Carole Gaskell - Your Pocket Life-Coach: 10 Minutes a Day to Transform Your Life and Your Work

take 10 minutes a day to transform your life

Are you optimising your potential in your life and in your work? Do you want to renew your energy, make more of your time, boost your confidence, build better relationships, shape up your finances and feel inspired to enjoy a multi-facetted, fulfilling life?

Most of us have dreams wed like to realise, things wed like to change, or do differently in our lives; were full of good intentions, yet were all so busy and the changes can seem too huge and overwhelming, that we never get around to doing anything about them. We often convince ourselves that we dont have the time, the space, the support, the resources, the money or the know-how to think about what we want let alone do things differently.

Congratulations the fact that youve bought this book means youve made the first step towards transforming your life! Each one of us can start this process in a split second, by doing something differently, taking action or thinking in a new way. You CAN transform your life, step by step, in just 10 minutes a day. Youve made the perfect start, so lets get going Your new life starts NOW!

As a lifecoach I have been a catalyst for thousands of people to transform their lives and their work, helping them to open their minds to whats possible and supporting them as they take steps to fulfil their true potential. We are all capable of making changes in our lives, the secret is to break things down into SMALL STEPS tiny steps in fact and spend a few minutes EVERY DAY taking action. Little and often is one of the fundamental secrets to successful transformation.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Leo Tolstoy

To help make your life transformation process as effective and easy as possible, every step has been broken down into easily manageable bite-sized chunks for you to tackle on a regular basis. Each quiz, question or assignment will take approximately 10 minutes of your time to complete. As you move forward chunk by chunk youll start to see things fitting together and having a significant, positive impact on your overall life. Transformation essentially involves making gradual changes and improvements from one state to another. Whether the changes you make are subtle or fundamental is up to you even small changes can have a significant impact over the long-term! Remember you CAN eat an elephant, but only ONE BITE AT A TIME!

This powerful pocket coach has been specifically designed for you to keep with you, follow, use and refer to on a regular basis. Like anything in life, making changes requires regular, consistent action. Think of it as exercising your life-changing muscles: the more frequently you take action, the easier things become, the more steadily you progress and the quicker you start to see the results you want taking root in your life.

Make this book a part of your life over the coming weeks. Let it become a partner in your success it is there to stimulate you, question you and challenge you. Keep it close by as you go about your daily life, write down your thoughts, your vision, your goals on the blank pages at the back, monitor your progress and let it act as a constant reminder to you that you are in charge of transforming your life.

Ideally take one small section each day. However busy you are, you can take 10 minutes out of your hectic life each day for a good cause. If daily isnt possible for you, create a regular routine that you know will work and stick to it. Make it a habit and integrate the insights into your life moment by moment. You know youre MORE than worth it!

Answer the questions below by ticking the appropriate box and calculating your score as follows: 2 points = Yes/Agree/Not Applicable, 1 point = Agree sometimes, 0 point = No/Disagree

If you scored 010 points

Youre confident with some areas of your life, but could drastically improve in others. You stand to achieve the maximum benefit from lifecoaching in both your personal and your professional life. This book will help you to make the changes you want to transform your life, strengthen your support framework, establish your strengths, clarify your personal vision and tap into your true potential.

If you scored 1115 points

Well done! Life is presumably pretty good for you. However, you probably suffer from the occasional stumbling block and suspect that you could achieve much more, both personally and professionally. This book will support you in clearing your way towards being more effective and achieving a balanced integration of your home and work life. Dont wait too long youre almost there!

If you scored 1620 points

Congratulations! Youre obviously close to reaching your full potential. You probably know what your vision and goals are and have a plan for achieving them. This book may inspire you to achieve the last 10 or 20 per cent. This could be just the kick-start you need to go the final distance.

For easy reference the book has been divided into 10 chapters:

Use the past and present to help you shape your future
This first section will set you up for success by helping you to see your life in context, connecting you with your achievements, challenging you to learn from your mistakes and encouraging you to develop invaluable qualities to take your life to the next level.

Picture what you want, explore possibilities then be specific
Here youll be encouraged to think big as you create a vibrant vision of your future, connect with your dreams and clarify your intended outcomes, then youll be focused in on specifics as you define genuine goals and plans to move forward.

Boost your energy and surround yourself with the right people
In this chapter youll establish a strong power base from which to launch the next phase of your life. You will be inspired to take good care of yourself, commit to regular habits and to develop a powerful support framework around you.