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Life Coaching Success Tips: Be Patient

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   January 10, 2012

One of the exciting things about the culture and the times in which we live is that we can do almost anything we want to do. Our advancing technology makes it possible for us to have and do things that previous generations never dreamed of. We’ve gotten used to the instant gratification of our wants [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Choose to Ignore an Insult

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   January 8, 2012

There is a Chinese proverb that says it is better to ignore an insult than to have to respond to one. There is such wisdom here. Think of the troubles you could avoid and the stress you could eliminate if you made the decision to ignore a slight offense or a minor defamation, or an [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Be Honest

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   January 5, 2012

When your friend calls, tell him the truth. Simply say, “You know, I appreciate your asking, but I really don’t feel like having dinner out on Saturday night. I’ve been going out too much lately, and I’d really rather stay home and spend time with the kids.” If he is your friend, he’ll understand, even [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Release Your Attachment to Things

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   January 2, 2012

Look around your house and imagine you have thirty minutes to evacuate, and the only things you can take with you are what you can fit in the back of your car. What would you take? If you had to start all over again, how would you do it differently? We don’t have to wait [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Share Your Fears With Someone Else

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 30, 2011

No one ever has to see the list of things you’re afraid of, but in fact, sharing your list with others can be tremendously liberating. Once you let light come in to those once dark places, you will begin to see the darkness fade. I encourage you to get out your list of fears and [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Face Your Fears and Conquer Them

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 28, 2011

One of the great inhibitors of our lives is fear. If you suspect that fear has been holding you back from the things you want to do, there is something you can do about it. Set aside a couple of hours in the next few days, or take some time right now, to make a [...]

Life Coaching Tips: The Power in Detaching

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 24, 2011

When you find yourself in situations where your blood is boiling or your stomach is churning, try to get into the habit of stepping outside yourself and becoming the observer. This is easier to do in the heat of the moment if you’ve practiced it before the battle gets started. Whenever you find yourself going [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Seek Help to Get Unstuck

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 20, 2011

It’s fortunate in many ways that we’re living in the age of the dysfunctional family. Even as recently as a few years ago, you were considered an anomaly if you sought professional counseling. Now, if you haven’t been in therapy, people assume you’re in denial. Take advantage of the times. If you have a problem [...]

What Are Your Current Beliefs? Are They Holding You Back?

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 18, 2011

While you’re rethinking the beliefs of your childhood, don’t forget to examine your current beliefs, the ones you may have acquired after you let go of the beliefs of your childhood, the ones you moved into at the time of your midlife crisis, or even the ones you settled into last year, or possibly last [...]

Life Coaching Tips: Examine the Beliefs of Your Childhood

Ask Dallas, Make Your Best Impression Blog   ·   December 15, 2011

The number of people who have abandoned the religion of their childhood is legion. Many people are able to leave and never look back. Others leave, but are often consumed with guilt for doing so. Some people spend years feeling angry and bitter about the restrictive, small-minded thinking they’ve spent their lives overcoming. And many [...]

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