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Be yourself, everyone else is already taken: the power of authenticity

May 25, 2009

Authenticity is a cornerstone of being an effective coach. While I found it difficult to be truly authentic in the corporate world, I am discovering so much more about me as a person when I am authentic and this change is being driven, at an emotional level, by ‘myself’ clamouring to be let out. Perhaps [...]

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Who, in our own lives gets the “best” of us?

December 21, 2008

I was asked this question recently, and a colleague offered to the discussion this fable related by Nelson Mandela shortly after he became the leader of S Africa to illustrate a point he was making about letting go of the past: There was once a handsome young king, who for all his power and fortune was bothered [...]

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Passionately inspiring lifelong learning

December 4, 2008

  In November my passion for learning has been well and truly reignited and I am starting to have lots of ideas about inspiring learning in others. After saying goodbye to my training role in February I consciously closed that door to allow me to focus on my new role as manager. However, over the [...]

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Recipe for success

November 21, 2008

a cup of limiting beliefs 150g of belief in yourself 1 inspiring goal 1 dose of reality 2 heaped teaspoons of self worth 3 tablespoons of identity 2 litres of total responsibility 1 notepad and pen Put your ‘limiting beliefs’ and 75g of ‘belief in yourself’ in a large bowl, stir until all the limiting [...]

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BlueKiteCoach is now (un)limited!!!

November 1, 2008

On Tuesday 28th October 2008, BlueKiteCoach Limited was officially registered with Companies House. On Thursday 30th October 2008, BlueKiteCoach Limited received it’s first piece of junk business mail!

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Just look at what you might be losing out from if you don't write down your goals…

October 19, 2008

I think the text below speaks for itself. So, all I will say is that I am now off to collate my BIG goals and stick them back on my bathroom mirror. The following article is taken from Jim Rohn’s weekly e-zine. Click here for the full e-zine “The Modern Day (Real Life) Indiana Jones by Vic [...]

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Why do businesses succeed or fail? HINT: It’s not just sales.

October 18, 2008

From the first paragraph of Jeffrey Gitomer’s latest e-zine, I was hooked. “Everyone has heard the phrase ‘The American Dream.’ I look at it as ‘The American Reality.’ When you’re in business for yourself you write your own history, you write your own success story, you write your own legacy, and most important you write [...]

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I think I’ll try defying gravity

October 15, 2008

Defying Gravity, from the hit musical Wicked, has become ‘my song’ in recent months and regularly provides me just the right amount of motivation and confidence I need to get me doing those things for my business that are hard, routine or that, at the outset, appear risky.    The following lines in particular resonate [...]

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Have you ever thought about when in the day you are most productive?

September 27, 2008

I hadn’t until recently when I decided that I work best from about 08:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 18:00. (although 0600-0800 can also be very productive when I don’t have children needing my attention) Knowing this allowed me to plan my working day better. My team of 8 in India work 24/7 within three [...]

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