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What Is Your Life’s Purpose?

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 13, 2019 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Uncategorized

I spoke to a couple of people this week who are struggling with this question “What is my life’s purpose?” It’s a question most of us have asked at some point in our lives. Some of us get an answer and some of us don’t. One of the posts I shared on Face Book a while back suggests 5 questions you can ask yourself to get some direction to the question of what my purpose is. I’d like to share them with you. I am most focused when … (make a list)... read more

Don’t Win the Battle to Lose the War …

This entry was posted by David Lawson | May 25, 2017 | Employee Assistance Programme, Relationship Counselling

Is winning an argument worth it? In this article I will summarise some of the principles in Part Three – How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking – of Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends & Influence People” *. Principle 1 – The best way to win an argument is to avoid it. Carnegie writes that winning an argument is pointless if it is only to prove to the other person that they are wrong and you are right. An argument... read more

Be Interested in People for Them to Like You

This entry was posted by David Lawson | May 11, 2017 | Healthy Workplace, Relationship Counselling, Self Esteem

Be interested in people! In this article, we will summarise the principles of Part Two – Six Ways to Make People Like You – of Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends & Influence People” *. Have you started reading it yet? All of us like to be liked. Even one person not liking us, can affect how we view ourselves. Principle 1 – Be genuinely interested in other people. Carnegie talks about Tippy, the puppy his father bought him... read more

Achieve Your 2017 Goals with 3 Cool Tips!

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 4, 2017 | Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Uncategorized

Last week I wrote about the importance of reviewing the events of your 2016, and carrying those learnings into 2017. So – with the New Year 2017 still fresh – here are my 3 tips to help you achieve your 2017 goals. My 1st tip: Be honest. Choose 2 or 3 areas in your life where you need to make a change, and write one specific year goal for each. Areas may be family, health, career, finance, emotional, spiritual, social, community, educational …... read more