Hollywood Frogs – The Hero
Hollywood heroes are our inspiration. Yet I never see a hero on the silver screen who resembles me. Why is that? And should I mind?
Tag: self-esteem
When am I enough?
In the 1993 film ‘Cool Runnings’, a group of underdogs is striving hard to win a gold medal at bobsledding. On the evening before the crucial Olympic run, the team driver asks their coach why he once cheated, even though he already had two gold medals. The coach replies, “A gold medal is a wonderful […]
Sixteen hours to change yourself
What do you do when you are a complete failure? Either you give up, or you have to change yourself completely. That was the frame of mind I was in when I started my first course of coaching, and giving up seemed by far the most realistic option. The coaching plan was for eight sessions, […]