The infinite help desk loop

Despite being a personal coach, life doesn’t always go according to plan – and for me, today looks like one of those days. When I started writing this post this morning, it was immediately after being caught in an infinite help desk loop. But as the morning progressed, I soon discovered that Murphy’s Law was operating in my life today – for the entire day has continued...
read more

When should you break the rules?

What could you achieve if you were prepared to break some rules? As I did my morning jog this morning, I went past a skate park. There were a few boys having a great time enjoying the park before it got too crowded. I noticed that they were enjoying the freedom of no helmets, pads, or even long pants for that matter. I’m sure at some point they have been told that it is dangerous to skate...
read more

Try something new – now

One of the things I advise clients to do is make lots of mistakes. It is the fear of making mistakes that holds so many of us back from achieving our potential. The more mistakes you make, the more chance you have of succeeding in something. Albert Einstein said: Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Success tip Making sales calls is one of the things few people...
read more

Fresh new websites

I started the day with a jog around the lake. What a beautiful morning, the rain last night left everything looking clean and fresh; just the environment to inspire an early morning jogger to contemplate the day ahead. Over the weekend I did a bit of work on our business site, Life7 Performance Coaching, which we’ve just rebuilt for 2009, after deciding to turf everything we had worked on...
read more

What you think is what you get

Here is a great quote attributed to Henry Ford: “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are usually right.” For me, it’s another way of saying, you get what you believe. If you believe you can do something, you may not achieve it, but you will certainly get a lot closer to achieving it than you would if you didn’t go for it. Likewise, if you think you...
read more

Page 1 of 212