by Vlad Dolezal on August 30, 2010
In this 4-part series (this post is part zero), you will learn about one of the most powerful models I use with my life coaching clients to help them get unstuck and escape mediocrity to live the life they really want!
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If you have a part of your life, whether it be your career, your relationships, your fitness, or something else, where…
- you’re not really happy with your current situation (you would give it maybe a 7 or less out of 10)…
- you haven’t done anything to change the situation in the past few weeks, or even months…
- you WANT things to be better…
…then the GROW model is exactly for you! [click to continue…]
by Vlad Dolezal on August 27, 2010
When you put on sunglasses, or skiing goggles, at first the whole world looks darker and discoloured.
But after a minute or two, you get used to it, and completely forget the sunglasses are even there. And then, hours later, you take them off, and think “Wow, the whole world looks completely different than I thought!”
Limiting beliefs are like sunglasses. They change the way you perceive the world… but you’ve had them for so long, you have no idea they’re there. They’ve become completely transparent to you, even though other people might be able to see them.
And you can’t change your limiting beliefs when you don’t realize they’re even there!
So today, we’re going to tackle the problem of identifying your limiting beliefs. More specifically, your limiting self-beliefs, or self-image. [click to continue…]
by Vlad Dolezal on August 24, 2010
Hey everyone!
Just a quick post today. If you’re busy with important things to do, feel free to skip this post. There isn’t any profound advice inside. I’ll be back this Friday with a usual post crammed with personal development goodness 
Or keep reading, to find out why I’ve dropped off the face of the blogosphere for three weeks, and about some kickass posts I’ve got coming up for you 
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by Vlad Dolezal on August 3, 2010
Instant gratification. The evil enemy of all long-term pleasure. The bag of sand to your fire. The essential singularity to your contour integral.
At least, that’s the popular perception. And for a good reason – instant gratification has a strong emotional pull, often pulling you away from your long-term goals and happiness.
But that same emotional pull can be used for good. In fact, it’s sometimes not only useful but necessary, because the prospect of long-term happiness has very little immediate emotional pull by itself.
So today, I’ll show you how to tame the wild horses of short-term gratification, and harness their immense power to drag your carriage of life forward! [click to continue…]
