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Personal Development

Why Do We Always Get What We Expect or Fear?

May 18th, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil
Why Do We Always Get What We Expect or Fear?

This is a fascinating subject to me and I encounter this so frequently in my coaching work. Why do we always get what we fear? Why do things always turn out in the way we expect them to? In the main these questions are only asked when the outcome is something we do not want.
There [...]



Too Much Choice is a Bad Thing?

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil

I often have new clients who approach me because they are stuck and at a crossroads in their lives. The surprising thing for their friends and families is that they are paralyzed by having too much choice. When presented with an infinite array of options and choices in your life, there is the tendency to [...]



The Three Stages of Sorry

Feb 9th, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil

I was watching a TV programme with my daughter the other day called, “Timothy Goes To School“. If you’ve never watched it, it’s a cartoon about a raccoon called Timothy and his class of different animals at their school/kindergarten. It’s one of the few programmes that I personally recommend as “good” TV for children.
Anyway, there [...]



Is The Opposite Also True?

Oct 8th, 2008 | By Dan O'Neil

A quick personal development tip today, inspired by a comment on my post about Minding Your Language. Something that really helps me in my on-going personal development and self-improvement is to spend some time every now and again challenging my beliefs about things. It’s something that I’ve picked up along the way and it is [...]



The Difference Between Responsibility and Blame

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Dan O'Neil

There’s huge value in taking responsibility for yourself and your life. In fact, it’s the corner stone of personal development and growth. Once you accept responsibility for yourself, your circumstances, actions, thoughts and words, you are instantly empowered to make new, different choices and actually create a life rather than get a life.
The big challenge [...]