Certified Emotional Intelligence Life Coach 
Kathy Gates 

 
P O Box 5612  Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5612   Tel: 480.998.5843 
 Email:   kathy@reallifecoach.com      


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ARTICLE LIST: 

What's Stopping You? 
What's really stopping you?  Fear?  A belief?  Just haven't gotten around to it yet?  

Stop Putting Up With That
When you stop and think about the things that we all put up with in our daily lives, it’s amazing that any of us are sane.  

7 SECRETS to a Great Life
A great life is the result of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next.     

10 Things Between You and a Great Life
Make a conscious choice to simplify your tasks, organize your environment.

Make Room For Happiness    
As a Life Coach, people come to me every day wanting to ADD something to their lives...starting a new business, finding a relationship, writing a book.  But their lives are like my den...crowded and “unfunctionable”.  Adding something would only make them more uncomfortable than they already are.     

7 Things for your NOT-do List 
Try this “Not-Do” List, to see where you could cut out some of the intrusions on your daily life, so that you can find time to look at what’s really important to you.

7 Lies That Prevent Powerful Results 
What you think about your circumstances may keep you stuck in a bad situation.  That is why recognizing the lies you tell yourself is very important.

Roadmap of Life
In today’s busy world, it’s easy to get off course.  Having a Life Map to refer to helps you keep moving quickly and efficiently towards your goals.  It helps you to filter out things that don’t belong, helps you quickly correct things when you mess up, helps you navigate unexpected problems   

Consistency:  A Key to Change
Consistency will give you the results you want in your life.  Apply your knowledge consistently, and see what happens.   

Overcome Worry for a Healthier You 
Worry is your greatest energy drain.  It distorts your thinking and stops all forward action.  Can you control worrying?

Want A Better Future?  Better Start Now!
Don't AGREE to lose out on what's important to you.  Take one step RIGHT NOW towards your goal.      

Avoid These Goal Setting Pitfalls      
You’re frustrated.  You’re confused.  You dutifully follow Goal Setting 101 advice, but it still seems that you lose sight of what you want and how you’ll get it.  See if any of these common goal setting mistakes – and how to correct them – are behind your frustrations.  Make the adjustment, and try again. 

How To Tell People What You Really Want. 
Being able to accurately communicate what you want is as much a part of your professional life as your personal one.  You need to be able to give feedback to your children, your spouse, your doctor, even your hairdresser. 

7 Ways to Lighten Your Load 
What is good and sweet and wonderful in your life right now?  What are you missing out on by expecting something better to be around the next corner?

7 Ways to Push Past Procrastination
If delaying is causing problems in your life, the reason could be due to anger, fear, or denial. 

7 Ways to Show Me The Money!
You CAN be in control of your finances.  But first you must be in control of your choices.  

What You're Thinking...
Right now, this very moment, you are living what you THINK.  Now that might be a really scary thought, given what some of you are thinking at htis moment (oh come on, admit it!).  

How To Find Your REAL SELF Again
If you’re ready to get re-acquainted with someone you haven’t seen in a while – yourself – start with these 5 ideas to help you rediscover the real you.          

Your Priorities Are Showing!
Everybody's heard the phrase,  "get your priorities straight".  But what does that mean?

Are You Stuck In The Past?
How often do you find yourself still dealing with things that you half-way finished?     

Own Your Life
The truth is that nobody forces you to think, feel, or behave a certain way. 

4 T-I-P-S:  How to Reach Any Goal
All winning teams, sports or otherwise, know they must have a specific goal in mind to work towards.

Skill Power - Not Will-Power
Success on any goal rarely happens by accident, or by “luck”.  And hard work doesn’t always guarantee top rewards, especially in the work world.  It takes skill power...not will power. 

Teach People How To Treat You
With this phrase, Dr. McGraw illustrates that, as difficult as it may be to hear, in whatever relationships you are in (boss, spouse, friends, etc.), you have *taught* them both the rules and the boundaries of the relationship.

Re-Decorate Your LIFE!™
Is your LIFE ready for some re-decorating?  Just as there are essential elements needed to decorate a room, so also there are essential elements needed to live a happy life.  

3 Ways to Conquer Brain Freeze
For some people Brain Freeze (masquerading as procrastination) is habitual, and can have damaging effects. 

Be All That You Can Be
YOU are your greatest resource. Your talents and your weaknesses are waiting for you to draw upon them. Your own "special blend" is something that can be used for an advantage. 

Practical Magic For Your Everyday Life
Too bad we can’t use smoke and mirrors to make most of life’s daily irritations just disappear   But there is a way to create that practical magic in your life. 

Simplify Your Life
A lot of people have a misconceived idea about what "simplifying your life" means. The truth is that it IS possible to simplify your life without giving up the things you want and love in your life. 

Lagniappe:  A Little Something Extra
In today’s competitive world, that “little something extra”, lagniappe, is every bit as important as dedication and persistence.         

 

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