How 'Rich' are you?

The 2010 'Rich List' has just come out.

It's easy to feel envious of those people who have millions (many of whom have worked damn hard to get that money). They don't have to worry about bills, they can spend whatever they want-on whatever they want. Holidays, cars, homes, luxuries etc etc.

But hold on a minute!....how many of them are happy?

Ok, I know you'd be happy if you had that money, but for how long?

You see some of the people I coach are millionaires (celebrities, sport stars, successful business people) -and some of them are very unhappy.

Why is that?

Well, once the novelty of money has worn off, life becomes 'normal' again-and we take for granted what we do have, and start focusing on what we don't have.

For millionaires - it's often things like:

- Security for their family (fear of kidnapping/mugging)

- Fear of losing it all

- The feeling that they don't have enough (yes, really)

- Not yet achieved the success they really want

- No love in their life/ unhappy with their relationship

- The pressure that comes with having wealth, and the stress it causes in relationships

- A regret that they even got it in the first place (common amongst lottery winners)

Sadly, money doesn't guarantee happiness or health -which are the things that everyone really wants. So next time you are wishing you had their money-think about what it is you really want in your life and what you have now.

Happiness and health-the only riches that matter - when all is said and done.

How many of you are on that 'rich' list?

Amana

Straight forward, straight talking Coach.

www.walkahead.co.uk

Football-Whose head is it next?

As the dust settles on the John Terry story, another one breaks with Ashley Cole.
The talk is about footballers, but not football and the story is inevitably damaging for all involved and even for some who are not involved.
The world of premiership football (and, lets be honest, the world of top flight sports) has changed. When you are in the public eye-the public gets a piece of you-heck its part and parcel of the new rules of the game. The game of being a celebrity.


Today’s footballers have to be damn good at football to be in the premiership-if they falter , there are younger, hungry, up and coming starlets waiting in the wings to take their place.
Yep, the pressure to succeed is growing.
Footballers have this ‘god like’ status amongst their fans-many of whom are young kids who want to grow up and be just like them. Let’s hope they are good role models then eh?
After all ‘Premiership’ is not just about the game- it’s about behaviour, on and off the pitch-which often seems to be overlooked, dismissed-or laughed off.

Then they have to be a credible ambassador for the club and for whichever brand they are being paid to advertise. One false move, wrong word and crazy night out will be captured and used against them and that’s when they have to face the music-and their family. Football’s not just about the game on the pitch-it’s about who you are and how you live your life.
Look when all is said and done, footballers are human beings. Full blooded men, passionate about the game, and their performance. Oh and they love the money and trappings (including the adoring girls).

So why do so many of our talented footballers struggle to cope-surely with all that money life can’t be that hard, can it?

No, life isn’t hard at all. But coping with it, is.
Our footballers need emotional (but not soft) support, which may involve a kick up the a**e. Unless they understand how to control their stress level and manage the pressure, it’s not just losing their wife or their job that’s at stake. It’s losing the game, the league, the cup –even the world cup.

So Mr. Capello, Mr Ancelotti et al, our lads need some serious one to one coaching of a different kind. The kind that helps a player sort out what’s going on in his head.
It might be a head filled with self doubt, uncertainty, fear and dread. It might be filled with worries at home. When a player falls apart on the pitch or in his personal life-he’s actually been falling apart for a while and there has been no one there to pick it up and deal with it.

Football is a game of psychology and is fuelled by emotion-your skill may be physical but the ignition and power ain’t.

It's not about the handshake....

So Wayne Bridge didn't shake John Terry's hand.
Who's right and who's wrong? The debate will go on for a long time.

One thing's for sure though -nothing changes until something changes.
Wayne's emotional scars run deep. He has an axe to grind.

When people you trust let you down, it's a shock to the system -especially if you didn't see it coming.
He is angry, upset, let down, and humiliated.

John Terry will want to move on, put the whole thing behind him and try and make amends - for the sake of his family, his career - and himself. But that won't happen until Wayne allows it to.

The handshake is the physical demonstration (or not in this case) of respect, warmth and friendship. This very visual (in view of thousands) non display - says 'keep away'.

What Wayne needs badly - and now - is support to deal with his torment, guidance to overcome his anger and encouragement to rise above what is an awful situation for him. He can emerge stronger, wiser and the real winner. And if he gets into the right mindset-that of a true sports professional - he will put himself back in his rightful place as a worthy player for England in the World Cup. And he will have the whole country behind him.

In the right frame of mind - he will be extremely - and in a positive way - dangerous.
Feisty players win games.

So, Wayne, Mr. Mancini, or indeed Mr. Capello. Act quickly, and get in touch.
It's not about the handshake-it's much more than that.

Amana
Straightforward,straighttalking coach.
http://www.walkahead.co.uk/

How badly off are you really?

You know there are lots of things happening in the world that will put your life into perspecitive.





So how badly off are you really?





If your year still hasn't quite got off to the start you had in mind, here are some tips to get you going again.

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/07/32754/how-to-start-2010-on-a-positive-note.html

After that, it's down to you.





Amana


Straighttalking coach


http://www.walkahead.co.uk/

What's your 'X' Factor?

If you've got it-use it!

...er, of course, if you don't know what it is you've got-you can't.

That's why you need to know what it is about you that stands out, or could.

....And when you stand out from the crowd, there's no telling how far you could go. So 2010 might well be your year to shine, if it is, you need to be at this event.

http://www.forwardladies.com/networking-events-hull/find-your-own-x-factor--1441

Amana

Straightforward coach

http://www.walkahead.co.uk/

Snowballs!

So 2010 is well under way, and we have had our best snowfall in years.

Check your attitude so far: have you grumbled about the snow? fed up with it? want to see the back of it?

Here's one example of how you can measure your attitude impact on your own behaviour, and on your friends/colleagues. If you've been negative-then you've (potentially) started the year on a negative note. Isn't it funny how when we're kids we love the snow.....and then we grow up.

Of course there are 'practical' reasons-like it's dangerous, it's hard to walk in, it's cold...blah, blah ,blah..... but does everyone have to hear that? Whats to stop us saying-it looks lovely, it's fun to be out in it, it's dangerous-so we'll have to be careful-but it won't last so let's make the best of it.

Get the idea?

Go on, try it. Check your attitude for 2010 so far.

And be positive......it's very catching!

...snowman and snowballs anyone?

Amana

Straighttalking Coach

http://www.walkahead.co.uk/

Want to Find your own 'X' Factor?...

...Come along to the event and you'll know how.

http://www.forwardladies.com/networking-events-hull/find-your-own-x-factor--1441

Amana

Straighttalking Coach.

http://www.walkahead.co.uk/