by ActOnItCoaching | Jul 4, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Transformational Leadership
“Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your bed many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take...
by ActOnItCoaching | Jul 4, 2022 | Good habits for life, Leadership Mindset, Values
“The key to living an inspired and fulfilling life is through living a life centred around your highest values” – Dr. John Demartini (human behavioural specialist, bestselling author and star of the movie “The Secret”) In this article, we...
by ActOnItCoaching | Jun 27, 2022 | Good habits for life, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Personal Growth
I first heard about the book Deep Work, by Cal Newport, while reading another book, The Book of Coaching. As the saying goes (or maybe not!), one good book deserves another. “I must add that to my reading list!” I said enthusiastically at the time. Yet it was only...
by ActOnItCoaching | Jun 13, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Personal Growth
Leading Yourself “Put your own oxygen mask first, before attempting to help those around you”. A sentence you’ll have heard if you’ve ever taken a flight, and one that’s often used in the world of personal development. It’s a wonderful metaphor for putting yourself...
by ActOnItCoaching | Jun 10, 2022 | Good habits for life, Leadership Mindset, Personal Growth
What Affirmations Are Affirmations are statements that we say to ourselves. The Latin verb “affirmare” means to strengthen/fortify. So, when we repeat these statements, it reinforces them in our minds. We start to believe that they are the truth and act accordingly....
by ActOnItCoaching | Apr 20, 2022 | Leadership, Personal Growth
Unleash The Power Within (UPW) is a 4-day event designed to support participants unlock the forces inside of them so they can break through limiting beliefs and create the lives they want. Having experienced the event myself in March 2021, I was thrilled to be...
by ActOnItCoaching | Apr 6, 2022 | Leadership, Workplace wellness
Lessons Learnt from Toxic Leadership One of the great wonders of the world in which we live is the diversity of the human race. Different personalities, styles and ways of doing things add colour and spice to life. Being exposed to these differences supports us as we...
by ActOnItCoaching | Mar 4, 2022 | Good habits for life, Leadership Mindset, Personal Growth
What is confidence? Confidence takes its roots from the Latin words con fidere- “with trust”. So, being confident is all about trusting yourself. Yet even the most confident among us suffer setbacks from time to time and doubt ourselves. As you know, confidence is not...
by ActOnItCoaching | Jul 21, 2021 | History of Coaching
What is a coach, exactly? Words are powerful. They have the ability to change lives, ideas and the world. Coach is a word most people are familiar with these days. Because of the growth of the coaching industry in the last few decades, it has become an umbrella term...
by ActOnItCoaching | Oct 20, 2020 | Gratitude and Appreciation
We all like to feel valued at work and know that what we are doing matters. Showing appreciation is a great way to convey this to others. Often, people will be unaware of how to best express appreciation to their colleagues. Here are some simple ways of how you can...
