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Alvin - who has written 458 posts on Life Coaches Blog.

Alvin has been a personal development coach and is the founder of Life Coaches Blog. He now writes full-time and keeps a personal blog at 21 Dragons.

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Chickens On Fire & Zen

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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Running around like a chicken on fire greased with Tabasco is actually the easier thing. The harder thing is to freeze, not do anything and have a Zen moment. But the Zen moments are quintessentially important. Piling on more miles with that burning chicken makes you feel like you’re getting places, touching base, getting things done. It’s medal [...]

Book Review: Eat Pray Love

Saturday, September 13, 2008

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While on my recent 2-week journey across Japan, I had the chance to read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. And because I underestimated how much time I’d have on the trains, I ended up reading it not just once, but twice. And yet, I enjoyed [...]

9 Keys to Building a Blog You Can Be Proud Of

Friday, September 12, 2008

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I don’t claim to have all the answers on how to create a successful blog – in fact, I’d be wary of anyone who’d say he does. I don’t claim to have a wildly successful blog either, so investigate what I say. But there have been lessons along the way, running Life Coaches Blog for [...]

Don’t Look Back in Anger

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Some of us have been angry for so long that we’ve forgotten what it’s like not to be angry anymore. We’ve become so attached to our anger that we think it’s who we are. But it’s really no more a part of you than an old wound is, when it’s time to finish healing you just [...]

Inspiring Links: Week of 7th September 2008

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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Just 3 links this week, because they’re each so rich with nuggets of wisdom. Derek Sivers interviews Tim Ferriss, author of The 4 Hour Workweek, which turns out to be a must-read article for anyone who has something they’d like to be doing if they didn’t have to do anything. Here are some of my favorite [...]

Introducing Carey Powell

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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Life Coaches Blog has been quiet for a while, but starting tomorrow I’m pleased to introduce guest blogger Carey Powell of Fearless Coaching who has a great series of articles lined up for the next few weeks.

Keep Going

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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I’m just back from a 2 week visit to Japan, where 6 days of that were spent training. Long-time readers will know that I’ve been a student of the Bujinkan for the last 8-10 years (I’ve lost count), although while training with the best in Japan I felt like I’d only just started. After one such [...]

Inspiring Links: Week of 3rd August 2008

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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“Stop and smell the roses. You’re never too busy to enjoy the simple pleasures that life affords you.” The Simple Dollar offers you 10 Things to Do Today to live a truly rich life. “Consider everything an experiment.” 10 rules from Sister Corita Kent at Hi + Low. “Be intent on action, not on the fruits of [...]

What Are You Bringing to the Table?

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Once in a while, I get snarky comments on Life Coaches Blog. Now, criticism can be a good thing when they help me clarify my thoughts and see things from a different perspective. But I’m talking about comments that do nothing but attack what you write without offering anything of value. To these people I say; [...]

A Difference in Simplicities

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Thinking about thewhitespace’s comment on my last post about black and white thinking, I’ve realized that there’s a fine distinction between simplicity and making things way too simple. The simplicity I’m aiming for isn’t the black and white simplicity before thought, i.e. ignorance, but the simplicity that comes after the far side of complexity, i.e. clarity [...]

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