When you find that you are putting something off – just not starting – and yet maybe feeling anxious about not starting, then it’s good to say NO to something clearly.
Rather than exist in a state of endless maybe, just say NO, I’m not going to do that, begin that, work on that.
Then, having freed [...]
Archive for March, 2008
The Endless Maybe
Posted in John the Coach on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fear of failure? Really?
Posted in John the Coach on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fear of failure is often given as the reason for not doing what we want to do. But what is it really about?
My own theory is that we fear failure because we already feel a failure, but that feeling has been long since denied and suppressed. The child who was told they were [...]
Inspire Yourself Today!
Posted in John the Coach on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To really live true, you need to be inspired. Are you inspired? Would you like to be? Have a need to be?
A life without inspiration is a drudge. Discuss.
To inspire yourself, have a play and complete the following statement:
I want to be the kind if man/woman who… (delete [...]
Living Life en-Tranced
Posted in John the Coach on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s very easy for daily life to become a series of moving from one trance to another. When this happens, life is experienced like a blur. What happened? Where did the time go? Nothing done again! That kind of stuff.
One way through this is to be aware of what [...]
Using rules for self strengthening
Posted in John the Coach on March 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rules are an excellent and simple way to contain ourselves if we feel that we are going off track. You can set yourself a rule for a period of time with the purpose of learning through keeping to it.
For example, you might set a rule to get out of bed before 9am. Or, [...]
