Marcel Life Coaching

5 Immediate Benefits of a Great Listener

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:05:00 PST

So many of us spend great amounts of time and energy developing skills like time management, public speaking, and leadership skills to be successful on the job. But what about taking time to...

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6 Practical Steps to Stop Negative Thinking

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:10:00 PST

Russian heavyweight weight lifter Leonid Taranenko once held the world record for free-lifting 499 ½ lbs. He had tried on several occasions to break his own record by lifting 500 lbs. Each attempt...

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Are You a Legalist? (Checklist Included)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:39:00 PST

Ever met a Legalist? Perhaps in church, work or at a social function, you’ll find that The Legalist personality is very similar to its close cousin, The Perfectionist. While the Perfectionist likes...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Step 7)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:53:00 PST

Start the series (you'll need it if you really want this plan to work!). Click here for Step 6. Step #7 (Final): Create accountability for your progress toward your goal. Perhaps the most...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Step 6)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:47:00 PST

Start the series (you'll need it if you really want this plan to work!). Click here for Step 5. Step #6: Define your goals in terms of steps. Unlike dreams, whose outcomes we pretend...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Step 5)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:43:00 PST

Start the series (you'll need it if you really want this plan to work!). Click here for Step 4. Step #5: Plan and program a strategy that will get you to your goal. This step is pretty...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Step 4)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:16:00 PST

Start the series (you'll need it!). Click here for Step 3. Step #4: Choose a Goal You Can Control Instead of saying "My dream is to get fit and lose 10 pounds" a more realistic statement...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Part 3)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:00 PST

Start the series (you'll need it!). Click here for Part 2. Step 3: Assign a timeline to your goal. Procrastinators beware, this will not be an easy read! I say this in all honesty because...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012 (Part 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:09:00 PST

Click here for Part 1 (you'll need it!). Step 2: Express your goals in terms that can be measured. Unlike the dreams you may want to fulfill, goals must be expressed in terms of outcomes that...

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7 Must-Do Steps to Achieving Goals in 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:22:00 PST

The first thing you need to do before setting your goals for 2012 is to break it down into a strategy that works! What I find often is that people tend to set the wrong goals, don't have the right...

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What Is a REAL Man?

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:32:00 PST

One of the most rewarding types of life coaching for me involves working with men who want to become more authentic in their masculinity. It is often a multi-step process of growth. But before a...

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10 Things to Listen for that Will Keep You Out of Trouble!

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:24:00 PST

Do you have a strong immune system? If you do, most likely you'll ward off germs and illness, especially during flu season. People with strong characters also have a great immune system...

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5 Ways to Practice Humility and Gain Respect!

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:44:00 PST

If you know me by now, you'll also know that humility is one of my favorite leadership traits. But because this H word has a different effect on different people, it's often misunderstood. Some don't...

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The 10 Commandments of Effective Communication

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:56:00 PST

Being able to communicate with your significant other, I believe, is one of the best life skills you can develop. Think about it, a husband and wife who can effectively communicate their thoughts,...

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5 Biblical Ways to Meet the Needs of Your Wife

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:31:00 PST

How often we, as men, forget the simple instructions given to us in the Bible about how to lead as husbands. Lets look at a man’s obligation in marriage according to Scripture: 1. Own and...

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Husbands: 20 Ways to Be a Servant Leader

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:46:00 PST

For the next few entries, we'll be focusing on relationships in marriage. If you were to ask me to boil down everything I know from my experience as a relationship coach and husband, my formal...

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Two Ways Every Man Can Choose to Live with His Wounds, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:09:00 PDT

I urge you to read Part 1 to fully understand this blog in context. Here's choice #2: You Can Be Delivered from your Woundedness I'm going to use some slides from a speaking engagement to...

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Two Ways Every Man Can Choose to Live with His Wounds

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:55:00 PDT

Every man suffers from some type of wound. Maybe yours comes from the "absent father wound." This resulted from an emotional or even physical disconnect with a dad who should have been there for you...

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50 Power Questions to Take Control of Your Life

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:25:00 PDT

One of the best-kept secrets about Life Coaching is that we are trained to ask questions which clients tend not to ask themselves. We get clients to really think about what they want in life and to...

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How to Overcome Procrastination in Three Simple Steps

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:55:00 PDT

Procrastination. We've all suffered from it in one form or another. It basically happens when we put off things that we should be focusing on at the moment in favor of doing something else we’re more...

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The Secret to Engaging God During Hard Times

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:56:00 PDT

Lets face it, if it hasn't happened to you, we all know someone affected by this economic depression. People can't find jobs, pay their bills, others have lost their home or are deeply in debt. To...

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The Secret to Changing Behavior, Part 4

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:32:00 PDT

Click here to start the series. Click here if you missed Part 3. Welcome back. Last time we looked at how important it is to break down the support structure that keeps you stuck in the cycle of...

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The Secret to Changing Behavior, Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:33:00 PDT

Click here to begin the series. Click here if you missed Part 2. In the last blog, we concluded that just identifying the supports for the attitude or behavior problem may not be enough to break...

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The Secret to Changing Behavior, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:59:00 PDT

Click here if you missed Part 1. Okay, so you've identified the attitude behind your unacceptable behavior. Great! But what if reaching that understanding alone doesn't do the trick, and things...

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10 Things You Can Do To Simplify Your Life

noreply@blogger.com (Marcel) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:38:00 PDT

This week I was overwhelmed by my own inability to juggle and balance priorities of life–including the challenges of marketing a life coaching practice! I also realized that some of the stress was...

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