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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Be better at business ? and lose weight, too!
- In business, individuals often secure the services of a success coach like myself to "fix" certain areas of their professional life. The desired fixes typically range from a desire for a promotion and/or a salary increase, to on-the-job performance enhancements, to improving one's personal productivity, to boosting one's level of enthusiasm about their job.Having coached literally...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching skills and positive motivation
- There is one important point that is often missed in the discussion of Coaching Skills: Effective coaching is a great deal more than just problem solving. Many people misinterpret coaching as only a corrective process aimed at specific error and deficiencies of an individual. Actually, the use of coaching skills doesn't always have to be driven by problems. Challenges, opportunities, and obstacles...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Corporate coaching - why coach? c(5)+ed
- Is it possible to make a strong "business case for corporate coaching?" Why is coaching vital to organizations? Why should leaders invest time developing their coaching skills? These are tough, important questions that organizations should consider before implementing coaching.The need for corporate coaching certainly depends on the situation. In some cases, it could be argued tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you ever give up coaching employees?
- In principle, we don't want to give up coaching employees. We want to believe that we can eventually make a difference. Sometimes it's our own ego that drives our persistence and determination.In reality, if we have followed the coaching process, we have honored our stewardship as a coach. This is especially true if we have followed the process for a significant period of time. However, coa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching skills
- IntroductionThe question for leaders in organizations today is how do we go about unleashing motivation, facilitating idea creation, promoting information flow and go beyond being Number One? How do we distance ourselves from our competitors? We cannot relax and take our success for granted. Our competitors are fierce and anxious to take back market share, produce the next blockbuste...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life on the receiving end of coaching
- What is it like to be on the receiving end of mentoring to improve your performance in pocket billiards and at the same time, participate in life changing coaching?You are the reason for all of the things you are going through. Once you accept that, you are then ready to make the changes that will take you to the next level and far beyond.Many billiards players find themselves blocke...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life coach, counsellor, or therapist; - how do i choose?
- Life coaching has become fashionable in recent years and there seems to be a big demand for what they offer. Counselling and many forms of therapy are also on offer, these may have been around for many years and have advantages to offer clients. Yet how do you choose which one to go for?Choosing a therapist is possibly the easiest choice to make. Generally, a therapist will offer a form of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching: the art of putting yourself in somone elses shoes
- COACHING STEPS: The following are five (5) steps a coach can take to change behavior and performance. The goal of this process is to create the context for the person being coached towards one in which excellence becomes the norm. 1. Observe the action/behavior you want to change. 2. Describe the situation/action you saw. 3. Ask the employees what they saw, their perspective/point of view. 4. Tell...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching: you can improve your organizations performance
- GOOD BUSINESS COACHING: Clearly, the right kind of coaching can alter a team's or an organization's performance. The implication for business is that if you create a climate of coaching in any organization, you can produce performance that exceeds your expectations - and you won't have to change the people to do so. Coaching can produce star performers in organizations, even when the players are p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Potential
- One of the most often mis-understood aspects of self-development is the concept of potential. We are often told that we can achieve our full potential, however, what does this really mean? When the focus is building self-esteem and motivating individuals to do better, there is often the implication that potential is a destination or an end-point that can be reached, and if we just strive for "it",...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 brilliant tips to speed read faster than ever
- Many people, particularly students, would love to be able to absorb information faster. But before retaining information, they have to go through the first stage of learning, which is reading.For many individuals who are pressed for time, speed reading has become a necessity. However, it's not just the reading part that is important. Equally essential is for the reader to fully understand t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal core values: your key to success and happiness
- Each of us has our own set of personal values; these are the things which we believe are important, which motivate us and to which we give priority. If I asked you what your personal values are, the chances are that you would struggle to find the answer. You would not be alone; in fact the majority of people would find it hard to answer this question satisfactorily.The reality is that most ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mid life crisis, life transitions, & ontological coaching
- Recently I have been watching a TV show called Blowout. It is a reality show about a hair designer, Jonathan Antin who struggles to get his Beverly Hills salon up and running. Not only do the Hollywood stars visit his shop but also many other women come in for makeovers with the hope that they too will look like the rich and famous. In fact, when their makeovers are finished they really do look mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is life coaching?
- An recent article in Money Magazine said that "A coach may be the guardian angel you need to rev up your career." In fact, if you pick up any major newspaper or magazine, you are bound to come across a glowing article on coaching. It is one of the fastest growing careers, with an estimated 20,000 coaches in the United States. Because coaching is a relatively new profession, there are man...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching can help teachers at a crossroads in their careers
- Teachers enter the profession with the desire to help others, but after years in the field it can lose its luster. If it's no longer offering satisfaction the way it once did find out how you can get the joy back.Have you ever wondered why some people like what they are doing more so than others? Or what unknown factors contribute to a colleague's success? Could it be these folks have a coa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The value of career coaching and its effect on productivity
- Athletes the world over have coaches. Yet, workers whose very livelihood depends on their ability to perform well on the job are often unaware of the merits of a career coach.Career coaching has been shown to improve productivity and lessen stress. According to a recent study conducted by the International Personnel Management Association a combination of training and coaching increased pro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is coaching everything that it is cracked up to be?
- Personal or business coaching has helped thousands change their lives and achieve their goals. Yet, for the sceptics it still is a fuzzy concept with little recognition for its benefits. Think of Celine Dion, who with a voice coach claimed world fame. Her coach unleashed what is known today as one of the most mesmerizing voices in the world.Is coaching just a buzzword to capture another nic...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching skills does matter at chick?fil-a
- In this discussion, we talk about Coaching Skills with Phil Orazi, Dean of Chick-fil-A University and Scott Mayson, Business Consultant with Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia. Q ? What is the role of an Operator at Chick-fil-A, and what are some of the challenges that an Operator faces?Phil ? Operators are selected and are independent contractors for Chick-fil-A. We have some leverage with wh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The value of coaching to support your business and your life
- In our daily lives as well as in our businesses, we typically operate from the perspective of doing the best we know how to do in dealing with life's challenges and opportunities. If we knew what it would take to be more effective in our relationships, more productive in our activities or more successful in reaching our goals, we would surely alter our behavior to correspond with these insights. T...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whats wrong with life coaching?
- As a Life Coach I quickly identified most individuals wanted to achieve a particular goal or ambition and tried it themselves without success, and unfortunatley were still reluctant to get any help. So, I started 'A Life Coaching' a company which provides individuals with the tools, skills and processes to Life Coach themselves. (Free sample multi media below.)All of the sudden the barriers...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make $100,000 as a personal trainer
- In the movie, "The Gladiator," Emperor Commodus' rose to power early on because he realized what was most important to the people of Rome. Most would believe influence would be gained by the accumulation of wealth and fame. In Rome it was neither. The greatness of Rome was found in the "sands of the coliseum." Rome was built on the idea of being great. And everyday that was sho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The art of change
- We don't change. I imagine such a statement could find a lot of opinionated opposition if it implied a lack of growth, whether that be on a knowledgeable level, a logical or spiritual one, but in this case we refer to ourselves and who we are in relation to who we were when we decided to grace this world with our presence.One of the main beliefs in spiritualism is that we are more than we a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Working with choices
- Despite our skills, experience or expertise we can still make a meal out of making a choice!Here are some common reasons why people struggle to make choices, and some tips for making them easier.1. Too few options (double bind)Many people fall into the trap of believing that a choice of two represents a real choice when, in fact, it often presents a dilemma. If you are offered...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its only adult add-what a relief!
- For most of her fifty years, Barbara was at war with herself. Keeping organized, being on time, and finishing what she started were always a struggle. (Sound familiar?)She always secretly felt that she was broken and that there was no way out.We met after a presentation I did for NAWBO, a women's business group."My desk is a train wreck, I can't get myself to do the thing...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dare to be inconsistent, lopsided, and totally courageous
- I was talking to one of my coaching clients and she was talking about not being able to stay with a meditation practice, so she gave up meditating altogether. "I'm either gung ho all the way or I don't show up at all," she said in disgust. We were talking on an evening when she "hadn't shown up at all." She had washed dishes instead. You would have thought she had mutilated small children. And gau...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Executive coaching and the american president
- Perhaps no one better than a former U.S. president has the right to advise executives: "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." -Theodore RooseveltAs a former president, President Theodore Roosevelt might have been reflecting upon his own experiences as the exec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why a self help book may not help you
- For a self help book to work, we have to read right it through to the end. While this may seem like a no-brainer, many people never finish reading books that they buy. In fact many people never read a book after they finish high school.The next step after reading, is to re-read the important parts and then start doing the exercises - probably every day!Self help books can give us gre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What the buddha says about coaches
- There is a Buddhist saying that goes like this: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill it." This means to kill any concept of the Buddha as something apart from oneself.To kill the Buddha is to BE the Buddha. Any concept we can have of the Buddha is so much smaller than the reality of what the Buddha actually is. And therefore any concept we have of the Buddha is limiting.To exper...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have a world-changing conversation
- I know what you're thinking? "Here I am, completely stressed out and overworked, and here's Barbara telling me that I can change the world by having a conversation! Really?the heat must have fried her brain?"You're absolutely right. (About the world-changing conversations, not about the fried brain.) I'm not talking about changing the big world; I'm talking about changing your wor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Self-contentment leads to confidence
- Being self-content means accepting and acknowledging who you are at your core and becoming satisfied -- maybe not perfect, but satisfied -- in all areas of your life. When you learn to better understand, better appreciate and eventually love yourself, you exude a quiet confidence that will open doors to what you want in life. One way to develop a strong sense of self-contentment is to giv...