Articles tagged: Focus

Why The Secret Doesn't (Always) Work

9 Jun 2010 | 12 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

The Secret came out in 2006 and has been a global phenomenon, sitting on best-seller lists for much of that time. Its simple message that you can think yourself thin, happy, rich and everything else is seductive. And it appears to work for many. But for many others – it doesn’t.

Get Your Story Straight!

26 May 2010 | 2 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

Get a handle on your past or the past could scupper you or at least slow you down. And it’s not the past that will do the damage – it’s your version of it.

Get Out of Your Own Way! – 3 steps to take you from sabotage to success.

18 May 2010 | One Comment | By Fiona Harrold

The world is made up of two types of people – those who are onside and those who aren’t. Where do you stand? You’re either backing yourself or you’re tripping yourself up, holding yourself back while others less good, less deserving, less talented pip you at the post.

Bounce Back – What's Your Biggest Obstacle?

11 May 2010 | 5 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

What’s your Number One obstacle in bouncing back? The answer – You. Life is challenging. The best-laid plans can go wrong. There’s not a single one of us who doesn’t feel we could have/should have done some things differently/better.

How’s Your Mojo?

20 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

Coaching is a demanding business. It demands that you embody the qualities others may want for themselves – optimism, self-confidence, positivity, joie de vivre. You have to keep yourself and your batteries continually charged. The better you feel, the better you look to others and the more success you’ll have – the more others will say ‘Yes!’

Be Happy – Right Now!

6 Apr 2010 | 15 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

The solution for our happiness and fulfilment can only truly come when we take total responsibility for Making it Happen – whatever it happens to be for you. And, in encouraging you to do so, I and others like me, are part of the solution. Here are my 5 Tips to Be Happy Right Now!

Bounce Back Britain

30 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | By FHCoach

If your life was a book, and you were the writer, what would the present chapter be about? As a coach and trainer I get to meet many different people from all walks of life all over the UK, and whilst we’ve all seen the news reports explaining the recession from every conceivable angle, what I hear are personal insights, person to person; how it’s been for the individual. Very often in life it’s not so much the events that shape us, but what did in response to that event that counts.

Your Mission Statement

2 Mar 2010 | 10 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

You need to have a clear sense of yourself to forge ahead in life. Your identity comes from knowing what type of person you are – deep down and underneath it all and your sense of worth and fulfilment comes from expressing yourself in the world.

Does the law of attraction work?

3 Dec 2009 | 13 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

I find people often have problems with the simplicity or apparent simplicity of The Law of Attraction – the solution is to step sideways and think about it a different way.

A Life Less Humdrum

4 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | By Fiona Harrold

Do you ever feel a little jaded or that that life could be a little (or a lot) more interesting? The solution probably entails breaking out of your routine to do something different and challenging. One chap who is doing just that is Sunil Mistry.