<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684</id><updated>2014-10-02T21:56:17.436-07:00</updated><category term="Change your perspective"/><category term="Change your Life"/><category term="Change your Results by changing your mind"/><category term="change"/><category term="7 Secrets to Change"/><category term="Change your mind"/><category term="change thoughts"/><category term="coaching za"/><category term="confidence"/><category term="ecoaching"/><category term="free of the past"/><category term="full potential"/><category term="how to change"/><category term="life coaching za"/><category term="setting goals"/><category term="unstoppable"/><title type='text'>Rita&#39;s Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>Welcome to my Blog.  This Blog is about Personal Life Coaching &amp;amp; Customer Service Coaching.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-1156279731640427635</id><published>2011-06-30T02:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-30T02:47:55.148-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Are you Trapped?</title><summary type="text">Negative thoughts are normal and anyone can be a ‘victim’ to
them. However, it’s not the presence of negative thoughts that cause a problem,
but the way you handle and react to them that either breaks or makes your
confidence and self-esteem.



Let’s look at some of the negative thinking traps that you
could be using in your Self-Talk, that prevents you from handling a situation effectively. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/1156279731640427635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/negativethinking-traps-negative.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1156279731640427635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1156279731640427635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/negativethinking-traps-negative.html' title='Are you Trapped?'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-4041678333686427025</id><published>2011-05-31T06:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T06:14:23.022-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Your Powerful Brain Video Series</title><summary type="text">&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;



We have made a video series available about Your Powerful Brain, which
is available on YouTube.  

http://www.youtube.com/user/eCoachingZA

This series teaches you how powerful your brain is and why it is
important to understand how your brain works.  you do not have to
understand and remember all the names: as long as you understand the concepts
of your brain functions </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/4041678333686427025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/your-powerful-brain-video-series.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/4041678333686427025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/4041678333686427025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/your-powerful-brain-video-series.html' title='Your Powerful Brain Video Series'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-5741581698716679091</id><published>2011-05-31T06:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T06:11:04.528-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Unstoppable Confidence step 2: Stop Negative Thoughts</title><summary type="text">&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;



Step
2 for improving your confidence levels are learning how to identify your
negative thoughts, as they do not serve you (don’t help you in any way).



Negative
thinking results in the following:

1)    not seeing any options /
alternatives or choices,

2)    being stuck in the same
thoughts,

3)    low energy levels,

4)    brings up negative
emotions (e.g feeling </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/5741581698716679091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/unstoppable-confidence-step-2-stop.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/5741581698716679091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/5741581698716679091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/unstoppable-confidence-step-2-stop.html' title='Unstoppable Confidence step 2: Stop Negative Thoughts'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-1367821829972891064</id><published>2011-04-20T15:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T10:27:51.762-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="change thoughts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your mind"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your perspective"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your Results by changing your mind"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coaching za"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="confidence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ecoaching"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="how to change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life coaching za"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="unstoppable"/><title type='text'>Are you Unstoppable?</title><summary type="text">

I asked a client last week:  “What would you Do if you Knew you Could Not
Fail?”

She looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“If you knew that you had a foolproof remedy for success, 1) would you
use it and 2) how would you behave?” I rephrased my previous question.

She smiled and answered:  “Of course I would use it!”

I want to ask you today:  “Why is it that we suffer gladly; instead
of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/1367821829972891064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/04/are-you-unstoppable.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1367821829972891064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1367821829972891064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/04/are-you-unstoppable.html' title='Are you Unstoppable?'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7cq48-HHoUw/Ta9c8kjBvCI/AAAAAAAAABQ/b5dU48LOAZA/s72-c/cat_2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-1388461422620470808</id><published>2011-03-14T00:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T00:19:52.732-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your perspective"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="free of the past"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="full potential"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="setting goals"/><title type='text'>Living to Your Full Potential</title><summary type="text">Are you living life to the full?  Have you ever wanted change in your
life and know how or where to begin?



You need to identify what you want in life.  Write it down or type it on your
computer.  You can create the life
that you want, but you need to know where you are going.  It’s like driving somewhere, but you
don’t know where to go. If you don’t switch on the GPS or look on a map, you
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/1388461422620470808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/03/living-to-your-full-potential.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1388461422620470808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/1388461422620470808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/03/living-to-your-full-potential.html' title='Living to Your Full Potential'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887617056351732684.post-5204972852898226050</id><published>2011-03-05T00:55:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T01:03:59.683-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="7 Secrets to Change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your perspective"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Change your Results by changing your mind"/><title type='text'>7 Secrets to Change</title><summary type="text">

7 Secrets to Change



In life, one thing is constant. Change is going to happen! Nothing ever stays the same. 

The process of change in our lives can lead us toward growth and fulfillment, if we learn how to harness this unyielding force. In this article you&#39;ll discover the 7 secrets to move beyond your resistance to change, to create positive change in your life.
   

1st Secret: Recognize </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/feeds/5204972852898226050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/03/7-secrets-to-change.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/5204972852898226050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8887617056351732684/posts/default/5204972852898226050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritabotes-evolvenow.blogspot.com/2011/03/7-secrets-to-change.html' title='7 Secrets to Change'/><author><name>Rita Botes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13851675802341585068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>