You are welcome to ask questions, reply, discuss, and share your experience and knowledge about coaching, how to choose a coach, personal coaching, business coaching, and everything else about coaching and coachers.

I'm looking forward to this section taking off because I'm beginning my own coaching (spiritual/creativity) business after having worked in partnership with someone for the last 4 years. I used to just write about and share my knowledge but now I'm ready to work with people on a much more interactive level. I've found myself coaching many friends going through hard times recently. It just comes naturally to me I'm happy to say, with some intuition throw in.

I've always wanted to help people improve their lives and I had a realisation a few months ago that a big way (for me) to help others is also through the creative process.

I'd love to discuss coaching approaches, ideas etc with others here.

Cheers,
Donna

Here are a few quotes that relate to coaching and to changing attitudes:

If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
- Mary Englebreit

We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions."
- Steven Covey

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.
- Homer Rice

I believe the best medium for life coaching is the bible. If there is One being that can coach us exactly how to live our lives, then the best source for that is the One who created life,it's God.

I am convinced that happyness and success starts in our minds! But to change the way we see things around us is hard to learn! It is like someone says the glass is half empty or haf full! Most of us just live our lives and do not even bother with thinking about what to do to become really happy!
For me wealth does not only mean having much money, which is very nice of course, but money must not always make us happy! I had a few very interesting discussions with a coach I know, and he confirmed too, that many of his clients do not even know what makes them happy! So the first step is to find it out! A good coach should be able to help his clients finding out what it is, that they want, so they have a goal!

It has occurred to me over the years after doing mega amounts of spiritual growth work that nothing outside of us will ever make us happy because happiness is an internal state of being we already possess.

All we have to do it remove the blocks that obscure the happiness within i.e. negative thoughts and beliefs and old patterns of behavior. When you let go of regret, blame, hatred and guilt, life begins to feels a whole lot better. It's never too late to change your story or your life.

(02-05-2010 11:15 PM)SoulfulGirl Wrote:  It has occurred to me over the years after doing mega amounts of spiritual growth work that nothing outside of us will ever make us happy because happiness is an internal state of being we already possess.

That´s the point! We all are so busy with our lives that we forget to appreciate the good things we already have!
I found a video on you tube, that is related to this topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKTjcP8xAo

(02-13-2010 10:54 PM)taipan Wrote:  

(02-05-2010 11:15 PM)SoulfulGirl Wrote:  It has occurred to me over the years after doing mega amounts of spiritual growth work that nothing outside of us will ever make us happy because happiness is an internal state of being we already possess.

That´s the point! We all are so busy with our lives that we forget to appreciate the good things we already have!
I found a video on you tube, that is related to this topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKTjcP8xAo

I agree fully

(11-08-2009 09:02 AM)Remez Sasson Wrote:  You are welcome to ask questions, reply, discuss, and share your experience and knowledge about coaching, how to choose a coach, personal coaching, business coaching, and everything else about coaching and coachers.

Hi Remez,
My name is Usha , 35, from Malaysia. i am really interested in meditation and others related issues to mind power and universal laws. I involved in Meditation when i was 20 years old have practising it on and off.
i would like to participate in your life coaching forum and would like to engage myself in teaching this kind of courses to others.
Please guide me how to go about it and where in malaysia can i source this kind of courses or like Train the trainers kind of it.

Really looking forward for a favourable answer from your goodself.

Regards and Peace

Usha Sinapan

Welcome Usha,

I don't know where you can learn coaching in Malaysia, but if you search Google for the words "coaching in Malaysia", I am sure you will find the information you are looking for.

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(02-05-2010 11:15 PM)SoulfulGirl Wrote:  It has occurred to me over the years after doing mega amounts of spiritual growth work that nothing outside of us will ever make us happy because happiness is an internal state of being we already possess.

All we have to do it remove the blocks that obscure the happiness within i.e. negative thoughts and beliefs and old patterns of behavior. When you let go of regret, blame, hatred and guilt, life begins to feels a whole lot better. It's never too late to change your story or your life.

It has occurred to me over the years after doing mega amounts of spiritual growth work that nothing outside of us will ever make us happy because happiness is an internal state of being we already possess.

True to say that happiness is our true nature but we must aware that world outside of us is world inside of us. There is no difference between here and there, both are one !

I'm curious about the definition of Life Coaching. Is it a registered term, or could anyone call him/herself a Life Coach?

Natalie Hill

Hi. Very nice forum. Thank You.

(12-04-2009 02:18 PM)green screen Wrote:  I believe the best medium for life coaching is the bible. If there is One being that can coach us exactly how to live our lives, then the best source for that is the One who created life,it's God.

I believe that whatever you choose is ok with me however I will say that There are many sources of inspiration and other great perspectives that may open you up to understanding the bible in a clearer light. Inside of you there is knowledge greater than what anyone can write about. After all the most important perspective in your life is your own perspective why not challenge it?