At work or play you're permanently being guided by an internal emotional guidance system. It's like one of the in-car GPS navigation systems. You punch in where you want to go and you constantly receive feedback as to whether or not you're on the right road.

If you watched "The Secret" many of the teachers talked about listening to your inner wisdom.

How many of you have heard of the saying "Ask and you shall receive"? Ok - great concept, but how does it actually work? Many thinkers, religious, new age and scientific have been exploring this puzzle in recent years.

Have you ever decided that you need to buy a washing machine and then suddenly noticed there is a rush of companies advertising washing machines? What about if you are expecting a baby - noticed how many people are pregnant around you?

This is due to a part of your brain called the reticular activating system.

Many people come to coaching in the search for a better job. Some want help in locating the perfect job, others want help in writing their selection criteria and application and still others want to build their skills in interviews.

All of these are perfectly valid steps but they all are missing the most important beginning steps. YOU! When looking for the perfect job, dont start by looking outwards at others and what they have to offer, the best place to start is inwards and who you are.

Love relationships are one way of learning of what we still have to heal and embrace inside ourselves. Soul mate relationships are not necessarily where we live happily ever after. Our soul mate is one who helps us learn and grow.

The people we attract into our life reflect what we expect, not necessarily what we want. They also reflect parts of ourselves that we may not believe we have inside of us, so we search for someone to make us whole.

I love the end of financial year. I look forward to checking out my profit and loss statements and reviewing how the year has gone.

What many people are only just starting to realize is that your profitability directly reflects your thinking and approach. Your balance sheets tell you very clearly what you have been thinking during the year.

The hardest job you will ever have is managing or teaching another person, whether that other person is an employee or a child.

It always amuses me that people place a high value on skills such as engineering, economics, medicine and yet what makes or breaks people, defines their life success and how they are seen in society are generally the so called "soft skills" of communication, leadership and interpersonal relationships.

Have you ever thought about how powerful personal space is as a determinant of productivity?

Everybody works differently, and where possible good managers should take into account individual preferences and needs when allocating workspace.

One company I worked with spent a lot of time getting the personal workspace right for each person.

Have you ever wondered why some people seem more successful than others? Yes, there are lots of external techniques that can be taught to improve your outcomes ... lots of processes and strategies that once applied help to give a foundation for success.

But ...by themselves, these skills will only get you so far. Have you seen people who seem to be headed for stellar success only to shoot themselves in the foot? People who know every trick, every technique, every theory but still can't get ahead.

Many people wait for things to be "perfect" before they pursue their dreams and goals. They wait for the perfect conditions, the perfect attitude, and the perfect time of year. They really want to achieve their goals ... but the time just isn't right.

In business they wait to take action on things they need to do to grow their business until they have their strategic plan in place, until staff turnover settles down, until they stop being so busy, until they get a few more clients.

Today I am about to let you into a secret. A secret that will help transform your business. It is something that all business coaches and business development people know and teach and it is something that all successful businesses do. And the best part of all it is (on the surface) very simple to do.

Think of this article as your mini business building program.