Happy New Year! May every moment of this year be joyful and may you go easier on yourself, learn what you need to learn, apply it next time and continue to grow, grow, grow. I thought I’d kick off this year with a blog about ‘loving yourself’. This might seem a bit fluffy, especially if you’re [...]
The Finest Warriors
The finest warriors use death as a resource, for they must live with their wits all the time, whereas for most people life is based on the assumption that they will live to an old age. With the illusion of time to spare, most people’s lives lack urgency, intensity. A life of fantasy takes over [...]
15 Time Management Tips from Steve Pavlina
In researching to build on a series of time management seminars I’m delivering over the next four weeks I came across this article by Steve Pavilina. There’s some real goodies in it…. (Amanda): When going to college many years ago, I decided to challenge myself by setting a goal to see if I could graduate [...]
Saying ‘no’ when we want to say ‘no’
In a recent life skills workshop one participant said, ‘A colleague asked me to do something for her and I so wanted to say no. She saw this and said “you can say no” and still I found myself saying yes.’ As the conversation continued, it seems she’s not the only one. As dutiful sons [...]
Sleeping more E-zzzz-ily
7 to 9 hours recommended dose per day is the NUMBER ONE thing you can do to increase your energy levels, according to the research and I happened to go to a talk last week where the speaker affirmed it. I’ve been talking to a good many people who struggle to sleep, so this blog [...]
XL Coaching: New website, New focus
Clients past and present, friends and colleagues – Welcome to my new website and blog! I’ve undergone a bit of a metamorphosis over the past six months and I’m excited to share one or two things about that… My wake-up call First things first, I had a really challenging year last year. My biz went [...]
Bad managers threatening staff retention
It takes guts to acknowledge our own imperfections, but ego aside, if this is you, it’s bad news for staff retention, customer service and org results. Perhaps it’s time to get courageous and hire a coach. Article from the NZ Herald on-line, 14 Feb 2011: Poor management is threatening the retention of skilled staff in [...]
‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says
This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005. It’s inspiring and certainly worth a 4-minute read! Amanda “I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I [...]
Top 10 Tips for Balancing Work and Life – Part 1.
I spoke to a group of 70 biz owners in Invercargill last week on the challenge of balancing work and life. Easily 90% of the room raised their hand to the questions: Who feels overwhelmed by the busyness of life? Who wants to improve their work life balance? Before scrolling down to this list of [...]
Personal Foundation Program – Starts Oct 24 and 25
The Personal Foundation Program – LADIES ONLY. Starts – Mon 24th Oct, Arrowtown – Tues 25th, Queenstown. The Personal Foundation Program seems to be a real winner, with 26 women having just completed the program last week in Queenstown and Arrowtown. Here are some of the latest testimonials: The course has provided me with a [...]
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About Amanda
Understanding what makes people tick and inspiring people to achieve their highest potential is the ongoing mission for Amanda Woolridge. Specialising in coaching executives, Amanda has over 10 years experience with business leaders across a variety of sectors including tourism and hospitabilty, the hotel industry, public services, utilities, construction, engineering and education.
