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John Demartini believes that your hierarchy of values dictates your destiny.
So, how do you discover your hierarchy? Here is Demartini’s suggestion; answer these questions: -

How do you fill your space? Look around you, what is there? What is important?
How do you spend your time? What do you do - and what do […]

One of the most interesting presentations at the ICF Annual Conference last week was from Christian Worth.

Christian is a Frenchman who has lived and worked in many parts of the world. He uses his Frenchness to establish a charming and highly entertaining presentation style.
In addition to this, his presentation was extremely interesting. Having […]

This chant was used to open this year’s International Coach Federation Annual Conference.
When you were born
You cried
And the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that
When you die
The world cries and you rejoice.

These six questions are based on the book “Your Life Your Legacy” by Roger Hamilton. They involve identifying your internal values. Roger Hamilton considers that your wealth is actually what is left if you lose all your money. I would like to put a different slant, which is that your wealth is what you have […]

The Johari Window, named after its inventors Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, is one of the most useful models describing the process of human interaction. It is also referred to as a disclosure/feedback model of self-awareness and by some people as an information processing tool. The Johari Window represents information such […]

In a recent editorial I mentioned that my wealth dynamics profile is that of a ‘Mechanic’. I explained that the wealth dynamics profiles include Creator, Star, Supporter, Dealmaker, Trader, Accumulator, Lord, and Mechanic. I also mentioned that the ideal is for an individual to be operating in a role that fits his or her […]

This article was given to me by my friend John Boys.
This is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the words straight through, and you’ll get the point.

Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
Name the last five Heisman […]

Use verbal signs
Indicate that you are listening with an occasional word or sound: yes, uh-uh, OK, fine, I see, Mmm, right. This tells the speaker you are still there (if you are on the telephone) and also encourages him to keep talking.
But beware, if these signs are overdone, you can sound condescending.
If you are […]

One day, three blind men happened to meet each other and gossiped a long time about many things. Suddenly one of them recalled, " I heard that an elephant is a queer animal. Too bad we’re blind and can’t see it." "Ah, yes, truly too bad we don’t have the good fortune to see the […]

Occam’s Razor is named after William of Occam (1285 - 1349), who was an English Franciscan monk and a very influential thinker. Among many other interesting propositions, Occam argued that any kind of problem that we’re trying to solve or investigate "should be stated in its most basic terms."
The principle states that the […]

Andrew Halfacre

Sometimes the fundamental question we ask ourselves can be a source of stress at work. Take John, a recent client of mine. He has moved to a new job in a new company with a handy promotion but now finds that he has landed in an alien culture where he is experiencing frustration.
As I listened […]

If we were to take a coaching approach to climate change and global warming, we could use scenario planning, the GROW model and setting well formed outcomes.
First, let us consider a scenario planning approach.
What do we know but cannot control?

We know that levels of carbon dioxide have risen to very high levels.
We know that in […]

This is a story of an obviously weary traveller, walking down a dusty road, with a large boulder hoisted on one shoulder, a knapsack full of bricks on his back, a huge pumpkin precariously balanced on his head, and a nest a sturdy weeds and vines wound around his legs so that he could only […]

They’re called Generation Y, Millennials, Echo Boomers, and Connecteds. By whatever name, this generation of youth born after 1977 represents more than 70 million consumers in the United States. They earn a total annual income of about $211 billion, spend approximately $172 billion per year** and considerably influence many adult consumer buying choices, so no […]

This process will support you in creating the kind of life you truly want. It is best done at change points in your life and on a regular yearly basis. Remember that maintaining a gap between how your life is and how you would rather have it be will give your unconsciousness the opportunity, to […]

Sometimes we need to rapidly process a lot of options and make quick decisions. This exercise is taken from Brefi Group’s popular workshop "Make Effective Decisions" and can help you develop the ability to know what you want very clearly.
Here’s a quick exercise to develop your intuition in situations where you need to […]

Paulo Coelho - extract from The Zahir
"Marie, let’s suppose that two firemen go into a forest to put out a small fire. Afterwards, when they emerge and go over to a stream, the face of one […]

You may remember an oil company commercial a number of years ago that featured a flight of Canadian geese. I so liked the message it spelt out that I started using […]

John Sproson
A few years ago I remember working with a client who ran a marketing and public relations agency. He worked with a number of blue chip clients, helping them position […]