Recovery Coaching » Maxims http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk A Guide to Overcoming Life Controlling Problems Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:09:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Step by Step http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/step-by-step/ http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/step-by-step/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:17:29 +0000 admin http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/?p=126 Step by Step is a post from: Recovery Coaching

]]> Those in recovery from addictions, characteristically want things quickly, even their recovery. As a result they miss important steps in their learning. The maxim ‘step by step’ reminds recovering addicts that recovery is about learning, and learning is incremental. What is learned at one point becomes the foundation for the next piece of learning. Step by step!

Step by Step is a post from: Recovery Coaching

]]> http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/step-by-step/feed/ 0 There’s no free lunch! http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/there%e2%80%99s-no-free-lunch/ http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/there%e2%80%99s-no-free-lunch/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:20:46 +0000 admin http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/?p=129 There’s no free lunch! is a post from: Recovery Coaching

]]> “There’s no free lunch” endorses the values of earning rewards and of becoming self-reliant, to take ownership. It emphasises that nothing is given without cost, that those in the community should not expect something for nothing. The lesson here is that all provision without return of effort, only enables an individual to remain dependent and exploitative. In the self-help community, the daily meals, education, clothing and medical care are provided as long as the resident plays his part in the community and the recovery process.

There’s no free lunch! is a post from: Recovery Coaching

]]> http://www.therecoverycoach.co.uk/there%e2%80%99s-no-free-lunch/feed/ 1