7 life coaching tips to help you follow through on your New Year’s resolutions. [More]

The following ten life coaching questions will help keep you on track moving forward. They will help you to refocus in those moments when you feel uncertain about what you’re doing and why. They will provide guidance, direction and support when you feel that certain events are controlling you. Some of these powerful questions can produce that ‘breakthrough moment’ when you understand a situation more clearly from a new or different perspective. Other questions invite introspection and will lead to a greater self awareness, more creativity, additional solutions and new insights. [More]

Question # 1: "How Am I Committed?" Why is it that we tell ourselves we want certain things but we don’t take action? We might have the best of intentions to make certain changes in your life, yet we do not follow through on our resolutions? Does that mean we are lazy or undisciplined? Are we afraid of failure? Are we holding on to limiting beliefs about ourselves? We get frustrated when we think and say we are committed to wanting something for ourselves, but no action follows that voice of commitment. [More]

Question # 2: "What Do I Want?" Think of yourself as the majority shareholder in your life. What are some of the strategic decisions that will help you grow and flourish in the New Year? What will you vote "yes" for in your life? What will you vote "no" for?Choose, decide, take action, and make 2009 your best year ever! [More]

Question # 3: "How Do I Honor My Core Values?" Your core values express the essence of who you are. Although you may share similar values with others, you have a unique set of values. Many of the important decisions that you make, and the actions you take, are based on the values that you hold. Your values, together with the beliefs that support them, are an energetic driving force and provide meaning and direction in your life. [More]

Question # 4: "Who Do I Spend My Time With? The people you spend most of your time with have a strong influence on you. When you are surrounded by negative or angry people, you will absorb some of their negativity or anger. When you spend time with people who inspire you, support you and believe in you, their positive energy will boost your motivation, self-confidence and inner strength. [More]

Question # 5: "How Am I Using My Talents? When you talk with people who have achieved a high level of success in their lives, you’ll find that they have found ways to incorporate their passions and talents into their daily activities. They also experience more fulfillment and balance because they intentionally played to their talents. Do you know what your talents are? How do you go about discovering some of your talents or natural abilities? [More]

Question # 6: "Where Do I Focus My Attention?" Your mind cannot tell the difference between something you think about or focus on that you do want, and the stuff you think about that you don’t want. Your mind is a very effective goal seeking mechanism and seeks to create precisely what you focus on. The key is to direct your focus on the goals and experiences that you do want in your life. [More]

Question # 7: "What Am I Tolerating?" What have you been tolerating at work, at home or in your social environment in the past year? What are the things you wish would resolve themselves somehow? Here are some life coaching tips to help you eliminate the things that you no longer want in your life. [More]

Question # 8: "Who Am I becoming?" How satisfied are you with the person you are becoming? What kind of person do you see yourself becoming in the New Year? If you want to have more and experience more in life, you have to become more. [More]

Question # 10: "How am I spending my time?" How you choose to spend your time is how you spend your life. How can you manage yourself more effectively allowing you to spend more time in those areas that are most important in your life? What choices will you make? [More]

How come so many of us fail to keep our well-intended New Year’s resolutions? Most goal setting seminars teach you that the first thing you have to do is become absolutely clear about what it is you want, create a plan and work the plan. While these are important steps moving forward, why is it that within 30 days, most resolutions will be no more than a vague memory? [More]

With the New Year getting closer, what choices will you make that will affect the direction of your life? In which area(s) of your life did you experience the most challenge in the past year? -relationships, money, health, personal growth or your career? Whatever you believe was missing in 2008, it is yours, waiting to be claimed in 2009! [More]

A clear vision brings with it an inspired perspective that is able to see future possibilities. In fact, the size of your vision determines the size of every aspect in your life. Just as a business cannot grow larger than the vision of its leaders, neither can you develop yourself beyond the limits you set. A strong inner voice is what will spearhead your efforts as you work toward a clear and definite vision of yourself in the future. [More]

What can we learn from Roger Bannister, the first athlete to run a mile in under 4 minutes, to break our own personal barriers? [More]

Coaching strategies for your life: The investment in yourself is the most important and lucrative investment you will ever make. When you concentrate on building a strong sense of identity, build upon self-acceptance, self-respect and self worth, your net worth will soar. [More]

Your expectations define your reality. What you expect is what you get. It is simple, yet powerful and profound all at the same time. [More]

Ten ways to build a positive mental attitude by life and business coach Dieter Pauwels ... [More]

Relaxation techniques were designed to relieve stress, anxiety and can even help with some medical conditions. There are a number of ways or techniques that can be used to relieve stress, and all of them work differently for different people. [More]

There are many advantages or benefits of coaching over the phone instead of an in office face-to-face coaching session. While I offer my coaching clients the option of both, let's consider some of the benefits telephone coaching has to offer. [More]