Taking Personal Responsibility to Empower Yourself

Neuro-linguistic Programming For Dummies

When you blame other people, you give away your power. You allow them to affect your environment, behaviour and well-being, the results you achieve, and how you feel. Blaming others is incredibly debilitating because it takes control away from you, making you feel powerless and helpless.

Taking personal responsibility is wonderfully freeing and empowering because you recognise that you decide how to feel, how to react to circumstances, and what you choose to do — or, indeed, not to do. On the flip side, realising that you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions, without the luxury of being able to blame circumstances or other people, can be really scary.

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Romilla Ready works as a trainer and executive coach. Having realised that the common denominator in any interaction - whether that causes stress or gives pleasure - is people she developed and delivers relationship Wizardry® in Business. These are workshops where her clients learn to build profitable relationships by understanding the psychology of communication. Romilla also offers a potent blend of NLP and metaphysics in her Breakthrough Coaching for executives who experience fast, powerful results. Some of the positive 'side effects' experienced by Romilla's clients are a reduction in stress and an increase in personal effectiveness. Romilla also plays matchmaker at her public workshops, Relationship Wizardry® for Singles where people learn about creating their dream relationship.

Kate Burton is an executive coach and trainer who is passionate about enabling individuals and teams to communicate effortlessly and tune up their careers to be healthy and sustainable. She brings 30 years' experience to her international work with services-based business and professional firms. Her own career began in corporate advertising and marketing with Hewlett-Packard.

Today she thrives on supporting people in boosting their motivation, self-awareness, and confidence. Her belief is that people all have unique talents, abilities, and core values. They just need to be focused in the best direction.

Kate also co-authored the bestselling Neuro-linguistic Programming For Dummies with Romilla Ready and Building Confidence For Dummies with Brinley Platts.