Hi there, this is Andrew Paul Smith Coach with a question for you:

Who do you say that you are? Who do you think that you are? Do you believe that you are the sum total of all the thoughts that people have shared with you, about you? Or are you the observer of your life; the observer, not the observed? I wonder if you understand the difference between those two concepts; let me explain! 

Most of our lives what we tend to do is get out there and live. We do the things that we do, without really thinking about what we are doing, as if we were on auto-pilot.  The one who lives that way, I describe as “the observed” because the only ones considering their lives at that time are other people and only if they show an interest. 

However, “the observer” is the one I describe as that little quietness within us that can observe everything we say and do and is therefore able to make a considered opinion about the events of our lives. So I ask you, “Do you listen to “the observer” rather than the voices of those around you, who are making their own comments?” 

Are we the observed person inside the stage coach of our lives that is being pulled along by the five horses of our senses? Are we being pulled along by the things we see, by what we hear, what we smell, what we taste and what we touch or are we someone that observes all of that and in the quietness of our thoughts decides which actions will help us or hinder our lives in the end? 

Some people say, “I have an alcohol problem!” and I think “No, what you have is a horse problem!” You're allowing your senses to dictate to you where it is you're going in your life. You think of your body sat inside the stage coach as being you, but really it's that silent inner witness that sits within your body,” the observer” that is the real you!

So the question that I'm asking here today is, “Will you allow that inner wisdom that you have, which each one of us has, to decide what you do with your life or are you going to continue to allow your body and your senses to take you in the direction that they want you to go, to remain on auto pilot?” 

Let me add one more thing that I have become aware of. It's not only our senses that make us do what we do. Sometimes it's the tribal mentality that causes us to act in a certain way; we do what we do because that is what our friends and family, our peer group or society expects of us. Are you going to be an individual, or are you going to be someone who challenges the normal things that happen every day in your life and say “No let's think about this differently!"

It's Time To Believe In Yourself!

What is the purpose of having a Life Coach, how could having a Life Coach enhance your life. Here Andrew Paul Smith of <a href="http://www.andrewpaulsmith.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.andrewpaulsmith.com</a> explains.

Well, I have a theory and maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not, I’ll let you decide. My theory is that eighty percent of the people in the western world really don’t enjoy their lives. What most of them are doing is going from one minor crisis to another. They go to their jobs each day, pay the bills and although they maybe get a holiday or two each year, they don’t feel fulfilled. They don’t experience a life that is on purpose; and they suspect that their lives should be so much more than it really is. 

However, if you’d asked those same people in their late teens or early twenties, what they wanted to do with their lives. Whatever their answer would have been back then, it’s certainly not what they’re doing in their lives now! I also believe that it’s still not too late to have the life of your dreams and that anyone can be totally fulfilled and live a life of passion. What’s more, I believe that the Life Coach has the tools and the strategies to help people like you and me get to from where we are to where we’ve always wanted to be. 

So, why does anyone need a life coach? Well I think, first of all, everybody’s got one! The person most people use as their Life Coach is either a family member, maybe it’s their parents, maybe it’s a brother or a sister, a dear Aunt or Uncle. It could be a friend, a very close friend or someone that they know at work, that always seems to be there to advise them and to help them along life’s way.

The problem is that those well meaning people are not trained to coach, they do it from their hearts, which is great, but they don’t really understand the processes involved. I believe that the tools and the strategies that I’ve learned and used not only with my clients but in my own life too, could enhance your life if you were to decide to make use of them yourself. 

If you go to the testimonials page of my website you can read what others have said about the changes for the better that have happened to them by applying these Life Coaching tools. 

The great news is, that there’s a free session, a thirty minute session that I’m willing to give to you, just to help you to personally taste the benefits of having a Life Coach and to see for yourself if Life Coaching can help you on your journey from where you are to where you really want to be in your life. Then at the end of that session you can make an informed decision as to whether you want to continue with the Life Coaching process. 
I believe a life of purpose, a life of joy, a life of fulfilment awaits you. 

Why Does Anyone Need A Life Coach

Why is it that we haven't achieved the things that we would dearly have loved to have already achieved in our lives? 

The psychologists tell us that our self image has completely developed by the age of six! So I ask you, “Would you let a six year old go and do your job?” What I mean by that is that as far as confidence in yourself is concerned, unless you’ve worked on it since; your self confidence was installed, if you’re speaking computer language, by the age of six. So if you have had some unpleasant experiences as a small child, if your Dad told you not to play near the electric supply, and told you “It’s very dangerous!” Then your lack of confidence in yourself, not being able to know what is harmful or safe for example, can be traced back to then.

One of the things that Life Coaches do is to work with people, on their lives and show them how to build up their confidence. One of the ways that we build your self confidence is by helping you to face your fears and then little by little bit by bit proving to you that yes, you really are as capable as everybody else!  

By having a Life Coach along with you for the ride, someone who can discuss what happened when things haven’t gone exactly to plan and at that time be supportive; then when things do go exactly to plan, to be there to celebrate with you, but either way a Life Coach can keep you on track by helping you to be neither over confidant or despairing. When you feel like giving up, the Life Coach is there saying, “No it’s not time to give up, it’s time to press on! It’s time to be challenged and to be inspired, and to feel yes that’s really where I want to go!” 



For well over four years now, I have coached people from all over the world, from many different walks of life and with well over a thousand hours of coaching completed I am certain that I can be a catalyst for change in your life too! Having spent a thousand hours coaching people I’d have to be a fool to not understand the human condition by now, what’s more as you must realize, I am a human being myself!

You can actually become all that you want to be and Life Coaches are the people who are well equipped to help you to achieve that and there is no reason at all other than the reasons that you give yourself why you haven’t progressed further in your life, that is further in the direction that you intend to go in your life. 

So the first Life Coaching session that I would take you through is totally free and it’s a goal setting session and in that session we discover together what it is that you really want to do and then we start working on getting you from where you are to where you want to be. 

Don’t let the lack of self-confidence of that six year old rule in your life anymore, let the six year old grow up and let the six year old become a seven and an eight and a nine and a ten and an adult person that realizes day by day that you are capable of all that you dream of doing in your life. 

You don’t have to cow tow to everyone around you and fit in. You can do what you want to do as long as you don’t hurt anyone in the process. Some people don’t mind hurting others, but that isn’t something I would coach you to do. But yes, you can grow in wisdom, you can grow in tenacity and determination, you can achieve and you can be inspired. I have been described by my clients as an inspirational coach and I know I can inspire you to move on in your life to be all that you want to be.



Achievement and Self Image

I recorded this in 2008, to helping you believe anything is possible in your life. How did I have my dreams come true? The answer is I enrolled the services of a Life Coach! I'd love to be your Life Coach and help you to realize your dreams and wishes, but first listen to my story of how my life changed when I got myself a Coach. Then call me on +44 (0)7931 582 485 or email me at "info@andrewsmithlifecoach.com" to book in a Complimentary Coaching Session with me.

How To Have Your Dreams Come True

Once your life is on purpose, your life will feel so much more fulfilled! The contact details given at the end of this audio are incorrect. My latest contact details are: Email: info@andrewsmithlifecoach.com my phone number is +44 (0)7931 582 485 or you can Skpe me at "andrewp.smith"

Find Your Purpose and Then Youll Find Your Passion

This recording looks at self-sabotage where it comes from, why we do it and how to stop it. Once you know the where, why and how of self-sabotage you will have a massive "handle on life," you will be much nearer to fulfilling your destiny. Contact Andrew at "info@andrewsmithlifecoach.com" or at Skype under the name tag "andrewp.smith" or visit his website www.andrewsmithlifecoach.com to arrange a 30 minute complimentary Life Coaching session.

Handle On Life - HowTo Stop Self Sabotage

Here Andrew talks about beliefs and how you can, with the help of a Life Coach, manage your beliefs to help you get closer to your goals. If you would like to experience Life Coaching first hand and learn how to get the most juice possible out of your life, why not contact Andrew via Skype where he is "andrewp.smith" in Sheffield, UK or email him at "info@andrewsmithlifecoach.com" to arrange a complimentary Life Coaching session.

Handle On Life - Can I Change My Beliefs?

Here Andrew talks about the Higgs Boson in terms of how ideas form and gain substance. And how taking control of your thinking will inevitably help you take control of your life.

Handle On Life - The Higgs Boson Particle

Here Andrew challenges us to make our decisions of what to believe based on our gut reaction or feelings rather than our intellect. He suggests that the intellect is flawed with all kinds of weighty arguments in favor of decisions which are not life enhancing being made by us.