VN May 2017

People I Life coaching

Influential Life Coaching

Dr Mats Abatzidis B.Sc. B.V.Sc. New Insights Certified VIP Life Coach mats.abatzidis@yahoo.co.za Founder of Influential Life Coaching

Types of action to take

five things you could do today that will get you working on your goals/ objectives/purpose; ten ways to be a more effective leader; five reasons to practice some introspection (looking inside of yourself) for the answers to your questions and challenges. Guidelines. A set of carefully considered guidelines can help to set standards and parameters for your new life. They help you get clarity on who you are and the boundaries within which you operate and serve you. You may want to explore what makes a great working relationship; the attributes and characteristics of your ideal job; the things that you are no longer prepared to put up with. Personal development challenges. This means anything you can do to explore a challenge you are currently dealing with more thoroughly or offer you an increased awareness of an issue you are facing, which in turn will help you arrive at suitable action steps. Examples include meditating twice a week; creating visualisations each morning; writing a letter from or to the part of you that is hurting. Next month we will discuss my understanding and perspective on the Law of Attraction and how it may be useful to you to have a better understanding of it. v Author of the published book “Life outside your comfort zone. Better and beyond all expectations”. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field- keywords=Abatzidis Blog: https://drmatslifecoaching.wordpress. com/ http://www.life-coach-directory.co.za/mats- abatzidis

L ast month we discussed that the best way to take care of fear is to take action, so that despite being afraid you are still moving towards achieving your goals. There are at least seven ways (lucky number 7!) you can do that and here they are: Visions. Anything that helps you visualise your goal, gets you more involved directly with your goal or makes the goal more real/tangible will be helpful. Write a letter from the future explaining how it feels to have achieved your goals and how grateful you are; plan your perfect day and play it out in your mind; create a collage of all your goals or all aspects of a single goal and put it up where it is visible to you most of the time; write a poem describing your vision for the future; write a song celebrating your success; draw a picture representing what you want to happen next; test drive the car of your dreams. Conversations to have. Having a conversation with someone can be very uplifting and encouraging. A simple conversation can strengthen you, particularly if you have been procrastinating and avoided taking action. Speak to a friend; get honest in your relationships and open the communication lines; tell your boss what you really think (but in a respectable way  ); stop letting people take advantage of you; speak to your son/daughter/spouse about an issue that has been swept under

the carpet; tell your spouse that you love him/her. General things that need doing. I mean anything that needs to be done before you can move forward in your endeavours, but also your daily routine. Even general things that need doing should be expressed as specific action steps to be included in your day. Go on a date with your partner; clean out your cupboards or clutter; write out your will; visit the dentist; make an appointment with your doctor; play a game of tennis. Ideas. I want you to engage in a creative process of coming up with solutions to challenges and ideas, to help you get clear on what you are currently doing. For example, create a business plan; come up with ten ideas to market yourself; think of a way to create even more love in your relationship(s); think of a way to get promoted. Lists. making lists can be great to help you get real clarity on what you are trying to achieve and why. Here are some lists I would challenge you to compile - fifty things that make you happy; ten ways to create an income of R500 000 per annum;

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