Very often the subject of Assertiveness arises in a coaching relationship. We all lack assertiveness somewhere in our lives; I see both powerful people and the timid giving themSelves away. You have surrounded yourself with your current life situation because of the choices you've made in your life. As you learn more about yourself and the choices ...
The big city can be a very exciting place to manifest, to create and give our gift to the world… However for many who are socially conditioned, parentally conditioned, educationally de-natured and then tossed onto a ladder that pleases everybody else; only to find several years later that precious life was squandered in an unconscious daily cycle o...
I read today that around 1 in 4 Britons will suffer from a mental health problem within a given year. There are over 22 Million people in the USA on anti-depressants. There's no wonder really given the out-of-touch-with-nature lifestyle that so many people lead. Information overwhelm, constant change, unlimited options, great wealth, instant global...
My empowering work with entrepreneurs draws deeply from over 30 years of International entrepreneurial experience. My entrepreneur coaching makes use of powerful coaching techniques set against a backdrop of my own varied business and entrepreneurial experiences. Over the years I have worked with hundreds of people and many of them are either seaso...
From time to time I update this page with thoughts, perspectives, ideas, provocatives and inspirations. I hope you enjoy it. The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find wrinkled, li...
I was recently cited in the following article in the London Daily Telegraph which you may also find interesting. Why are Men less happy than Women? The social divide in the gender's response to adverse emotion has been well documented, both academically and anecdotally. Great Life Coach, a life coach and male mentor, recognises the adverse influenc...
I sat on the sofa zoning out at a silenced TV. I was hating myself. I felt so useless. Years of university study, a great career, a new business and friends who look at me as a creative visionary… and downstairs my wife and children utterly dependent on me to provide a home, food and security. Dependent on me also to be the shining light to lead th...
I have been a student of Tantra since 2005. I have worked deeply with several of the most potent teachers of our time. The wisdom tradition of Tantra informs my personal journey and my journey into deepest love with my beloved. Tantra has also become a profound backdrop to my coaching work. Its fundamental teachings appear in many of my coaching se...
Self Employed and being eaten alive by your company? The gift that is you Several years ago, the mission seed in your spirit that drives what you have to give to the world, started to power a creative fountain. At that time, driven by apparent opportunities, choice or necessity and without really thinking about it you started a company. Your baby. ...
Alison, a young mother, first got in touch to explore ways that she could bring more balance to her life. She had a 2yr old and was living with her husband of five years. Motherhood was a challenging experience for her, and she felt imprisoned. Her initial coaching focus was on balance and health. How could she make time to recover her body, get fi...
Dating Advice for Men Over the past 17 years I have worked with hundreds of Men. Finding a great woman, girlfriend or life partner is frequently territory that we work on in the coaching space. My approach when working with men centres on authenticity, honesty and being grounded as a man. Learning to trust your self. Inhabiting your heart-cen...
I am pleased to offer this simple personal development resource for freeeee! Are you unhappy, but not sure exactly why? Why not invest up to an hour of your time to explore the underlying reasons for your unhappiness. Give this worksheet a try... It comprises of a simple series of questions that go right to the heart of the matter. Are you feeling ...
From time to time I update this page with thoughts, perspectives, ideas, provocatives and inspirations. This month a poem. I hope you enjoy it. SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better s...
Life Coaching is fundamentally an opportunity to invest in yourSelf. The investment, discovery and effort that you make today can change your life for the better, forever. Investing in your life in the now is the only opportunity you will ever have to make tangible changes for the better. If you change nothing, nothing will change. Coaching is not ...
"...sacrifice your health in order to make money. Then you sacrifice money to recuperate your health. Then you are so anxious about the future that you don't enjoy the present: the result being that you do not live in the present or the future; you live as if you are never going to die, and then you die having never really lived." by Dalai La...
Does Playing the Victim Ruin Your Life? "If only... If only..." As a coach I often get to work with people in a space of deep honesty. Together we take a good look at a client's life situation and their relationship to that situation. We gain insights into their truest feelings (not the roles that veneer the feelings). We then go on to reveal the b...
How can you be of greatest service to the greatest number of people, and in the process find the deepest wellspring of fulfilment within yourself. by Arjuna I have been exploring ways to bring profound teachings to more people. I came across this quote today that inspired me to dig a little deeper and explore new ways of being in the world. I am lo...
Over the past 20 years I have been on many spiritually motivated retreats. These retreats have drawn their power from various wisdom traditions like Yoga, Tantra, Meditation, Vipassana, Mindfulness, Silence, Dance, Satsang, Nature, American Indian and Psychodynamic and more. The common theme through all of them has been to connect deeper with mysel...
Many of my clients make reference to The Law of Attraction. I came across a quote from the Indian sage Osho the other day that I feel very succinctly describes the law in action. "If you cannot flower, existence is not going to shower flowers on you. Existence simply responds to you: whatsoever you are, existence gives you more of that. If you have...
Lost? Stressed? Confused? Exhausted? Disconnected? Unbalanced? Powerless? Miserable? Do you make a living or do you make a dying? In response to the growing number of clients that I see manifesting a very modern condition of stress and overwhelm in their lives, I have cobbled together the following commentary. Forgive me for providing an intellectu...
