Proven Strategies to Enhance Your Knowledge, Communication and Information Retention

April 20, 2021 by Liz Carter

Proven Strategies to Enhance Your Knowledge, Communication, and Information Retention

Since you are going to be spending your valuable time with this learning material, we are going to begin with the Elements of Effective Learning Strategies as our first awareness and tool. Once a goal is established, it is important to know how to move along the pathway to success. Learning how to learn will give you an overview of how to best assimilate this information and incorporate it into your life skills. It will also give you a template to understand where your clients, employees, customers, colleagues, and others might be blocking themselves from moving forward. [Read more…]

Useful Presuppositions For Life and Personal Growth

April 19, 2021 by Liz Carter

Useful Presuppositions For Life and Personal Growth

A presupposition is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse.

The following guidelines for thinking are useful assumptions and filters that may or may not be “truth.”
However, having incorporated these ideas into your perceptual filters – life gets better!

We encourage you to find ways to familiarize yourself with these presuppositions and experiment with thinking and communicating through these basic guidelines. [Read more…]

What is Hemispheric Integration and How is it Used in Life Coaching?

April 14, 2021 by Liz Carter

What is Hemispheric Integration and How is it Used in Life Coaching?

Hemispheric Integration is a revolutionary technology discovered and developed by Allen C. Sargent, author of The Other Mind’s Eye: The Gateway to the Hidden Treasures of Your Mind. This book is included FREE when you enroll in the Life Strategies Coach Training Program and Certification.

Hemispheric Integration with neuro-linguistics is founded on the scientific principles of how the brain processes information and influences thinking patterns. Once we understand this structure – limiting beliefs, phobias, and traumas can be resolved, and the client is then free to create lasting change, now and in the future. These tools and techniques can be used as a valuable adjunct in psychotherapy, and stand alone at the cutting edge in the evolution of personal growth. [Read more…]

Using Pacing and Leading from Hemispheric Integration and NLP for Better Communication

April 13, 2021 by Liz Carter

Using Pacing and Leading from Hemispheric Integration and NLP for Better Communication

Pacing and leading is the concept of aligning and establishing rapport, then leading the interaction in a more useful direction or towards a particular goal. We do this by using the skills of mirroring/ matching, aligning with breathing and rhythm, using our listening skills for honoring another person’s experience of reality, then leading the conversation and interaction to the intended outcome using our precise language skills. [Read more…]

What Can You Do With a Sports Psychology Coach Certification?

April 7, 2021 by Liz Carter

What Can You Do With a Sports Psychology Coach Certification?

Sports psychology applies to a broad population base. Although some professionals use sports psychology to help elite athletes achieve peak performance, many other sport psychologists are concerned more with children, people who have physical or mental disabilities, seniors, and recreational participants.

More and more sport psychologists have focused on the psychological factors involved in exercise and health, developing strategies for encouraging sedentary people to exercise or assessing the effectiveness of exercise as a treatment for depression. To reflect this broadening of interests, the field is now called sport and exercise psychology. Some individuals focus only on the exercise and health-related aspects of the field. [Read more…]

Why Sleep Should Be Your #1 Defense Against Stress

April 6, 2021 by Liz Carter

Why Sleep Should Be Your #1 Defense Against Stress

Stress-related sleep disorders are on the rise today. Our hectic routines have made it difficult for us to get proper rest. With every passing day, people are becoming more negligent towards their health.

According to the CDC, 35.2% of the adult American population sleeps for less than seven hours a day. That is why the number of patients with sleep disorders is increasing day by day. More and more people are complaining of health problems such as insomnia, hypertension, and depression. [Read more…]

The Relationship Between Stress and Sleep

April 1, 2021 by Liz Carter

Stress Less and Sleep Better

All coaches must understand stress management and how it’s connected to personal success, performance, fulfilling relationships, and optimal sleep health.

To begin with, it is essential to differentiate between acute stress and chronic stress. Short-term stress may be beneficial or protective; it is merely like ringing the alarm bell in response to a specific threat. Acute stress is also called “fight or flight response.” It provides a short burst of energy, helping ward off the danger. The short-term adrenalin rush mainly characterizes such an acute reaction.

However, chronic stress is altogether a different thing; it is like keeping the alarm button pressed continually, and in many cases for no apparent reason, just due to a perceived threat. The human body is not created to remain in a state of psychological and physiological alarm continually. [Read more…]

How to Prioritize Sustainability in Your Diet

March 24, 2021 by Liz Carter

How to Prioritize Sustainability in Your Diet

Food is responsible for around 30% of greenhouse gas emissions globally, and if we don’t take action this number is predicted to grow, so we’re looking ahead to make sure we meet our climate targets.

Sustainable eating is about choosing foods that are good for you, the farmers, the environment, the economy, and society. Sustainable eating also takes into account all the consequences of agriculture and food in the environment, such as water usage and soil fertility.

There are many ways to embrace sustainable eating. When considering how you can practice sustainable eating, consider which behaviors would fit with your lifestyle as they should be sustainable for you, too.

Buy Seasonal Produce and Grow Your Own Food

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Will Physical Activity Boost Your Covid Vaccine Response?

March 18, 2021 by Liz Carter

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives and caused immense stress. We’ve been living in this state for over a year. When it first hit, we banded together and there was a sense of community.

But after prolonged stress, COVID-19 fatigue may be setting in. We’re tired of being uncertain, tired of being careful, tired of being isolated, and tired of being scared. We’re worn out dealing with the pandemic, some of us more than others. [Read more…]

What are the Pillars of Wellness and Holism?

March 11, 2021 by Liz Carter

What are the Pillars of Wellness and Holism?

The word holism denotes interconnectivity. A holistic lifestyle means understanding the importance of various factors in health, and how they are interconnected. It means that for a healthy lifestyle, one needs to take multiple steps.

Holism vs Conventional Medicine

Holistic health or a holistic lifestyle is often neglected in conventional medicine, which focuses on signs and symptoms and treating disease conditions. However, a holistic lifestyle forms the basis of most traditional forms of medicine. [Read more…]

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