Archive for June 27th, 2009

Posted on June 27, 2009 - by Jus

Change The Way You See Everything

Change The Way You See Everything is a book I read last year, even though it had caught my eye in Borders about a year earlier than this, I’d never gotten around to reading it.  It only took about 45 minutes to read and it is truly brilliant in it’s simplicity.  The notion of living your life as an Asset Based Thinker instead of a Deficit Based Thinker is really compelling, but certainly not ground breaking. 

Interestingly though, this is different from just straight “Positive Thinking” and also slightly removed from the whole law of attraction manifesto of The Secret.  Although I am sure the laws of attraction could coexist with Asset Based Thinking (ABT), the premise of how to instill ABT behaviours in your life are quite different from The Secret’s “teachings”.

I remember one of the key insights I had when I was first reading this book is that I found it pretty intriguing that my partner (now husband)considers himself a really positive person, someone that doesn’t let things in life get him down, an ‘optimist’.  Yet despite that fact, he is probably also a Deficit Based Thinker (DBT).  This book highlighted to me that it’s one thing to present yourself as a positive person, but unless you can back it up with ABT behaviours, then you are probably coming across to others as negative, critical and possibly even condescending.

I will explore more of the principles of ABT and the way I try to apply this thinking to my work, my relationships and my life in more posts to come.  Until then, I thoroughly recommend you purchase a copy for yourself!

Posted on June 27, 2009 - by Jus

Life-Coach-To-Be

This time next year (June 2010), I will be graduating from my course and I will be a Certified Practicing Coach.

How do I know this?

Well because several years ago I did a lot of research and determined that this was probably a really great career option for me long term – it would allow me to be helping people and it would also help me to grow within myself through the process of learning and studying to be a Certified Practicing Life Coach.

I did commence my study, but then life kind of got in the way and I didn’t complete it. Thankfully when I signed up for the course, I had made sure that it was one that I could do at my own pace, so I have until June 2010 to complete my study – which is now of course my number one goal in my career.

It’s just one of the reasons for the departure from my old blog and the start of a new chapter. As part of the course, I am required to keep a blog/journal of my study, my insights, my outtakes and how I am applying my learning.  Jus Growing will be a large part of that process and even though some of the posts may remain private, I do hope to be as open as possible and take on board as many comments as you wish to share – be they from practicing life coaches, fellow students or anyone else!

I look forward to sharing my Life-Coach-To-Be journey with you.