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- Getting Out of Your Own Way - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Paul Dalton"Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two, stands Resistance." ~ Steven Pressfield (Author - The War of Art) Imagine what your life would be like if you had followed through on every inspired idea you have ever had. I don’t mean those ...
Views: 1573(1 vote) - Peace of Mind for Exceptionally Busy People - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Paul Dalton"Do not confuse peace of mind with spaced-out insensitivity. A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware." - Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama) The busier more and more chaotic our lives get the more likely we are to let our unconscious mind do all our thinking for us. This, in turn, ...
Views: 1386 - Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Paul Dalton"Everyone in this world shares the same innate source of wisdom, but it is hidden by the tangle of our own misguided thoughts." - Sydney Banks One of the coolest things about Transformative Coaching is that it encourages us peek behind the façade of our own story telling. That is, when we are ...
Views: 1575 - The Beauty of Life - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Paul Dalton"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is a notion that has always intrigued me greatly. We all have moments, every so often, in which we ponder deep philosophical questions, like, ‘What is the meaning of life?’ ...
Views: 4611 - Happiness: Cut Out the Middleman - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Paul Dalton"Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864 A concept I often hear from people who are struggling to connect to a greater sense of happiness in their lives, is that they ...
Views: 1379 - Being Present - Start From Where You Are - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Paul Dalton"Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment." - Eckhart Tolle When I moved to London several years ago I didn’t really know the place at all. I’d visited a few times with my family for the odd touristy day out but still didn’t know my way ...
Views: 1128 - The 'Well Wishing' Principle - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own." - Harold Coffin Living in London I get to travel on public transport A LOT, and for someone in my line of work that provides a fabulous opportunity to observe the quirkiness of human nature in action. It is never ...
Views: 1689(3 votes) - Your Big Experiment - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.” - Albert Einstein Over the years it has become apparent to me that for many people on a journey of personal development or spiritual path, the subject of science often doesn't sit very well. ...
Views: 2178(2 votes) - Writing Yourself Happy - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Paul Dalton“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” - E. L. Doctorow I have written and spoken many times about strategies for creating authentic happiness, and the recurring theme has always been “Happiness is not something you can pursue; it is who you are”. ...
Views: 4812(1 vote) - How Do You DO Happiness? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Paul DaltonIn one of my personal development workshops I get my students to close their eyes and imagine, in vivid detail, one of their happiest memories, and to fully re-living it in that moment. It is amazing to witness the instant transformation in their facial expressions and body language as their ...
Views: 1749(6 votes) - Reversing Problems - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” - Albert Einstein Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to spot something that’s wrong as opposed to everything else that is working well? I’m sure we can all think of ...
Views: 1730(10 votes) - How to Do Optimism - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean When I was a kid I would imagine that I could make things happen just by thinking about them. For example, if my best friend was coming over to play I’d look out for him from ...
Views: 1486(12 votes) - The Freedom Formula - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way" Victor Frankl One of the things I love most about coaching others is when they really get that creating more of what they ...
Views: 1298(2 votes) - The Antidote to Fear - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are.” - Don Miguel Ruiz Wouldn’t it be wonderful have a fool proof strategy for getting unstuck and moving forward again whenever you find yourself in the ...
Views: 3606(3 votes) - The Art of Having a Bad Day - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Paul DaltonA lot of personal development teachers and motivational guru’s like to drill home that the key to success is ‘State Management’, i.e. your ability to manipulate your physical and emotional being so that you are constantly aligned with success producing thoughts and actions. In fact, much of what ...
Views: 1639(2 votes) - The Important 40% of Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” - Benjamin Disraeli I believe we are living in very exciting times when it comes to our understanding of what makes us truly happy in the long term. Up until relatively recently (well, about 10 years ago ...
Views: 1642(6 votes) - The Game Of Joy - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Joy is a net of love in which you can catch souls.” - Mother Teresa There are two things that have always astounded me about us Human Beings. The first is just how complex we can be with our thinking and behaviour. The second is that, despite all our complexities, what drives us at a ...
Views: 1497(5 votes) - The Ultimate Time Management Principle - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” - Johann Wolfgang Goethe We all have the same 24 hours in everyday, and the difference that makes the difference for each of us is how we choose to fill them. The most productive people I have ever met have ...
Views: 1113(3 votes) - Life Can Be Easier - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Life is what you think it is, and gives you what you dare to dream it will.” - Anon One aspect of the human condition that I find fascinating is the way that we overcome the challenges in our lives tends to be consistent with how easy or difficult we first imagine those challenges to be. We ...
Views: 1861(2 votes) - Mastering the Present Moment - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Paul DaltonWhat do you think of when you think about your future? And when you do think about it, which I’m sure you do from time to time, how you feel? Do you feel happy, excited, and joyous? Or do you feel uninspired, a bit nervous, or even scared? The reason I ask is because, to an overwhelming ...
Views: 1811(7 votes) - The Most Powerful Way To Be Influential - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Paul Dalton"You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.” - Scott Adams Quotes are such powerful directors of thought. They have the ability to condense big and complex ideas ...
Views: 1481(5 votes) - Radical Self-Honesty (and Unconscious Commitments) - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul Dalton"It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit." - Noel Coward The inspiration for this tip came after I had the great fortune to find out about the work of Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks. Together they run The Hendricks Institute, a hugely successful ...
Views: 2709(8 votes) - Questions That Move You Forward - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul Dalton"To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions." - Sam Keen I think we all get that questions are a really powerful communication tool when we’re dealing with others, but the impact of the questions we ask ourselves usually gets overlooked, and often this can ...
Views: 1495(5 votes) - Practicing Non-AttachmentSubmitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Paul DaltonAs you would probably expect, working in the field of personal development I get to spend a lot of my time with people talking to them about goal setting and visualisation. I cannot over emphasise the power of positive intention when it comes to manifesting an amazing life, but there is a common ...
Views: 3911(14 votes) - How To Make Great Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonHow many times in your life have you put off doing something because you couldn’t decide the best course of action to take? I’ve known people plan to go out for a well earned meal with their partner and end up staying at home because they couldn’t make up their mind between Chinese or Italian. ...
Views: 3292(16 votes) - Improving Friendships - The Key To Strengthening Relationship Bonds - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonI’ve just arrived back from America where I was attending the wedding of a very good friend, and because I was the Best Man I had to give a speech. Now, I’m used to public speaking and facilitating large groups of people in my personal development workshops, so you might be thinking this was a ...
Views: 2440(5 votes) - Are You Here... Now? (Learning To Be Present) - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonOne of the quickest ways out of stress is to learn how to fully experience the present moment - that’s the one that is happening right now! Most stress that people feel in their body is generated from a thought about something that has either already happened and is now over, or something ...
Views: 1487(5 votes) - Having Hindsight Ahead of Time - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonThere seems to be an unwritten rule that states if you are going to be taken seriously in the field of personal development as a therapist, coach or trainer, then you have to have been completely screwed up at least once in your life! Well, I’m not convinced that this is absolutely necessary ...
Views: 1564(4 votes) - How To Get Yourself Motivated - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonThere is one type request that I get more than any other and that is to provide strategies for generating and maintaining motivation, some people call this ‘self-discipline’. It’s actually not that common for people to ask me for step-by-step instructions on what they need do to get a task ...
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