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Life Coaching – An Introduction To The Revolution In Personal Improvement

Life Coaching is something that is growing in popularity. People are looking for ways to accomplish their goals in self improvement. This article discusses the role of a life coach. There are also additional articles at the bottom of this post.

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Life coaching arrived in the UK around 10 years ago, having started in the United States some 10 years earlier. The idea of life coaching is to define goals and work out how you can achieve them. Whereas therapy analyses the past, with life coaching the emphasis is on the future and how the client can fulfil their potential.

A life coach will not judge their clients but work with them on issues causing difficulties in their life. They will help the client understand problems, see what may be holding them back, work out solutions, set goals and concentrate on ways to change for the better. Life coaching will usually involve a series of regular sessions over several months and contact with your coach can be by telephone, email or personal visit.

Life coaches will have different styles and use a variety of methods in their work, depending on the needs of their client. Many will use experience gained in disciplines such as sociology, psychology, career or other forms of counselling. However, life coaching is not intended for those with psychological illness.

Individual clients come from all sorts of backgrounds and maybe looking for anything from major life changes to a few small adjustments to put them back on track. Although clients are often individuals, many companies also use life coaches to work with their employees in house. Improving motivation, developing leadership and teambuilding skills, or managing working relationships could be some of the areas covered.

How can life coaching help me?

If you are at a transition point in your personal or professional life then coaching can give you the confidence to set priorities, take decisions and make changes which will ultimately help you achieve a happier life. It is all about taking charge of your life and getting the results you want, rather than drifting and allowing things to happen around you.

In your working life perhaps you would like to improve your career opportunities, achieve more or develop your skills, but you are not sure how. Alternatively perhaps you would like to become self-employed, or simply need a change. A new challenge can give you a sense of purpose but you may lack the confidence to proceed. Life coaching will help you understand and accept your weaknesses, but also enable you to believe in yourself and make the most of your strengths and abilities.

In your personal life you may feel you need or want to change your lifestyle. Perhaps you would like to lose weight, improve your health and fitness, manage stress or gain a better work/life balance. While you may well know what you should be doing, actually keeping up lifestyle changes is difficult at times. Coaching can help you identify exactly why you want to change, why earlier attempts may have faltered, and to view the process in a more positive way. Crucially the targets you set will be realistic so that your motivation and the benefits of change can be maintained.

Good relationships with those around you are very important to your sense of well being and satisfaction with life, but relationships can be difficult both at home and at work. However, this can improve with the help of coaching sessions. Talking through the issues will enable you to see how you can change to help resolve problems.

How can I find a life coach?

There is no professional body or any regulation in the Life Coaching industry. In theory anyone can set themselves up as a life coach with no formal training or experience. There are training courses available but no recognised qualifications. Therefore your own research and instinct will be the most important factors when looking for a life coach. The media, particularly the internet, and personal recommendation are likely to be your best sources of information.

Your choice of life coach will partly depend on your purpose. If you are looking for assistance with a particular area of your life, then you will want to research the experience and skill available in that area. For example, some coaches may be more effective working on family issues than changes at work. However, you may feel that personality and how the coach clicks with you are more important than any particular background. The way the coach asks questions, delivers constructive criticism and motivates their client is of course going to be vital to the success of the sessions. Also remember to consider whether you would like the option of face to face contact with your coach.

A good life coach will not ask for a large payment upfront. After the initial introductory conversation you should be allowed time so that you can be reasonably sure you have made the right choice. This works both ways as the coach will also want to be sure you will have a successful working partnership.

Can I become a life coach?

As a life coach you will need excellent communication and listening skills, a positive approach and the ability to encourage and motivate others. You must obviously enjoy working closely with people and also be flexible. More specific skills may be required if you choose to work in a particular area of life coaching.

Although there are currently no qualification requirements, you may well choose to undertake some form of training course before you start to practice life coaching. Training will develop your skills and is likely to give you more confidence and credibility. As there are no academic standards you will have to rely on your own research and evaluation to find an appropriate course. Your choice will depend on previous experience, and personal interest. Remember to ask about the cost of the course, time involved, support available and recommendations from previous students.

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10 Things People Need to Know to find a Great Life Coach Training Course – Part Two

When you make the decision to find a life coach there are certain things you should look for. This article is part two of the a five part series on “10 Things People Need to Know to find a Great Life Coach Training Course“. There are additional resources at the bottom of this article.

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Master Coach Trainer Peter Norman returns with the second in his five part series exploring the 10 Key Things you need to Know to find a Great Life Coach Training Course. In this second installment Norman compares Online and In Person training courses and discusses their strengths & weaknesses, helping viewers to make a more informed decision about finding the right Life Coach Training course. He also discusses the importance of making sure that any course people take must provide real value for the money that people invest in it.

I this new video Certified Coaches Federation Master Coach Peter Norman addresses the issue of what makes coaching different from consultancy and therapy and he explains that effective coaching focuses on helping clients to take action in their lives and achieve their goals.

Finally he asks the question: “Is life Coaching the right choice for you.”

For those who are interested in finding an effective Life Coach Training course Peter Norman will be presenting a number of training sessions in the UK over the coming months including October 16th & 17th in London and the 23rd & 24th in Manchester. He can be reached through the Certified Coaches Federation at www.certifiedcoachesfederation.com.

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Life Coach Expert: Qualities To Be A Life Coach

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Free NLP Mind Coaching Tools and Strategies

The techniques of NLP or Neuro Linguistic programming have been used for various purposes both positive and negative. This video discusses the concept. There are additional resources at the end of this article.

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Studies on the benefits of NLP Mind Coaching have found that personal coaching has helped people in the following ways:

•Increased self-awareness (68%)
•Improved goal setting (67%)
•Live a more balanced life (61%)
•Lower stress levels (57%)
•Increased self-confidence (52%)
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Self Confidence is Basically a Consequence of Where We Spend Our Formative Years

Some people seem to believe that folks who are self confident are born with the confidence feeling. That is likelier to bet true than not. But it's not the case that a few individuals are born with self confidence and others are born with no self confidence. It is most likely that self confidence is something that we lose because of the way that we decide to interpret what happens to us in life.

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Positive Thinking to Keep a Boomer’s Heart Healthy

Science is showing us daily evidence that our mind and how we think has an impact on our bodies. This article discusses that fact. It focuses on your attitude and your heart health. There are additional resources at the bottom of the article.

Applied Creative Evolution Positive Thinking And Heart Health

Studies and for many personal experience has shown that heart attacks are one of the most dangerous things that can happen to a person. Women are more prone to heart attacks and dying as a result that are men. Having a negative mental attitude can actually increase your chances of having a heart attack. Constant worrying has a deteriorating impact on your heart.

So who will having a negative mental attitude affect your heart in a negative way?

Studies completed at the University of Kentucky have shown that patients who showed consistent negative thought patterns were at a higher risk of developing mental illness and or depression. Patients who have both heart issues and depression are at a greater risk of death.

Negative thinking will increase the levels of stress hormones which will inhibit your ability to heal and stay healthy. When you are focused on your poor health it is more difficult to live a life that is fulfilling. Being negative becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. From a symbolic standpoint, the heart is the focus of our ability to love. When we are negative and refuse to give love, we in many ways cause damage to our physical heart.

When we employ positive thinking, we are better able to allow our heart to remain healthy. When we talk about positive thinking we are not just thinking about ourselves from a selfish standpoint but also about others. We should want what is best for all. Having good things happen to you does not means something bad has to happen to someone else. There is an attitude of abundance that goes with positive thinking. This approach will help you reach a place of mental peace and a feeling of satisfaction.

Ways to think Positive.

Becoming a person that thinks positive will take effort and focus. Our minds have been trained to move towards the negative. This means that when you begin to think negative you will have to force your mind towards the positive. Here are some tips to help you make that change.

1. Focus on avoiding negative thinking and thoughts – When you realize you are thinking negative thoughts say “Stop” or “No” out loud. This will help your mind stop what it is doing. Then move towards the opposite of what you were thinking. Think of the ways that the situation can actually work not failure.

2. Use positive affirmations daily – There are many lists on the internet of positive affirmations. Find some that work for you and fit the areas that you want to change. Say them at least once per day. Your mind will begin to rewire itself. Here are some examples:

I love who I am and I appreciate the person that is me.

I feel comfortable and safe in expressing my feelings.

I am deserving of giving and receiving love.

I know that life will always bring the best to me for me.

I attract only loving and kind people into my life.

3. Stay busy – When we keep ourselves occupied we do not have time to worry about what can go wrong. We are too busy making things happen. As you accomplish things you will realize that you enjoy getting things done more than worrying.

4. Stay physically active – When you take the time to get out and enjoy the sunshine you will feel better. Exercise helps release chemicals that occur naturally in our bodies that help us feel better.

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WebMD: Positive Thinking helps heart patients

Using The 12 Steps To Cope With Problems

The 12 steps can be more than just a way to stay sober. You can work a 12-step program to overcome other personal problems, using it for conflict management when it comes to relatives, or to gain peace of mind in a crisis. Some people mentally work the program each day as a source of strength and comfort.

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SUBLIMINAL : Motivation Tips | NLP | Confidence Guide!

NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming has been used as a method to reach goals for years. This video touches on the concept. There are also additional resources at the bottom.

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The possibilities are limitless. You can use subliminal messages to lose weight, better your health, focus your mind on success, improve your willpower and motivation, enhance your learning capacity, and much more.

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Stressed Out? Here Are Some Great Ideas!

Everyone has a different trigger point for stress. Quite often, people are unsure of how to effectively deal with their stress. In this article you will learn some ways to help you better deal with excess stress and begin to live life more relaxed and stress-free.

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How To Appreciably Boost Your Chi With Subconscious Mind Power

You can easily develop the surprisingly natural skill of building up incredible levels of Chi, or life force energy, through the application of your subconscious mind power. By developing you Chi, or life energy force, you can easily learn to manipulate it, and pass it on to others.

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The Convergence of Science and Spirituality

For many years science and spirituality seems to be moving further apart like particles from the “Big Bang”. Now it seems these two trains of thought are again moving closer together. This article discusses the prospect of  “The Convergence of Science and Spirituality”.

Applied Creative Evolution The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality

During the course of any given day, we have thousands of thoughts that flow through our brains. The majority of those occur without our being aware of them, even though they guide our lives. Things like the act of taking a breath occur without conscious thought or effort. The very act of living occurs with any participation on our part. This is something that we take for granted but is also an opportunity for great learning.

The daily things that are solved are usually done so without much effort. Many of these things are solved with the unconscious area of the mind. These are the things that as a result of our experience we are able to solve almost on an automatic basis. Conscious thought comes into play when we get outside of our life experiences or routines. This is something that is done on purpose.

What makes up our consciousness?

Have you ever seen an animal growl or bark at its reflection in a mirror? This is because it is not self-aware. It believes that it is focusing its attention on another being. How does this happen from a scientific standpoint? What is it that separates us from animals?

When these questions are examined from a scientific standpoint we see the following. The brain is the home of our consciousness. Human beings have a frontal cortex that is highly developed. The frontal cortex has three distinct areas. The parts of the frontal cortex are called the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata or stem. Science tells us this is left over from our evolution from reptiles that arose from the ocean.

Many would be surprised to learn that as we “grow up” and learn we are actually editing existing material. This is much different from the common perception that the learning process means adding new material in the brain. Our consciousness results from a cerebral ability to inputs from 50,000 million cells that make up who we are. Each of these cells is in constant communication with the others. We assimilate all of this information and use that data to make our decisions and choices in life. This is however, only a small part of the big picture. It is like a small opening in the ground that leads to a huge unexplored cave. We have barely tapped its full potential much less the potential that lies in our world and universe.

Human memories and infused with information that goes back farther than anyone of us consciously realize. The areas of our brain that contain memory, information and our emotions are where our consciousness resides. The scientific community currently has several projects that are attempting to map the DNA sequence of the human genes. There is also an effort to look at the entire volume of consciousness including the unconscious. This project is looking at everything that is involved in the human consciousness. Evidence is beginning to surface that there is really no separate state of consciousness. We are in all of the states or regions at the same time.

Awareness is something that is being viewed in a different light. For many years it was believed that any time we are conscious we are aware. Evidence points to the fact that we can be aware without being conscious. Awareness is just a part of consciousness along with recall, visualization, free will and reasoning and the act of making choices.

What is real? What is really known?

All that we know and all that we are able to communicate has the limitation of the connection of language. As people become more evolved they are able to reach higher levels of infinite consciousness. We are still limited by our language. As we progress these progresses become stabilized in our expanding abilities to communicate. Still in many instances we do not see things as they really are but as our limited experience will allow us to find an explanation for those experiences. This is one of the things that is limiting in our evolution. We will create things to explain that which we do not understand. This continues the distortion of reality. A classic example of this is when Native Americans saw explorers on a horse. They had no frame of reference and were in fear of this unknown animal. Once they began to realize the truth they accepted the possibilities. Our imagination is like a seed that grows once planted. That seed will grow over time to deny or confirm the idea with which it is associated. We are only to perceive what we can conceive.

Simplicity does not describe Consciousness.

Ancient civilizations made great strides in the advancement of knowledge. Many believe that those that came before us knew things that we are only now beginning to learn. The area of the understanding the seat of consciousness is not one of them. The ancients give this location as the heart, the liver and even the navel. Only two centuries have passed since we elevated the brain to this place of honor. Having said that we still really are not certain how it actually works. The greatest advancement in the history of evolution is the awareness of our consciousness. At this point, we are not able to separate brain, mind and spirit. All of these are in many ways affected by memory. Our memories are something that is not very reliable. Memories can be influenced our own desires and experiences. We adjust memories as it suits our purposes. There are memories in some people that can’t be explained by any current events or things they could have possibly experienced in this current time period. This makes this even more bizarre and esoteric. When you throw in the influence of emotions then memory becomes even harder to pin down. Emotions do not occur in a vacuum. They are a result of external stimuli. In order to be conscious we must be aware of something other than ourselves.

So what does it really mean to understand something?

In order to understand anything we must first have some type of evidence that it truly exists. In this instance we are using something to attempt to understand the very thing we are studying. This creates a paradox of the impossible goal. It is however our nature to continue to pursue our mental tail. In this pursuit the things you think are important. Thought is the framework of consciousness. Memories and emotions can be random in nature and our awareness is a series of choices that we make. We over time have the advantage of trial and error in this process. This is what separates consciousness from awareness. With enough experience, we are able to create a model of our world that becomes more logical as we progress. As we progress to a higher level, our mind is able to free itself to explore more and more possibilities and choices. This brings us to increased levels of consciousness.

Are there different levels of consciousness?

The answer to this can be illustrated by looking at an infant. Initially it does not recognize that it is separate from its mother. To the newborn child its mother is part of its immediate environment and is not separate from itself. As it grows, the child will begin to realize that it is separate and distinct from its mother.

It has been suggested that there are eight levels of consciousness. They are as follows: Level 0 – deep sleep; Level 1 – dreaming; Level 2 – waking but unresponsive state; Level 3 – beginning yet dull and meaningless self awareness; Level 4 – normal consciousness or the grim battle of life; Level 5 – life that is exciting and interesting this is happy consciousness; Level 6 – when time ceases to exist or the transcendent level; Level 7 – the mystic level.

There are also level or types on consciousness that involve more than just us. This is called the collective consciousness. This has happened over the course of history in many fields. Great ideas do not usually occur in isolation. Even though an idea can spring from an individual mind it usually strikes two or more thinkers separated by vast geographically distances. The power of this type of consciousness has yet to be fully explored but many times we see the results. In times of distress or emergencies when groups of people unite in prayer amazing results that support those prayers occur.

Is our consciousness inherently good inherently evil?

History has shown that the conscious human mind has the capacity for both unbelievable and selfless goodness and horribly unmentionable evil. The scientist wanting to save the world from horrible diseases and the evil genius wanting to create weapons of mass destruction operate from the same levels of consciousness. Consciousness is nonlinear, dynamic and every changing in nature. It is really difficult for us to discover some thought that the human mind can’t think. A conscious mind knows something and it knows that it knows. This creates a paradox that we are aware of ourselves and other things as well. This includes things outside of our real world. The problem is we are limited by our known symbolism. Meaning there are some things that truly defy definition.

Our consciousness is truly the most prized possession of the human race. This is the thing that sets us apart from the other creations that inhabit this third rock from the sun. This possession brings with it great responsibility. We are given gifts that allow us to travel this incredible journey called life. We have a sense of self that allows us to contemplate the world around us and make ethical choices. We have the ability to influence and change ourselves. As we do so we are able to influence and affect those around us. As we create our own little world, that world expands or contracts as we grow or contract in our own process. While our consciousness is our own it is also part of a greater consciousness.

The information in this article is for informational purposes only. You should see the advice of a professional as you journey towards your goal of applied creative evolution.

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Wikipedia: What Is Science?

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