thebodymindandsoul - mind - coaching - coaching course 2

Step 2: Aligning your values

In the first module we showed you how to define your life plan. We now explore what might stop you from reaching your life plan.

If you have some post-it notes great, if not, tear up some paper into small pieces. Write on each piece one obstacle. Take about five or ten minutes to think of everything you can.

When you have finished, for each note ask yourself where is the barrier located? Is it in you or somebody else? What can you control?

How many obstacles were down to you? Remember you can choose how you respond to a situation. If you hear your inner voice saying – ‘I can’t do that’ – remember you only have to remove the T and it becomes CAN.

What CAN you do about it now?
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Next I would like you to make a list of the beliefs you hold about your life plan. Some beliefs may help you and you need to keep these, but others may be hindering you and we’d like you to think about how could can use your own resources to change these.

Put a cross next to the ones that are negative and a tick by those that are positive. Now prioritise them. Take the top 5. Which ones do you want to keep (+) and which ones do you want to get rid of (-).

For each (-) I want you to think of a way of re-wording it so it becomes positive.

Eg. I believe in my ability to succeed. I enjoy meeting challenges.
Put the old belief in the bin and replace it with your positive belief and think of a time when you actually did this to reinforce the belief.

Every morning and evening I want you to think about your life plan and say your positive affirmations - pin them up somewhere or carry them around with you.

‘Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve it when you have the positive mental attitude to apply it.’ Napoleon Hill.