You have heard the story of how in 1953 at Yale University a study was conducted on all graduating students and it was found that only 3% of those graduates had actually set goals and wrote them down? About 20 years later it was discovered that those 3% were in fact financially better off,  healthier and happier than the other 97%. Do you have an annual holiday coming up? Do you know of someone who [...]

Welcome to the Winter Newsletter 2011. The last few months have been very busy for me. A few months ago I ventured over to Sydney to complete further studies in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy(R) and Hypnosis.  I have now gained further experience and knowledge of Values Elicitation, Advanced Techniques in NLP and Time Line Therapy(R). I also had a “breakthrough” where I broke a board through modelling and the right frame of mind. The board [...]

Your mind is made up of a conscious and a unconscious part. The conscious part of your mind is that part which processes information (though only around 7 plus or minus bits of information at any one time), it thinks logically, it likes to make sense out of things, it is related to the waking state, is aware of the ‘now’, it can move parts of your body voluntarily, it has a limited focus, it [...]

Did you know that everyone and including you, has a time line? Your time line helps you to organise the past, the present and the future, thereby enabling you to recall events from the past, to know where you are right now and to make plans for your future. Many of the techniques in coaching are based on the idea that people will organise time whether consciously or unconsciously in their own minds, to make [...]

Only a few days ago I was training a  class in first aid and instructing participants in the Recovery Position and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). First Aid is all about providing immediate care to a person with an injury or illness until more advanced medical care can be provided or the person recovers. During the day I was thinking how coaching techniques such as Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy (TM), Extended DISC and Hypnosis provides [...]

How is your goal setting going for 2011? So far we have discussed in the Blog the following: 1. Goals must be well-formed (7 steps required) 2. Goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable/as if now, realistic/rewarding, and timed) 3. Goals must have an evidence procedure, so that you know the very last thing to occur for you to have achieved your goal 4. Goals must have a number of steps or keys to achieve [...]

With the beginning of 2011 fast approaching now is a great time to start thinking about your goals for next year. What is it that you want? What would you like to achieve? Where would you like to be? Remember your questions should be based on what you want rather what you do not want! A goal is an aim or an end in mind. The aim of the goal is related to the direction [...]