Holiday Reading

Whilst on holiday the week before last I read a great book by Michael Neill called “Supercoach: 10 secrets to transform anyone’s life.”  I am usually highly sceptical about books with such titles (usually written by PhDs) that claim to fix everything, but I was at Bristol airport with nothing to read and I was in the mood to study something about coaching. So I paid my money…

And wow did I learn some great things about coaching, thinking and working inside out rather than the other way round. Michael’s book is packed with incisive ideas, experiences, real world stories of what has worked and how for both coaches, those being coached – in fact anybody trying to make sense of the stuff happening in their lives and around them. I share below his 10 secrets and you really need to read it.  

1. The world is what you think it is. You are creating your experience of the world moment by moment.

2. Well being is not the fruit of something you do; it is the essence of who you are. There is nothing you need to change, do, be, or have in order to be happy.

3. There's nowhere for you to get to - you're just here

4. What you decide will never impact your life as much as how you handle the consequences of that decision.

5. Every emotion you experience is a direct response to a thought, not the world around you.

6. No matter what seems to be going on in your life, you don't have to do anything. Everything you do (or don't do) is a choice.

7. You create other people by how you listen to them.

8. You can ask for anything when you make it okay for them to say "no".

9. Financial security doesn't come from the amount of money you currently have; it comes from your ability to get more of it whenever you want. Master the art of serving others and you will secure your financial future.

10. There is never a good reason not to hope.

Speak again soon when I hope we can celebrate a first English test victory of the summer. For daily updates, discussion, personal opinion, comment or just to connect or keep in touch you can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/drcarltonbrand.

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