About Abe Stone

I’m the creator of and a coach at Mindlife Works. I'm also the curator here at Coaching Really Works. I'm the lucky father of four amazing children who I'm blessed to parent with their wonderful mother, my ex-wife. I am enthusiastic about life and love people. I'd love to get to know you!

5 Ways to Show Your Love This Year, So They’ll Feel It

As much as I love the fun, festivities, warmth, and smiles at Christmas, it’s not always a pleasure for everyone. One of my expat friends in China found it to be a bothersome season of parties and events he doesn’t enjoy.

Our past shapes the way we feel about things like this. A rough childhood experience may ruin something as wonderful and Christmas for some.

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How to KEEP connected to what MATTERS, in spite of the holiday season

Hi friends! I hope you had a FUN week with Halloween spooks and DRESS UP parties.

This post is for everyone but I want to give a quick shout out to ANYONE who is in transition. Good luck and STAY focused.

You may remember that I’m in currently transition, moving from China to US. During this PROCESS I’ve been working very hard to keep my focus on the big picture but now the holiday is upon us already.

ALL OF US can tend to  feel overwhelmed once the HOLIDAY SEASON hits. There just seems to be one event after the other with increasing demands on our TIME and WALLET.

It can be so easy to slip into AUTOPILOT and let everything and everyone else’s demands crowd out our PRIORITIES and our GOALS. Getting through the holiday’s with your integrity intact requires some focus and that focus needs to be on YOUR VISION.

How do I do that? How can YOU do that? Watch and find out.

Abe

P.S.  I’m reading and awesome book called The POWER of HABIT. It’s amazing. I’ll be sharing some of the insights I’ve connected to in upcoming but if you wanna read just click here. 🙂

How to MOVE past obstacles you feel POWERLESS to get over

It’s frustrating when something happens TO YOU, or worse yet someone DOES something to you and you’re stuck, you don’t KNOW what to do. You might not like this but it comes down to what you BELIEVE about that situation.

In the past I’ve actually been stuck for days trying to figure out what to do, because I felt that the other person had the CONTROL or the circumstances were impossible to go against.

Feeling powerless just plain sucks. So, what can you do to get past an obstacle you feel powerless to overcome?  Taking is RESPONSIBILITY is one simple way to CHANGE this belief.

Responsibility for what? Watch the video to find out.

Take care,

Abe

P.S.  I’m going strong on Instagram. Definitely join me.

What Would Give You Hope of Getting Over Your Communication Difficulties? [1 Q survey]

Hi friends! I’m so excited.

The new communication course is almost ready for you. The classes are pretty much finished and we are almost a go. I have quick question for YOU today. It’s just TWO CLICKS and you’re done. Yep, just click the title that would MOTIVATE you to get this course and click DONE.

Simple. Right? THANK YOU for taking a moment and sending me your feedback. I’ll let you know when it’s all ready.


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PS. Did you see the group I posted on FB looking for a few people to HELP review the course and send feedback to make it AWESOME for everyone? Here’s the link if you want to help. Click here to go the Facebook group. Then click JOIN and I’ll authorize you as soon as I can. 🙂 Thanks!

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5 Things to Remember When Your Confidence is Low

It’s okay, some days you may not feel like you can take another step. Maybe it seems like your own mind is fighting against you.

Sometimes you just need an espresso boost of positive thought energy to move past that funk.

some-days-you-just-have-to-create-your-own-sunshineSome days you just have to make your own sunshine.

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Don’t count the days, make the days count.

start-where-you-are-use-what-you-have-do-what-you-canStart where you are, use what you have, do what you can.

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Don’t be ashamed of your story. Let it inspire others.

"Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right." - Abe Stone

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right.” – Abe Stone

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The more I focus my mind on the good, the more good comes to me. #affirmation

Why You Can’t Make It to… Your Dream

Did he say, “YOU CAN’T do that. You won’t make any money that way”? Maybe she laughed when you told her how much you wanted to try something out.

Stop and consider the fact that you are on a different PATH than they are.

Sure, it may not work, if they did it… but you are not them.

[shareable cite=”Abe Stone”]Sure, it may not work, if they did it… but you are not them.[/shareable]

Heck, they may have tried and it didn’t work.

There’s a story in which business professors Gary Hamel and C. K. Parahalad wrote about a group monkeys that had been put through an experiment.

They placed the monkeys in a room with a pole, and at the top of the pole there was bunch of bananas. Every time one of the monkeys climbed up, they sprayed it with cold water just before it reached the bananas.

Each one tried several times until they all GAVE UP.

The person saying it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Chinese Proverb

They then replaced one of the monkeys with a monkey which had not been sprayed with water. As it climbed the pole, the other monkey, who knew about the water, pulled it down.

The new monkey eventually gave up.

Then they switched another new monkey with another one which had been sprayed. The same thing happened, but the new monkey who had come just before it joined in pulling this second monkey down.

They eventually exchanged all of the monkeys, until none of the original monkeys which had been showered with water were left in the room.

Though they DIDN’T KNOW WHY, all the monkeys would still pull down any NEW monkey which tried to go for the bananas.

Just think about it, WHO is stopping you? Remember, they may have their story but now it’s time to live your story.

Stop listening to the naysayers.

Expect to have to PERSIST past obstacles.

Go bananas! 😉

[shareable cite=”Chinese Proverb”]The person saying it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. #quote[/shareable]
[shareable]I succeed because I meet resistance with persistence #affirmation[/shareable]