On Being an ASS-umptionist

by Tarek

WARNING: This is a rant. It seems that knowledge snobbery is a phenomenon spreading between self help devotees which is a treacherous mindset to have. That’s particularly true if you’re into NLP training, life coaching or if you’re a life coach yourself. I was watching Wife Swap the other day. It’s a very interesting show [...]

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Is It a Jungle Out There or In Here?

by Tarek

People are unfriendly, they are rude, no one cares about you, every body minds their own business. We’ve all heard this about big cities. What causes this? And more importantly what can we do about it? After years in captivity suffering from such ill treatment, at one point Ingrid Betancourt wondered “How could you not [...]

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Why Most Big Goals Are Never Achieved

December 30, 2010

In my early teens, a friend of mine and I came up with a business idea. It was essentially identical to what’s today known as Google Maps. The idea never took off because it needed a seed capital of around $20K which for young teenagers was a huge amount of money. Thinking back, I can’t [...]

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How to Lose Clients and Repulse People

November 15, 2010

If you’re starting up as a life coach or any form of business that particularly requires constant interaction with others, there are a number of thing you should simply not do. They’re very common sense but I keep seeing people messing them up time and time again. Leave a comment below, let us know your [...]

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How to Fund Your Passion

September 29, 2010

8B5YDE48P97H If you’re passionate about something in life, you’re likely to have thought about the possibility of pursuing your passion and making it a full time occupation. But you’re also likely to have wondered about how to make enough money to fund the business project that is your passion. In the following blog post I [...]

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Oprah’s “Thing” to Achieving Material and Spiritual Success

August 25, 2010

In an interview Oprah did for the Academy of Achievement she shared what she called the one thing that allowed her to achieve material and spiritual success. To find out more about it, watch the video and leave your comments below. As usual I’ll be updating this post in a few days. Oprah admits that [...]

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A Crucial Key to Being Loved By Millions

August 2, 2010

Oprah Winfrey is adored by the public. Millions; through the silver screen, allow her into their homes and between their children every single day. Why is that? What makes Oprah such a loveable and influential person? There are many skills that make Oprah who she is but there are a few CRUCIAL and KEY skills [...]

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Tips From The Cash Lady

July 28, 2010

On my way to a meeting with other life coaches and NLP trainers yesterday I was listening to an interview with a lady known for her ability to generate cash almost instantly. I recorded this video to share with you what I learned. Until next time, Tarek Copyright (c) 2010 www.TarekCoaching.com – Life coach London, [...]

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Are You Insane?!

July 7, 2010

A few months ago I wrote a blog titled YCDBSOYA. You can read it here. We had great discussions over it on the blog and on my facebook page. In a nutshell we were trying to figure out why, if some are working on a business and know exactly what needs to be done, they [...]

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How to TRULY Look Unique

June 28, 2010

If you’ve read the previous post here and you answer is “YES, I truly want to look unique” then this post is for you. Almost a year back I was taking part in an NLP training and life coaching course. One of the ladies (hopefully) complimenting me said: “Tarek, you really stand out”. What’s unusual [...]

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