tips for self care

Tips for self care when running on empty

by on May 15, 2019in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

When you think of caring, who do you think of?  Probably not yourself.  We have a huge tendency to look after everyone else and then what happens?  We forget self care.  Imagine if you went to see a doctor and he was dripping blood from an open wound – I guess you would suggest that he sorted himself out before he came near you.  And that’s what we all need to do.  We can’t help others from a place of pain and hurt, from a place of emptiness.  The skill lies in finding ways to make ourselves whole and robust…

Read more...

Clear the screen

by on May 8, 2019in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

Do you have a lot of ‘yes buts’ in your life?  Do you spend a lot of time being afraid of what might happen or looking to recreate something good that has happened before?  Bevis tells us the tale of the rattlesnake and the butterfly.  If you are out walking and you encounter a rattlesnake you will quite probably be pretty freaked, I know I would.  If you are not careful you will be on the lookout for rattlesnakes every time you go out – especially if you go back to where you saw it the first time.    How about…

Read more...
what motivates me

What Motivates me?

by on October 12, 2018in Motivational Maps

I am often puzzled about what motivates me.  I want to have high minded principles and be motivated by altruism; ‘I do what I do because its important to help other people’.  To a certain extent this is completely true but I am also motivated by money.  This has been a big learning point for me.  I claim that I love what I do so much that I would do it for free, but the honest reality is different.  This is so important, our clients / friends / colleagues will often tell us what they think we want to hear,…

Read more...
frustration

Frustration!

by on September 26, 2018in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

I used to experience frustration when things didn’t turn out how I had planned.  I have a new idea at least every day, I make plans and I expect things to work perfectly.  I expect to write that book in a week, get lots of clients, get fit and lose weight.  I thought this was all quite reasonable. But low and behold, it didn’t all happen!  The outcomes didn’t meet my expectations, I was frustrated (after all, I had done my best, I’d worked really hard) and I was so very disappointed.  The fact that I had written the opening…

Read more...
wisdom and NLP

NLP and deep wisdom complimentary or contrary?

by on March 12, 2017in NLP

Many people in the coaching and personal development world can at times get carried away by the latest coaching trend, ditching their previous philosophy to latch onto the latest thing… Within NLP one of the key principles is that of curiosity which means taking a look at all development principles candidly and assessing how each can help people and in what context… Having spent hours and hours reading a variety of books from authors such as, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Michael Neill, Sydney Banks, George Mumford (to name a few) certain conclusions can be drawn… Eckhart Tolle I think explains…

Read more...
investing in yourself

Investing in yourself is the best investment

by on March 3, 2017in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

It is all too easy to push investing in yourself and personal development programmes/coaching and the things that will help you to grow your business/career to the bottom of your to do list. However, by developing a relationship with a coach/trainer you will begin to implement changes.You’ll not only benefit from on-going support and advice, you’ll also greatly reduce the chances of setbacks inhibiting progress. What’s more, you’ll be much more likely to take the positive steps necessary to achieve your goals, as you will have someone holding you accountable if you don’t! Let’s look at an example of how…

Read more...
the ego

The ego versus the true self

by on February 27, 2017in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

The Ego. These words came out of a recent coaching session and I thought they may be of use to you… NB Whatever words I use are never accurate enough to properly describe the true self… The egoic mind can be brash or arrogant. It lies within our own head and can be anxious, worried or a victim. It has dramas, battles and is addicted to pleasure, distractions and pain. It is the emotion which arises from those pleasures, distractions & pains and is triumphant when things are perceived to have gone well and despondent when things do not… The…

Read more...
learning nlp

Learning NLP-Why should you consider it?

by on February 23, 2017in Bevis Moynan, NLP

Learning NLP techniques can be extremely effective at helping individuals to change the way they approach different situations and enabling them to bring about lasting change in their lives. As a result an NLP Practitioner course is one of the best investments in your future success. But what exactly is NLP? In order to answer this question fully, it is first necessary to split NLP up into its three constituent parts: neuro, linguistic and programming. The first part – neuro – involves understanding how the mind works. The second part – linguistic – relates to language, both verbal and nonverbal.…

Read more...
are your people motivated

Are your people motivated to perform?

by on January 2, 2017in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

Are your people motivated to perform? It’s natural that senior managers focus immediately goes to profits, for profits are real, measurable and a goal. However, to get there organisations need to consider deferring immediate gratification and explore the less tangible world of motivation, of feelings and wants of people;  if we can do this, the rewards are vast because productivity gains will be enormous. Performance is about being on top of our work, of being able to achieve things for both ourselves and for the organisation, and, if we perform at a high level for any length of time we start becoming…

Read more...

No Leadership Without The Ability To Motivate

by on December 27, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

If we consider the number one factor that affects organisational success, we would soon conclude that there is a synergy in which several strands all work together for maximum effectiveness. Some great ideas that you may have come up with that contribute are: Having clear goals together with a flexible plan Focusing whole organisational strength on the key issue Taking the offensive in the market place and sustaining it Finding your competitors weakness and exploiting it Anticipating competitors’ plans and concealing one’s response Whilst these are all examples of powerful ideas which, if pursued relentlessly, can make a major impact…

Read more...