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Listen Now This episode is about whether you should start a business, or not As a coach trainer and strengths-based business specialist, I see a lot of people who are lacking meaning and purpose in their lives and wanting to do something different. They’re bored,...
Listen Now Do you want to develop courage, confidence, persistence, agility, strategic thinking and self-belief? Then you might just need to set a stretch goal. Imagine if you could achieve a huge goal, something bigger than ever you thought you were capable of? How...
Listen Now Confused about how to package coaching with an existing service? This is part 2 of a series of interviews explaining how to do it. Today, I talk to Irena Geller about working with a ready-made coaching program. Ready to package coaching with your existing...
Listen Now Any time, but especially now, it’s a good time to review and revise your business vision. This episode explains two vision traps to avoid, and two steps to creating a compelling, inspiring, get-me-out-of-bed vision. You might be asking – why write a...
Listen Now As we enter the so-called third phase of isolation, what can we learn from Dr Tim Noake’s Central Governor Theory to help us cope better and go the distance? I was reading an article on the ABC news, where they were talking about the stages of...
Listen Now In pandemic times, there are four skills you can use in a four-step process to dial down the intensity, feel calm, take charge and gain a sense of control. I’m not sure about you but sitting at home in isolation has bought a bunch of things to the forefront...
Listen Now Let’s talk about how to identify the signs of anxiety, and some simple daily routines to counter anxiety so you can stay calm, focused and relaxed. Today I want to talk about staying calm and to talk through some tools you can use to dial down...
Listen Now Humans need connection to survive. Let’s look at the three ways you can increase your connection so that you can be more resilient and calm in these trying times. At a time of global lockdown and enforced isolation, we may need to make more effort to...
Listen Now This episode describes three levels of resilience and helps you to get clarity on what to do at YOUR level to keep your business on track in stressful times. Everyone responds differently to external pressures. The way you respond depends on your...
Listen Now What does it take to succeed, and how do you silence that quit voice? When you start a business there is a lot to learn and at various times you may feel uncomfortable, challenged, frustrated and scared. And let me tell you this – if you feel all of...
Listen Now Confused about how to package coaching with an existing service? This is part 1 of a series of interviews explaining how to do it. Today, I talk to Terri Sparrow about packaging coaching with a product. Ready to package coaching with your existing...
Listen Now What is the most effective way to become known and to start connecting with potential clients? By building a referral network with Allied Health professionals. Here’s how to get started so you can get a steady stream of referrals and build your sales...
Listen Now Learn how to be a more compassionate coach so that you can maintain your own emotional and energy in the session, AND help your clients get into more of a creative, optimistic and motivated state. If you are a coach, especially a new coach, then sooner or...
Listen Now More than ever before, we need a reliable tool to manage our inner critic, judgement, negative thinking and the opinions of others. This is self-compassion, and here’s how to start using it. In case you have been living under a rock, I wanted to let...
Listen Now Here are two things you must do if you want to succeed in your new coaching business – and measuring your numbers isn’t necessarily one of them. Today’s episode is the second half of an important topic – confidence in your coaching...
Listen Now If you want to build confidence in your coaching skills, quickly and effectively, you need to start doing these things right now. I have been having lots of conversations lately with graduate coaches about their levels of confidence around their coaching...
Listen Now Do you really wish you were more self confident but aren’t sure where or how to start? Then this episode is just for you. Self-confidence is a skill that anyone can learn. And I want to walk through three things that you can do to start building...
Listen Now This episode is for you if you want to be more secure in yourself and your abilities, and to feel worthy, helpful and capable. We look at what self-confidence is and the basics of what you need to do to get it. Right now, imagine the feeling of having...
Listen Now If you often feel selfish about doing things for yourself, listen up. I’m going to help you explore the concepts of being selfish, selfless, and to identify the comfortable middle ground. When it comes to doing something for themselves, so many of my...
Listen Now If you want to be more self-disciplined and feel less guilty, you need to learn to manage your thinking patterns and emotions. Here are 6 guilt-reducing skills and 5 self-discipline building strategies to help you do that. My Habitology members and I are...
Listen Now How to develop two important skills that will help you achieve results in any area of life! I really wanted to do an episode on self-discipline because it’s an interesting topic and it really conjures up mixed feelings. In over 4,000 coaching hours, one of...
Listen Now I want to talk about why we need to start making positivity a habit, and how it will totally transform your experience of daily life. If you listened to episode 67, you’ll know that we need to experience three positive emotions to counteract every one...
Listen Now If you want a more enriching and fulfilling life, keep listening to learn what positivity really is and 5 ways to get more of it in your life. What is positivity? Before we can talk about how to increase positivity, we’d better define it. After all, some...
Listen Now This episode is dedicated to the people out there who do amazing work but struggle to sell it because they have trouble describing the value of their work. It breaks my heart to see skilled, talented and passionate people with so much to give, but finding...
Listen Now This episode of the podcast helps you understand the benefits and challenges of building body awareness, with some tips on how to get started. Body awareness is the first pillar of Body Intelligence. It is the foundation of all healthy habits. It is a...
Listen Now I want to talk today about the concept of buyability and increasing your buyability. Yes, I think buyability is a made up word! The concept is about what makes you and your services easy to purchase – so people become willing or even desperate to buy...
Listen Now You might have heard recently about intuitive eating. If you’re wondering what it is and what the benefits are, stay tuned, because that’s what this episode is all about. Before you listen to this, I recommend you listen to the previous episode #61, where I...
Listen Now How to use BQ to attend to eat well, exercise regularly, get enough sleep and manage your emotions so you can feel calm, energized, stable and resilient. This episode defines what BQ is and it helps you discover what your own body intelligence score is. It...
Listen Now A simple practice to help you become your future self that’s quick, easy and painless. This episode is for you if you want to change your beliefs and become your future self, you will probably need some help to step outside your current paradigms. If you...
Listen Now This podcast is about one of the fundamental things of becoming your future self: challenging and changing your beliefs. You’ve probably heard the saying “If you always do what you’ve always done you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” You’ve probably...
Listen Now It’s all well and good to think about creating motivation. But what happens when something unexpected blocks your motivation? It’s all well and good to just do it and to have a plan to take action, but at some point we get blindsided by the facts of life....
Listen Now This episode of the Habitology podcast is specially dedicated to people who love helping other people but sometimes take it too far – into something I call overhelping. Some people might feel a little uncomfortable or maybe even offended when they...
Listen Now This five step process will help you to break the ice with confidence to create strong connections and engagement. When you start a business, one of the first things that you need to master is talking to people about what you do. But if you’re like most...
Listen Now This episode of they habitology podcast is about simple business models that you can use to run your business. I want to talk about this from two perspectives. Transitioning from a job to a business. Transitioning from startup phase to an established...
Listen Now This episode of the Habitology podcast is all about creating motivation. Notice that I said ‘creating’ motivation rather than ‘getting motivated.’ That’s because motivation is not something you ‘get’, and it’s not something that anyone else can give you....
Listen Now As a coach, I hear so many people talking about empowerment and empowering people. I tend to get on a bit of a rant about this topic so I wanted to do a podcast on it so we are all really clear on what empowerment is, exactly, and how to get it. So...
Listen Now Today I want to talk about the benefits of thought models, which are so important for coaches to use both with their clients as well as in their personal practice. What is a thought model? Let’s step back for a moment to see that a lot of time in our...
Listen Now This podcast is about how to become known for what you do in your area. I share my own experience about how I relocated to a regional community, how I became known, and the one thing I had to do to gain traction. These are the things I did to become known...
Listen Now This is an important conversation of me to have with you, if you have ever given up on yourself for not getting the results you want. There is little point in setting a goal if you never know whether or not you will achieve it. That’s where the saying “what...
Listen Now Have you ever wondered how to be more productive and calm in your business without burning out? This episode is dedicated to that subject – because there is one important consideration you’ve probably forgotten. This episode is dedicated to all of the...
Listen Now Have you ever wondered what’s behind your time and money beliefs? When you become aware of a limiting belief, have you rushed right into positive affirmations, or have you been curious about the origin of that belief? I love affirmations, but I think a...
Listen Now Let’s talk about how to make time each week in your business so that you can get more done and feel good about it. Much like the money equation, time can be saved, but only to a certain point. There are efficiencies that can be gained, but I want to propose...
Listen Now If you want to know how to make money in your business you might have to think about things in a slightly different way. This is especially the case if you come from an employment arrangement where you have been previously trading your time for an hourly...
Listen Now Having done some coaching work around agreements lately, and having been involved in many in my own business career, I thought I’d dedicate an episode to how to develop a professional partnership and ultimately, an agreement. There are five stages in...
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