Enjoying a Balanced Christmas
There are alternatives to a blow-out Christmas and New Year. Some thought and planning beforehand will help you to get the best out of your holiday season, without suffering the consequences. With a...
View ArticleWhere’s my motivation?!
It happens to all of us at times. We want something badly but aren’t taking action, or we aren’t taking action because we don’t know what we want. We’ve lost the motivation. Rather than struggle to the...
View ArticleThe Funny Thing About Commitment
The personal development field is rife with promises of the power of commitment, specifically the commitment to change old patterns or the commitment to strive towards new goals. If you’ve ever been to...
View ArticleThe Power Behind Willpower
How many times has someone said to you “Ugh…I couldn’t do that. I don’t have the willpower.” It’s a commonly used phrase but most of the time people don’t realise what they’re saying. They are labeling...
View ArticleMake 2009 Your Best Year Ever
Well, you made it. You made it through one more year. 2008 has come and gone and if you’re like most people these days, it probably went much much faster than you anticipated. In fact, the last two,...
View ArticlePreparing for your own “Miracle on the Hudson River”
If you’re a follower of mainstream news, you undoubtably watched and read about the recent event in New York where US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing on the water. It was an incredible...
View ArticleThe power of morning habits
We all have habits that we repeat on a daily basis. Some help us and get us going in the direction we want, while some (…unbeknownst to us…) prevent us from experiencing the happiness and fulfillment...
View ArticleWhere are you right now?
Chris and Paul talk about how far we are already this year and how to make sure you are aware of the direction your life is taking. Is this the direction you promised yourself you would like to go in...
View ArticleComfort Zones
Chris and Paul discuss comfort zones. What are they? Should you be in, out or expanding your comfort zone. What happens when you don’t push your comfort zone and what happens when you push too hard!
View ArticleWhat is your X?
Thanks to my twitter friend liveknowingthis for the inspiration of this podcast. She simply posted “If I removed X from my life I would be sooo much happier” – what is your X?” Tell your friends on...
View ArticleCelebrating the 5000th download of our motivational podcasts
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! We are very excited to announce that today, Friday 17 April 2009, Action Podcast enjoyed its 5000th download! To celebrate, we are offering our listeners a fantastic, motivational...
View ArticleThe secret to discovering your ultimate motivation
It’s so easy for all of us to ‘lose our motivation’ at times. Sometimes this lull lasts for a few days, but typically it lasts for much longer than we want and it starts to become part of us, like a...
View ArticleThe best advice for making decisions in a time of change
There are different types of decisions that you make when making a change in your life. Actually, let me rephrase that, if you want to make a change in your life, there are many decisions you must make...
View ArticleNot Feeling Listened To?
How does it feel when you are speaking to someone and it seems like your words are passing through the air between you, going in one of their ears, and out their other ear almost simultaneously? There...
View ArticleIf it’s not OK, it’s not the end
Sometimes kids say things that make us laugh because it’s an unexpected phrase from someone so young. Sometimes they say things that show wisdom beyond their years that cause us to stop in our tracks...
View ArticleWhy worry? How to break the cycle and take action
At times we all find ourselves in a state of worry. It can be a very debilitating state and really impact our well-being and prevent us from getting the results we want. But it doesn’t have to be that...
View ArticleMentors
What are mentors? How are they different from coaches? How do you get one? What will they do for you? All these questions and more are answered in this podcast with Chris and Paul.
View ArticleThe Fear of Change
At times we all fear change so much that the discomfort of staying where we are seems like the better choice. Paul and Chris discuss how you can disarm those fears and can soon find that adapting to...
View ArticleiTunes Reviews
Paul, Sam, Gina and Chris – the Action Podcast team – have been recording and uploading our motivational podcasts for a whole year now. Thanks to you our shows on the internet and iTunes are gaining...
View Article3 key reasons why New Year’s resolutions don’t work…and what to do about it.
Every year at this time, millions of people pledge to themselves and their friends what is going to change in the new year – the dreaded New Year’s Resolutions. I want to lose weight, I want to stop...
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