The Changes You Want - "Coffee House Conversations"
Everywhere you go, you hear people talk about the changes they want to make in their lives. Certainly while your getting your coffee or tea at the coffee house you do.“I want to lose weight.””I want a... read more |
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3 Steps to Preparing Yourself for Help
As an entrepreneur, you’ve decided it’s time to hire some help so you can lead your business into the future and project growth. You’re excited about the decision and can't wait to start your search. ... read more |
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Getting to Grips with Business Coaching
Phil Ashforth of Synergy Coaching argues the case for using a Business Coach.The first thing that many business owners will ask is, “What is a Business Coach?” and the second, “Why would I need one?”W... read more |
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The Truth About Hypnosis
There is a comedy series out of the UK called "Little Britain" in which a stereotype seedy stage hypnotist character uses hypnosis in his everyday life to further his own ends. Things like getting ou... read more |
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Coaching: How to Have a Mentor for Your Life
My business card says I’m a marriage and family therapist. That doesn’t very adequately describe what I do.For example, spend more than 30 seconds with a new person and the inevitable “what do you do... read more |
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Why Therapy Fails Sometimes
I saw a couple for marriage counseling this week, and when I asked them if they had ever seen anyone else for counseling they said they had worked with two other therapists. They had seen one therapis... read more |
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There's Always Enough Time!
I thought I'd begin this article by stimulating your mind with a little time trivia contest! Are you ready? Alright then, here goes…..Question 1 - How many hours a day did Bill Gates have available t... read more |
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Words That Inspire - PEACE
WORDS THAT INSPIREA monthly quick shot to motivate you, in less than 45 seconds, from Julie Cohen CoachingHow might your PEACE impact the world?Dictionary*says:State of tranquility or quiet, freedom f... read more |
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What in the World is Life Coaching?
In my speaking engagements I have often compared coaching today to psychotherapy in the 1920s. The level of public understanding of coaching, outside of people in a certain socio-demographic category... read more |
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A Fresh Look at the Choices We Make
We are frequently held back from making future plans or reaching goals based on the perceived wrongness of choices we’ve made in the past. I want to give you something to think about.Most of us have m... read more |
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Masterminding Success - How to Start a Masterminding Meeting?
Masterminding is about a group of like-minded, achievement-oriented individuals who come together to combine the power of several minds to tackle problems, seek advice and perspectives in achieving th... read more |
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Personal Development Profiles
Personal development profiles, also known as personality profiles, are a tool I frequently use before starting a course of coaching with a client. The client answers a series of questions about prefe... read more |
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Learning To Recognize Your Ego
What is an ego? Well, in case you didn't know it, we all have one. The ego is the logical rational part of your mind that allows you to separate yourself from other people. You use it each and every d... read more |
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Executive Coaching Case Studies
If you are wondering whether investment in executive coaching would promote your business growth, some case studies might help you in making a decision.Although confidentiality prevents me from going ... read more |
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Are YOU a Dreamer?
This morning I watched a news article about a young woman who had just set a world record for sailing across the English Channel. What was special about this Channel crossing? The sailor, Hilary Lis... read more |
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Building a Strong Coaching Practice
As a person who has been around the coaching profession for a number of years, I wish I could say that my practice is full right now. But the fact is that I’ve been pursuing TV gigs in the last few ye... read more |
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Coaching: Change Made Simple
Here’s a story that I think gets at why we have such difficulty with change.I was 8 years old and my parents gave me a dollar to go to the toy store with my best friend and his mom. I found a Frankens... read more |
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Diverse Marketing Strategies for Those Living with Disabilities
Imagine yourself as the only means of financially supporting you. A little scary isn’t it? In today’s economy, it is difficult living on a single income. This is especially true for individuals living... read more |
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Training is Not the Same Thing as Exercising
What it takes to GROW!In almost every workshop we deliver, we try to teach the
principle that the mind is a muscle. What does this mean?
Well, your mind and really your whole life operate on the
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Sometimes, It Just Takes ONE Conversation to Change Your Life!
I was thinking this morning about the importance of the profession that I am in. Besides doing various trainings, workshops and consulting, I also coach people. Coaching is a profession that continues... read more |
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What's Up With All These Coaches?
If you are anything like me, you may have noticed a tremendous increase in the number of coaches that have appeared recently. Traditionally, coaches existed primarily in the world of sports, but you c... read more |
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Grow Through It
It's past bedtime for most working men. It's not unbearably late and I have no appointments tomorrow morning so I sit here and contemplate. Contemplate what? Well, what do I always contemplate? Life, ... read more |
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Think Twice Before You're Nice
A few months back I had a disturbing dream. In my dream a woman with stringy blonde hair rang my bell. She asked if she could come in. I didn't want to open the door. But I felt guilty about my reacti... read more |
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Mid Life Crisis and the Great American Dream
One of the mainstays of American culture is the “Great American Dream”. Immigrants would uproot their families and leave their homeland in the hopes of experiencing the freedom and opportunity that aw... read more |
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HR Professional in New Avtaar: HR as a Coach and Mentor
IntroductionThese days in corporate sector, everybody is talking about the role of HR professional as a coach and mentor. People are exited as well as confused. Exited, because it is new and it is cha... read more |
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