Selfless services span a continuum of care. One extreme might see selfless caregiving as genuine, effortless and authentic, a charitable act of unconditional love and compassion-in-action embodied and expressed in spiritual saints epitomized by larger than life figures like Mother Teresa, Gandhi and Jesus. At the other end of this spectrum are … [Read more...]
Transforming Archetypal Patterns of Behaviour that Keep you Stuck into Navigational Aids
August 22, 2017 by
Archetypes are universal patterns, ideas, and images that live and grow in the collective unconscious that express themselves through symbol or metaphor and can be recognized as inherent potentials. Archetypes are inborn tendencies shaping behaviour. When brought into conscious awareness, archetypes can be transformed from a hidden, repetitive and … [Read more...]
Just For Today, Put Yourself First
July 28, 2015 by
How often have you said to yourself and others, “after I do this, or once I’ve done that, then I’ll ….go for a walk, read a book, book a massage, take a trip, go out for a night on the town, take that course I’ve wanted to take, take some time off work etc…the list goes on. Ask yourself, “What am I letting get in the way?” If you’re like most … [Read more...]
Deep Healing is just that – Deep!
May 13, 2015 by
Deep healing is akin to deep listening. To get to the level of healing that’s required to heal trauma in yourself you have to first open to yourself and listen deeply, patiently with compassion and forgiveness. This, deep and active listening, in itself, is a challenge and a particularly trying one for someone who is suffering with post traumatic … [Read more...]
The Healing Space and How to Create It
April 8, 2015 by
To create a healing space is to create the conditions for the possibility of healing to occur. In other words, healing is a state of being, of consciousness, that enables the client to access and engage their own “inner healer” and move towards wholeness, a dynamic state of balance, equanimity and poise. To create this kind of healing space is … [Read more...]
To Manage Change, Learn to Manage Yourself
March 2, 2015 by
Change is inevitable, ever present and experienced with ever-increasing complexity and intensity. It is within us and external to us. It is us. We are the change when we choose to live mindfully. When we are aware of change as a constant and recognize change as an opportunity to create the future we envision, we accept responsibility for our part … [Read more...]
Self Esteem and the Power of Belief
October 16, 2014 by
Self esteem is affected either negatively or positively by how we relate to ourselves and how we respond to and interpret life stressors such as: Job promotion or being passed over Provocation Financial set-backs or challenges Unfair competitions Injustice “The belief that becomes truth for me…is that which allows me the best use of … [Read more...]
Coaching the Leader Within — A path of Self-actualization
March 16, 2014 by
The desire for self-empowerment and self-actualization drives the personal transformation process that life coaching facilitates. Coaching the Leader Within connects you with what matters to you and unleashes your potential, helping you align with your: Urge to direct your life Desire to get better and better at being your best Yearning … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence… Key to Unleashing Your Potential
February 20, 2014 by
Emotional intelligence (EI) is widely recognized as the single most important success factor in life and in business. There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion. Carl Jung What is Emotional Intelligence? The term was made popular by Daniel Goleman as one's ability to: Discriminate among … [Read more...]
What’s a Leader?
August 23, 2013 by
A lot has been said about leaders and leadership over the years. Each era and every situation creates its own leaders, and yet, the fundamental role of a leader is to set direction and lead. In every case, a leader, to be able to lead others, must first be able to lead themselves. So leadership, as we see it, is a role, a practice and a … [Read more...]
