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Who are your hero's in life? Are they real people or characters from a comic book or film? Are they world famous, or are they unknown? What traits do you recognise in the people who inspire you to achieve more? We were posed the questions this month - who are our heros, who would we like to spend a day with and what would we like to learn from them?

Time and time again I hear people discussing their health ‘issues’, in a way that would suggest they believe their health is completely out of their control. Curiously, a lot of these people spend a great deal of time talking about these very same problems and in doing so, get better and better at describing the experience... Can you see how this could be a problem?

Do you wonder why, just when things seem to be going so well between you and your partner, things can suddenly go so wrong?

You know what it's like when you meet someone who you 'click' with? You feel at ease, relaxed and almost immediately you relate to them? You understand 'where they are coming from', and you are 'on the same page'. Sometimes this feeling is spontaneous,it seems to just happen.I bet you also can think of times when you have had the opposite feeling? There may be people in your life that you really cannot seem to relate to in any way, shape or form. This feeling or lack of it,is called rapport.

Pick up any book on personal growth, self improvement or successful thinking and you will find one of the first concepts is usually to ask clearly for what you want. That is assuming you know what you want in the first place!

Grief is something that we all have to live with at some time in our life. It is never easy particularly at holiday and anniversary times. But really we have no option but to move on. We learn to live with the grief.

The first step to getting what you want out of your life is to create the space for it! Here are a few tips to help you do just that by slaying the energy drainers in your life once and for all!

It is a brand new year, and traditionally this is a fabulous time to create some inspiring goals! You feel inspired and motivated and then, something happens and after a few short weeks you let it all go. You just can't seem to maintain the momentum! It is very common. How do you keep inspired and motivated? It is very easy if you follow some simple rules. You need to create 'Stickability' to your goals so you will be more likely to achieve them.

It's just been a week now since devastation hit the beautiful city of Christchurch and turned the lives of many into states of panic, sadness, confusion, sense of loss, anxiety and fear, to name a few dominant emotions. But what has been, and is so very apparent, is the mix of compassion, resourcefulness, kindness, selflessness, and resilience which has been displayed by those who are in the immediate region and those in the rest of the country who are taking action to help make a difference.

With the end of the year coming up extraordinarily fast, I am reminded again of the huge stress that this time of the year often brings to families who live day to day with a child or young adult with autism. Instead of a relaxing refreshing holiday, families are often faced with increased anxiety,tantrums, tears, and incredible amount of stress as they try to navigate the long holiday season. I wanted to share a few tips I have learnt as the parent of a young adult daughter with autism.

By examining your beliefs about certain aspects of your life you can expose ones which hold you back and stop you from pushing yourself ahead and reaching your goals and aspirations.

When it comes to weight loss it can often be a real battle between what you know is good for you and what you love. A battle of the mind. Have you experienced that dual conversation going on inside your head where one part of you is saying, ‘No, I don’t need that, if I eat that I will not reach my goal weight and it will not be doing my body any good’ and the other part is saying ‘Go on, you deserve it.

This year I am approaching the holidays a little differently. Well for me it is different, for most of you this may be a normal way to view the Christmas holiday period.

Sometimes it can be hard to maintain your enthusiasm and keep your eye on the goal, here are some great tips to give you instant motivation so you will be highly energised and more focused on your way to achieving your goal.

Most people would consider that our intelligence is measured by our IQ but what's the point of having a high IQ if we don't use it? Perhaps a better measurement might be the gap or distance between knowing and doing? The closer the gap the smarter we are for instance. If we know that regular exercise is good for us and do it, then that's smart. Making good choices is perhaps the true measure of intelligence.

Are you being the best you can be? Want to have more control of your life? What can be holding you back?

My clients seem to share one thing in common which, I guess, is why they seek me out. They all want something more out of life and, in fact, they want it badly enough however, there is something getting in the way of them achieving their desired goal.

These 10 simple tips will help you to feel more energised, happy and productive as you flow through your day.

Living your life around your highest values can allow you to be fulfilled and focused, giving you the tools to choose easily what is important to you, based on those guiding values.

What's so good about developing an attitude of gratitude? Check out the bottom of this article for the answer.....

When we look back at situations which we perceived as having "happened to us", it is difficult to entertain the idea that we had a choice. We've all heard the exclamation, "I just had no choice....". What is usually hidden in those words is, "well actually, if I had chosen to do this/or that, then an unwanted or worse outcome would have resulted, and so it was the only option with the least negative consequences to take, all-be-it a 'choice', highlighting 'choice/action' and 'consequences'.

I love personal development books, you could say I have 'wee' bit of an obsession with them - judging by my bulging bookshelf! Some of the criteria I use choosing these books are, they must be practical, easily implemented and have plenty of good examples to illustrate the concepts.

LIFE COACHING is like your GPS FOR LIFE.. You punch in your destination and away we GO.

A few weeks ago I went to the hairdresser.I was pretty unsure of what I wanted, (not such a good thing when you are in someone else’s hands!) After a bit of a chat, my hairdresser suggested a different style, I readily agreed, after all, I’m ok with change… or so I thought!

There’s no denying, winter is here and, with the cold and often wet weather, it is easy to lose motivation for exercise and healthy eating in favour of sitting in the warm and eating those wonderful winter foods.

What Book has made the most powerful difference in my life? I was struggling with understanding the concept of me being the creator of my reality; that I create my own happiness, my own health, my luck, and my misery. This was a totally new idea and didn't sit well with me. Until then I had thought that life was about being lucky, was "in the stars", DNA or 'fate'. Life was what happened to me and I had no hand in it. Then someone suggested I read "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise L. Hay.

How we loose touch with each other in the ‘busyness’ of life! In my practice I see couple after couple who got so busy with everyday life; the demands of kids, work, house etc that they have lost touch with themselves, each other and the relationship. This often happens without anyone realising and leads to him or her simply one day discovering a lack of connection with his or her partner, and often a notion that the relationship ‘is over’ takes shape.

Receiving the news that your baby will not be born alive is one of the most devastating news parents can receive. Understanding how you can get through that grief, hearing how others have coped and what helped them, can be helpful in the healing journey. Understanding that your reactions to grief are 'normal' and 'just fine' helps to accept the grieving process, embracing it, allowing healing to begin.

Thought of stopping smoking? Thinking you can do it and have not come around to doing it? Have you maybe tried and then started again? Well, you are not the only one...

If illness is a random mistake, how do you know what therapeutic intervention to engage in? Believe it or not, despite tremendous advances in modern medicine, the real cause of illness is often unknown. But how do you know what treatment to follow or recommend if you have no idea what has caused the problem and if symptoms are just a random occurrence?....

For most people Reflexology offers a wonderful relaxing experience, which also can be invigorating and refreshing.Put your feet up and be pampered! It is an excellent way in which to regain and maintain your health.A fascinating journey in itself since the beginning of time,reflexology has served humanity as an outstanding and incredible means of encouraging mind, body and soul to heal themselves.It is impossible to cause harm, even in inexperiences hands.

For most people Reflexology offers a wonderful relaxing experience, which also can be invigorating and refreshing.Put your feet up and be pampered! It is an excellent way in which to regain and maintain your health.A fascinating journey in itself since the beginning of time,reflexology has served humanity as an outstanding and incredible means of encouraging mind, body and soul to heal themselves.It is impossible to cause harm, even in inexperiences hands.

Who recalls stomping their feet and yelling this statement at their parents as a teenager? Well Jon Bon Jovi sang “it’s my life, it’s now or never”. Are you singing at the top of your voice and tapping your feet yet?! He went on to sing “I ain't gonna live forever. I just want to live while I'm alive,it’s my life!”

Life/Work balance is challenging when jobs are becoming more time consuming in these times of a recession. Time management becomes improatnt more than ever to achieve balance in our lives. The need to increase incidental activity in "bite size" pieces goes a long way towards getting active. How can we get more active when at work?

A recent study found that over the course of their life about 40 per cent of people experience large changes in their levels of happiness. I am sure this is no surprise to you as we all have days that just don't go the way we planned or have levels of sadness, disappointment, resentment and frustration. Are you feeling content with your life right now? Not how you feel your partners life is or a work colleagues but your own. When was the last time you asked yourself "am I happy?".

As the words themselves indicate, Self Care is the Care of Oneself. . When we give priority to self care, then balance and harmony are allowed as a greater possibility in all other aspects of our lives. Things are changing all the time, though many of those changes, which are 'transitions', create additional stress in themselves, which is why it is important to be prepared when transition is on the horizon. Transitions such as, Menopause, Divorce, Death of Spouse are some to explore.

I remember as a child hearing the quote “all that glitters is not gold” and thinking ‘that’s me’. I know the quote was not talking about my internal health however as a child I never separated my external image from emotional or mental health. Now it seems that it is a relevant quote to sum up the state of health many of our children, and adults, have. What may surprise many is that these childhood thoughts can have long lasting implications,impacting our lives,our health and our weight.

Every day I hear or read about people saying things such as “I want to lose weight” or “I am going to lose 6 kilos in 6 weeks” or “Today is the last day of my unhealthy habits, tomorrow I will start fresh.”

While Bach Flower Remedies are able to work will all other treatments, supporting them where necessary, there are many advantages to using Bach Flower Remedies over other types of treatments. With diagnosis made by emotions and negative soul qualities Bach Flower Remedies work directly with the body’s energy system often times avoiding unnecessary physical illness.

We all face challenges in our lives which, when we look back, we realise with the benefit of hindsight, that they were defining moments. Moments which shape us into who we become, and where we learn important lessons about ourselves and how we respond to circumstances.

In our sometimes, busy, crazy world, we forget to look after ourselves. We are so consumed by what we are doing that we fail to take proper care of our health. This can lead to all sorts of problems and actually make us feel worse. We are trying to get ahead but feel even more stressed, run down, anxious and basically, worn out. Unfortunately, this is all too common and not very productive but there are a few simple things you can do to help avoid this from happening.

For many of us much of our time on Earth is focused on maintaining good health or more specifically, avoiding illness and disease. On every supermarket and shop shelf are numerous products either helping us avoid disease or helping us deal with it when we are ‘struck down’. Traditionally healing herbs were used to keep the body strong and returning to these original healing herbs, rather than synthetic versions, is one way to ensure we maintain good health and rid the body of any disease.

A few years ago I went through a period of rapid growth which stemmed from my intention to be true to myself and follow my heart. Up until then I had resisted because I wasn’t ready to spread my wings and fly out of my comfort zone and, I had all kinds of excuses for staying where I was.

Grief is a natural process that allows us to accept the unacceptable over time. It allows the hurt to diminish and become manageable and through grief we come to terms with what has happened.