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Posts Tagged ‘ fear ’

Famous People Get Nervous Too

Oct 21st, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil
Famous People Get Nervous Too

According to this BBC Report, Robbie Williams has problems with his confidence. For most people, this will be totally dismissed as nonesense because it doesn’t make sense that someone with confidence issues could sing live in front of thousands or even millions of people. However the truth is that everyone experiences confidence challenges, however there [...]



Love Your Clients and Customers

Jun 2nd, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil

Before I begin, I’d like to clear up the meaning of the word love in this post. I’m not talking about romantic love (i.e. between two consenting adults/people), I’m referring to the feeling that is present in us all when all negative emotions (e.g. fear, guilt) are removed.
I’ve always noticed that there are many times [...]



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 [...]



What Kind Of World Do You Choose To Live In?

Mar 28th, 2009 | By Dan O'Neil

I’m a member of an online coaches discussion forum and there was a really interesting discussion about plagiarism. It reminded me of a thought I’d had several years ago about what kind of world we choose to live in.
For the most part, people tend to live in a world filled with fear and bad things [...]



Building Up Confidence After Absence From Work

Aug 5th, 2008 | By Dan O'Neil
Building Up Confidence After Absence From Work

On our confidence and assertiveness courses we frequently find that one or two people have had an extended period of absence from work, or have been out of work for some time. For these people, they describe themselves as having lost their confidence. Sometimes, they return to work and things are not how they were [...]