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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching skills for peers: extending influence
- Many people think of coaching solely as a management technique. Although coaching skills provide managers with the means to get business results while creating solid relationships, the value of coaching in other arenas is often overlooked. Utilizing coaching skills is also beneficial when cooperating and collaborating with others, developing influence within the organization, and getting effective...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success coaching - what bill gates and you should have in common
- He was just a teenager, but he was already displaying the powerful habits that would one day make him a billionaire.I had to dart down to Atlanta on Monday for a business meeting with a partner of mine and grabbed a new book to read on the plane.I really get supercharged for a good autobiography and I had one in my mist(you know that feeling?).The teenager I was talking about ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Passport to passion
- Passion is a feeling of excitement and intensity. The energy of passion fuels a fulfilled life, and supports the growth and development of our personal purpose and potential. When was the last time you felt pure passion? Do you even know what you're passionate about? Would you recognize an opportunity to reconnect with your personal passion if one presented itself?In childhood, you were fil...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is the apprentice bad for your health?
- If you know who I mean when I say Kwame, Bill and Troy, you're probably a fan of The Apprentice. I admit I'm not a fan myself; I don't watch much television and that particular show didn't grab my interest enough to be "appointment" watching. I have, however, followed its popularity with interest, for various reasons.The main reason I'm so interested in The Apprentice is that it g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The magic of hearing
- I'm working on a coach training certification, and one of the "proficiencies" I'm expected to have mastered is "engages in provocative conversations." Now, that really got me thinking. What's a provocative conversation?Well, the word "provocative" means that the conversation provokes something-hopefully a reaction from the client which helps take them to anothe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Going beyond life coaching
- In Corrogue the air is chill and the frost is on the ground.On these autumn mornings the spider's webs are glistening like each was arrayed with diamonds. The red berries of the holly stand out against the dark green of their shining leaves. It is a time simply to look and be glad at the wonder of this creativity. It is a time simply to stand and stare.Like many people I receive unso...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - An example of allowing a desire to arrive on its own
- I don't know why, but it seems we trip over the "allowing" part of the Deliberate Attraction formula more often than the other two parts. The Deliberate Attraction formula gives us a simple description of how to leverage the Law of Attraction so we can attract more of what we DO want and enjoy. The three steps are simply:1) Become very clear about what you DO want.2) Raise your inter...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The benefits of coaching
- When I was first introduced to the profession of personal coaching, my first initial thought was that it sounded exactly like something I would love to pursue. I did further investigation into the profession and before I knew it I was happily enrolled in the Coach Training Program offered through Coach U University in Colorado, USA.The more coaches I met through this program and the more in...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success secrets - the #1 money secret i learned from interviewing over 23 millionaires
- All over the Net, people are asking you to pay them for 'get rich' secrets, all the 'systems' have different names. Have you ever asked yourself this question, how many of them are really rich? Maybe a few, right?Wouldn't it be refreshing the learn money making secrets from ones who have documentation to back up there success? Then you know they are legit. They walk their talk. And then the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business career executive coaching article -motivator, discipline and desire
- "There is a certain combination of desire and discipline in the way I work. Discipline by itself simply is not enough in the creative process." - Robert De NiroMany of us think of discipline as a highly positive characteristic. When we fail to keep our resolve to take the actions that lead to success, we point to our lack of discipline with regret and disappointment.Human beings real...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business career, executive, life coaching article mechanisms of the mind (achieving success)
- Suppose that the human mind is nothing more than a bio-computer and that the function of this computer is to get its owner exactly what he says he wants.. The computer mind takes what you say very literally. So, if you say you cannot do something, the mind interprets that as a command and makes sure you cannot do it. If you say you are confused and don't know what you want, the mind makes sure you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business career, executive coaching article - leadership: understanding the human condition
- "Nothing is more practical than for people to deepen themselves. The more you understand the human condition the more effective you are as a businessperson. Human depth makes business sense."- From Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness by Peter KoestenbaumA philosopher, a behind the scenes sage for CEOs at some of the world's largest companies, Peter Koestenbaum poses the truly big...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to create your ideal life - excerpt from individual power
- When I lost it all, I felt powerless. During my darkest hours, I wrote letters to God asking "why?" I received answers in writing.If you have either lost it all, or you are not passionately thrilled with your life, here is how you can turn it all around. It is easy!If you stop to consider what's on your mind most of the time, I think you'll find that your thoughts focus on ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaches, do you make these 7 deadly cash flow mistakes in your practice?
- Managing cash flow is every small business owner's most important function. Avoid these seven deadly mistakes to make sure you aren't creating cash flow problems in your coaching practice.1. Using the "Fly By The Seat of Your Pants" Accounting Method.When tax time rolls around do you find yourself pawing through piles of paper on your desk looking for credit card receipts f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sorry dr maslow, i think you got it wrong
- In the 1950s Abraham Maslow published a book entitled " Motivation and Personality" in which he outlided his now famous Hierarchy of Needs. Over the years since its publication Maslow's work has gained wide acceptance as a tool in understanding human motivation. It has been used in areas as diverse as Consumer Marketing and Christian Evangelism,as well, of course, psychology. Maslow rightly holds ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How can sceptics get the proof they need
- Are you one of those folks that needs to figure-it-out all the time? Are you one of those Law of Attraction students who catches yourself saying things like, "I wonder how this is going to come to me?" or, "What do I need to figure out so I know what to do next (to manifest what I desire)?" Attention Law of Attraction Students!Stop trying to figure out where/how/when your manifestation is g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 steps to successful goal-setting
- Successful people have always had clear, focused goals that guide them to greatness.It took Thomas Edison thousands of attempts and thousands of failures over many years to invent the electric light bulb, but he new exactly what he wanted, and his goal kept him going until he achieved it The rest, as they say, is history.Michelle Kwan had a goal to be the best skater in the world. Op...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A perrverse confidante
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 15, 2002Dad passed away years ago and Mom lives alone. She is still young and healthy, yet she always plays the victim. I am in my 30s and divorced.Our relationship has always been based on a maternal dictatorship. Even as an adult daughter I cannot approach my mother because her idea of advice is an order. Since she makes life miserable, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Worth waiting for
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 22, 2002I am a 31-year-old virgin male. At times I feel sexually frustrated because I've never been intimate with a woman. The only experience I ever had was a nice French kiss in high school.I'm overweight and don't see myself as being worthy of a relationship as I am. But after years of neglect and ignoring myself, I am now making change...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lovers remorse
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 29, 2002A few months after my divorce I started seeing a friend of my ex-wife. She told me I really needed a person that would appreciate me. We had a great sex life, and she told me anytime was fine. I told her I never heard that before, but she said she was different.After a year she asked when we were going to buy a house. I said, "If y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten benefits of having a relationship coach
- As a Master Certified Relationship Coach, I work with singles to help them attract a great match and with couples to help put their relationships back on track. I hear great feedback from my clients about the value of coaching.I think everyone can benefit from having a coach -- coaching can contribute that much to your life. Which is why you may be interested in seeing what some of my clien...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why daily planning is so important for adults with add
- For adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), details are a drag. We tend to see the big picture and want to jump straight to the finish line, wishing we could skip all the steps in between. Unfortunately, this perspective often causes us to become overwhelmed when it's time to start a project. We know where we want to end up, but we don't know where to start.The same is true for day-to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business coaching legacy: reflections on what you want to leave behind?
- Updating my will has been on my mind for quite some time now. Life circumstances change, kids grow-up, financial situations changes. I procrastinated for a very long time about this will. Now that it is, I feel very satisfied and pleased. There is peace in that corner of my mind that nagged and nagged about it for so long. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that people, myself incl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coaching: when it?s beyond oprah and dr. phil
- How many more servings of the daytime self-help salad will it take to sooth your appetite? To actually get your life to where you want it to be? To actually start seeing changes for yourself rather than just on the tear-filled faces of Oprah's latest guests?How about the alternatives? If you stick with TV then you will likely wind up in frightening dead ends with the likes of Jerry, Ricky a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Listen to me lad says jack
- Once upon a time, a very long time ago, when I was first starting out as an apprentice engineer, I was told to sit next to Jack.Jack was the longest serving Draughtsman in the organisation and he was one of the most lazy people I have ever met. However, I earned something very important from Jack...Jack gave me a small project to prepare a technical drawing of a simple part for a mac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Key questions for a coaching conversation
- There are 2 key skills that coaches need to be truly effective, the ability to listen (often for what is missing rather than what is said) and the ability to ask the right question at the right time.Now in reality there are no 'right' questions, there are however some very good, and fairly generic questions that when asked which can make a significant difference to the way in which a coachi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to gain control of your life
- "The latter part of a wise man's life," said Jonathan Swift, "is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former."The awareness to see one's own follies, prejudices, and false opinions is in fact essential to overcome one's psychocultural programming.But before we discuss awareness, we should look at how we went about...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you really need a home business mentor?
- Having a mentor can mean the difference between success and failure if you want to have a successful Internet home business.Many of you have dreamed of owning your own Internet business, and have probably been involved in countless opportunities, and succeeded at none. Many fail on the Internet because they're unwilling to put their time into it, but many fail because they don't know what t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten things you would never hear a coach say (or then again?!)
- When coaching, it's all about the client, be that as a professional coach, or a line manager/business owner using coaching skills in their own business, with their own people. But it's so easy sometimes to turn the tables and be the client..oh, so easy...:-)Let Me Tell You About My Day Coaching is about the client and NOT about the coach, usually. Sometimes a coaching experie...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Successful implementation of company wide coaching programmes
- Ten years ago I was fortunate enough to be heavily involved in the implementation of a company wide coaching programme, both as an employee who was to receive coaching but also as a manager and coach who was expected to regular coach my reports and my peers to enable them to achieve their objectives. I say, fortunate enough, because I found that when I was coached effectively I became really motiv...