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Coaching: Don't Offer Complimentary Calls If You Want To Be Successful
When I began my coaching practice a few years ago it was recommended to me that I could attract new clients by offering complimentary i.e. free coaching sessions.Read more…The Helicopter Effect
Last year my husband and I went on a trip to Hawaii with a group of friends who we have traveled with for the past six years. We divided up the responsibilities: which islands to visit, where were the best places to stay, and what were -the things that we “had” to experience while visiting Maui and Kauai. Touring the “Grand Canyon” of Kauai by helicopter was definitely a must.Read more…You Can't Always Get What You Want
The Rolling Stones were right, “We don't always get what we want, but when we try sometimes, we just might get what we need.” Case in point my Toastmasters' recent White Elephant party gift exchange. The intent was to bring a "surprise" gift for exchange that could be:a.Read more…Top 7 Tips For Finding A Coaching Certification Program That Will Expand Your Business Results
Becoming an executive coach is one of the hottest new businesses. With career, life, small business and executive coaching now a multi-billion dollar industry, many are looking to cash in on this cash cow including those offering coaching certification programs.A recent search of the Internet revealed over 200 coaching certification programs and schools.Read more…Mentoring: Application of a Holistic Approach
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. EisenhowerAre you grooming outstanding leaders for your organization?Read more…Do You Have A Personal Learning Program In Place?
I was doing some planning tonight over a cup of coffee, when something struck me.I’m launching more consulting programs and seminars, internationally, yet I haven’t made a commitment to learning additional languages.How could I overlook something so obvious?Read more…How Long to Build Your Coaching Practice?
Have you ever wondered how long it will take you to build your own successful and stable coaching practice? Are you currently frustrated at the length of time it's taking you to attract coaching clients let alone achieve a consistent flow?I'm often asked by coaches 'How long does it take to build a successful coaching practice?Read more…Coaching with the GROW Model
The GROW Model, devised by Sir John Whitmore, provides a framework both for individual coaching sessions and for the whole process. The acronym stands for Goals, Reality, Options and Will, also known as Wrap-up.Goals – coach and client agree on specific objectives.Read more…Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Business Coach
How many times have you promised yourself that tomorrow you’ll upgrade the computer system, hire some help, or formalize your marketing plan … only to find that tomorrow was six weeks ago? Maybe you get all fired up about a new business idea, only to be frustrated by a thousand interruptions that prevent you from doing anything about it. Or, perhaps you berate yourself for being disorganized, lazy, or unfocused, when really you’re not taking action because you’re afraid of where the next account will come from, or to commit the dollars to hire the help you desperately need.Read more…Diary of a Coaching Start-Up
Part 3- The Pyjama BrigadeOne of the perceived perks of working from a home based office is that you can work in your PJ’s. The disadvantage of working from home is that you can work in your PJ’s. From the beginning I knew this was going to be a problem for me.Read more…How to Perfect a Practice to Make Practice Perfect
A few practical tips worth revisiting are:** Be prepared and know exactly what it is you want from this meeting;** Thoroughly research the company you’re going to be dealing with;** Choose an outfit appropriate for the meeting – if unsure ask your friends (asking your mother may cause greater anxiety than you first started with);** Know exactly where and when the meeting will be and who will be there;** Meditate before you leave for your meeting – it’s important to be in a centred and calm frame of mind; and** Arrive with plenty of time to spare.Something which has helped me be prepared for just about anything is practising an imaginery meeting and watching myself interacting with others starting from the moment when I arrive at the Reception counter. I run through this imaginery meeting until the end when I say my farewell.Read more…Emotional Intelligence: Which Emotions Can You Really Trust?
I want to dispel the notion that by simply tuning into you feelings that you are going to become a more effective individual.This is because not all feelings are cut from the same cloth.There are two categories of emotions that you need to become aware of.Read more…Small Business Top 7 Tips for Hiring an Excellent Executive Business Coach
Executive business coaching has become a business of its own with over 10,000 coaches now peddling their services. Maybe you are considering hiring an executive coach to help you overcome a significant obstacle or turnaround your small business. Whatever the reason, these 7 asking tips may help you become a better "coach" shopper and deliver a positive return on your hard-earned dollars.Read more…Building a Legacy: It's Only Too Late If You Never Start!
By discovering your unique strengths, determining your core values, and directing your future with ambitious lifetime goals, you can achieve amazing success. But be warned-if you don't like change, you will like irrelevance even less.So far, Steve Jobs has made a fairly sizable ding.Read more…Are You Be-ing?
Remember when you were young and played “pretend”? You could be anything that you wanted to be, there were no boundaries or obstacles. Do you recall the fun that you had being free to decide your path?Read more…Are You Careful or Careless?
The average adult typically utters 40,000 words each day, according to a study performed by Professor Robin Dunbar of Liverpool University. A substantial amount, but have you actually considered how valuable words are? What about how powerful they are?Read more…Are You Positive or Negative?
Magnetism is a wonderful thing. We often hear that someone "has a magnetic personality", or that they are "full of magnetism", even that opposites attract "like magnets". Why the fascination with magnetism?Read more…Life Coaching Regulation - Myth Debunked
This article dispels the myth once and for all, that life coaching will become a regulated profession.As the author of the “Truth About Life Coaching School Accreditation” article, I get a significant amount of email from readers who are looking to enroll in a Life Coach training program, asking my opinion about various aspects of the life coaching profession and training.When I wrote the article I imagined that I might get feedback from both sides of the issue.Read more…Do You Dare Believe in Yourself?
Why can’t we believe in ourselves?Well most of us have been conditioned from childhood, all sorts of things. Examples: I am not worth it.Read more…Coping With Being Left Handed
Being left handed can sometimes be a drag. This is because almost all hand-held devices, such as tools, have been designed with a right-handed individual in mind. This is because everything has been created to accommodate a right-handed society.Read more…
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- Give Up Your Righteousness - By: Matthew Ferry
There are six billion people on this planet. Every single person has a completely different perspective. You know that every single person has had billions of experiences. Experience shapes our opinions, judgments, ideals, preferences, and ultimately our view of life. - Life Coach - Align and Redirect - By: Matthew Ferry
By releasing your need to be in control of the uncontrollable, you move into a state of flow. You start to experience grace, luck, and miracles. - Life Coaching - Give Up All Of Your Ideas About How It's Supposed to Look - By: Matthew Ferry
Dr. David Hawkins wrote in his book The Eye of the I, "The letting go of all pretensions to knowledge or of knowing about anything, is a great relief and is experienced as a tremendous benefit" All suffering is related to your opinion. Give up this crazy notion that you know how it's all supposed to look. The Drunk Monkey uses it's prophecy as a way of beating you up, when it doesn't look the way it thought. - Baby Boomers: Its time to Awaken Your Life Purpose - By: Cynthia Barnett
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Important and helpful strategies designed to short-circuit the steps to your own success by getting you inspired and in action today. - Why Top Producers Achieve Stellar Results with Life Coaching - By: Matthew Ferry
Top producers who are committed to having a fulfilling experience in life may have gotten some of the wind beneath their wings in a life coach program. - 4 Ways to Transform Your Relationship Now - By: Matthew Ferry
There are four ways of opporating in the world will be of great value in your relationship. Here they are in order: show up, pay attention, tell the truth and don't be attached to the outcome. - Do I Need a Personal Coach - By: Darlene Siddons
A wellness coach is your ally, partner, and, at times, your conscience and accountability on your way to reaching the personal goals you've had for a long time, but have usually done little about. A coach is a partner who can support you to develop your life more intentionally and to assist you to remain in balance.