“What do you want?” – I ask my coaching client.
“I want to advance in my field; to reach the top.” – he replies.
“Do you like what you do, in this field?”
“No, but that’s beside the point”.
I listen, I ask more questions, I try to understand him. Turns out he wants to advance in his field [...]
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The Elusive Reason Why Success Is Elusive
You will hear people talk about various reason why success in various areas is so elusive: lack of a clear goal, lack of the right attitude, lack of consistent action. All solid reasons. Yet, whenever I would hear them, I would get a feeling of that’s-not-all-there-is.
I didn’t know what was missing at first, but I [...]
Night Owl Lifestyle
Are you a ‘night owl’? Do you find it hard to go to sleep early at night and when you get up early in the morning it’s like you’ve been hit by a train? Join the team! Night owls are a minority of the population, but a significant one.
It is commonly believed that the sleeping [...]
Men, Women and Personal Development
I recently had my first open training where all the participants were women. This made me realize that in general, my clients who are not sent and paid for by the companies they work for are at least 2/3 women.
My experience here doesn’t seem to be an exception. Other coaches and trainers tell me they [...]
3 Major Myths about Being a Coach
I brand myself as a communication coach. It’s my way of saying I use my understanding of people skills and my skills as a coach to help people improve their communication and from there, get all sorts of cool results.
There are many coaches out there. And there are a hell of a lot more people [...]
Taking Success Advice from Successful People Is Not a Good Idea
I was recently watching the last The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, in which he said goodbye to NBC and his fans. His memorable last words were: “If you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you: amazing things will happen”.
I’m sure Conan O’Brien is a cool guy and I [...]
Debunking Subliminal Tapes
For a lot of the people who know me or read my stuff, I have a sort of reputation as a debunker. A big part of my activity involves discovering and promoting some ideas for personal development and improving people skills, another big part involves showing the flaws in other ideas, to facilitate effective growth.
I [...]
Asshole – Book Recommendation
Yes, the book is actually called “Asshole: How I Got Rich and Happy by Not Giving a @!?* About You”, and it’s written by Martin Kihn. I’ve listened to the audio version the past few days, and it quickly made the list of my favorite books.
You can find other valuable info and reviews for the [...]
The Law of Attraction vs. Science
I like to think that people are becoming a lot more intelligent in their approach to personal development, getting a better, deeper, realistic understanding on human psychology and life. Then I see the exploding popularity of ideas like the Law of Attraction, and it makes me wonder.
In case you’re not familiar with it, the Law [...]
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