What are you waiting for? For the train to arrive, the dentist to call your name or for things to change so that you can move on.

Do you know that feeling as if you are in a waiting room not knowing what to do, or what decisions to make? No doors or too many doors. In both cases you are in there and don’t go forward, backward or sideward. You are stuck.

When you find yourself in a state of inertia it is often accompanied by low energy and a feeling of being overwhelmed.

For example, you might wish to feel better, to be happier, but don’t know where to start. All seems to be too difficult. “Being happier” is a big and abstract idea that is difficult to grasp.

It is much easier to ask yourself, what are the small things that make you feel better on a daily basis. For one person, it might be going for a walk, for someone else it is meeting a friend. I am sure you can come up with many small things for yourself.

Break down something that is too big, too abstract into small and specific actions. When you do that, you can get yourself out of the waiting room. Because all you have to do is do one small and simple action. You get yourself moving.

One small action, that is all you have to start with.

“Nothing will be attempted if all possible obstacles must first be removed”

Samuel Johnson

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This workshop is designed for small business owners and professionals who want to develop confidence to speak in front of others. Learn to use the opportunity every time you make a presentation before an audience

You will learn to:

• Build confidence as a speaker
• Connect with your audience
• Develop your own style of presenting
• Enjoy sharing your ideas, proposals or visions
• Manage your nerves and anxiety
• Redirect your focus to engaging your audience

The only thing stopping people becoming a gifted speaker is fear or anxiety that need redirecting into confidence.

For more information : please contact me via email: info@cpmcounselling.com

“… the more a person believes that abilities can be developed, the greater the success that person will eventually enjoy.”
(David Schenk in The Genius in All of Us, referring to research by Carol Dweck)

Something to inspire you to keep on learning and discovering new experiences. This video is made by Christian Borstlap for ‘Kinderpostzegels’ a charity focused on the promotion of children’s education. Enjoy.

things to learn from Matt Edgar on Vimeo.

Beliefs can either help us to achieve a goal or hold us back and keep us stuck in a loop. As a small business owner you might encounter those moments where you do lot’s of business ‘stuff’ but don’t seem to have time to work on growing your business. This article tells you what you can do so that you can change limiting beliefs and find useful solutions.

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Speaking in front of an audience is one of the most common fears people experience.

It is still quite common that people believe that to excel in public speaking you must have some kind of talent. But my experience and research (I will get to this later in my post) has proven that this isn’t so. Everyone can learn to be a great speaker and enjoy it. The only thing that holds most people back is the anxiety they experience.

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