Sunday, March 25, 2007
Do yourself a favor
You know I keep talking about making your dreams come true and I really wish that for you. But in my coaching I come across quite a few clients who have no dreams anymore. People who are stuck but don't really know what they want different - except to become unstuck.
Unstuck from what? They must know that something is missing in their life as otherwise why would they go to a life coach?
Well you see since we were small children we were held down. This is not done consciously. It is done by our parents, grandparents, teachers etc. to protect us but we cannot differenciate the protective NOs from the diminishing Nos. Over the years the bubbly, exciting confidence and self esteem we held when we were small children and believed the world belongs to us subsides and makes room for self doubts and fears.
But today you are an adults and you can form your own opinion of how you and the world around you should be. Every one of us has that right and is actually making that decision - whether it is conscious or unconscious. Your present life is the result of your decisions and choices.
No matter where you are you yourself have brought you here. If who you are today is not to your liking, change it!
How?
By making a different decision - taking a different choice or moving along a new and different path.
You don't know how to?
That is probably because you have heard people change overnight and that seems impossible for you. Let me put your mind to rest. The "overnight" change is usually like the tip of the iceberg. Before it broke through the waters surface a lot of growth had to happen underneath. In humans many small decisions, choices have to be made before the results break through to be seen on the surface.
If you want to change anything in your life make a decision now to change one small little habit. You are not likely to go from no sports to running a marathon but you can easily start with 15 minutes of excercise 3 times a week, then move from there to 20 minutes, then 30 minutes etc. It is the small step approach that brings the true results.
The same if you want to lose weight. Like you did not put on the excess weight overnight you will also not lose it Forget about looking like a model. They are exceptions and many of them suffer physically because they are too thin. Decide how you will feel comfortable, what it takes to fit back into your favorite clothes and go for that goal by improving your diet bit by bit, meal by meal.
True, the decision can be made in a instant but the changes happen step by step. That is why life coaching works so well because your personal life coach will hold you by the hand and make sure you are staying on the track YOU decided to take.
That is why I am asking you to do yourself the favor and make a different, more empowering decisions NOW!
To your life
Barbara Hofmeister
http://www.trainingvisions.com
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Unstuck from what? They must know that something is missing in their life as otherwise why would they go to a life coach?
Well you see since we were small children we were held down. This is not done consciously. It is done by our parents, grandparents, teachers etc. to protect us but we cannot differenciate the protective NOs from the diminishing Nos. Over the years the bubbly, exciting confidence and self esteem we held when we were small children and believed the world belongs to us subsides and makes room for self doubts and fears.
But today you are an adults and you can form your own opinion of how you and the world around you should be. Every one of us has that right and is actually making that decision - whether it is conscious or unconscious. Your present life is the result of your decisions and choices.
No matter where you are you yourself have brought you here. If who you are today is not to your liking, change it!
How?
By making a different decision - taking a different choice or moving along a new and different path.
You don't know how to?
That is probably because you have heard people change overnight and that seems impossible for you. Let me put your mind to rest. The "overnight" change is usually like the tip of the iceberg. Before it broke through the waters surface a lot of growth had to happen underneath. In humans many small decisions, choices have to be made before the results break through to be seen on the surface.
If you want to change anything in your life make a decision now to change one small little habit. You are not likely to go from no sports to running a marathon but you can easily start with 15 minutes of excercise 3 times a week, then move from there to 20 minutes, then 30 minutes etc. It is the small step approach that brings the true results.
The same if you want to lose weight. Like you did not put on the excess weight overnight you will also not lose it Forget about looking like a model. They are exceptions and many of them suffer physically because they are too thin. Decide how you will feel comfortable, what it takes to fit back into your favorite clothes and go for that goal by improving your diet bit by bit, meal by meal.
True, the decision can be made in a instant but the changes happen step by step. That is why life coaching works so well because your personal life coach will hold you by the hand and make sure you are staying on the track YOU decided to take.
That is why I am asking you to do yourself the favor and make a different, more empowering decisions NOW!
To your life
Barbara Hofmeister
http://www.trainingvisions.com
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Labels: become unstuck, life coaching, personal life coaches, small steps
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Do you still have Dreams?
And do you want to make them come true? If you do, start by writing your dreams down – the clearer the better and please don’t judge on the possibility or probability, just write whatever comes to your mind. Remember, what the human mind can conceive it can achieve!
Let me use Dr. Robert Schuler as an example. He dreamt of a Crystal Cathedral in Anaheim, California which is an earthquake area. In the 80th he invited a famous architect to plan the Cathedral for him. The architect said that it would be very difficult to build such a large glass structure in this area and if at all possible, would cost an incredible amount of money. “Do you have that type of money”, he asked Dr. Schuler. “No” was the answer. “Well, then it is absolutely impossible” the architect retorted. Dr. Schuler took him to his study and showed him his dictionary. The word impossible was cut out, as it was in all his literature. For him impossible did not exist and a few years later the Crystal Cathedral was built and his ‘Hour of Power’ is broadcast from there to the world every Sunday (http://www.crystalcathedral.org/).
Be outrageous! Think big! You can do it – if you really want to.
We have so much unused potential that needs to get out but in many cases does not "dare" to because it would take us out of our comfort zone. What if...? is the question we need to ask us sometimes. What is the worse thing that could happen to me? is a question I ask myself when I am afraid to take the next step and I always find the answer is not as scary as not moving forward would be.
Dare to take that next step and dare to do it NOW! If you need support get yourself a a good coach. If it works for our top athlets, if it works for a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, it will work for you too.
Happy growing,
Barbara Hofmeister
http://www.trainingvisions.com
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Labels: doubt, fear, personal growth, success
