Focusing on Concentration - Improving Mental Focus and Concentrating Effectively

Improve your concentration skills and mental focus with this powerful insight from Dr. Jacques Dallaire and his Performance Files. The nature of concentration itself is discussed in detail, along with its four interrelated components. Learn about improving mental focus with these simple concentration techniques, and watch your confidence and performance soar.

Are you in a 9 to 5 Prison?

With a grim realisation I realised that FEAR troubled this anxious person's life. He had been trapped in the 9 to 5 routine existence for so long that he was absorbed by it. Unless he wanted to at least try that is exactly where he would remain for the rest of his days. In a 9 to 5 prison with excuses keeping him captive and his regrets playing upon troubling his mind. The easiest way to combat fear is by not using excuses. Instead, you need to look for positive approaches to accomplish what you want in life.

3 Keys To Success

The late John Galbraith left a legacy of success for thousands of college students. His three keys to success are proven in even the most dire of circumstances and are ageless. Try them yourself!

Balanced Living - 5 Tips to Lighten Up and Create a More Balanced Life

Have you ever felt like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Why do we allow ourselves to fall victim to the rat race? Why has it become the norm to pile on responsibilities, errands, and favors to the degree that we become slaves to our lives? Consider lightening your load; allowing yourself to be still or take a walk; to let things go for a few hours or a full day if you can swing it. Your quality of life will improve a great deal when you take time to live in the present moment.

Are Life Coaches Really Just Friends for Hire?

This great question came from a blog reader recently. How is a coaching relationship different from a friendship?

Top Ten Reasons To Work with a Life Coach for Your Personal Development

Curious about why someone would hire a life coach? Wondering if coaching is worth looking into for yourself? Here are a few reasons to consider looking further.

Happenstance Careers

Most people manage their career by happenstance. They happen to meet someone - they happen to see an ad - they happen to get a call from a recruiter. And all of a sudden, they are 40 years old and not sure what they really want to do for the next 20 years.

The Story of Aladdin

The story of Aladdin is an old Arabic story, with unknown origins. Its first appearance in print was in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights – a compendium of Arabic, Persian and Indian myths and legends, and the same book that gave us Ali Baba and Sinbad.

Hung by the Tongue

Speak kind words of encouragement and avoid use of criticiscm and sarcasm

Full Practice

The Holy Grail of coaching often seems to be 'a full practice' - many coaches make a living coaching coaches in ways to achieve this. (Will our profession eat itself, I occasionally wonder - somewhat wryly, I should add, given that a good 50% of my clients are coaches.)

Mentoring for the Future: Grow Your Own Pool of Skilled Technicians

What is mentoring? Mentoring is a strategic approach to developing an employee (mentoree) by pairing him/her with a more experienced employee (mentor) who will teach, coach, counsel, sponsor and encourage the mentoree.

VoIP: A Coaching Solution

In general, transmitting voice data (phone services) is a costly process for customers. Companies (and individuals) which rely on phone conversations with customers, suppliers and staff end up paying high costs for the line and services. VoIP brings a solution-

What Birds & Children Teach Us About Getting Coaching Clients

Toss out a few tasty bits to your coaching clients and watch them flock to you like birds to birdseed!

Fear of Fees

Get callers who genuinely want you to be their coach. My method is simple, elegant and packed with integrity. You'll save time and you feel really good about yourself.

Super Stars Amongst Us Need to Teach Others Their Secrets

Not long ago a gentleman noted that I had achieved something that was note worthy and he told me one of the greatest things you can do in this life experience is to help others succeed too. His advice was to teach others and mentor them and show them your secrets to success. This makes sense really and those Super Stars amongst us do need to Teach others their Secrets to success and this can drastically improve our society and civilization. It is the right thing to do and it is a good thing to do.