I am a leadership coach, coach trainer & writer & was awarded the CBE in recognition of this work. My programme is called 'Living a coaching lifestyle' (LacL).
Chesham, South East
Joined July 2013
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LaCL April 17
The book is an impetus on your journey to living a conscious lifestyle. Every action is a vote for the person you wish to become. Your daily choices will accumulate to shape the future you desire - a lifestyle by design, not by default! Take a step forward today.
LaCL April 16: Reflection - an opportunity to grow
Reflection is an effective way of learning from experience. The challenge is to find the time and space to do it well. The book is designed to support reflection on your past, your future and your NOW!
LaCL April 15 Feedback & reflection (Part 1)
Feedback from trusted others is a useful mechanism for triangulating self-awareness. It is often binary - positive or negative. This is an oversimplification as it is more nuanced than that. The acid test - does it help you to grow?
LaCL April 14 - Health wealth
If you don’t make time for wellness, you may be forced to make time for illness! Good health is often taken for granted until it disappears. Explore physical health using the acronym SPACE - sleep, presence, activity, creativity & eating.
LaCL April 13 Encouragement: the perfume of success
Encouragement is a vital component of self-talk. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt and choose to focus on your successes. To encourage literally means to give courage, confidence, and hope to yourself or to others.
LaCL April 12: Self-talk - what to say when you speak to yourself!
Self-talk is one of the most powerful weapons in our armoury. What we say to ourselves has a profound impact on our self-image & behaviour. Self-talk scripts can be enhanced through conscious practice.
LaCL April 11 Mindset
Possibility thinking & mindset are inextricably linked. We can choose our mindset - fixed/pessimistic or growth/optimistic. It would be impossible to live 100% of the time in growth/optimistic mode, but it is sensible to try to increase the percentage!
LaCL April 10 Possibility thinking
Possibility thinking is the bedrock of a growth mindset - it is the willingness to search for opportunities rather than blockages. The future beckons with endless possibilities if only we can recognise. When in doubt take the chance!
LaCL April 9 Purpose
Live life on purpose. There are two great days in a person’s life - the day we are born & the day we discover why. Knowing your purpose is a significant step in living a truly conscious lifestyle. Clarity of purpose facilitates decision making & life choices
LaCL April 8 Values: make them visible
Your core values define who you are. Values are like fingerprints, nobody’s are identical. Take time to interrogate your value system as this is the launch pad to your future success - you have the basis to decide ‘yes’ or ‘no’!
LaCL April 6 Learning
Lifelong learning starts in the womb & ends on your deathbed. The possibilities are infinite. Learning is not restricted to formal education but embraces the wider education derived from the university of life. Self-initiated education is possible at any age
LaCL April 5 Self-efficacy
You are the expert in your own life. The decision about where to go next and where to grow next is ours. This is at the heart of living a conscious lifestyle. Nobody else knows the intimate details of our past or our future aspirations!
LaCL April 4 How to be the best you can be
The Rubik’s Cube of your lifestyle:
1 Self-efficacy
2 Learning
3 Values
4 Purpose
5 Possibility thinking mindset
6 Self-talk
7 Encouragement
8 Health wealth
9 Feedback and reflection
I will unpack these 9 elements over the next 9 days!
LaCL April 3 Chapter 5
A focus on NOW - how to be the best you can be! This is where the first four chapters cohere. Elements to consider in locating your NOW:
Age & stage
Mind - body - spirit
Time & money
Significant people
The self-efficacy cube (more on this tomorrow)
LaCL April 2 Chapter 4
Looking inwards - the beginning of all wisdom
The inner work leads to better outer interactions. Five pegs to consider:
1 Self-talk
2 Storytelling
3 Possibility thinking
4 Feedback and reflection
5 Mindset
LaCL: April 1 Chapter 3
Looking outwards - understanding the world and our place in it.
Five influential theories to challenge understanding
People as social animals
Listening - questioning - observing
Reading - researching - reflecting
March 31 Chapter 2
The future: a time of infinite possibilities - the roots and branches of your tree of life:
Strong roots
Purpose
Values
Mindset
Growing branches
Future learning
Possibility thinking
Health Wealth
Peak performance
March 30
LaCL Chapter 1
A reflection on your unique history and its impact on your current lifestyle. Five reflection points to review:
Parenting/upbringing
Role models & encouragement
Formative experiences
Creating your value system
Mindset development
