Jen Waller

Will Power

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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” (Anatole France) I was asked recently for general ways to increase your will power. Here are some of the things I shared for those looking to increase their will power. As always you are the expert on … Read more

Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” (Oscar Wilde) November 24th is celebrate your unique talent day. So it seems like it is an appropriate time to share with you some thoughts about uniqueness and talent. It’s not at all uncommon to loose track, or even not acknowledge, the gifts that you have naturally, by focusing … Read more

Stressful Tuesday?

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“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. ” (Aesop Fables) I’ve just read an article that claimed that 11.45am on a Tuesday is the most stressful time of the week.   While I may not be posting this on a Tuesday I thought it would be appropriate to share … Read more

3 FREE exclusive video lessons

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Judy Rees, one of our recent Friday guest posters, has just launched some videos that you need to check out now. For the first time ever, she’s giving away secret keys to influence and persuasion that people have paid a lot of money for. I know she’s taking this offline soon, so check it out … Read more

Trust Me, I’m a coach

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“It is a greater compliment to be trusted than to be loved.” (George MacDonald) The subject of trust was mentioned in a comment by Dave Doran to my recent post “How to ask hard questions.”  When trust exists in a coaching relationship I find that it makes a massive difference and I thought it deserved … Read more

World Kindness Day

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 “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” (Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.) I’ve just read that 13th November is World Kindness Day and two thoughts occurred to me: Several years ago I read a book that amused me … Read more

How to ask hard questions

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W. H. Auden said, “To ask the hard question is simple.” Do you agree? As a coach have you ever found a question difficult to ask? Personally I’ve found that one of two things is going on if I, or another coach is thinking that a potential question is hard or difficult to ask. 1) … Read more

What do you believe?

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This was originally posted on www.YourChangingDirection.com at a time I was doing a project that involved working with job seekers.

“Out of our beliefs are born deeds: out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.”
(Henry Hancock)

I was preparing for the first teleclass in the Confidence for Job Seekers program that’s happening later today. The topic is Dealing with Interview Nerves and I’ve come across some interesting comments and beliefs about interview nerves. These things can easily get in peoples way of doing their best.

This is not something confined to the subject of being nervous at interviews. I often find that what is keeping someone stuck in a situation or from taking action is a unrecognised belief.

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