As life coaching is gaining popularity, so is interest in becoming a life coach. Many people love the idea of working for themselves and being in a profession that helps others. If you are thinking about becoming a life coach, there are several factors you need to consider.

First, decide what type of life coach you want to become. The word “life” covers a lot of territory so life coaches tend to specialize in specific areas. These areas include career and finance, goal set…

Everyone agrees that the modern world is hectic and busy. Most of our days are packed full of tasks and challenges. We’ve all got places to go and people to meet. The more the pressure builds in our lives then the faster we rush, but rushing isn’t the way to relieve that pressure. No, we have to take a line from Simon and Garfunkel’s “59th St. Bridge Song” and simply slow down and not move so fast.

The only way to relieve stress and pressure is to step off the fast-track o…

A decade ago, I used to compete in Okinawan Karate.

Competitive karate is a roller coaster ride of glorious victories and bitter failure. There were days I found myself pummeled like a useless rag doll. And there were other days I scythed through opponents like an unstoppable juggernaut. Every punch broke through and every kick landed somewhere satisfyingly soft. (oooh how I loved that!) I would zip around the squared ring like Neo on steroids, launching a flurry of eye-bl…

A low self esteem is one of the leading causes of depression. Working to boost your self esteem can increase your chances for success and happiness on both a personal and professional level. While many people realize that they need to boost their feeling of self worth, it is not always easy to accomplish. However, there are several ways that you can increase your self esteem. Here are seven ways to boost your self esteem.

Play To Your Strengths

First it is important to …

Five-time gold medal-winning figure skater, Jenny Kilmer, has won the women’s Olympics since she was 16. At 36, she is attempting to win her sixth straight gold medal. Kilmer has been blessed to have such fame and fortune with sporting equipment endorsements and TV contracts. She has gotten everything that he has set out to get, except for one thing: love.

Need help with your motivation? Consider using the “magic” 30 minutes. Don’t know what the “magic” 30 minutes is? It’s the 30 minutes before going to sleep, and utilizing it properly can help give your motivation a kick in the pants.

Excuses! Excuses! When we fail to do something we are expected to do, we almost always have an excuse for it. However, if we analyze it closely, an excuse is a self-destructive alibi for having failed to do something, especially when it involves attaining a goal.

Millions each day (if not more) are afflicted with and effected by the habit of procrastination. How many times have we all said, “Oh, I’ll do it tomorrow”?

Procrastination will kill your dreams faster than you can even have them.

Here’s the simple, straight forward reason why: You can’t succeed at something until it exists.

Or, put another way: everything that physically exists (whether it’s a painting, a city, a relationship, a career or a friendship) had to have b…

“The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.” – Mark Twain

Many motivational experts like to say that leaders are made, not born. I would argue the exact opposite. I believe we are all natural born leaders, but have been deprogrammed along the way. As children, we were natural leaders – curious and humble, always hungry and thirsty for knowledge, with an incredib…

The samurai lived by the sword and died by it. They were so adept at reading body movement that they were able to draw their swords and use them with deadly effect against opponents in the mere blink of an eye. So how can the code that they lived their lives by in the Seventeenth Century help you now?