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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!

7 Things to Remember When You Feel Your Life is Not Moving Forward

Imagine preparing to move forward with your plans to relocate to France in the near future, but your realize you may need to adjust those plans. This happened to a friend of mine in wake of the recent tragic events in Paris.

Upset personal plans may seem trivial in contrast with the pain and suffering inflicted on those living in Paris, but they are extremely important in their own personal way, because life has a way moving forward with or without us.

In this Video:

00:55 – Does This Frustrate You
01:10 – Tip From My Coach
01:24 – Life Has Its Seasons
01:36 – This Won’t Last Forever
01:50 – Action Step: Change Your Story
02:50 – Acceptance
03:40 – Work?
03:56 – Learn, Learn, Learn, and Grow
04:21 – Fuddruckers or an Elephant
03:48 – Quote from – Sara Ban Breathnach
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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4 Things Confident, Imperfect People Do To Keep Their Integrity

Have you ever answered something like, “Honey, I’m just around the corner, see you in three minutes,” when your mate calls you on your way home, but you’re actually about 10 minutes out? Guilty here.

A podcaster I heard talked about how we live in a culture where lying is the norm, though we honor integrity.

There are other areas where our integrity is questionable. How about loosing our temper and pretending it’s okay or justified. How can you navigate the challenge of growing and improving with integrity, while being an inherently flawed person?

In this Video:

00:30 – Who are You Trying to Please?
00:48 – How You Can Answer People Who Expect You To Be Perfect
01:15 – Being Flawed with Integrity
01:55 – This Will Mean a Lot To You, but It’s Hard
02:25 – This Is Kindergarten Wisdom
02:40 – The Imperfect Parent
03:16 – Not Everyone Will Be Your BFF
03:48 – Quote from – Zig Ziglar
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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4 Secrets for Perfectionists Who Want To Finally Enjoy Being Done

A friend of mine was being a wallflower because he couldn’t dance salsa. The truth is, he was taking lessons, had been for months, and did know how to dance. Clearly a struggling perfectionist who just needed to go for it anyway.

With a little encouragement, he was up on the dance floor doing the very thing he said he couldn’t. Perhaps little disjointed in his moves (don’t tell him I said that), but he was up there enjoying what he had been trying to get perfect, instead of waiting to be good at it before enjoying it. What are you trying to get just right?

In this Video:

00:45 – Getting Things Right Could Lead to Failure
01:35 – A School That Took the Leap Though the Books Weren’t Ready
02:53 – I’ve Taken a Cue from Those Who’ve Gone Before Me
03:20 – You Could Make a Better Hamburger Than McDonald’s but Not This
04:40 – Go With Good Enough
04:55 – Focus on Growth Not Perfection
05:27 – Stop Playing it Safe
05:45 – Your Task for Today
06:23 – How Do You Change the Direction of Boat?
03:48 – Quote from – Robert Kiyosaki
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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3 Keys to Regretting Fewer Missed Opportunities (by Overcoming Fear Sooner)

It was my teenage daughter’s birthday, and we suggested she could have friends over for a part if she liked. “No, I’m okay,” was her quick reply. This was a couple of years ago.

Overcoming fear of calling people up on the phone wasn’t something she was gonna tackle just then. She new we wanted her to be the one to call around and organize it, and she didn’t feel comfortable doing that.

So, she missed an opportunity for a party I’m pretty sure she would have loved. She’s come a long way and recently planned a birthday movie outing with her friends.

In this Video:

00:20 – The Learned Beliefs That Keep You Back
01:45 – Where My Fear Was Rooted and That Magic Post-It
03:15 – Time Doesn’t Heal Everything
05:25 – And That’s How Your Comfort Zone Grows
06:05 – Your Limits are Blown Away Here
06:38 – 1. Recall Source
07:30 – 2. Find Motivator
08:30 – 3. Take Action
03:48 – Quote from – Ashton Kutcher
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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6 Questions to Reconnect You to the Good You Forgot (and Make You Thankful Again)

It is said that we can retain only four pieces of information active in our conscious working memory at one time. With the 50,000 plus thoughts running through our brain each day, and many of those negative, it’s a challenge to remember the things good we have to be thankful for.

Life’s problems and challenges can start weighing you down pretty quickly. This is why the daily habit of pausing to recall at least three things we’re grateful for has such a powerful effect on our happiness and wellbeing.

In this Video:

00:38 – The Secret to Living a Great Life
00:57 – Where to Use These Questions
01:08 – The Magic Questions
01:24 – From Micro Vision to Macro Vision
01:45 – Going Deeper with Those You Care About
02:00 – Quote from – Melody Beattie
02:12 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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8 Things to Remember When Discouraging Thoughts Consume You

Just this morning I was feeling little discouraged thinking about whether I’m pulling together the tools and relevant information that you, my audience, are looking for and need. Then I my inbox rang with an encouraging note from one of you.

We all need boost from time to time. Here’s what she said, “I finally watched your video about reconnecting to your personal vision- a good one–and so relevant! Thanks for sending it to my inbox. I love the enthusiasm with which you project yourself.”

In this Video:

00:20 – Are You Facing This One Alone?
00:50 – A Friend Surprised By a Coincidence
01:15 – I Wasn’t Sure If I Should Make This Confession About Myself
02:30 – Most of the Failures Would Not Stops Us If We Just Did This
03:35 – Quote from Zig Ziglar
04:00 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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3 Things to Remember When You Feel You Need to Learn More

Have you gotten complacent with what you know or what you feel you’ve learned and achieved. That was me a few years ago as a husband, a father and a dedicated community leader in a charity organization.

Sure, be happy and by all means be grateful, but stay on your toes and keep learning. It’s actually a lot of fun and it saves a lot of trouble and heartache.

In this Video:

00:38 – My Coach’s Advice on Knowing What to Do About What I Don’t Know
01:00 – 4 Stages of Competence (or Incompetence)
02:20 – Do You Need 10,000 Hours or Only 20 Hours?
03:34 – A Millionaire’s Mindset, Budget for It
03:48 – Quote from Gandhi
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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How To Stop Struggling To Reach Your Goals

It would be better for you to close this tab and forget about this video, if you are only here because I’m posting it. Actually, now that I think about it, why should I post this video?

You see, there is a common problem we all face. Too often we do or we get involved in things that are not moving us one step closer to our ultimate vision, simply because we are not clear about what our vision is.

In this Video:

00:28 – Have You Forgotten This?
01:00 – The Yearly Cycle You Want to Stop
01:29 – My Coach Made The Big Picture Simple
03:18 – The Funnel That Simplifies Your Choices
03:32 – Be SMART About Goal Setting
03:48 – Quote from Usher
04:15 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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