Consider the possibility of ditching the self-help industry altogether ...

If you go to the self- help section of the web and look for advice you'll notice that everybody thinks their watch tells the right time. You rarely hear a self help guru say "i suspect this is good for you" or "maybe this is the right way." They're always ... "spot on, the best, global greatest." Is that possible?


If you are doing it tough all this information is overwhelming. Add this, if you want to become a yoga teacher, it takes little more than a few online questions and a weekend retreat. Then, certificate in hand, you can, no matter how screwed up your own life, start giving advice. (and believe me after 40 years in yoga, it's the norm not the exception).

Consider the possibility of ditching the self-help industry altogether.?

Surely it's just not reliable as a life improvement process. All you do is chase your tail.?

If you need self- help - something is seriously wrong. So why not skip the platitudes of yoga classes and meditation taught by people who can't walk their talk and go back to basics? Solve problems at the root not the branch.

A sure warning sign that someone has lost the plot and is trying to sell it to you is the all or noting promise. I'd suggest that as soon as you hear someone suggest an all or nothing solution to your woes, raise an alarm and run. Like a class that talks about inner peace. Even the Buddha didn't find it.?

So, what's your best option when things are going wrong?

Get a coach, choose someone who has been where you are. Ask them to remember their story and tell you how they exited. Then ask where they are right now and what they are studying. See if they are still growing or resting. Check if the coach is qualified by law and by experience to talk to you about what they claim to be the "capacity to solve your woes."

Seek personal and individua answers not prepackaged questions. If the coach thinks they are right, fire them. There is no right. If they are adherent to a certain philosophy orr coaching club, organisation or brand, run for the door. You are an individual not some person on a conveyor belt to be worked on methodically. Where's the heart in that?

Run from pre packaged solutions. Respect process. Avoid organised religion as any form of single solution but potentially a part of a bigger solution. Avoid any coach who makes a stand for right and wrong or who buys into the idea that you are a victim of something you didn't cause.?

Blame blocks change. In fact it's usually the starting point for most coaching and self help.. who or what can we blame? Even blaming yourself is a crazy and unproductive notion.

You are unique, your story is your thumbprint, treat yourself as a special case and get that special advice that's meant for you. Only one person has your life, you need a coach who respects it and is smart enough to help you simplify it. Someone who has been where you are and moved to a better place (you need to check whether they really are in a better place or just selling themselves for the sake of commercial and reputation gain)

That's why I recommend you escape the self help and corporate psychological HR industry. Most practitioners I've met need to be getting help more than giving it.?

Use nature, nature's laws. Take back the power. No astrological readings, tarrot cards or palm readers. Take ?back the power get a coach who challenges you.

No book, no self- help guru. No fancy motivational conference or expensive seminar. Just you, your story, simple principles of life and a better way to think. No statues or idealisation - simply love for life.

With nature based coaching you will find:

1. Your "luckyfucker" story - A story for your subconscious brain that changes your perspective on life. Learn to treasure the life you have as it is rather than get caught up running around trying to fix what usually isn't broken.

2. Your "Evolveyabastard" process - A way to rethink that doesn't send you into an emotional tail spin just because life doesn't go your way. A process to re imagine and re define your expectations of life and witness the magic that's there for you to see.

3. Your "iGAL" ?"I Got a Life" Your vision, inspiration and purpose - because all nature's eyes are turned toward the future. It's what we think about, fear about, grope onto the past about and go to the grave worrying about. It's the unknown but to a person who understands nature, it isn't unknown at all.

Nature, yes, it's not all religious and Pius. But it works, you smile and you're a good human to be around.

The normal reaction for people when they get of track is to focus solely on one or two aspects of life. For example, if you are unfulfilled at work you might decide to drive harder but as a result, your family and health suffers.?The problem with this is that as one aspect grows, another shrinks. Your overall wellbeing doesn't change, it simply changes shape. Old problems may go away, new ones appear. This coaching covers all seven areas of life and therefore improves overall wellbeing.

When we get off track we make some radically bad decisions, compound what is possibly a small problem, engage others in our misdirection and get seriously into gap filling, self worth lowering relationships. This work is about early intervention at the point anywhere between mild discomfort and bloody awful disaster, before the shrinks, consultants and medications become our only options.

I've designed a personal coaching process that utilises the power of the internet, great and inspired readings, nature and our time to give you a 30 day window to exit your current circumstance and move forward with a new clarity.. In other words, we can work together to reinvent your work, family or personal life in 30 Days.

I'm in Sydney, but my work is global. I'm comfortable with online communication but equally can travel anywhere, be anywhere to help a leader get back on track in any area, or all, of life.?Back on Track? is both a preventative and a maintenance program. It can be in the form of a 2-day workshop for corporate teams or private coaching or an intensive 30-day programme.

If you are off track in any area of life, you are wise to get back on track - balanced and on purpose in your life - ASAP.?I believe that people get off track when they lose their sense of purpose and get out of balance, both of which can have dire consequences in the long term.?

Back on track has two basic goals;

Firstly, to achieve balance across all the elements and
Second, to increase your overall ?WIP? score

I?m applying my approach to companies and for individuals.?Depression, divorce, financial breakdown, emotional trauma, mental health problems and illness are all long term consequences of being off track for too long.?If you'd like to know more?please email

Source: http://www.chriswalker.com.au/7/post/2013/07/consider-the-possibility-of-ditching-the-self-help-industry-altogether.html

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