Life Coaches Blog

Best personal development resources for the week:

Senia helps you discover the 4 ways you can tell who is happy; self-esteem, a sense of personal control, optimism and extraversion.

Business Pundit opens up your eyes on how to network: for introverts. I like ‘at first, you have to kiss a lot of frogs’ and ‘go regularly to things you like’, because they help you realize that uncomfortable feeling you have while meeting new people at new places is normal, and you just have to get over it to get the results you want (via Escape from Cubicle Nation).

Have a quick temper? So does Gretchen, and she has 8 tips for squelching your anger.

A thought-provoking quote about the work we do highlighted by Liz:

“He said, ’The work we do is a reflection of who we are. If we’re sloppy at it, it’s because we’re sloppy inside. If we’re late at it, it’s because we’re late inside. If we’re bored by it, it’s because we’re bored inside, with ourselves, not with the work. The most menial work can be a piece of work done by an artist. So the job here is not outside of ourselves, but inside of ourselves. How we do our work becomes a mirror of how we are inside.’ ”

~ Michael E. Gerber, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It

If a loved one died of cancer, would you find yourself asking ‘what do you like about this?‘. Carl did, and used this reframing method to transform his grief into learning.

Elona shares the secret of being a good teacher (and a good anything in my opinion); good teachers are like good gardeners.

How did best-selling author and speaker Jack Canfield become an international consultant by intending it to happen? Acting Like Godot reveals the power of acting as if.

And finally, it’s that magical time of the year again. A very Merry Christmas from Life Coaches Blog