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While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success, nor is its absence a fatal handicap. ~ Ray Kroc Coaching Questions: What have I read, watched, studied or heard that has developed or grown me this week? How will I use this new...
Circle of Influence
The world is perfect. It's a mess. It has always been a mess. We are not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives. - Joseph Campbell Coaching Ideas: What a good time to stop worrying about global events and take stock of our own lives. Can you do...
Motivation
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar, American author, salesman, and motivational speaker As leaders, we owe it to our teams and organisations, to fight against negativity in these...
Vision
Leadership is about magnetic communication. Leaders have a way of communicating that draws people toward the vision and the horizon. ~ Doug Firebaugh Coaching Questions: How often have I lifted my head this week, reminded myself of the bigger picture, of my ultimate...
Breathing life into your Goals
The great successful men of the world have used their imagination; they think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building - steadily building. ~ Robert...
Personal Development
If the job you have now offers no opportunity to grow, decide to grow anyway. Invest in your own personal development, sharpening leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills. What you'll discover is that your organization will find a place for a...
Problem-Solving
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made. Dr. Robert Schuller Coaching Questions: • What tough decisions am I putting off making? • How can I make them easier to make and implement?...
Workplace Wellness
If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.~ Harvey Mackay Neuro Science shows that under stress, we lose brain cells and, in fact, become stupider. Deep...
Innovation
There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. Edward de Bono, Maltese physician, author, inventor and consultant. He originated the...
Job Fulfillment
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters...
Enthusiasm!
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. ~Dale Carnegie. Coaching Questions: How much of what you’re currently doing fills you with ‘flaming enthusiasm?’ How can you either make this more...
Life Planning
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn 17.9.30-5.12.09 American rags-to-riches entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author. Coaching Questions: • What plans...
Power of Asking
Telling people what to do actually shuts down resourcefulness, creativity, confidence and builds resentment. Asking them how to do something lights up the creative, resourceful, hopeful brain, encourages engagement and enhances performance.
Strengths
"Our studies indicate that people who do have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and more than three times as likely to report having an excellent quality of life in general." Tom Rath,...
8 effective ideas to help boost business during this economic downturn
8 effective ideas to help boost business during this economic downturn: Focus on the solution. Face problems honestly and deal with them effectively. Focusing on solutions will stop you being dispirited by the challenges. Every mishap offers an opportunity if you’re...
