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Derik Mocke B.Sc.
Derik Mocke Quick Facts
Main Areas: Life Coaching, Motivation, Energizing, Connecting the human spirit with business resultsCareer Focus: Speaker, Life coach
Affiliation: Results Coaching Systems
Derik is an energetic, purpose driven, educated, present moment, emotionally aware, fun loving professional life coach, group coach, motivator, energizer, father, husband and marathon runner.
His life purpose is to help people, groups and companies to find their energy and zest for life.
He is married to Carin since 1989 and they have two children, Janine (19) and Erik (15).
Professionally...
He obtained his Bachelor degree at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. His experience in people development started in 1993 at a national training center for adventure based experiential facilitators.
He spent a year in the United Kingdom in 1997, where he worked with Vision Development Training in facilitating team development programs for various European companies.
In 1998, he helped launch the Team and Leadership Development Center in Pretoria, where he facilitated people development programs, which included leadership, team building, and emotional intelligence. During his time there, he co-facilitated with more than 30 different facilitators from various backgrounds.
In 2002, he helped launch the renowned Pecos River training brand in South Africa and set up the change division within Aon Consulting.
He is currently working as a coach to help individuals, teams and companies with motivation.
"I believe that change and growth is a constant process that happens over time. I get a kick out of helping individuals, teams and companies achieve just that.
Although I am South African, I have helped companies in Africa, the Middle East, India and the UK with employee motivation."
Personally...
Derik believes that every event in life is an opportunity for growth. He spent the last 10 years living that philosophy. In 1998, he lost 25 kg's and started road running. Since then he has completed over 40 marathons.
Derik also believes that all people have the wisdom, courage, creativity and energy to take on any challenge that is holding them back in reaching their true potential.
Getting Started With Derik Mocke
How do you energize yourself? How do you find your energy and zest for life? How do you get the results that you want?
I want to share with you the five steps in getting the results that you want.
- Become self-aware. Stop and think what you think about.
- Determine your values...your deepest beliefs that drive your behaviors.
- Set inspiring goals that are in line with your values.
- Create an action plan on how to achieve those goals
- Keep your focus...on your goals and on the results you want.
1. Become Self-Aware.
Self-awareness is the first step. Why? Well most of us go through our lives being on automatic. We just keep doing the same things over and over again; expecting different results...it's called the definition of insanity.
Self-awareness is about stopping to think what you think about. To identify your thinking patterns. To find out whom you really are. To find out what patterns of behavior and thinking give you the results that you are currently getting.
In short. It will give you a clear picture of what you need to change.
Answer these self-awareness questions to identify the patterns in your life.
2. Determine Your Values
Your values are your deepest beliefs and thoughts. It is what NATURALLY motivates you. If you do something that is in line with your values, it feels like you are going with the current. It is much easier to achieve things.
If you do things that are NOT in line with your values...your inner most passions, it becomes a constant battle. In addition, it eats away your energy.
Here is an exercise to determine your values.
3. Set Inspiring Goals
Goals are powerful. Especially if they are in line with your values. It helps you to determine exactly what it is you really want.
If you have goals, you have a clear direction of what to do. If you are stuck, you can ask the question, "What behaviors will bring me closer to my goals?"
It has the ability to energize you during every step you take, because you have direction and purpose.
If you set inspiring goals that are in line with your values, you became NATURALLY motivated. Life feels like a downhill ride instead of a constant, uphill battle.
Follow this link for a systematic guide on how to identify goals that will inspire and motivate you.
4. Determine Strategies and an Action Plan to Achieve Your Goals
These will make the road to getting what you want crystal clear. Strategies are the stepping-stones to achieve your goals. It serves as pointers on your journey. It breaks big goals down into doable chunks.
It will give you a clear picture of what to do next. It will stop you from being on automatic and just drift along. It ensures that every step energize you even further.
Here's how to determine strategies for your goals.
5. Keep the Focus
Yes, along the way you will have obstacles. However, if your goals are in line with your values and it is inspiring, you will have the energy to work through them.
If your goals, however, are not in line with your values, you will battle to overcome these obstacles, because the inner drive would be missing.
The big thing is not to resist these obstacles internally. Accept that they are part of the adventure. Once you stop resisting the obstacles, you will be in a much better space to deal with them.
Read this article on "resisting life" to get a better understanding why this is so important.
