal energy. Fear can get in the way of everything that we do. But if we train our hearts just like we can our muscles then we can develop pride and esteem. Relationships, emotions, social interactions and confidence can all improve. The bonds we make, and those we need to break. Time to start tugging
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When I recorded The Seven Secrets of Increasing Personal Energy as an online course perhaps the standout secret was physical energy. We all know that sleep, nutrition and exercise can influence how we perform in work and life but many of us lack a system that can improve our physical energy levels.
In this short video I share a very simple system developed by Brendon Burchard…
Burchard is the author of The Charge and The Motivation Manifesto so he knows a thing
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Elite athletes know all about pushing themselves to extreme limits. But there is another mantra that they live their lives by which could serve us all. Not only do they train hard – but they also recover hard. Stretching yourself and increasing your personal energy is one thing but you also have to build in recovery time. Tied to the 5 energy sources this is better known as soul.
In this video I describe soul in more detail…
When you are in touch
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The law of attraction is a well known concept but it is misunderstood. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (book and film) is a great starting point. But I need to stress that you do have to take action as well as visualising a desired result. Actually the law of attraction could be more accurately described as Quantum Entanglement. A quick look at this scientific theory not only gives credibility to this concept but also adds to precision to designing the
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Over the years I have come across plenty of personality profiles. Many of which go into detail, this is often helpful when we first look at the reports but more often than not this information is not retained long term. Which is why I like to keep things simple and ask – which way does your energy flow?
This short video is a extract from from my most recent online course – The 7 Secrets of Increasing Personal Energy: Introduction.
Here we establish whether
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We’ve been making the distinction between coaching and mentoring for some time. Rightly so, even if sometimes it feels like semantics. If we can drive a fine line between the two, a coach who questions, listens and observes. A mentor who does more of the same, but can offer his/her life stories as inspiration. They’ve been there, done it and bought the t-shirt, battle scars that might guide a mentee. In this short video I pose the question – is
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Life’s lessons are all around us, many of which are present in the media as long as you are prepared to search for them. I was watching the film Fight Club (1999) the other day, if you are prepared to look beyond some quite gruesome scenes as well as stand out performances from Pitt and Norton then be prepared for a rollercoaster ride of authenticity. A quick recap of the plot reminds us that Norton (an insomniac office worker) is looking for a
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