In an effort to announce my services to the Port Hope and Cobourg populations, I’ve decided to partner with a local investment broker at Edward Jones. What’s that you say? Are you selling stocks and bonds now? Not hardly. I’m speed coaching!
Watching my morning feed with SourceFed today, the hosts discussed the detrimental effects that holding in your emotions can have.
In this case they referenced the negative effects on cognition that focusing on a withheld secret can have. Specifically, keeping a secret bottled up inside can change the way you think about problems distorting them and making them seem bigger and requiring more effort and time to complete. That is, they mentally weigh you down!
I have the feeling the “secret-keeping effect” can be brought about by many other types of detrimental mindsets as well. If you’d like to read more about the study, check out a media summary, or the original study, or if you are a visual learner… try watching below.
Just a quick video inspiration for you. I won’t add much since it bears no adding to, in my opinion. Shake the dust from Anis Mojgani on Vimeo. What I will add is a quick follow up after watching; I’d love to know how that inspired you. Share below.
A colleague in the coaching world, Marla Skibbins is hosting a 90 day free tele-class that I think people should know about. For those of you interested in learning about mindful meditation, this in your chance! Please visit her website today and sign up for a course on mindfulness meditation that I believe will be [...]
I’m pretty stoked about having found this. Every day the people behind Thought Questions ask a different question for you to ponder. I think it’s a great resource! As followers know I’m a big fan of Powerful Questions, and this website makes used of that same concept to inspire change from a simple daily question. [...]
Miles Ahead is proud to announce a new partnership with www.mesothelioma.com. I will be working with this organization to introduce health coaching into the treatment options available to individuals affected by this disease. If you have questions or comments about this involvement or would like to know more about coaching, please contact me.Mesothelioma Community Resource [...]
A straightforward and candid explanation of why people need coaches from Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. I particularly enjoy how he elucidates on the power of having the extra set of eyes with which to examine your life. Such an added perspective not only adds a fresh take on your actions and motivations, I believe it [...]
One of the great things that I have discovered about being a coach is that my clients often think of me when they see material on growing and changing. They think of me and then they send me the material. I happen to like this a lot. I get to share in little things that [...]
Recently posted on Facebook, this video is of the type that really makes me sit back in wonder at all that the internet has to offer. Were it not for such things as YouTube, we’d have fewer videos of people being kicked in the nads or falling down, true; but we’d also never have videos [...]
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I have a PhD in neuroscience and I am a coach. I work with people as they move toward change in their lives.
In my writings I discuss brain-related findings and the latest in coaching practices, how they impact you, and how you can choose to change your brain, and your life, for the better.
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