This, my first self help book, is a collection of inspirational articles containing insights and techniques proven to work in my coaching practice. Some will be found on this website and in our newsletters, but this book contains them all, and more besides, packaged into a convenient book of secrets for you to help your self whenever you like.

Book Details

It's around 140 pages of 9 by 6 inch perfect-bound pages, in a nice glossy cover, containing around 35,000 words. There are around thirty bite-sized articles, each carefully written to accomplish these key self-help objectives:

• To provide easy, entertaining access to key concepts in self-development
• To speak plainly and directly of real people and their actual experiences and struggles toward happiness
• To share insights about why we are internally-conflicted and why we sabotage our own success
• To explain powerful techniques which work - for ordinary people with ordinary doubts and weaknesses
• To inspire people to believe in the possibility of better, and then to reach out and grab it

Bit by bit, this book will dissolve cynicism, pessimism bewilderment and apathy, clearing away the distortions of our hidden beliefs, opening doors to the reality which was always there waiting for us to be see more clearly.

Here are a selection of the topics dealt with in this book of secrets:

• The Tyranny of Freedom
  Western cultures have often risen above the need to work hard for survival. We take food and shelter for granted. We have TVs and cars, and options. But dammit - what now? Our society doesn't teach us to take control of our lives, and it shuns ambition and confidence. We follow the Jones or the TV stereotypes. This is not authentic living, but what is - and how do we find our own path? This book will help you to see your inner compass. Knowing the direction to start walking is the step before the first step.
• The Lens of Belief Distorts Reality
  We think we see the world as it really is. We call that "reality" and resist any attempts to unseat it. But almost inevitably our reality is nothing of the kind - it's a heavily edited, filtered, distorted view of the world, which, perversely, we made to support our beliefs. We're trapped. What we need is to recognise and then remove those distortions. When we do that, we discover new beliefs - and since beliefs (and not intellect) drive behaviour, we'll see our lives change, and in ways which our willpower could never accomplish alone. It's all in this book.
• Watching & Controlling our Thoughts
  Our brains are largely autonomous. We sit in there watching it do its stuff, we don't even try to intervene and any attempt usually fails anyway. Watching your thoughts is a key to understanding why you do what you do. This process provides a window into your beliefs, and with understanding, opportunities arise to take back control. This is the work of personal transformation. It's how you change who you are which ultimately, is what's necessary to change what you do (and the other name for that is your life). It's in this book.
• Managing Time
  Most of us are on a treadmill of one kind or another. We fly along meeting immediate demands on our time. We're too busy working IN our lives to work ON them. Controlling how you spend your time is key to taking back control, and there are some great techniques to help you in this book.
• FEAR
  Fear is usually the elephant in the room. It's the huge thing we don't talk about that prevents us from taking action. Once we learn to recognise the role of fear in our lives and in our world-view, we free ourselves to look into our fear. We can recognise that our fear is never based in rational thinking. It comes from another part of ourselves. Recognising that, is often the first step to freedom.
• Conflict
  The role of others in our lives is centrally important. Most of us live in social units - work teams, and families. How we relate to others, and specifically - how we express our wishes and progress our plans within these relationships often comes down to dealing with (rather than avoiding) conflict. Conflict aversion is tied intimately into fear. Both are barriers to personal growth, and both are explored, and techniques offered in this book.
• Making Change Happen
  So many people read the books, attend the seminars and buy in to the concepts but still don't do the stuff to make change happen. I call this inertia, and this book tackles inertia in its various forms, and presents techniques - proven in real coaching practice - to get you moving in the right direction.
• Confidence
  Confidence is a manifestation of your beliefs about your self. Those beliefs determine your actions and in general, you'll act to make your beliefs true - even when those actions make you sad. So improving self esteem is about exploring your beliefs about yourself. Tough work, and seldom fast, but with persistence and the techniques in this book, you can sustain great progress.
• Acceptance
  I developed the terms "life blinkers" and "life blindness" for something I see in every single client I coach. We accept the ways of our world so completely, that we even fail to see them at all. Their impact is seen as the way of the world. Universally true aspects of reality which are not negotiable. Exposing these blind spots offers the possibility of radical life transformation, and the book shows real-world examples to you get it - and take it into your own life.

All of this is dealt with in down-to-earth ways, in plain language, and illustrated with real-life examples from my coaching practice. I KNOW this stuff works; I use it daily, and I see it working daily in my clients' lives.

Which format?

This book comes in two forms, each with their merits, and the choice is yours.

Physical Book Familiar, easy paper bound book format Portable & rugged - read in the tub! Easy to read in bright sunlight No batteries, devices or IT skills needed A wonderful, affordable gift Make your own notes on the pages Author-autographed copies available £9.99 (plus £2.99 P&P)

E-Book Cheaper & greener Rapid download - receive it now Readable on your computer, Net book or E--Reader Print it out if you like A nice gift for anyone with a suitable reader No P&P charges £7.50

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The Time of Your Life
- Inspirations & Insights from Coaching Practice

35,000 word book of secrets from Chris Wesley.
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