Life Coaching Calgary

Don’t just write goals… achieve them!

Posted ago by Matthew

I was chatting with a friend at lunch the other day and he asked me my thoughts on traditional goal setting.  The situation is that there’s so much focus on writing the right kind of goals.  You’ve probably heard of …

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Creating a Personal Vision Statement

Posted ago by Matthew

What is a personal vision statement? A personal vision statement is the road map that guides us to the destination we have set for ourselves.  Just like a road map it helps us see further into the future than we …

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Six Steps to a Win-Win Result

Posted ago by Matthew

If your work or personal life is anything like mine there will be conflicts.  I remember one time as young boy in Australia watching my parents in a heated argument.  I started crying and ran off to my bedroom.  A …

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Recognition

Posted ago by Matthew

As a parent I know the importance of showing love to my children.  It’s one matter to love, it’s entirely another to show it consistently.  When I coach or train my clients I often ask the question, “Is it enough to …

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A Timely Pep Talk

Posted ago by Matthew

Pep talk – n. Informal A speech of exhortation, as to a team or staff, meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale. I’m pretty sure we all know what a pep talk is.  We would typically see it as something …

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Commitment

Posted ago by Matthew

Sometimes it takes a long time to learn the value of commitment.  This one took me more than five years. About eight years ago, my wife and I committed to volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary.  It’s …

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Priorities – 8 Questions to Ask

Posted ago by Matthew

When people say they don’t have enough time to do something, what they are really saying is that it isn’t a high enough priority.  It always amazes me how a funeral with over a hundred attendees can be organized in under …

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Cleaning House

Posted ago by Matthew

Have you ever had the feeling that there aren’t enough hours in the day?  It can be stressful. Often times it can be a result of having unfinished commitments or loose ends.  A loose end is an unfinished or incomplete commitment.  …

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What My Grandfather Taught Me – Lesson #1

Posted ago by Matthew

One hour a day, three days a week, pretty well every week for ten years my grandfather (Opa) would teach me either Lithuanian or German language. At the time it was gruelling.  I called it “the dungeon”, even though we sat …

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Frustrations

Posted ago by Matthew

Depending on your life stage you may be feeling frustrated with life right now.  That sort of sounds like a horoscope from the newspaper, but it’s not meant to. I’ve had periods of my life where I’ve felt frustrated with what’s …

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