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Finding the right life coach

Shamans Love Light Yoga Kundalini  Yogini Namaste Tattoos Crystals New age  Woman in robes with long hair Releasing chakras Accessing your blocked energies Attracting abundance Living in the present moment The above are some of the things you will see most spiritual teachers and coaches mentioning in their blog, instagram feed and website.They will claim to release all your energy blocks and help you attract love and abundance in your life.All they will expect you to do it pay them obnoxious amounts of money for their mere presence or even a skype/telephonic.They will give you crystals to wear and some pre-recorded meditations and claim that it will overhaul your life There is a second bunch of coaches who will have a fantastic story of an epiphany they had due to which they left their corporate job and wanted to help and serve people and are hence coaching.They will claim that you too can have financial abundance and live a li

How to increase self confidence

Anxiety before big presentation Sweaty palms before meeting stakeholders Stammering in front of client even though you know the solutions Feeling afraid about new responsibilities at work   Feeling like running away from work now that a boss who used to protect you has quit The above are common things which happen in the workplace,especially for employees who have less than 10 years of work experience.They feel non-confident in their abilities or suffer from self doubt. The following are powerful methods to feel more confident at work: a)Know you're enough: During childhood and earlier in life there are experiences one has which make one feel one is not good enough/is shamed into believing one is not good enough.Know that you in yourself are enough.This helps silence the inner critic. b)Practice self compassion When you're learning new skills or at a new job, realize that becoming fully proficient at it will take some time .Be ki

Staying pumped

Everyone is extremely motivated as the new year begins .There is a long list of things one will be doing -writing that book , starting that business, losing 5 pounds, starting to work out and so on.Usually, a week into January, it starts to reduce.One begins to procrastinate, feel lazy, evade or distract with addictions. By the end of february the last bits of motivation are gone.One is back to where one started. How then does one continue to stay motivated? 1.By surrounding yourself by equally driven people 2.By cutting negative and toxic people out of your life 3.By training your brain to think of new tasks as pleasure because the brain is wired to chase pleasure 4.By creating positive images of tasks and telling your brain you're pumped to do it 5.By staying away from addictions and false stories you tell yourself which lead to procrastination By practicing these regularly you will heal

How to find a great mentor

Everyone dreams of being mentored by the likes of Steve Jobs or Elon Musk.Some of us want to be coached by the likes of Marshal Goldman but can't afford him.So ,its pretty clear that we need external inputs and kicks on the butt when we grow complacent and there is no better person to do it than a mentor. Despite this knowledge,one fears reaching out to prospective mentors feeling that they are too powerful/busy and wont entertain someone as small as me.The void of not being mentored remains though. Some of the ways of reversing this and actually landing yourself a mentor are: a)Reaching out fearlessly on linkedin or other legit social media b)Clearly state your purpose when you write to them and tell them what you admire in them/would like to emulate or how they can help you improve c)Be humble-let them know xyz are areas which you think need work and how grateful you would be if they helped you on them d) Be willing to volunteer-If your prospective mentor runs a