Inspiring Minds » 2008

Learn To Think Like a Winner with a Life-Coach

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

What’s the difference between winning and losing? The top athletes in every field benefit from state-of-the-art training facilities, an army of coaches and the latest technology to analyse their physiology, diet and technique. Sportsmen such as footballers, rugby players and golfers are, fitter, stronger and technically better than ever. So, what separates a Woods or a Ronaldo from the rest of the pack? What differentiates the superhuman from the merely excellent athlete?

Simple it’s all in the mind. Sports psychology is the new religion for athletes, and it’s what gives the most successful stars a crucial edge over their rivals. The pros use a variety of cutting-edge mental conditioning techniques, from visualization and mental keys to deep breathing and being in the ‘zone’. If that all sounds confusion, never fear. The fact is you can own the self-belief that drives on the top sports performers. Whether you’re a business man, student, parent, or self-development devotee, these mental-conditioning techniques are guaranteed to improve your self-belief and performance no matter who you are.

Good News for Older People

Monday, April 28th, 2008

An American survey has found that the oldest people amongst us are the happiest and are more socially active than younger people. A sociologist from the University of Chicago who conducted the study says: “The good news is that with age comes happiness.”

Of course, a certain amount of distress in old age is inevitable, including aches, pains and deaths of loved ones and friends. But older people have learned to be more content with what they have than younger adults. This is because older people have learnt to lower their expectations and accept their achievements. Over 28,000 people between the ages of 18 and 88 took part in the survey. In general, the odds of being happy increased 5 percent with every 10 years of age.

The research also confirmed the belief that all unhappiness is caused by denial of the present. We think problems are caused by our situations in life, but attachment to the past and the future is the real problem. You cannot be unhappy and be fully grateful of your present situation. It is impossible to have a problem when your attention is in the now. When you keep your attention in the present moment, a situation is either dealt with or accepted. A problem means you are dwelling on a situation mentally without having any true intention or possibility of taking ACTION now.

Older people eventually learn to live in the now and accept what is. You get to a point in life where you finally learn to accept things as they really are. You finally realise that nothing is perfect.

The good news is that you have the power to learn to change your limiting beliefs and perspectives at any age; you do not have to wait until you are much older. The key is in studying the wisdom of the older ones and applying it while you’re still young.

The Importance of Self-Confidence

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

There is one basic key to genuine self-confidence: its knowing that whatever happens to you, you can handle it with relative ease.

Try to imagine the freedom and assurance you’ll feel if you met every moment in your life with that kind of inner confidence.

Think how alive you would feel and the many things you will be able to accomplish if you were able to enter each day knowing that no matter who you met, or what happened to you, you would always have the inner strength and wisdom to handle it perfectly.

You Make Your Own Luck

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Luck is funny. Some people tell you, “If only some luck came my way.” Others say, “I don’t really believe in luck.” I come from the second perspective. I really don’t believe in luck. I do however believe that you can make your own luck through hard work – and by working with heart. Whenever an opportunity arises where you can make a great advancement in your life, that isn’t luck, it is you, being fully prepared from all that hard work that you’ve put in, it you through giving your all purposefully and responsibly.

If you aren’t prepared then you won’t be able to take advantage of the situation, which means it always depends on you and what you put into it, not the situation or luck. You are the one that steps through the door through your actions, luck never carries you anywhere. Is there an area in your life where you are hoping or waiting for a little luck to come your way? Don’t! Simply take a tangible step forward now to improve your life in that specific area and you will see far greater strides in a short time than you ever would waiting for luck to work its “magic.” Dr. Armand Hammer agrees with me when he was quoted saying: “When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.”

Archive for April, 2008

Learn To Think Like a Winner with a Life-Coach

Good News for Older People

The Importance of Self-Confidence

You Make Your Own Luck