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I would love for you to be able to answer that question with “Yes”. Being able to coach yourself is a such an important and necessary skill. This week I’ve had a few challenges and I’ve had to dig deep to coach myself. I’ve used “Ho’oponopono”. (I’m sorry, Please forgive me, Thank You, I Love You) to clear the energy. I’ve tapped along with The Tapping Solution App. I’ve meditated. I’ve visualised. I’ve journalled. I’ve asked myself empowering questions; what Noah St John calls “Afformations”. Instead of asking why a negative thing is happening, ask a powerful question, such as “Why am I so...

Today, I'm feeling sad. I'm sad for Brad.Brad is overwhelmed with his business. He doesn't have time. He's doing everything, even though he has people on his team. He doesn't know which way is up or down at the moment. He's tired, cranky and emotional.His wife reached out to me to help him. (We worked together a few years ago.) She introduced us via email. I offered to call him if he would reply with his phone number No reply. A few weeks passed. I called his wife. "He needs you", she cried. She too was feeling the effects of living with her stressed out husband. "I'll remind him again", she...

This week’s thought is for all the learners. If you’re learning something new at the moment and feeling frustrated or beating yourself up because you’re not nailing it as quickly as you would like or you're losing your confidence and starting to feel hopeless and incompetent, maybe even worthless, then read on. Rather than getting annoyed at yourself and focusing on all the things you can’t do yet or calling yourself all kinds of negative names, instead think of what you are learning as if you were learning to cook a new recipe. A friend recommends a recipe. You taste the food at their place...

As I was preparing for the first session of the current Loyal Lieutenant online experience, I was speaking with a client whom I’ve been working with for over 15 years. Our very first project was a 10 week coaching course for him as he stepped into the role of General Manager. He had been promoted because the owner of the company observed that any time there was a problem, (and particularly when the owner was away), this employee sorted it out. He was a natural problem solver. We chatted about the mindset it requires to solve problems and to step into that 2IC role. When I first started at...

Ross and I were discussing the subject heading for this weekly thought. Should it be “I’m perplexed, I’m confused, I’m puzzled”? When we looked up the Macquarie Dictionary, the old fashioned book format, the words seemed to be interchangeable. So here’s why I’m perplexed. I recently created some facebook ads and offered a Complimentary Private Career Planning Consultation to seconds-in-command or aspiring seconds-in-command to help them understand where they are in their journey and where they want to go. In other words, for the "Go To People" in your organisation. A number of people...