Be Your Own Life Coach: How to Take Control of Your Life and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams - Softcover

Harrold, Fiona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340770643 ISBN 13: 9780340770641

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2001

Synopsis

All of us have dreams about what we'd like to do, who we'd like to be and where we'd like to go in life. But most of us are never able to make these dreams a reality. Now, in this highly motivating new book, Fiona Harrold uses her experience as a life coach to show us that we can turn our own lives around.

With encouragement, humour and an emphasis on the practical, Fiona sets out the 10 steps to taking control of our lives. First we must set our goals, however crazy they may seem; then we must start on the path to achieving them. Along the way, Fiona uses case studies, affirmations and motivational techniques to keep us going, coaching her readers in the same way that she would her personal clients. Helping you in all areas - personal and professional - this book will be your most valuable guide to being the most that you can be.

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Review:

Fiona Harrold believes, with articulate passion, that anyone can do anything. The only stumbling block is lack of self-belief. "When you believe in yourself anything is possible", she says unequivocally. She wants you to discard any beliefs which hold you back. Her practical, accessibly written book--based on her seminars with TV presenters, music stars, business executives and top politicians as well as with those in less prominent or glamorous positions--aims to show you how.

Once described in the Daily Express as "the Queen Bee of British life coaching", Harrold wants you to be ambitious. And physical health is part of success and confidence. She has interesting views on eating disorders and regards overeating, smoking and drinking to excess as low self-esteem factors. Her systematic exercises--and the attitudes and affirmations she recommends--take you step by step through a radical rethink of who you are, what you want and where you are going at every level.

Although she advises that acceptance of the existence of a cosmic force outside yourself will enhance your sense of personal worth, she has controversial thoughts about the central tenets of some religions. You should, she suggests, rethink your relationship with any teaching which requires you to regard yourself as a worthless miserable sinner. She blames such deeply conditioned cultural attitudes for much of the low self-esteem in Western Europe.

Some of her ideas are intensely liberating and encouraging. "You are as attractive as you think you are", she says and she teaches you how to change your view of yourself. Or consider how actors insinuate themselves into roles then "Act, talk and behave like the person you want to be and you will become that person". --Susan Elkin

Review:

Coaching can help you strengthen your sense of self-worth, focus on your goals - and get there, fast (Daily Telegraph)

Fiona Harrold is one of the most influential women in Britain (Scotland on Sunday)

the Queen Bee of British life coaching (Daily Express)

immensely persuasive and practical (Andrew Shields, Time Out)

if you truly want to take charge of your life and be happier as a result - read this book (Hazel Courteney)

Leading life coach Fiona Harrold has lots of simple but powerful tips and exercises to motivate and inspire you. (Independent on Sunday)

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0340770643
• ISBN 13: 9780340770641
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320