Coaching, Training and Hypnosis from Not A Blue Tree
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What do you do when you suddenly realise that the decisions you made in your late teens and early twenties were the wrong ones?

Many of us make decisions in our late teens and into our early twenties which have an effect on the next thirty, forty or even fifty years of our lives. For some, this works out well, and I know many who are reaping or have reaped the rewards of those early decisions. Others struggle to …

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Is the contagion of stress stressing you out or, rather than on the edge, are you feeling laid back and in control?

We’re all aware of what stress is, or at least I assume that we’re all aware. There’s enough out there about the nature of stress, the risks of stress, and, seemingly, an endless number of ways of managing it. The message, it appears, is simple: stress is bad and we must take steps to destress. …

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When addiction actually takes over, how bad does it really have to get before you’re ready to take action now?

I had a client who was overcoming addiction, in recovery from cocaine addiction. He explained that it had all started so well, with the occasional line of cocaine at the weekend. The drug gave him the ability to party a little bit longer and drink a little bit more. He noted that it was hard …

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As you think about the exciting and compelling future that you want now, how often are you giving up before you’ve even properly started?

I’m fairly confident that we all, at times, think about things we’d like to do and have. Those fleeting daydreams of a better future. We allow our imaginations to run a little bit wild. And then we turn back to reality. The dreams, the aspirations, the hopes, all gone in an instant. All too frequently, …

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If you take seven steps towards happiness, do you start now or do you wait until it all gets really bad?

Over the years I’ve worked with a lot of people who tell me that all they want is to be happy. If only I had known sooner that you can take seven steps towards happiness! Obviously, we’re all different and we all have different ideas about our own happiness. And when people say things like …

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When your head is overflowing with ideas about what you want to achieve, leaving you so overwhelmed that you don’t know where to start, what do you do?

People access coaching for many reasons. Some have an idea, a plan, and are just not sure where to start. Others have a few options that they wish to explore. Additionally, there is a group that has the feeling that life could be better, and they’re just not sure how. Further to this, some have …

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What’s the actual purpose of completing training if you’re not really interested and don’t see any value?

I’m fairly confident that most of us have, at some point, wondered why we’re completing training. It may have been while we were in education. Alternatively, it may have happened in the course of employment. There is also the possibility that you voluntarily signed up for some training as you pursue a hobby or interest. …

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If you believe that today is going to be a good day, how is it actually going right now?

I read far too many supposedly motivational messages around the theme of today going to be a good day. This literally means that at the moment today is something other than a good day. It’s possibly an awesome day. Alternatively, it may be a terrible day. There’s the chance that it’s an exciting day. Or …

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How powerful are your limiting beliefs that hold you back now and routinely prevent you from accessing all the opportunities that in fact are open to you?

Ever wondered how powerful your limiting beliefs are? You make your plans. You set your goals. It’s all with the aim of achieving what you want. It all sounds great. And then it doesn’t happen. Apparently, it doesn’t seem to matter how positive you are. Something holds you back when you consider the future, your …

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Are you choosing to focus on what you want now, or are you repeatedly distracting yourself with all that you don’t?

If I tell you not to think of a blue tree, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Odd, isn’t it? This happens because you can’t think about not thinking about something without thinking about it first. Now think about that! So, what you really need to do is focus on what you want. …

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