Beautiful People

As I was wondering through the shopping aisle, my eyes wondered to the magazine racks that usually display at the checkout counters. No surprises, glossy photos of the celebrities, updates on their lives and gorgeous images of pending babies.

Ah yes 'beautiful people' I thought.

Then I continued on my search for my listed items, only had 5 things to get, so I planned on zooming in and out. Easy feat as I am always on a time line, and so I bumped into others on a similar mission, one lady with her newborn snuggly strapped to her tummy, make me think back to those magazines, she was confident, focused and looked beautiful.

Then another lady with three kids in tow, also looking busy and productive, wow the models have come out today! I thought.

As I casually made my way to the front of the store, I was surrounded by lovely, caring beautiful people all like me doing their shopping midday, and getting on with it!

Now there was no need to purchase any glossy magazines that day.

Want to Feel Better?

Then think quicker! I learnt this recently at a small business seminar I attended. Dr Ken Hudson the founder of thespeedthinkingzone. was the presenter and it was very inspiring. He talked about thinking quicker to make decisions, solve problems and generate ideas. Just simply by doing this in a time constraint fashion. Say 2 minutes! You can do so much in 2 minutes as you do not spend time filtering, analysing your decision/choice and you can even generate ideas that you would normally wouldn't as you give yourself permission to be creative!

If we learn to think faster imagine what the time we would have left over? We could really advance in all areas in our lives just by applying some simple strategies. He coined the term " the two minute challenge" as a rule for creating 9 different options. We as the audience were asked on a few occasions to do just that. Surprising I found my pen flowing filling up my page and numbering as I went.

Gee simple enough, now I want to incorporate this when I am brainstorming ideas, or solving problems, as this will give me more choices and many other alternatives.

You can do a lot in those 2 minutes you let your ideas flow, and especially if you are tight on time then you can still feel productive!

So if you want to feel better, then just think quicker! I think this is great!

Family Time

If you are lucky enough to have your family, parents and siblings in the same city, enjoy them. Family time is precious, as we share a common bond. Sometimes for some people this is the cause for some major headache, as our family may not share our values and our opinions. Yet they are there for support and understanding.

I often hear the headaches, when it comes to coaching, the dis-alignment with each other, the parents still have an image for their child, and expectation and as adults they are still not meeting, causing pain to both sides. Innately we all want what is best for the child. And that is it, we all have differences of opinions of what is 'best' . You see you may see it one way and feel that is the best course of action. Whereas your parents/siblings may see this as reckless and immature. Then there is a feeling of conflict around this.

Loose/Loose is the outcome.

Parents at some point need to LET GO, and let their child learn and grow on their own, making mistakes along the way, that is the best learning, from first-hand experience. Parents have great insight and guidance, however this maynot be what the child needs at that time.

Being connected with your family is wonderful if you can achieve a balance of mutual trust, respect and independence. Voice your opinion and know that whatever happens you have created your boundaries. This is your life, not your parents/sibling. So embrace your growth and shine!

Keep Moving Forward

Today I noticed this sign at a restaurant blackboard: "Keep Moving Forward", and thought wow such a progressive cafe, deep and so appropriate to coaching.

I had just seen a client and was excited about their action and keeping it together, she is going through some major transistion in her life right now, so this phase capulated the session. She is focusing on the present and moving powerfully forward. She has made some big decisions in her life and she is NOT looking back, they are made and she is now tidying up the consequences.

Sometimes this proves to be far to challenging, keeping an eye on the future whilst not regretting past decisions. We get very confused indeed if we are juggling this constantly and usually stay stuck, hoping an external source will rescue us. Well in life we get what we focus on and not on what we want, so if that is you, MAKE A DECISION, be empowered and take that step forward.

Otherwise you stay in the midst of chaos, circling around like on a merry-go-round. Crying for it to STOP.

It stops when you change your thinking, your outlook!

So having summarised our session today, I felt empowered that she has all the support she needs to keep tracking forward and open more new doors of opportunities. YES I CAN FEEL IT!

Listen to your HEART

In the past I would make a decision on how much that was going to cost me, because I was a bargin hunter!. I took pride in knowing that I could find that on special, or reduced price. To some extent I am still the same.. and those bargins are harder to find!

With other things, non material I tend to play to a different tune. I do listen to my intution and my common sense, however my heart is the main decision maker. If it sits well with me and it feels good, then I do it, even if I haven't searched 5 other options, one is enough for me as long as it feels good! My heart runs me, not my head (well the head does come in sometimes when there is a high cost involved and I need to consult my partner for consensus) Usually I just tell him what I have done, and know I can service my decision.

Some may call this hasty decision making, I just call it no fluffying-around. To the point and resourceful, after all my heart decided and I still feel good about it. If I am bullied into deciding my heart shuts down, if I am rushed to give out my credit card details too soon, I shut down. SO I do have my boundaries.

Listening to my Heart makes perfect sense to me.

What do you listen to?

Self Development

We casually cruise through life, and in our journey we realise that we need to grow and learn. That is why personal development is welcomed at times of change. We learn more about ourselves and the world and what we need to do to make it happen.

Take career advancement for example. I have a few clients working on this goal and they know they need to pursue further study to make this a reality. To have more opportunities and better paying jobs, the next step is obvious and well, not easy. As they need to be:

1. Disciplined in their study schedule



2. Keep a balance in their family life



3. Still work at the same pace



4. Apply the new learnings



5. Focus on that this will give them.

Having A PURPOSE around this goal is so vital as this becomes your motivator and your driving force. SO ask yourself, "what will this title/course give me?" and WHY do I need to embark on it? Once you are clear on that this is for you, your growth and the windows of opportunities that will open up for you will gradually happen, as you strive towards this ultimate goal.

So when you find your self distracted by lifes' challenges, think about your PURPOSE and how you will be once this paper is in your hands.

The world is your oyster!

I'm Pooped!

Today, I am struggling with my energy and my body. Somehow I have aged overnight and fighting it. Funny thank goodness these days are RARE! I find myself dragging my feet and everything takes super-human effort.

Do you ever feel like that? Be honest?

Sure we all have days like this, we just want to take the easy road, the one that has grooves on it so it is effortless and EASY. That being the operative word! When we struggle everything is an uphill battle. We then complain and winge. Yes being doing a bit of that myself lately.

Yet I know this is not the real me, I know about my language patterns and disempowering thoughts, sure I practise this stuff each day. It is just we are having a day off!

Yes a DAY OFF, sounds about right. Well give yourself permission to be like this, even for a day, then SNAP OUT OF IT, and get on with your:

1) Momentum

2) Fire in your belly

3) Your passions

4) Your drive and focus

5) Your determination and courage

6) Your sheer brilliance

7) Your independence

8) Your connection and balance

9) Your cheekiness

10) and your goals....

Feeling better already, sure have a slow day, grant yourself that sometimes, then turn it AROUND, that serves you more than complaining about it doesn't it?

oh and HAVE FUN!

Networking Time

As an online business, we too need to get out there and mingle and grow our product. It is interesting to see so many opportunities whereby you can do just that mingle! As many people know getting referrals is imperative to growing the business and we too, benefit from such referrals. We see the enormous value good quality referrals do to our business and so grateful our clients have come along and signed up.

We even make it easier for them my signing up as an Afflilate. Whereby they get a % of sales of those they refer to us. Simple really. A lovely way to reward those all important referrals!

Also another way we have found is the way you set up your webpage, to make it interactive and give as much value as possible. Brand is everything these days, so you need to market yourself shamelessly, at every opportunity!

It is fun to tell people what you do for a business, this is a growing trend, an online coaching specialist website is a great portal for those looking to improve something in their lives. Or do something better!

Welcome to Change and welcome to finding your inner happiness, it all starts from there!