One Day or Day One?

 

Hi it's DAve

Huge apologies but welcome to this week's (albeit late again) blog entitled "One Day or Day One?"

Something that is designed to get you thinking (I hope!)

So please just sit back for a few minutes and take in the message that the video contains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-ZJf-Dd4k

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Beneficial, Change Your Life, coffee break ideas 
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About Dave  Personal development coach; music therapist; speaker, radio presenter

                               

"I established my coaching practice a number of years ago and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same - to help and encourage people to live their best lives".  

Certifications
I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-
Suicide Alertness - awarded 2019
Music Therapy (Diploma) - awarded 2016
Personal Performance Coaching Certificate - awarded 2008
Life Coaching (Honours Diploma) - awarded 2007
Introduction To Counselling Certficate - awarded 1995
Introduction To Employee Investigation Certificate - awarded 1993
Crystal Therapy (Practitioner)
Reiki (Practitioner)
Dementia Awareness
I have also compiled a series of short videos that help provide an 
Introduction To Mindfulness
To find out more about how we might be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please click here to send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new
 Altered Image Coaching page. 

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So, please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:
https://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/alteredimage

Wytchwynd Photography:
http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/


Workbook



Apologies but
The 2023 Workbook (#7) 
HAS STALLED !!!


Please email: devonlifecoach@mail.com for more information



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Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And again, above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"
DAve x

07/12/22 Change is coming!

 

Hi Everyone

Thank you for joining me here on the Altered Image Coaching blog.  I have been doing a lot of research recently about what to put into the blog that keeps it “on point” and it has become apparent that a lot of popular bloggers in my field do things slightly differently from the ways that I have been using.

So bearing that in mind I have decided to change things round and hopefully in the process attract some new readers (whilst keeping the existing readership happy “I hope”)

I kept wondering “what it is that consistently has people returning week after week?” and my answer kept returning to - the content……it has to be!

With that in mind I directed my research a little further and whilst I have been achieving some nice viewing stats it could be a lot better (it could also be much worse though)

So the clue is in the name

Altered Image Coaching – now I chose this "way back when" because I wanted my brand to be synonymous with Personal Development – and I felt then as I do now - that Altered Image did exactly that.

And then it hit me that lately there has been a watering down of the content and some of it has contained little or no “Coaching” in the Altered Image Coaching blog!  So I thought long and hard about this, and then I looked back over the last year’s posts and surprise, surprise all of the high reader posts were found to be directly linked to coaching.

So, at the present the plan is that starting from the first week of January the blog will focus on containing more of the Coaching content and less of the other things that have crept in over the past year.

Thank you very much for reading this and I look forward to working alongside you as you move on into your Personal Development.

Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you all again next week

Best wishes

DAve

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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives.  

Certifications

I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-

Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)

Music Therapy (Diploma)

Crystal Therapy (Practioner)

Reiki (Practitioner)

Dementia Awareness

In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 

Introduction To Mindfulness

To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new

 Altered Image Coaching page. 

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.

LINKS

Website:

https://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/alteredimage

Wytchwynd Photography:

http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/

Workbook

  The 2022 Personal + Lifestyle Development Coaching Workbook is now retired and no longer available.  

Keep an eye open for the 2023 Workbook (7) 

It HAS STARTED TO FORM!

Please email: devonlifecoach@mail.com for more information

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Subscribing To The Blog

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And again, above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"

DAve x

Suggesting A Different Approach

                 

                                                 A Different Approach

Would you like to work in a state of chaos or would you prefer to be in a place where all tins are stored alphabetically, where receipts are filed in an organised fashion in a perfectly organised storage system?

Would you like to work in an office where plants are flourishing, shelves are clean and the meditation mat sits quietly in the corner right next to the windchimes?

Actually, if you are anything like me your space is a state of creative chaos. I actually dislike doing life admin! In fact, if you gave me some paperwork to keep safe, there is a very strong chance that I would mislay it.

I have to confess that I am often surrounded by half-finished projects and it is a sad fact that there are many unfinished projects in our house.  There is probably at least one in each room!

A fellow coach - Barbara Sher, has actually come up with a great description of it and I quote “Clutter is like a modern sculpture that you have assembled around you.  It is a monument paying tribute to indecision.”

And again, if you are like me you will probably spend time decluttering but the chances are you are just "brilliantly disorganised".

Something else that I am guilty of - I rarely know how much money I have in the bank and if during a phone enquiry they were to ask me how much a recent transaction was (or to whom) the chances are that I would have no idea.

I often tell myself (and you probably do as well), that it will get sorted. When I have more time I will get it done!

Will it get done? Probably not!

So what can we do?

The answer could well be found in something called a “life edit“ devised by Anna Newton.

Anna says “a life edit encourages you to create systems and routines so that you save time and use it more wisely”

Editing everything from your budget to your belongings, your kitchen cupboards and your shopping list means that you will ultimately have more time to do what makes you happy.

A couple of suggested ideas are as follows:-

a) cook food in batches so that you are not cooking every single night
b) put your bread in the freezer and only take out what you need when you need it.

These minor changes could probably result in you not having to go to the supermarket every day (and that means you won’t make impulse buys of things that you don’t need).

The spin-offs from these two points are:-

i)  you will be healthier

ii) you will be carrying less weight

Another change each of us can put into place is learning to say no more often. 

If we are invited to a party we often say yes because we don’t want to offend or disappoint the person holding the party. Instead of doing that negotiate an alternative - you could suggest that you meet up the next week because you are not able to attend the party. 

Now here I recommend that you do not justify why you are not able to attend but if you do, simply say that you have something else planned.

These are only a couple of examples of changes you can make that will lead you towards a better life.

Now, I would like to make a suggestion.

Adopting something called the “kaizen” method can help make small changes and improvements more easily achievable.

For example if you want to run a marathon learn the habit of jogging round the block every morning and adding a little more distance each day. The more you do it the greater your willpower will become.

And now a word (or two) about motivation. 

There are several forms that motivation can take:-
External motivation (carrot and stick method)
Internal motivation (Becoming goal based)

and my personal favourite (and recommendation) 

Internal vision based (how you would like to spend your time) - focus on the journey not the destination, don’t set goals! Instead, consider the milestones along the way.

Look for your why?

For example:-

instead of saying that you want to be a professional guitarist or a published photographer ask yourself these questions:-

Why do I like to play my guitar? or Why do I like to take photographs?

Write down your answers as they come.

Keep asking these personal questions to determine your personal vision and it is very likely that in a short while you will notice that you are making steady and very noticeable progress.

I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this post and if you have found it useful please click here to drop me a quick email and tell me about your progress.  

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The preparation of the new and different 2021 Workbook is underway! 

(the first copies should be available by the end of January)

However if you wish to order a copy of the outgoing 2020 workbook please navigate to the Shopping Page

Business Developer / Coach Emma Kersey said this about the 2018 Workbook

"Sorry I didn't get round to fully utilizing the e-book but please know that just reading it helped massively........... just needed a push and the book did that so thank you"

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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded The Blue Sky Company to enable me to develop my work in more ways.  In addition I am also a therapist and that work includes music therapy; crystal therapy; Reiki and I will soon be offering an introduction to  Mindfulness.

If you would like to know more about my therapy work etc, then please email me.

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link below to the Under Blue Skies page. The page is home to a group of like - minded people (affectionately knows as "the tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support Tribe Members regularly receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  The page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.

Under Blue Skies Private group · 27 members Join Group This group aims to concentrate primarily on Personal Change although at times there may be elements of Business Change or a cross over point somewhere...

LINKS

Website:

www.moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/bluesky

Wytchwynd Photography

http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

Inspirational Phrases

In addition to the above I send out a daily email containing an Inspirational Phrase. 

To ensure that we comply with the relevant regulations this is a subscription only service and to  be included please send an email using “add me” as the subject to:- 

underblueskies@zoho.com

Once you have subscribed the phrases will be delivered to your mail box every day at no cost to you whatsoever.

Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all

Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!

Have Less / Live More

 

 

   HAVE LESS / LIVE MORE

How often does the attraction of "New Things" manage to seduce you into buying things that you don't really need?

It can be anything from a piece of jewellery to an inspirational book, it simply has to make its way into your possession, like an itch that is never scratched.

But if you really drill down and ask yourself, when have I been at my happiest? (and be truthful here), the answer would probably be "when I was doing....... "(something).  However, the honest answer is probably when you were doing something that was costing you absolutely nothing - NIL, NIX, NADA!!!!

Things such as:-  being with your children on the beach, swimming at sunset, walking barefoot or when you are at your most calm - looking up at the sky, meditating or simply sitting in silence.

So now ask yourself another question - do you really need that new handbag? - What is the worst that could happen if you didn't have it?  

Now expand from this point......

Do you really NEED to buy a new book if you could probably get it from the library?

Do you really NEED to buy a new outfit?  

Would the world grind to a halt if you fixed that thing was broken rather than going online and replacing it with a new item?

Don't get me wrong here, there are things that really are essential purchases such as somewhere to live / repairs / water / gas / electricity but there are changes you could make that would go a long way to reducing some of your costs.

You could cancel that very expensive Gym membership and take up cycling, walking, running - all of which cost very little but still allow you to keep fit and healthy.

You could grow a lot of your own vegetables!

You could visit farm shops and charity shops!

There are lots of savings that can be made just by having a change of mindset!

In the home you could use energy saving machines (yes they do still make them) at off peak times.  Taking advantage of bulk buying is another way that you could save money.

There are many alterations and adaptations that can be made to reduce your spending and improve the quality of your day to day life - all you need to do is choose consciously instead of opting for the knee jerk, often "easy" options.

So as we look towards the turn of the year (here in the Western World) will you become more conscious and thrifty - thus having a simpler but increased quality of day to day life?

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The preparation of the new and different 2021 Workbook is underway! 

(the first copies should be available in early January)

However if you wish to order a copy of the outgoing 2020 workbook please navigate to the Shopping Page

Business Developer / Coach Emma Kersey said this about the 2018 Workbook

"Sorry I didn't get round to fully utilizing the e-book but please know that just reading it helped massively........... just needed a push and the book did that so thank you"

ooo000ooo

About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded The Blue Sky Company to enable me to develop my work in more ways.  In addition I am also a therapist and that work includes music therapy; crystal therapy; Reiki and I will soon be offering an introduction to  Mindfulness.

If you would like to know more about my therapy work etc, then please email me.

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link below to the Under Blue Skies page. The page is home to a group of like - minded people (affectionately knows as "the tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support Tribe Members regularly receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  The page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.

Under Blue Skies Private group · 27 members Join Group This group aims to concentrate primarily on Personal Change although at times there may be elements of Business Change or a cross over point somewhere...

LINKS

Website:

www.moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/bluesky

Wytchwynd Photography

http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

Inspirational Phrases

In addition to the above I send out a daily email containing an Inspirational Phrase. 

To ensure that we comply with the relevant regulations this is a subscription only service and to  be included please send an email using “add me” as the subject to:- 

underblueskies@zoho.com

Once you have subscribed the phrases will be delivered to your mail box every day at no cost to you whatsoever.

Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all

Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!