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Inside out The growth process explained Part one
Common sense is not always the best guide Today I want to talk to you about the growth process and how it can sometimes go against our common sense. There's a very good reason why we tend to start any change process from the outside-in. it doesn't take a genius to...
The number one commitment : Learn from everything!
So you want to recover from addiction? You want to lose that dependency? What is your number one commitment? Say no to drugs? Come home at a reasonable time? be more honest? I say that your number one commitment in recovery is to learn from everything! This post...
The trap of success and failure
Most things exist in a form which can be thought of as a duality. Would you know what 'up' is if there was no 'down'? Dark if there was no 'light'. Left and right, wrong and right. I think you get the idea. My name is Dave Cooper and I am a recovery coach and...
King Baby comes of age!
What new things we have learned about this old idea I wanted to share some thoughts with you today around the idea of the ‘King Baby’. This idea has evolved a lot in recent years. I believe it is now a really valuable approach and method to have in your tool box...
The Core principles of growth 4 – Self Management
4 - Self management My work in this field took a huge leap forwards when I took on board the complex nature of being a human being! I often remind my clients that when we say 'I' we are using a complex statement! So the core principle here is something like 'you are...
The Core principles of growth 3 – Growth
So one of the main principles of growth is...... growth? I know, it seems a silly thing to include. But the importance of this demands that it gets its own section. Let me first extract the principle here so that we have a context for the rest of this section. The...