Blog - Master Coach Barbara Hofmeister

3 Step Life Process

By now all of my readers should know that in order to attract what you really want in your life you have to first know what you want. That is the foundation. 11 - 3 Step Life Process The next step is to imagine it, to visualize it in every little detail and to have...

How You Affect Others Daily

Today's DailyOM April 21, 2011 Spreading Your Light How You Affect Others Daily Everything we do or say has the potential to affect the whole; imagine how powerful that is. As the pace and fullness of modern life serve to isolate us from one another, the contact we do...

From Idea to Vision

Before an architekt can build anything, he needs an idea of what he wants the building to look like. From that idea he draws a draft which by adding details eventually become a detailled plan. We have to do exactly the same with our life. You need a clear vision of...

Declare Your Strength

Moments TO BE Today we will do an exercise that will help you realize how great you already are. 9 - Declare Your Strength Follow the lead and build your strength further. YOU DESERVE IT!!! self improvement, self help, coaching, purpose, success,...

Know Your Qualities

Moments TO BE In the famous film "The Secret" they talk about the basics of the Law of Attraction and they are "Ask - Believe - Receive". I think they forgot the action between believe and receive but today we want to talk about the believe part and look at all the...

Tap Yourself On The Back

Moments TO BE Without belief in ourself we will not get very far in life. This is why it is time to use some simple yet very effective techniques to boost our confidence and belief in ourself: 7 - Tap yourself on the back Even if this sounds too simplistic for you,...

How To Handle Critizism

Moments TO BE Today I will talk about the important topic of how to handle critizism. Isn't it strange that most of us shrug off compliments but really take critizism to heart and carry it around with us for a long time? 6 - How to handle Critizism Once and for all...

The Power of Words

Just a reminder how powerful the spoken or written word can be. Let's use them carefully and fully! self improvement, self help, coaching, purpose, success,...

Be a good Receiver!

5. Moment TO BE Today's session talks about how to build trust and belief in yourself by being open to receive all that good that is already coming your way Be a good Receiver   education, inspiration, coaching, goals, success,self-help, personal development,...

What is your Legacy?

4. Moment TO BE Have you ever asked yourself what kind of Legacy you want to leave behind? What do you want to be known for? Who do you want to become in this life time? What is your Legacy   education, inspiration, coaching, goals, success, self-help, personal...

Know WHAT you want

Moments TO BE Today we will talk about what you want from life. Did you know that over 90% of the population in the western world does not have a clear direction in life? I think this is a massive problem because how can you expect to ever get "there" if you have no...

Answer Life’s Top Question

3. Moment TO BE In today's Moment TO BE we want to look at who you want to become in this life time. What is the outcome you desire for your life? Do you have a purpose? What is driving you...? Answer Life's Top...

Moments TO BE

Great news!!! I have started a new project and in about a years time it will be on the market as one of the best audio books giving you daily motivation and practical advice in 1-3 minute sessions. The name of the audio book will be 365 Moments TO BE As one of my...

Don’t let anger waste your energy

Anger is something that can control our lifes. If we tend to get upset easily we better learn how to control that anger instead of letting it control us. Did you know that you use 8-10 times more energy when being angry? I read this in a medical article but I also...

Breaking a bad Habit

At this time of year I usually wake up with the sunrise. Today it was absolutely stunning and I did my short exercise session on the terrace watching the sun rise over the sea and the colors of the clouds change. What more can one ask from life?

Creating empowering Habits

Why does it seem that it is so much easier to fall into a bad habit than a good one? I don't have the answer either but I know for a fact that to change a bad habit into a good one  needs a clear decision. If you want to stop smoking, if you want to eat healthier...

Charisma like James Bond

James Bond is the original Goldenballs. The man walks as though he has golden nuggets between his legs that every woman wants to get her hands on, and every man would like to possess! He has an attitude of being in control and he has bucket loads of charisma. Charisma...

Procrastination is not laziness

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we would always do what we have to do when we have to do it? I don't know if you are a procrastinator. I never considered myself one except on a couple of issues I disliked doing so much that I kept putting them aside only to resurface...

Prioritize for your Time Management

Integrating new and better habits can be very difficult because we are all much too busy. Time seems to be racing and there is always so much to do - so much still unfinished. No time really to concentrate on what we want or need to change. The only way we can get on...

If you can’t change what is going on… achieve goals

Have you ever noticed that nowhere and now here are spelled exactly the same? Isn’t that interesting? From nowhere to now here…

Dr. Wayne Dyer said that on a conference call and it gave me plenty of food for thought. How often have you worked your xxx off and still didn’t seem to get anywhere? You got nowhere but are you HERE NOW?

What am I driving at?
The only time we can achieve anything is when we are really 100% focused and concentrate all our energy to hit one single target at the time.

Chip away to find your Destiny

Have you ever wondered how an artist is able to chip away piece by tiny piece of excess wood or rock to finally end up with a perfect sculpture like Michelangelo's David? The story has it that when Michelangelo was commissioned to do the sculpture of King David he...

How to stop Negativity

"How do I stop my negative thoughts?" is a question that I have been asked many times and that I had asked myself many, many times over the years. The answer is really quite simple. You stop negative thoughts by planting positive thoughts! We all have unsolved issues...

Why you need a Mentor – Walk your Talk

My mentor reminded me of something this week... People think once you are successful you don't need a mentor or a coach but exactly the opposite is the case. You want me to walk my talk, don't you? Why would you use me as a coach or a mentor if I don't use one or as...

Grateful for the Upgrade

After the near missed flight to London I spent an extremely enjoyable 2 days there attending a seminar of Topher Morrison. I left it slightly early as I had learned my lesson and wanted to make sure I arrive with plenty of time at Gatwick airport. But I missed the...

Do you still have Dreams?

Do you still have dreams? Do you remember when you were young and had all those big dreams? And you actually believed you could make them come true, didn't you? How do you feel about that now? Yesterday I asked a friend who was feeling depressed and down if he still...

Is self-love selfish?

This is a question I would like you, my readers, to answer. Here is what some of you have said so far: Robin Green I think there is a saying... In order to be loved, one has to love oneself. Damien Thomas I don't think it is selfish. I think self-love is to have a...

7 Steps to have your Best Year yet

In this video John Assaraf from the film "The Secret" gives you the 7 steps necessary to make this year your best year yet - this year and every year! Listen careful, because John really knows what he is talking about. He made it happen again and...

How to bring out The BEST in People

Whether you're in a small team, a large organization, or a family, you will need a lot of motivation to get things done and achieve a certain level of success.  But motivation can be a tricky thing – while it's not complicated, it certainly is not something that a lot...

How to Motivate Yourself

Motivation is not something that comes naturally to us, at least not in tough times. But those are the times we especially need to be motivated. However, motivation is key to many human activities. For one, you cannot simply sit back, relax, and watch your deadlines...

7 Inspirational Quotes to Brighten Your Day

Words are free for us to string together and dispense with but there are times in life when only the right words can make us feel better. We know what we want to hear or say but the right words simply don’t come to mind. It is in these times that motivational and...

3 Facts that make it hard to stay motivated

3 Factors That Make You Hard to Motivate? There will always be times in your life when you have to perform tasks that you deem unpleasant for one reason or another – working with a co-worker you don't like, going to work on a rainy Monday, taking the garbage out, or...

Discover the Secret of Learning FAST

Can you still recall the cartoon series featuring Wily Coyote and the Roadrunner? If you have ever watched it I am sure you just saw the image of the Roadrunner zooming past. Speed may allow you to arrive at your intended destination; but along the way, were you able...

The Rewards of Reading

What have you been reading lately? Or should I ask when was the last time you read a book? I hope it is not the latter 🙂 In a social gathering, you can usually tell who the frequent readers are. Wide readers think and speak well. They win the admiration, respect,...

Giving your BEST – to Others

The act of giving your very best to help others will give you personal emotional satisfaction. Whatever form of help you extend, be it your time or giving something else of value, you will undoubtedly receive something better in return. Is there anything better than a...

What are your automated habits?

Today we want to look at our habitual ways of reacting to certain situations - again and again - in an automatic fashion. Let me give you an example: Someone says something that hurts you. You automatically clam up and withdraw from them without really thinking about...

Almost like having your own personal Coach

The next best thing to having your own personal coach!, Amazon Review December 6, 2010 By Patricia Gomez Wilkie “patgwilkie” This book is the next best thing to having your own personal life coach. Barbara Hofmeister – author, coach and public speaker – is herself an...

YOU do make a difference!

This short story speaks for itself. It clearly shows us how easy it is to shrug off small gestures of kindness as unimportant but for that one life we touch with that gesture it might make ALL the...

Where Did My Life Go?

If you feel like you’re just treading water through your life right now you’re not alone. Most people at one time or another feel the same way. The mediocrity, the fatigue, the lack of drive or passion is a slippery slope, and before you know it you find yourself...

Celebrate all your Wins!

This whole month of January I have shared different steps you can take to create the  success you desire. I do recommend you use all of them-  step by step - if you are not yet quite where you want to be in your life. All of these steps are an important part of the...

Second Step to Success – Your WHY

Friedrich Nietzsche said: “He who has a Why to live for, can bear almost any How.” Jim Rohn said: "If the WHY is big enough the HOW becomes easy. Both mean the same thing. We need a strong WHY, a strong drive that will cary us past hurdles and obstacles. So now that...