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Identifying your life purpose is the ultimate aim of transformational coaching as New Insights perceives of it. It is considered the source of meaning, fulfilment, joy and happiness.
So, imagine Bill’s surprise when he heard Sadhguru, one of India’s leading gurus and visionaries, promote the idea that we should stop looking for purpose in life.
This caused him to analyse carefully what Sadhguru was saying and to reevaluate the New Insights approach to life purpose. -
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At some point in life, each of us is called on to step up and be a leader in some shape or form, no matter how insignificant or significant it may seem at the time. And, during the rest of our lives, we stand in judgement of those who are appointed as our leaders, be that in the political, business or societal spheres.
So, it stands to reason that all of us need an understanding of what good, effective leadership is.
In this podcast, Bill contrasts authoritarian and democratic leadership styles before looking at the attributes required of an effective leader. -
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What's the point of life and living?
It's surprising – perhaps shocking is a better word – that this is not a question that occupies our minds more frequently.
In this podcast episode, Bill explains how, to our detriment, the distractions of the world around us serve to prevent introspection and a sound connection with our 'core vital' – our reason for being. -
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There’s a general lack of understanding amongst the public about what life coaching really is and what life coaches really do. Most misguidedly believe it to be some form of mentoring or advice-giving service.
And some life coaches stray from their calling and play to the gallery by trying to be problem-solvers.
However, the authentic life coach is one committed to coaching that transforms the client's thinking and behaviours, such that they find the opportunity that lies masked behind their problems. -
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By 2025 the number of mobile devices in use worldwide is expected to reach more than 18bn. That’s more than two for every person on this planet!
Mobile technology has become indispensable for certain day-to-day applications … but some keep us ‘heads down’ with features that are highly addictive but with questionable value when it comes to promoting quality of life.
In this episode Bill considers the emergent heads-down culture and suggests that we should try to resist being victims of its insidious effects. -
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Life sometimes conspires to rob us of a sense of how powerful we are and what is truly possible in our lives.
In this podcast, Bill presents Shayla's story about how she was able to make the impossible possible with the help of life coaching. -
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When life gets on top of you and you are confronted with what seems like insurmountable problems, turning your life around may seem like an impossible dream ... but kickstarting that process is far easier than you may think.
In this podcast, Bill explores the use of one of what he calls 'The personal power levers' available to all of us, in helping to initiate the process of turning one's life around. -
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The power of the collective to bring about change is seldom questioned, and often clearly demonstrated during democratic election times such as that we are witnessing in 2024.
But the power of the individual is given less attention, with many doubting their ability to impact the world in any meaningful way.
In today's podcast, Bill explains why this is doubt is so misplaced. -
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Life lessons are there to be had in many corners of our troubled, yet special world.
For Bill, one place, in particular, stands out for his experience of the authentic love, respect and care shown for humanity.
In this podcast episode, he advocates that we should expect the unexpected in this mystical land. -
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The pressures and demands of the modern day world are such that many of us find our lives are trained on trying to meet the expectations of others. In the process we become further slowly more disconnected from who we are and what it is that is important to us.
If you find yourself constantly wrestling with what you feel you should do versus what you inwardly feel you need to do, Be True to Yourself is written for you! -
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At New Insights we encourage our trained life coaches to employ what we call 'The Edge'.
Without giving it away, there are two important facets to effective life coaching that must be used in tandem if life coaching is to be optimally effective.
Listen to this podcast for more on what The Edge is all about and why it is so important in life coaching. -
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In today's podcast, Bill takes inspiration from Dr Wayne Dyer, who talked about the four stages of life in his work on life purpose.
Bill refines this and presents seven generic stages of life for consideration.
His aim is to help put life, as many of us experience it, into context and promote a discussion about how we might go about finding and living our purpose at a younger age, thereby generating greater meaning and joy. -
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When it comes to the study of human motivation, those who remain fixated on 'following the science' are likely to be disappointed.
In today's podcast, Bill argues that the power of life coaching lies in its ability to recognise and harness concepts that cannot be neatly explained in scientific terms. As he implies, the secret to living the life you love requires acceptance that there is a certain 'magical ' element to life. -
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Most people who get into life coaching are driven to do so by an authentic passion for people and a genuine desire to be involved in fulfilling and rewarding work that helps inspire a better world.
But even among those with the best intentions and backed by professional training, there are still some who struggle to make an impact.
In this episode, Bill discusses 5 common mistakes that life coaches make. -
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What's in a name?
When it comes to life coaching, everything ... and nothing really.
On the face of it, the term "life coaching" would seem to say it all but think about it more deeply and you'll appreciate that one's interpretation of what it means is wide open to misunderstanding.
And that, in turn, has resulted in a proliferation of superficial courses that claim to turn people into certified life coaches in a matter of weeks – doing little to help promote its value and importance among sceptics.
Nevertheless, life coaching when practised by properly trained and equipped professionals is nothing short of life-transforming in its effect. The 'real thing' deserves to be celebrated and given the publicity it deserves for helping change our world for the better. -
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Levels of chronic stress are unprecedented in today's world. Ironically, technological advancements that promised to give us more time for leisure and enjoyment are at the root of this problem.
In this episode, Bill suggests eight ways in which stress can be dealt with. -
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We live in an unpredictable and uncertain world. As we witness the magnitude of the events unfolding around us it is all too easy to take on feelings of powerlessness. Such feelings can cause us to start doubting our own significance, or relevance in the world.
And yet, we each have an important role in the growth and evolution of the planet and the universe. Each one of us is leaving an indelible mark on the course that that evolution takes.
In this podcast episode, Bill encourages listeners to recognise this and celebrate their undoubted significance! -
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Most of us live in problem-reaction mode, just doing our best to cope with the various problems and challenges that our unpredictable world throws at us.
In living this way, our focus becomes so keenly trained on the external world, and surviving as best we can, that we are often oblivious to an amazing repository of knowledge and expertise that is hiding in plain sight.
In this podcast, Bill introduces listeners to this powerful, yet little-known or appreciated, personal expert. -
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We live in a world in which effective communication is becoming increasingly challenging but increasingly necessary.
Perhaps surprisingly, the concept of communication is a highly complex one. The authentic intent behind a communication is subjected to filtering based on the receiver's unique internal map or mindset, and is therefore easily distorted.
Bill considers this issue in this podcast and proposes a simple yet powerful way to prevent many of the misunderstandings that happen in the communications jungle. -
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In this episode, Bill presents and discusses eight of the key assumptions, or principles, that form part of the philosophy on which the transformational service of life coaching is based.
These are drawn from the content included in the New Insights Life Coach Training and Certification Programme. - Laat meer zien
