Categories
- Arts & Entertainment
- Business
- Communications
- Computers
- Culture & Society
- Disease & Illness
- Fashion
- Finance
- Food & Beverage
- Health & Fitness
- Hobbies
- Home & Family
- Home Based Business
- Internet Business
- Legal
- Pets & Animals
- Politics
- Product Reviews
- Recreation & Sports
- Reference & Education
- Religion
- Self Improvement
- Shopping
- Travel & Leisure
- Vehicles
- Writing & Speaking
The Coaching Practice Trap
If you have your own coaching practice you may have inadvertently fallen into the job trap. More accurately it's the multi-job trap...The job trap is where the majority (or all) of your income come from your own activities.Read more…In The Face of Fear
Have you ever met someone who seemed to be fearless and wondered how that was possible? Sure, I do suppose there are a few brave, fearless ones out there, but the majority of us definitely experience fear.Sometimes we are afraid of failure, of not looking good, of saying the wrong things.Read more…Gaining More Personal Fulfillment with Personal Coaching - FamilyVision Column
No one cares. You feel you don’t get any support---not from your significant other, not from your family, friends, and certainly not from your children. You want so badly to soar like the eagles…yet your daily routine leaves you feeling like a child.Read more…Fascination With Flight
We live in a "pocket" neighborhood which means we're just enough out of the city limits to enjoy the freedom of nature and are located just enough within reach of the City, to not be too far out. All the homes in the neighborhood enjoy space (everyone has from one to three acres surrounding their home). Consequently we see coyotes, foxes, raccoons, birds of all varieties, etc.Read more…Good Comebacks: How to Make Them Smart Comebacks and Get to the Heart of the Matter
You don’t really feel that way. I know what you’re trying to do here and it won’t work. Stop being so sensitive!Read more…What Will Having A Coach Do For Me?
There are many positive benefits to working with a coach but it's not necessarily the right decision for everyone.Firstly, you need to want to make a change to your life and secondly, there is a gap between where you are now and where you want to be.When you start working with a coach you will get:* Time to focus on YOU and what you want to achieve.Read more…Coaches: Don't Let Meryl Streep Ruin Your Practice
During my stay in Brazil I felt so homesick, I needed to watch a movie about New York, the city I call home. So, I went to see "Prime", a comedy about human relations, in which Meryl Streep plays the part of Lisa, a conservative psychotherapist helping her 37-year old client Rafi to overcome her recent divorce. One day in a session, Rafi confesses to Lisa that she's started a hot and heavy relationship with a 24-year old artist.Read more…Tips on Coaching
Coaching individuals and teams to success is a learned art form that encompasses some simple rules, which require intelligent application.My twenty years of coaching taught me one thing above all else: clearly state the intention of the coaching exercise. The individual or team member needs to understand the coaching piece is intended to enhance or develop a particular skill, and that the exercise helps both participants.Read more…The Impact Trainings- An Objective Review…What Is Going On In Salt Lake City, Utah?
"What is going on in Salt Lake City" said Albert Reizeker, the Director of Life Studies at The University of New England, "is an incredible shift in the way Americans are choosing to deal with their personal, physical and financial lives" Reizeker states "I have never seen anything like it""No longer is their only one game in town for those who truly desire the best that life has to offer" That is what Impact is all about. "It is truly amazing" said Reizeker."The Impact Trainings Programs are programs that have been built and designed on a common training practice called "LGAT" or Large Group Awareness Training, that has been active in the United States since the sixties.Read more…Are You Ready To Coach Yourself To Success?
Many people claim to want more happiness, more money and more success in their lives. But most aren’t willing to take the steps necessary to go out and create the life they want. Others feel confused by the multitude of options available and aren’t sure which direction to turn.Read more…Reprogram Your Mind to Make Your Dreams Come True
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” – William E. Henley Does it sometimes feel like certain limiting beliefs such as – I can’t / I’m not worthy / Nothing ever works out for me – have been hard-wired in your brain?Read more…Must Be Present To Win
Jack Kornfield, the Buddhist teacher, described a spiritual truth he learned at a bingo game he attended with his elderly parents in Florida some time ago. There on the wall, in huge letters, was a sign reminding the players, You Have to Be Present to Win. I love how we can find deep spiritual reminders about what is really important in the simplest of ways.Read more…How Long is Your Shoestring?
In my previous article I mentioned the potential for attracting clients using referral groups such as BNI and BRE. Some readers got back to me and mentioned that although they thought these groups are a useful and even proven method for building their practice, at ?500+ they thought it was a bit on the pricey side.Read more…Lessons Out of Africa - The Importance of Mentoring
Recently while working with a client in South Africa, I had the opportunity to go on safari in Kruger National Park. Surrounded by 2 million hectares of magnificent Africa, I heard many interesting stories. Two in particular were so intriguing, that I forgot where I was and started pondering what makes people successful.Read more…Shifting Your Belief System to Work for You
Andrea is stuck. Her parents raised her to believe that she has no control over her life and she shouldn’t even try. She has been looking for the perfect job for the past 18 months or so, and is frustrated that the “unseen, Santa Clause-like force” that her parents raised her to believe in has not brought her what she wants.Read more…Helping the Hiring Gods to "Get You"!
Two clients this week are working on re-creating themselves in terms of what they do for a career. Both have been independently contracting for various projects and jobs as they can. Both have babies on the way!Read more…Performance Coaching can be Performance Enhancing
Individuals often hire a coach to improve some of their workplace behaviors. Modifying these behaviors can help a person keep a job or increase their potential to make it to the next level in the organization.Lisa came to coaching since she felt that she was reacting too strongly to individuals and situations in the office.Read more…Coaching or Mentoring - Does It Matter Which
The recent trend of a rise in the use of coaching, whether by external or internal coaches, is a great thing for encouraging greater development of individuals and groups. However, I do think it has also led to the pedants of the world leaping into worrying about the semantics of the difference between coaching and mentoring. My stand on this is that there are some differences and that there are frequently grey areas where they overlap.Read more…Are There Unconscious Beliefs Sabotaging Your Results?
If you're anything like me you've spent years trying to get things you want and not succeeding. It's not for lack of trying but rather as a result of your thinking - your belief system. Your results speak for themselves.Read more…When Are You Going To Let Yourself Off The Hook?
We are all human, so we all make mistakes; we all do or say things we regret afterwards.And we are so much better at forgiving others than forgiving ourselves, aren't we? And actually for some, maybe you, forgiving yourself might be an extremely difficult task.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Coaching category
- Living from the Centers -- Part 1 - By: Roxanne Howe-Murphy
We talk or hear about the importance of being centered in order to not get swept away as we lead our daily lives in our ever-changing world. We know how uncomfortable it is to feel "off-center". How does this platitude become a felt reality in life? - Aquarium Plants and Lighting Mini-Guide - By: Dolly Kapil
Aquarium plants are as important to aquariums as water is to fish. Aquarium plants add more life to aquarium and make it to look beautiful while completing the aquarium - Getting Ready To Go Camping - By: Upinder Negi
So you want to take your kids camping just like you did as a child with your parents of grandma or grandpa. Opps the camp ground they took you to is now condos on the lake. - Salmon Fishing - By: Harjeet Kaur
With the advancement of man a lot of the smaller streams have been choked of with pollution and silt from local construction. Some of the streams have been filled in for housing and commercial use. There has been a increase of volunteers to clean up the streams and repair the gravel spawning grounds. With some success the salmon have slowly been returning to these devastated areas. No matter what you fish with or which method you use a Chinook salmon will give you a fight you will not soon forget. - Simple and Effective Solutions for Aquarium Algae - By: Prakash Sharma
Eradication of encrusting algae could be done simply by periodically scraping the sides of the aquarium or scrubbing the rocks. For those with plastic plants and a completely white gravel bed, the situation could be more tasking as it would be necessary to bleach the rocks to remove all traces of algae. - Create a Seasonal Wreath - By: Jitender Sharma
Decorative wreaths play a creative role in the decoration of homes and offices throughout the world. They can announce the start of a new season, offer condolences, or celebrate a special event, all depending on the message that one wants to convey. Wreaths can cheer up a door, window, wall, or porch. They can be made of just about any kind of materials, so anyone can have fun browsing for attractive craft items at good prices to enjoy their hobby. - Senior Exercise For Golf Prolongs Golfing Life - By: Jaswal Bhisham
Senior exercise for golf is becoming evident, but not enough to make a dent in the aging golfers' approach to golf improvement. So many golfers who reach their 60's and up are looking for anything that will help them improve and yet the last thing they look at is their body. With age comes a declining level of strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, coordination and more. With that being said, why wouldn't a senior golfer take care of those issues with a golf training and conditioning program? - To Coach or Not to Coach - By: Karen McGreevey
It's commonly known that coaches guide the multitudes in some profession anytime everywhere. Whether it's many of the "manly" sports like baseball and football, or the maybe "not so manly" like ice skating, or debate teams. But many don't know where to find or how to choose a coach. - Made Hands, Monsters to Mice - By: Vikram Parmar
After the flop, much of the strength of your hand depends on the character of the flop. Obviously, if you start with a pair, and make trips, a full house or four of a kind, you have a big hand, these are the Monsters. What is not so obvious is how the strength of your hand changes when you hit a fair hand, but get a flop that may have helped one, or more, of your opponents. - Magicians - By: Jaswal Bhisham
Since the beginning of times, human beings have a fascination for the unknown. For instance, our primitive ancestors worshipped lightning and thunder. Some of that secret admiration still remains inside us, and that is the reason why we feel an attraction for magicians. From little kids' birthday parties to million dollar shows, these professionals have astonished people on the widest variety of places and situations, including movies, books, TV shows, and so on. Nowadays, there are magic schools that prepare prospective magicians for their future career. These schools do not only instruct magicians in the arts of disappearing handkerchiefs, or taking rabbits out of hats, but also take care of more complete aspects of artistic expression, such as acting, verbal communications and public speeches, and even dance routines, as these arts are becoming more and more helpful when entertaining an audience that is harder to satisfy day by day.