Your Pocket Life-Coach: 10 Minutes a Day to Transform Your Life and Your Work

YOUR POCKET

L I F E
COACH

10 MINUTES A DAY TO TRANSFORM

YOUR LIFE AND YOUR WORK

CAROLE GASKELL

Copyright

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Extracted from Transform Your Life: 10 Steps to Real Results by Carole Gaskell, published by Thorsons 2000

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Dedication

It only takes one person to change your life – you.

Ruth Casey

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1: Jump Start the Next Phase of Your Life

Chapter 2: Create a Vibrant Vision and Genuine Goals

Chapter 3: Build the Right Foundations

Chapter 4: Spring Clean Your Life

Chapter 5: Boost Your Confidence

Chapter 6: Strengthen Your Relationships

Chapter 7: Tackle Your Obstacles

Chapter 8: Gain Focus and Achieve More in Less Time

Chapter 9: Shape Up Your Finances

Chapter 10: Take Action, Maintain Momentum and Flow

About the Publisher

Introduction

take 10 minutes a day to transform your life

Overview

Are you optimising your potential in your life and in your work? Do you want to renew your energy, make more of your time, boost your confidence, build better relationships, shape up your finances and feel inspired to enjoy a multi-facetted, fulfilling life?

Most of us have dreams we’d like to realise, things we’d like to change, or do differently in our lives; we’re full of good intentions, yet we’re all so busy and the changes can seem too huge and overwhelming, that we never get around to doing anything about them. We often convince ourselves that we don’t have the time, the space, the support, the resources, the money or the know-how to ‘think’ about what we want – let alone ‘do’ things differently.

Congratulations – the fact that you’ve bought this book means you’ve made the first step towards transforming your life! Each one of us can start this process in a split second, by doing something differently, taking action or thinking in a new way. You CAN transform your life, step by step, in just 10 minutes a day. You’ve made the perfect start, so let’s get going – Your new life starts NOW!

Little and Often Leads to Success

As a lifecoach I have been a catalyst for thousands of people to transform their lives and their work, helping them to open their minds to what’s possible and supporting them as they take steps to fulfil their true potential. We are all capable of making changes in our lives, the secret is to break things down into SMALL STEPS – tiny steps in fact – and spend a few minutes EVERY DAY taking action. Little and often is one of the fundamental secrets to successful transformation.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Leo Tolstoy

Bite-Sized Chunks

To help make your life transformation process as effective and easy as possible, every step has been broken down into easily manageable ‘bite-sized’ chunks for you to tackle on a regular basis. Each quiz, question or assignment will take approximately 10 minutes of your time to complete. As you move forward ‘chunk by chunk’ you’ll start to see things fitting together and having a significant, positive impact on your overall life. Transformation essentially involves making gradual changes and improvements from one state to another. Whether the changes you make are subtle or fundamental is up to you – even small changes can have a significant impact over the long-term! Remember you CAN eat an elephant, but only ONE BITE AT A TIME!

Exercise your ‘Life-Changing Muscles’ Regularly

This powerful pocket coach has been specifically designed for you to keep with you, follow, use and refer to on a regular basis. Like anything in life, making changes requires regular, consistent action. Think of it as exercising your ‘life-changing’ muscles: the more frequently you take action, the easier things become, the more steadily you progress and the quicker you start to see the results you want taking root in your life.

Make this book a part of your life over the coming weeks. Let it become a partner in your success — it is there to stimulate you, question you and challenge you. Keep it close by as you go about your daily life, write down your thoughts, your vision, your goals on the blank pages at the back, monitor your progress and let it act as a constant reminder to you that you are in charge of transforming your life.

Get into the Habit of Transformation

Ideally take one small section each day. However busy you are, you can take 10 minutes out of your hectic life each day for a good cause. If daily isn’t possible for you, create a regular routine that you know will work and stick to it. Make it a habit and integrate the insights into your life moment by moment. You know you’re MORE than worth it!

Quick Transformation Quiz

Answer the questions below by ticking the appropriate box and calculating your score as follows: 2 points = Yes/Agree/Not Applicable, 1 point = Agree sometimes, 0 point = No/Disagree

If you scored 0–10 points

You’re confident with some areas of your life, but could drastically improve in others. You stand to achieve the maximum benefit from lifecoaching in both your personal and your professional life. This book will help you to make the changes you want to transform your life, strengthen your support framework, establish your strengths, clarify your personal vision and tap into your true potential.

If you scored 11–15 points

Well done! Life is presumably pretty good for you. However, you probably suffer from the occasional stumbling block and suspect that you could achieve much more, both personally and professionally. This book will support you in clearing your way towards being more effective and achieving a balanced integration of your home and work life. Don’t wait too long – you’re almost there!

If you scored 16–20 points

Congratulations! You’re obviously close to reaching your full potential. You probably know what your vision and goals are and have a plan for achieving them. This book may inspire you to achieve the last 10 or 20 per cent. This could be just the kick-start you need to go the final distance.