Blog entries

The False Dream of Work-Life Balance

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:12:29 +0100

Do you believe in ‘work-life balance’? Well, the truth is that if you chase the elusive ‘work-life balance’ you’ll never be happy...

Time and again people talk about or call me for coaching for “work-life balance”. But what exactly is ‘work-life balance’? It’s a very vague goal to have?

And apart from being so vague (which makes it very difficult to pin down as an actual outcome), it creates a Read More...

Getting What You Want

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:36:34 +0100

It's a fact that people who set well-formed goals are more likely to succeed and achieve their outcomes than those who just think about things they'd like to do or achieve, interesting isn't it? When we consciously resolve to do something, to "say it out loud", to write it down, to focus on it... we instruct our brains and neurology to do something about it. The more passion and Meaning we use to create our goals, the easier they manifest - the more we get of what we wantRead More...

Coaching Mastery

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:22:20 +0100

Coaching Mastery through NS & NLP

There are a great deal of applications for what we today know of as ‘Coaching’;- sports coaching, business coaching, life coaching, executive coaching, performance coaching, health coaching... the list could go on. But where did all this ‘coaching’ stuff come froRead More...

Limitless

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:02:54 +0100

I watched a movie on the flight back from the Neuro-Semantic Conference in Colorado called ‘Limitless’. The story was about an unsuccessful writer with writers’ block whose life was falling apart; no money, broken relationship, etc... the usual Hollywood stuff.

Then by chance he comes across an amazing drug that helps to unlock his minds potential; he develops excellent memory and recall, is able to access an expanded awareness of his environment, notice the subtlRead More...

Effective Leadership

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:40:40 +0100

How are your people management skills? Are you a boss, a manager... or a true Leader?

Leadership involves skill in communicating and dealing with people
Leadership is the ability to understand and motivate – not coerce and force
Being a manager or boss does not make you a Leader; but being a Leader does make you an excellent manager or boss.
No matter what we do in life, if nothing else we need the ability of Self Leadership.
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Top Three Secrets of Success & Happiness

alan@optimum-mind.co.nz — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:39:33 +0100

or How To Achieve What You Want in Life!

You want to be more successful, happier, to find life less boring, have more confidence and assion for life; to get what you want, to be admired and espected by others; have more love and commitment in life don’t you?

Why is it that some people seem to be constantly smiling, always in control, focused and passionately driven in all they do and get amazing results in their carRead More...