deerwood on November 17th, 2008

 
 
Some people set themselves goals, some people are constantly setting themselves new goals, some people only have vague notions of dreams. Most people do not set goals.
Despite the overwhelming evidence of the power of goal-setting to achieve success in people’s lives, most people do not set goals. Why is this? Could it be that their [...]

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deerwood on November 16th, 2008

 
 
 For some people, the art of goal setting may seem like a dark art, that may weel be because in their experience they have tried setting goals but then do not fully know how to achieve them. Or, indeed, they only get as far as setting goals and no further.
The art of goal setting is [...]

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deerwood on November 12th, 2008

Vision Life Diary 2009
I discovered only recently that there is a diary on the market that promises to help you achieve your goals. This it does by utilising a journaling system coupled with an approach to life coaching known as the elevator system.
The diary is known as the Vision Life diary and is published by [...]

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deerwood on October 15th, 2008

There is much talk and discussion in coaching circles about passion and how pwople should be encouraged to find their passion. The belief is that by following your passion, you will lead a happier and more fulfilling life.
I want to challenge this belief and I’ll start by calling it a load of ‘twaddle’.
 

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deerwood on October 14th, 2008

 
 
Your Life Purpose
By Jill Rapley
There is a well worn cliché: “if you don’t know where you are going, how do you know you have arrived when you get there?”
Before I left New Zealand for the mission field where I accomplished much of what I set out to do, I attended an intensive Bible School course [...]

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Coaching - Identify Your Strengths and Diminish Your ‘Weaknesses’
By Hyacinth Fraser
Coaching - Identify your strengths and diminish your ‘weaknesses’ or as I prefer to call it `your areas for development’
How are you going to do this?
One of the first things you can do is sit down on your own and tease out your understanding of [...]

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deerwood on September 26th, 2008

 
 Relieving stress is always welcome, though it may be better if the cause of the stress was removed in the first place! In this article, Jennifer presents us with 8 of her ideas to relieve your stress by blowing off steam.
8 Fun Ways to Blow Off Steam
By Jennifer M Ryan
The other evening when my girls [...]

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