As we travel through life each of us has to deal with feelings of loneliness. These feeling may result from loss of a loved one, separation from friends or a situation in which a person may feel disconnected from people in their lives. Relationships are vital to our feeling connected with others and enjoying a happy and productive life. It is interesting to me that some men and women comment that they do not have any friends. They...
Rang a friend and asked him what he was up to as I needed his help with something. After contacting him I was informed that a 7 year old child – a family friend’s child was in hospital. He told me that this young boy had a leaky heart. This meant that his heart was not functioning properly. I was informed that he had been unable to eat or drink anything for almost 3 weeks. I could only imagine how tired and weak he felt. To pro...
The following paragraph is an excerpt taken from the internet that explains retention rates of learning through lectures and other forms of teaching. “The experts generally agree that simulations boost learning retention rates dramatically. An often-cited study conducted by the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Sciences in Alexandria, Va., found that on average, students retain 5 percent of what they hear in lectures,...
Often we are the last to notice an internal change or “shift” that has occurred inside ourselves. When I work with others I look for internal “shifts” and changes that occur. The beauty about change is that it is visible, if one knows what to look for, and how change will manifest itself. Predominately change will show up on a person’s face and in their physiology. Due to the unique nature of human beings, the manifestation...
I was working with a client who was doing a bridging course for university. He expressed that the work was hard and he was having a really tough time passing exams. This course was only three weeks long, and was designed to enable him to complete three years’ worth of maths in 3 weeks. He needed an understanding of mathematics before he could progress in his chosen field of study. For him this was mandatory to completing hi...
I was looking on Facebook recently and an article was posted that was a test for technology addiction. It was offering a large sum of money to those who could live apart from technology for an extended period of time. It had a picture of a log cabin in the woods. There are those who consider that the need to feed this addiction outweighs their want for material possessions. In other words it is a battle of Will power. The ...
I spoke with a man who stated that he continually makes jokes about other people in front of them that are inappropriate. These jokes are far from malicious as he is a wonderful man and really cares for others, however he described that there is a switch in his mind that is activated when he makes an attempt to draw people close to him. What ends up happening instead is that he can offend and hurt others feelings, thereby causing dis...
We all have a need to be loved. We all want to feel deeply loved by another person and share something unique and special. We want that person to love the entirety of us as a person. We want that person to love our good and noble qualities, and to be patient with and love us through our shortfalls and failings. To offer loving support until we iron out our weaknesses, and turn these weaknesses into strengths. We want the kind of love...
Many years ago as a kickboxing promoter I helped to train up a young man name Josh to compete in a kickboxing tournament. I had taught Josh how to punch, kick, block and move. We had trained speed, power and endurance. The only thing I had not taught him was how to get into the kickboxing ring. There are two ways to get into a kickboxing ring. The first way is over the top rope. The second way is through the r...
I was working with a woman this morning who is very happy, excited and motivated. She has clear goals and a vision of her future. She is confident, committed and driven. She had no doubt that she could achieve her financial goals. She had no doubt that she could achieve her physical health goals. She had no doubt she could complete her relationship goals and all the areas of her life. Why on earth would she invest...
