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Mel the Coach
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Goal Setting - How to
Goal Setting is another one of those phrases that gets thrown around but no one ever really explains how to come up with a goal in the first place. One way people say to come up with goals is to 'dream big' or 'what's your 5 year vision?'. Here's how to come up with a goal. Remove the circumstances from your life. If money wasn't an issue, what would you be doing? If you had a nanny/chef, what would you be doing? If you had perfect health, what would you be doing? If educatio
Mel the Coach
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Fear
Thoughts cause our emotions. Emotions lead to actions. Actions lead to results. With this in mind, let's talk about fear. When I mention fear, I'm not talking about fight/flight/freeze fear. Fight/flight/freeze is purely survival and bypasses thoughts completely. I'm talking about everything else. Is it a fear of loneliness? Fear of public speaking? Fear of heights? Fear of losing someone? Those are all caused by thoughts. Thoughts of dislikes or just plain illogical thoughts
Mel the Coach
- 1 min
Types of Energy
The two types of energy that encompass all of life are Anabolic and Catabolic energy. Neither energy type is good nor bad. Each have it’s place in life. Anabolic energy is building, healing, and binding. It helps us move forward in life. It is the main energy exhibited when feel at our best or in the zone. It allows us to see all options and paths laid out before us. It allows for long term and sustainable results. Catabolic energy is destructive and contracting. It sounds ba
Mel the Coach
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Emotional Intelligence
"People are not disturbed by things; they are disturbed by their view of things." -Michael Cornwall When reading the book Go Suck a Lemon: Strategies for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence by Michael Cornwall the above mentioned quote really struck a cord with me. Thinking back on all of the times that I have judged others or situations, it really was just my own view that sparked an emotion. There is this lack of emotional intelligence in our society today. Take the news
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