Values Driven Goals
I just got an insight on true goal setting from Andy Stanley, a noted author, pastor and podcaster. People believe that coaches are to help people get what they want out of life. However, for this to be truly valuable, knowing what they want is less useful than...
Someday Isle
Many people are travelling this winter, so it is appropriate to discuss Someday Isle. It’s not a place, it is a mindset. Originally penned by Dennis Waitley. Someday Isle will go back to school. Someday Isle I will go to Hawaii. Someday Isle will lose that 30 lbs....
This year’s word
It seems every year in the Motivation industry, there is a new buzz word. Last year’s was gratitude, this year the word is joy. This frankly is powerful. Many people spend their lives seeking pleasure, when what they are truly looking for is joy. Pleasure is both...
Feeling Guilty yet?
We are in the forth week of January, and some resolutions are going by the wayside. But that is not what |I am going to talk about. Guilt has gotten a bad rap. It's only two purposes are so that you do not do what you are temped to do, or stop doing what are doing...
Happy New Year!
It is the first week of a new year,and many of you have participated in the train wreck known as New Year's Resolutions. "Now hold on a minute, you are a life coach, aren't you all about goals?" Goals yes, wishes masquerading as goals not so much. So what is so wrong...
Merry Christmas!
It is now less than a week before Christmas, and if you are not in retail, I think you may agree, very little productive work gets done now until next year. I recommend take a few minutes, review last year, and preview next year. what could you do differently, to...
What I learned from Saturday…
I did a talk on goal setting last week, It went well. I was surprised however, with what I found. Most of the audience knew the things I was espousing. They weren't really there to learn, as much as relearn, to have familiar material wash over them to remind them to...
I am a little nervous
I am hosting a speaking engagement next Saturday,(Sept.15) showcasing what I have learned from Jack Canfield's Train the Trainer course. Frankly, I am a little nervous. Can I find my own voice in someone else's material? Can I put bums in seats? Can I get people...
Are you following somebody?
I just finished a short course by John Maxwell. He is huge in Christian Leadership circles, and is a very prolific author. I got thinking, are you following somebody? Brian Tracy, Jack Canfeild, John Maxwell and others,they all can inspire and equip. Often the starter...
What I am reading this summer…
I like to spend some time reading in the summer months, and other than one guilty pleasure, a Clive Cussler novel, I tend to read self help and business books. I just finished Big Potential by Shawn Archor. Only $17 on Kindle, and even less at your local library....
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