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THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATION FROM COACHING PRACTICE |
| By: |
Chris Wesley |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
095651300X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780956513007 |
| Publisher: |
FINE WORDS PUBLISHING |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
136 |
| Synopsis: |
This book comprises thirty bite-sized articles, each carefully written to provide easy, entertaining access to key concepts in self-development. It speaks plainly and directly of real people and their actual experiences and struggles towards happiness. The author shares insights about why we are internally-conflicted and why we sabotage our own success. He explains powerful techniques which work for ordinary people with ordinary doubts and weaknesses, to inspire them to believe in the possibility of better lives, and then to reach out and grab them. Bit by bit, this book will dissolve cynicism, pessimism, bewilderment and apathy, clearing away the distortions of our hidden beliefs, opening doors to the reality which was always there waiting for us to see more clearly. The tyranny of freedom: western cultures have often risen above the need to work hard for survival. We take food and shelter for granted. We have TVs and cars, and options. But what then? Our society doesn't teach us to take control of our lives, and it shuns ambition and confidence. We follow the Joneses or the TV stereotypes. This is not authentic living, but what is? How do we find our own path?This book will help you to see your inner compass. Knowing the direction to start walking is the step before the first step. The Lens of Belief Distorts Reality: we think we see the world as it really is. We call that "reality" and resist any attempts to unseat it. But almost inevitably our reality is nothing of the kind - it's a heavily edited, filtered, distorted view of the world, which, perversely, we made to support our beliefs. We're trapped. What we need is to recognise and then remove those distortions. When we do that, we discover new beliefs - and since beliefs (and not intellect) drive behaviour, we'll see our lives change, and in ways which our willpower could never accomplish alone. Watching & Controlling our Thoughts: our brain is largely autonomous. We sit in there watching it do its stuff, we don't even try to intervene and any attempt usually fails anyway. Watching your thoughts is a key to understanding why you do what you do. This process provides a window into your beliefs, and with understanding, opportunities arise to take back control. This is the work of personal transformation.It's how you change who you are which ultimately, is what's necessary to change what you do (and the other name for that is your life). Managing Time: Most of us are on a treadmill of one kind or another. We fly along meeting immediate demands on our time. We're too busy working IN our lives to work ON them. Controlling how you spend your time is key to taking back control, and there are some great techniques to help you in this book. Fear. It is usually the elephant in the room. It's the huge thing we don't talk about that prevents us from taking action. Once we learn to recognise the role of fear in our lives and in our world-view, we free ourselves to look into our fear. We can recognise that our fear is never based in rational thinking. It comes from another part of ourselves. Recognising that is often the first step to freedom. Conflict: the role of others in our lives is centrally important. Most of us live in social units - work teams, and families. How we relate to others, and specifically - how we express our wishes and progress our plans within these relationships often comes down to dealing with (rather than avoiding) conflict.Conflict aversion is tied intimately into fear. Both are barriers to personal growth, and both are explored, and techniques are offered in this book. Making Change Happen: so many people read books, attend seminars and buy-in to concepts but still don't do the stuff to make change happen. I call this inertia, and this book tackles inertia in its various forms, and presents techniques - proven in real coaching practice - to get you moving in the right direction. Confidence is a manifestation of your beliefs about yourself. Those beliefs determine your actions and in general, you'll act to make your beliefs true - even when those actions make you sad. So improving self-esteem is about exploring your beliefs about yourself. It's tough work, and seldom fast, but with persistence and the techniques in this book, you can sustain great progress. The author developed the terms "life blinkers" and "life blindness" for something he sees in every single client he coaches. We accept the ways of our world so completely, that we even fail to see them at all. Their impact is seen as the way of the world; universally true aspects of reality which are not negotiable.Exposing these blind spots offers the possibility of radical life transformation, and the book shows real-world examples so you get it - and then take it into your own life. All of this is dealt with in a down-to-earth ways, in plain language, and illustrated with proven real-life examples from the author's coaching practice. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Fine Words Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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