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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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 them...

Spiritual Life Coach - Purpose - Great Life Coach London Spiritual Life Coach - Purpose Searching? Seeking? https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/purpose/spiritual-life-coach 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."I...

Life Coaching for Women - Passion - Great Life Coach London Life Coaching for Women - Passion Being a woman is fantastic in today's world, isn’t it? Choices It’s your choice as to whether you are an independent and self-reliant woman or a traditional woman at home with children. https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/passion/life-coac...

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...

"...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...

About Me - Topics - Great Life Coach London About Me - Topics My purpose is to open and inspire people towards their own inate happiness. I love this work. https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/topics/about-me My empowering work with entrepreneurs draws deeply from over 30 years of International entrepreneurial experience. My entrepreneur coaching makes...

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...

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...

Spiritual Companion - Topics - Great Life Coach London Spiritual Companion - Topics If you could. Realise your life purpose and dreams. https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/topics/spiritual-companion Intuitive awareness is being in touch with your True Self. Intuitive awareness is the unmoving bedrock of my life coaching work. My intuition coaching wor...

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...

Why are men less happy than women? Last week was not a good one for British men. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/why-are-men-less-happy-than-women/ 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 ...

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 beh...

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...

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...

Entrepreneur Coaching - Passion - Great Life Coach London Entrepreneur Coaching - Passion If you could. Capitalize on your natural talents. https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/passion/entrepreneur-coaching Self Employed and being eaten alive by your company?The gift that is youSeveral years ago, the mission seed in your spirit that drives what you hav...

60 Minutes to Plan the New You - Free Coaching Worksheet - Great Life Coach - Great Life Coach London60 Minutes to Plan the New You - Free Coaching Worksheet - Great Life Coach I am pleased to offer this simple personal development resource for freeeee! Are you unhappy, but not sure exactly why?https://www.greatlifecoach.co.uk/great-life-coach/60-m...