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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – The Story of Chris

By Ronit Baras | Published: November 3, 2008
Chris called and came to see me the next day. He parked his blue Mercedes Benz in the entrance and came in. He was at his early fifties, beautiful blue eyes, holding his diary tightly. “I wanted a Mercedes Benz so much", he said, "But now I feel uncomfortable driving it. I can get up in the morning whenever I want, I can have everything I want, I have money, I have Lisa, I am successful in my business but I am depressed and sad.” Do you ever think to yourself, "If only I had a million dollars, I could have everything I want"? Think again! What would you do with that much money?
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If You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You Are Right – The Story of Marina

By Ronit Baras | Published: October 28, 2008
"And I thought all that time I was crazy and imagining things", Marina said when she first came to see me. "I have been taking anti-depressants for 21 years, but now I want to stop. Will you help me?" she asked. During coaching, Marina gradually stopped her medication with the help of her wonderful doctor. She goes out and is has entered a happy new relationship. She has improved her relationships with her kids and is communicating amazingly well with Peter. She has been promoted at work and is considering publishing her story "to help others believe they can".
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Charity vs. Life Coaching

By Gal Baras | Published: May 14, 2008
I have a feeling this post will get some responses, so by all means, if you have something to say, post a comment below. As a life coach, my role is to empower people. From my point of view, every person has all the power in the world to achieve great and wonderful things, but [...]
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Get a life coach

By Gal Baras | Published: May 8, 2008
In recent years, there is a booming industry of self-proclaimed personal growth gurus, who claim to be able to unparalleled impart wisdom on the masses without leaving the comfort of their home, through the Internet or the telephone or maybe from the stage. To a certain extent, this works, because many more people get information [...]
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What do you think of yourself?

By Gal Baras | Published: May 6, 2008
The thing with beliefs is that we make decisions based on them. So you might expect people to confirm their beliefs and validate them before using them to decide what to do, especially in matters of importance. Well, as scary as this may seem, they don't. Oh, and neither do you.
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Oh, my God, I’m going to have a baby!

By Gal Baras | Published: April 22, 2008
Yesterday, I met a young man for the first time for a life coaching session. He told me a little bit about himself, and one of the things that stood out for me was that he was 21 years old and said he was going to have a baby soon. Throughout the session, I noticed [...]
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