A New You in Two

PREFACE Confucius once said, “True wisdom is knowing what you don't know.” How true this is. This book is a personal life coaching program that has been designed to fill the gap in your knowledge that is so critical to your success in life. Before we get started, I want to give you some background on how I became a life coach and why I felt compelled to write this unique book. In 1995, I had been married for ten years and was blessed with three beautiful children. My wife and I both had very stable, well paying jobs and we were in a very sound financial position. At the time, I felt that I wanted to achieve a lot more in life. I wanted to build a successful business. With the support of my wife, I took action. I stepped out in faith. I moved my family a thousand kilometres away to a new city and started a new business. I had a business goal set and I never doubted that I would build a very successful business. I worked for ten years trying to build that business into a profitable one, but I failed. In fact, we went backwards financially during this period. I felt very disappointed and humiliated at what had happened. During this period, I read many self-development books. I followed their advice, set goals and maintained a positive attitude, but I still could not achieve what I set out to do. Why had this happened? What had I missed? In the back of my mind, I felt that one day I would discover the answer to these questions. In 2005, I gave up my dream, quit the business and went back to working for a company. In 2011, I came across a man called Bob Proctor who is a world renowned Life Coach. I watched a DVD of his and instantly connected with his message. I knew that he could show me why I had been unsuccessful achieving my business goals. I completed his intensive thirteen month life coaching course. During this time, I discovered the vital skills I needed to be able to achieve any goal I set my mind to. But more importantly, I realised where I had gone wrong in my business. This was a truly defining moment in my life. I had finally found the answer to my questions. It was like finding the missing piece of my life’s jigsaw. I knew at this point that I wanted to become a Life Coach. I completed an additional course to achieve this goal. I wrote this book to help you avoid making the same mistakes I made and to pass on the proven principles that I know will set you up for success. INTRODUCTION Welcome to ’A New You In Two” Personal Life Coaching Program and congratulations for taking this important step towards improving your life. Someone once said, “Everyone dies, but not everyone lives.” As a Life Coach, it is my goal to show you how you can live an unlimited life. I want you to grow personally and to move forward in pursuing the things you have always wanted in your life. I want to help you achieve your goals and make your dreams a reality. This book is more than just another book about how you can improve your life. It is designed to be your personal development journal, containing all your thoughts, goals and dreams. ‘A New You In Two’ consists of fourteen practical life coaching sessions. Each session has three sections: RED - Take It In (Read the information) YELLOW -Take Note (Review the main points) GREEN - Take Action (Complete the relevant tasks) I recommend that you commit to completing one short session every day for fourteen days. In just two weeks, you will have all the key strategies in place to start your journey towards a better life and more importantly, a better you. This program is all about YOU and your success. You are a unique person. You were born with special God given gifts, talents and abilities. You may not realise it yet, but you have unlimited power and potential to achieve anything in your life, no matter what your current circumstances may be. I want you to be aware that this journey of self-development is not easy. In fact, at times, it is going to be very challenging. Use this book to keep you on track. Bring it to life by highlighting sections and writing notes in the side columns. Make it your personal development journal and continue to refer to it from now on. I guarantee that you will want to read it on a regular basis to reinforce what you have learnt and to ensure that you stay focused on your plan for the future. The Take Note sections are designed to make this easy for you to do. Make this book a part of your daily life. If you have any questions or need help along the way, don’t hesitate to contact me. All the details are on my web site - www.gerrydowling.com.au Let’s get started with the first session which is all about having an open mind.