Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Do you have a repetitive thought pattern that ruins your self-confidence?


I wonder how many times people repeat a thought pattern they picked up, quite likely, in childhood?  A message that they repeat  unconsciously at critical times in their lives and it pricks the bubble  of confidence and possibility, switching off the light within?
It is so common for individuals to unquestioningly repeat some message – complete or otherwise that tells them that they are useless, or that they will not amount to much because they didn’t try hard enough at school etc.  It might be a parent’s voice or a teacher’s?  But it runs and runs.  How many years ago did you hear this?  Many, and perhaps only once, but heard at some particularly vulnerable moment – which then set the justification to look for validation of that comment, and so the pattern became really hardwired.   These messages, these limiting beliefs that are run in your head, can limit so much pleasure and possibility, and diminish your perception of the real successes that you have achieved.
By understanding how these messages happen, you can change them and get rid of them.  You can become the master of your messages rather than the servant.  Imagine how much time and life is wasted running these pointless, valueless limiting beliefs, and how much more effective your life would be if you only ran those that were useful and empowering.  Imagine only running beliefs based on your actual experience of your successes – for you most certainly will have many examples to draw from. 
Neuro linguistic programming is immensely effective at reprogramming the messages you run, and can do this swiftly and lastingly. 
Sometimes individuals suddenly become aware of the need to do something different with their thinking, or perhaps a sense of malaise that has just drifted along for some considerable time becomes really apparent.  For instance - you might doubt that you can challenge your boss regarding a very justifiable issue, or perhaps you find that your relationships with your partner and children are falling apart, or it feels as though no one really values you.  NLP and coaching using NLP strategies will make a difference in your thinking and functioning that will amaze you. 
Get motivated!  Boost your self-confidence!  Become more effective!  Become more decisive!  Have better relationships with your partner, your children, your boss, your colleagues, your employees, your family, your friends!  Have better health! Have more energy!  See the world in brighter colours! Feel happy!  Let the sounds that bring you joy, be heard!  Manage your life, work and finances more skilfully and effectively than you thought you ever could!
Get control!  Run only the empowering beliefs!  Learn strategies that are really useful!
I f you want to make a real difference in your life, a difference that will delight and really enthuse you , and want to make that difference more quickly and lastingly than you thought possible,  contact Clara Gibson at ‘Make that Difference’. info@makethatdifference.org  02084604294 07957739355

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Investing.

What do you do when you are feeling you need some reassurance?


Do you stretch out for the biscuits, chocolate, some tasty cheese, a glass of wine?

Or do you go shopping for the latest line of fashion, the latest electronic gadgets or even that latest range car - to give yourself that lift, that sense of being fresh, smart, at the top of the game?

How often do you rely on these techniques to get that lift? How long does it last? How often do you then lament and kick yourself for spending yet again for such momentary satisfaction?

Do you ever wonder how much money you have spent in this fashion in the past six months, past year to give yourself the temporary lift? Is it £100's or £1000's? Just imagine what it amounts to in a working life time?

So, when did you last spend money and really invest in yourself to develop lasting healthy habits of thinking and self-belief to not need such temporary crutches? Just imagine learning great skills where you are able to manage life's knocks; to see knocks as opportunities to try something differently, to really improve at whatever your game is, your line of business, your personal relationships. Imagine having energy and the resources within you to enjoy life’s challenges, to get to the point where less and less knocks you, and you get more and more out of your life, in every way.

How long would it take to get to such a splendid state, to make that difference? Not long, It does vary from individual to individual. 6 - 12 weeks – on average and choice.

So, how do you get there? Invest in good coaching. It's certainly better value than the temporary, ever-needing to be topped-up alternatives. You will find yourself benefitting in your self-value, your relationships with everyone, your effectiveness, your health, eating, exercise, sleep, your money management, and how much you can earn.

Value yourself, truly. Work from the inside to the outside. By working on the inside of you, you will find that the outside just falls into place - just as you wish. You are what you think - so learn to think better and better. It really is brilliant fun and a real investment.

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Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Post budget survival – and how great cuts can motivate and result in great profits.

  Ok so our new Chancellor has given his first budget. That’s the fact. Is it too tough? Or not tough enough? Will it slow the recovery down or turn it into a double dip recession? No one knows.


One certainty in life is that we don’t know what will happen next. Most frequently, people are at their most anxious, when they are most desperate to know what will happen next. So that gives anyone a magnificent handle for their mental well being. The bliss of being focussed, on where you are at this moment in time. Being in the ‘here and now’ which is what you do know, (without judgement), is an art - and an excellent skill for trading.

Have you ever noticed when you are thinking about things other than the ‘here and now ‘, that you didn’t notice the birds singing, the rustle of the leaves in the breeze, the sun, the shape of the clouds, that little bee busying itself around the beautiful flowers? All of that is free – and will feed your soul and spirit. Governments! Humbug!

Perhaps I might be being a little trite .. I don’t think so. You see, there is so much in life of which we have no control, and yet can spend so much energy fretting over, and making not one jot of difference. However, we certainly, all, have control over our own mind, and what and how we think. No one can take that away from us. And that can certainly make a great difference in our own lives. So grab the bull by the horns and take control over your life. Make every moment matter.

That’s how I got into trading, and coaching. I came upon trading when my then employers – the NHS – in order to save their money, decided to cut mine. I did have some warning – which I tried to influence – but you can’t move mountains. So four + years ago I had my hours and salary cut by 25%. As a single parent, with no other source of income – that was a huge whack. But being rather an indomitable character, and always willing to try something another way, when I heard of a free seminar on ‘getting an extra income’ – I signed up. It made sense. I like patterns. Since my first degree, I had been aware of the trillions of dollars circulating the globe on a daily basis in the stock markets of the world, - never seeming to touch what they were actually related to. As someone of the ideological political left – I could see that if everyone on the planet had access to that resource, what a huge difference it could really make. So 20+years later, there was I, at my first ever introduction to the stock market and trading. I signed up to the next level, and then the next – courtesy of what we are all now paying off – our credit cards.

I did learn a lot, and I came away with the expectation that in a few months I would be able to give up the day job. I can now see from internet articles, a number of those disillusioned students challenging the claims of the company that I attended and others , as ‘scams’. However, I persevered – I could see it was possible. I could see that I could be very successful, but I also saw that I had to stop repeating the same mistakes. Now, having spent several thousand hours (they say it takes 10,000 hours to work your way to amongst the best) and studied a great deal – my steady ratio of 95%winnersV5% losers is now producing real profits.

During those first 4 years I had few people to call upon to discuss my style, call upon for advice etc. I sought out answers, studied, analysed, and improved greatly. Now I can pay myself – I am now impervious to the Chancellors budget. I have taken control of my life. I spreadbet, and trade. So with the current amendments to Capital gains tax, there is no change for me. Excellent.

Not only have I succeeded in taking charge of my own life, now I can help others to do just that for themselves. As an independent coach I can offer much more than the initial trading courses that I attended. Clients who choose to deveIop their trading skills, learn skills critical not only for trading discipline but also for their life in general. It is an enormous pleasure and thrilling to see people make such progress.