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We are excited to tell you about The 2022 Life and Career Coaching Retreat in Zakynthos, Greece. Together with the Spiros Luxury Apartments, we have designed a fun 7 nights, all-inclusive immersive retreat. This is a curated blend of Group Life Coaching, one-on-one Life Coaching, Greek Island adventures, food, and culture.If you find yourself in ne...

Case Study - What should I do with my life?  This case study illustrates how my life coaching can sometimes be a deep journey into the self and what it means to be alive. My coaching is always a delicate balance of spiritual discourse and movement towards real-world action. Perhaps some of the ideas I offer here can stimulate your own inquiry ...

Over the past fifteen years I have continued to evolve and hone my life coaching methodologies. Around ten years ago I realised that the underlying themes of many of my life coaching sessions were Passion, Purpose, and Peace. I liked the alliteration, and Passion, Purpose and Peace became the strapline to my various communications.But what do I mea...

I often get inquiries from people who describe themselves as feeling numb, disconnected from their body, or disconnected from other people and nature. It got me thinking about why so many people feel so disconnected. In my experience life doesn't have to be that way. I can help you RECONNECT with your essence, to reconnect with nature and other hum...

Life Coach support for a Midlife CrisisThis article may be of interest to you if you're a man in midlife or you are married to someone in midlife or you want to learn more about this important time of change. I have noticed over the years that quite a few clients sought life coaching support to help them navigate the uncertain waters of a midlife c...

If you are Lost? Stuck? Bored? Stressed? Confused? Exhausted? Directionless? Disconnected? Unbalanced? Powerless? Miserable? Lonely? Numb? Dead?AND you are ready to live a Passionate, Purposeful and Peaceful lifeTHEN welcome to Great Life Coach, I can help!You are in the right place because lost-ness, stuck-ness and confusion is one of the most com...

That smile completed my Wahoo January!How about you? Which camp are you in? Wahoo or Yikky?If you are in the Wahoo camp, you can skip to the end of this article and I'll tell you how you can change your world.If you are in the Yikky camp, I have good news for you too.The days are slowly beginning to lengthen, and the light is slowly returning. Yay....

I worked with a client a few weeks back, and we were discussing strategies to be more confident in life. I caught myself saying the following statements. They appeared to strike a deep chord with my client, so I felt to share them with you.You are the most qualified person in the whole world to be YOUBeing YOU takes no effort.It takes no effort to ...

People often ask me about my work. What do you actually do?! What kind of people do you work with? I realise my work is unusual. Walking into all manner of situations through a typical work day. I always feel privileged in my work, working deeply and honestly with people. The challenges are varied, but in each case I support people to untangle them...

You spend money on your car when it gets creaky, your teeth when they get achy, and your bodily health when your wellbeing is in jeopardy. How about investing in your happiness muscle?When was the last time you invested in yourself? I'm not talking about buying something, whether it be a yoga class, a workshop, or even a nice new outfit. I'm talkin...

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 are utterly dependent on me to provide a home, food, and security. Dependent on me also to be the shining light to lea...

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 be...

"...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...

We are living in a culture of narcissism where many people are self-obsessed and frankly it really isn't okay to be ordinary. The self-help industry and subliminal media tells us that we have to be a fabulous superstar. I am convinced that shame is the main driver here. Our fear of being ordinary is a shame trigger. That shame drives us to be flash...

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All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, And suffering follows As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow.The Dhammapada, translated by Gil...

I am often humbled to work as a life coach. Hearing peoples honest stories of what they put up with and all. Over the years I have learnt so much about the human condition, the traps we build for ourselves and the stories-of-smallness we convince ourselves of. I could write a book.One condition that I hear about almost on a daily basis is The Rat R...

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 loo...

All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, And suffering follows As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow.The Dhammapada, translated by Gil...

Has anybody noticed that things seem to be changing? It was business as usual for the last fifty years or so, but the current system is clearly fracturing.Things started to go off the rails in 2008 and since then world leaders have been scrambling to find solutions. People entrenched in the control structures of the old-way are grasping at solution...