New Insights On Life with Bill Burridge

At some point in life, each of us is called on to step up and be a leader in some shape or form, no matter how insignificant or significant it may seem at the time. And, during the rest of our lives,…

What's the point of life and living?

It's surprising – perhaps shocking is a better word – that this is not a question that occupies our minds more frequently.

In this podcast episode, Bill explains ho…

There’s a general lack of understanding amongst the public about what life coaching really is and what life coaches really do. Most misguidedly believe it to be some form of mentoring or advice-givin…

By 2025 the number of mobile devices in use worldwide is expected to reach more than 18bn. That’s more than two for every person on this planet!

Mobile technology has become indispensable for certain …

Life sometimes conspires to rob us of a sense of how powerful we are and what is truly possible in our lives. 

In this podcast, Bill presents Shayla's story about how she was able to make the impossib…

When life gets on top of you and you are confronted with what seems like insurmountable problems, turning your life around may seem like an impossible dream ... but kickstarting that process is far e…

The power of the collective to bring about change is seldom questioned, and often clearly demonstrated during democratic election times such as that we are witnessing in 2024.

But the power of the ind…

Life lessons are there to be had in many corners of our troubled, yet special world.

For Bill, one place, in particular, stands out for his experience of the authentic love, respect and care shown for…

The pressures and demands of the modern day world are such that many of us find our lives are trained on trying to meet the expectations of others. In the process we become further slowly more discon…

At New Insights we encourage our trained life coaches to employ what we call 'The Edge'.

Without giving it away, there are two important facets to effective life coaching that must be used in tandem i…

In today's podcast, Bill takes inspiration from Dr Wayne Dyer, who talked about the four stages of life in his work on life purpose.

Bill refines this and presents seven generic stages of life for con…

When it comes to the study of human motivation, those who remain fixated on 'following the science' are likely to be disappointed.

In today's podcast, Bill argues that the power of life coaching lies …

Most people who get into life coaching are driven to do so by an authentic passion for people and a genuine desire to be involved in fulfilling and rewarding work that helps inspire a better world.

Bu…

What's in a name?

When it comes to life coaching, everything ... and nothing really. 

On the face of it, the term "life coaching" would seem to say it all but think about it more deeply and you'll appr…

Levels of chronic stress are unprecedented in today's world. Ironically, technological advancements that promised to give us more time for leisure and enjoyment are at the root of this problem.

In thi…

We live in an unpredictable and uncertain world. As we witness the magnitude of the events unfolding around us it is all too easy to take on feelings of powerlessness. Such feelings can cause us to s…

Most of us live in problem-reaction mode, just doing our best to cope with the various problems and challenges that our unpredictable world throws at us. 

In living this way, our focus becomes so keen…

We live in a world in which effective communication is becoming increasingly challenging but increasingly necessary. 

Perhaps surprisingly, the concept of communication is a highly complex one. The au…

In this episode, Bill presents and discusses eight of the key assumptions, or principles, that form part of the philosophy on which the transformational service of life coaching is based. 

These are d…