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Editor’s Note: Breakthroughs, large and small, have allowed us to advance as human beings. This week’s Chronicle theme is finding the single breakthrough that leads to personal progress. One ‚ÄòSupergirl’ had a major breakthrough when she realized the price of being ‚Äòperfect’, a cost women across the United States are paying. A Miami firm helps women recover from a life of poverty. One UK life coach helps a whole town deal with a fitness problem, while another coach thinks that viewing life as a movie can help give a client new perspective and direction. This week, identify barriers and find a way to break through!
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Executive/Business Coaching
Opinion: What Are Your Clients Teaching You?
February 10, 2009, TrainingZone.co.uk – Bristol, UK
One of the characteristics that sets great coaches apart from their more average colleagues is an attitude of open-mindedness, curiosity and a willingness for self-examination. And one the quickest places to discover more about you, your attitudes and your hidden strategies is to look at the kind of clients you tend to attract.
Coaching the Top Team: Time for the Team Talk
February 9, 2009, PersonnelToday.com – UK
The problem with a downturn is that leaders can have a tendency to wade through difficult times alone, while their peers and direct reports keep quiet for fear of losing their jobs. Hence the need for coaching arises, with its promise of creating communicative and cohesive teams.
3 Issues Remain Key to Growing a Business
February 9, 2009, Gary Post Tribune – Gary, IN, USA
Take-action business coaching tip: Review these three issues and determine if they are important today or will be important tomorrow. Establish goals to ensure that your actions will secure you a competitive advantage.
Sisters Team Up to Coach CEOs, Corporate Leaders
February 8, 2009, Charleston Gazette – WV, USA
A coach says, ‘What do you think is wrong in your department? What do you think you could do more effectively?’” “It’s hard to define executive coaching,”…
Managing Fear in Your Business
February 4, 2009, BusinessZone.co.uk – Bristol, UK
Challenging times bring uncertainty into our lives. We all have to manage our reaction to this and this means moving beyond our fears. Successful organizations will be the ones that have authentic leaders setting the right example for those around them.
Life Coaching
Stressed Out! The Life of a ‚ÄòSupergirl’
February 10, 2009, MSNBC – USA
Says Cathy Wasserman, a Brooklyn-based life and career coach: “This is something that I see in my practice as a psychotherapist and career and executive coach every day, but in the last three to five years, I’ve seen a significant deepening in this trend.
Life Coach: Recovering From Knee Surgery
February 9, 2009, Telegraph.co.uk – UK
Our panel of experts answers your questions on everything from recovering from knee surgery to stopping your cats from straying too far.
Coaching Questions: Question Time
February 9, 2009, PersonnelToday.com – UK
Questions are at the heart of coaching. What makes a good one? Renewed interest in the effect questions have on the brain has brought to light their importance in coaching dialogue.
Motivational Coach Teaches Unemployed How to Say, ‘I Will Find Work’
February 8, 2009, Baltimore Sun – United States
One by one, the 30 strangers will go around the room sharing how they wound up here – out of a job and on unemployment benefits. First, Rufus Miller breaks the ice with a motivational speaker’s zeal, smiling tightly as if to convey empathy but determination, too. “It’s great to meet you here, though it’s unfortunate that you’re unemployed,” he says. “But this is the beginning of other things, do you agree?”
How to Tell Your Kids You Lost Your Job
February 6, 2009, CBS News – New York, NY, USA
Laura Berman Fortgang, career and life coach and author of “Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction,” shared the dos and don’ts of how and when you should tell your kids that you’ve lost your job with Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith.
Helping the Body, Mind and Spirit
February 6, 2009, Connellsville Daily Courier – Connellsville, PA, USA
“The biggest difference between coaching and counseling is that I don’t work with someone who has mental challenges or mental illnesses,” Harkcom said. “Also, a coach doesn’t tell a client what to do. We believe they have the answer inside of them and we just help them find those answers.”
Helping Hand: Business of Life Coaching is About Helping Clients Reach their Personal Goals, Make Decisions and Find Solutions to Problems
February 6, 2009, LubbockOnline.com – Lubbock, TX, USA
Coaches help athletes train and condition to reach their goals, be they individual or team goals. Life coaches apply the same logic to helping individuals reach personal goals.
TV Life Coach Bids to Get Town Fit
February 5, 2009, Shropshire Star – Telford, England, UK
Television life coach Pete Cohen is spearheading a move to get a Shropshire market town fit. The GMTV star was in Ellesmere this week helping to recruit…
Life Coach: Keeping Your Pitcher Full
February 5, 2009, Grand Junction Free Press – Grand Junction, CO, USA
Jan dove into our coaching session by talking about how busy she had been lately. Being a stay-at-home mom, there weren’t slow times or busy seasons as may be the case in a business office. Every day was just as busy as the day before.
Marketing Guru Says Make Yourself into a Brand to Succeed
February 5, 2009, Sun-Sentinel.com – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Miller, 58, had been going back to school to become a life coach. She has since received her certification through International Coach Academy and is…
Help to Put Life Back in Balance
February 4, 2009, Where I Live – News Community Media – Metro, Australia
The workshops combine life coaching with meditation and relaxation exercises to tackle stress management and increase personal wellness and satisfaction.
Miami Women’s Shelter Blooms in Crime-Ridden Area
February 3, 2009, The Associated Press
At any given time there are up to 50 residents and 16 infants at the shelter, which puts a heavy emphasis on using art to help women recast their lives. The women receive life coaching, day care assistance and prenatal care. They can attend daily meditation and classes in art, creative writing, jewelry making, cooking and yoga.
For Super Bowl XLIII MVP Holmes, a Quiet Celebration
February 3, 2009, USA Today – USA
Said (Super Bowl winning) Coach Mike Tomlin: “That’s the business of coaching, really. When you work the way we work with these players, you’re a life coach in a lot of ways. …”
Niche Coaching
Caregiver Coach: Dementia Doesn’t Mean an End to a Rich Life
February 3, 2009, Sierra Vista Herald – Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Having Alzheimer’s in no way takes you off the sacred journey of life. It might get you off kitchen duties. It takes you out of the driving seat of life and your car, but in no way does it make your daily journey irrelevant, useless or empty.
Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Coaching for ADHD Students
February 2009, ADDitude – New York, NY, USA
The Edge Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides personal coaching for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), announced a $1 million research study to determine the effectiveness of personal coaching on the academic and social performance of students with ADHD.
NOTE: The Edge Foundation received a partial grant for this research from The Foundation of Coaching, a project of the Harnisch Foundation.
Life Coaching Blogs
What Kind of Movie is Your Life?
February 9, 2009, By Jack Ito, Relationship Coach
Now, suppose that your life is a movie that other people somewhere (another dimension?) are watching. Is it a good movie in which people can empathize with you, see that you are solving your problems, taking corrective action even when it is risky, and getting some resolution in your life?
Depressed Over an Impending Divorce? 5 Natural Treatments
February 9, 2009, By Shannon Cook, Personal Coach
The premise of her book is: Before you can have, you must do; before you can do, you must think; before you can think, you must be. Examining in retrospect the process that enabled her to manifest major life changes within a short time span, Nina has added a few simple steps to this premise and packaged it in delightfully simple language.
Should She Quit or Forgive Her Boss?
February 6, 2009, By Matthew Ferry
Jan is upset! She is an executive for a big time home builder and she’s about to walk out! Her boss, a long time client of mine, is not playing by her rules! In her mind, ‚ÄúHe’s undermining me and ruining my reputation.” Listen to this life coaching call as I walk her through taking responsibility and getting her power back. Then read her email below.
Note: Audio not reviewed
Taking a Monkey Census: The Coach Approach
February 5, 2009, By Bob Dale
I watch the ‚ÄúCoach-Client-Solution triangle” in my coaching conversations. I intend to establish a strong Coach-Client relationship. And, I deliberately try to clarify the Coach-Solution issue. I have direct access to and some accountability for those two sides of the triangle.
Getting Started as a Coach: Getting to a Student-Centered Coaching Focus
February 5, 2009, By Diane Sweeney
The challenge is that many times teachers request a teacher-centered focus for coaching. In these cases, it is up to the coach to help the teacher take a step back to discover their goals for students. The following conversation is an example of how I help teachers shift the focus towards a more explicit goal for students.
Road Map for Life
February 4, 2009, By Gina Baksa
The million-dollar question: how can you reach your destination, if you don’t know where you’re going? Having direction doesn’t mean you can’t change your destination whenever you want. Or revise your goals. Allow yourself to be flexible.
Executive/Business Coaching Blogs
Sometimes, the Best Coaching is ‚ÄúStop!”
February 6, 2009, By mayogenuine
An executive coach once asked me, ‚ÄúIs it ever appropriate to interrupt while your client is speaking?” My response is, ‚ÄúYes,” for the following reasons‚Ķ
Coping With the Stress of It All
February 6, 2009, By Tim Sharp
At the same time, however, there’s also no doubt that my training in clinical psychology as well as executive coaching and positive psychology have equipped me with the knowledge and skills to help people deal with these difficulties, and it’s this experience and these skills that I’d like to share with you today.
Trust Your Own Judgment
February 5, 2009, By Rich Levin
I asked if it worked for them. If it did, I said to keep doing it and offered some ideas on doing it better. If it didn’t, I asked what they would do differently and between us we figured it out. I call those “coaching moments” in front of the group. It’s just what we do in our small group coaching sessions.
The Top Ten Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make
February 5, 2009, By Becki Noles
Marketing is critical to the success of every business. Unfortunately, many businesses discount the effect it can have, and they forgo marketing because they believe they can’t afford it or simply don’t have the time or energy to create a plan.
Roles of Executive Coach and Career Coach
February 3, 2009, By Boss Advice
One of the chief questions that arise in the executive community is whether you require an executive coach or not. Coaching is a procedure which involves learning, transforming and growing into a new individual. It is the nucleus of executive development. It is an implicit prerequisite of any person who desires to progress.
NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 8: Don H. Morris
February 1, 2009, By New Coach Connection Blog
Although, as previous guests in this series have said, the coaching industry is alive and well, in my opinion the profession of coaching is in its infancy. Coaching lacks a theoretical framework, a professional association that is independent and has the means and the clout to sanction members who violate the ethical code and standards of practice….
Editor’s Note: Audios not reviewed
Business Coaching Statistics: Gaining a Competitive Edge during a Recession
February 2009, By Lyn Troyer
The study revealed that those who were coached had a positive change in personal work habits. This is instrumental to changing your business during a recession. Here are some of the statistics this study shows us about business coaching…
Books, Products, & Services
Life Coach Offers Free eBook
February 9, 2009, Eastside Business Journal – Bellevue, WA, USA
Nina Durfee, ACC is a certified professional coach, meditation instructor, writer, and founder of LifeSculpt. For a limited time, she offers her eBook for free: Full Bloom – 7 Practical Steps to Get What You Want +1 to Grow On.
Publicity Releases
E-Source Business Coach to Help Entrepreneurs Sustain Through …
February 9, 2009, Franchising.com (press release) – Windham, ME, USA
Dante Vespignani brings over 20 years experience in business operations and management to help aspiring and existing entrepreneurs sail through this turbulent economy and prepare them to soar once the clouds clear. Vespignani, former franchise operations director for over 800 Arby’s Restaurants, has been extensively trained as an E-Source Business Coach‚Ķ
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