PJ Barnum once said “something terrible happens if you don’t promote yourself” so with that in mind I want to share a comment I received on my Wisdom Notes Hi Colin, I just finished reading the Wheel of Time Wisdom Notes. I wanted to ask if you want feedback from me and reflection about it? [...]
Archive for the ‘Goals’ Category
Wisdom Notes Testimonial
Posted in Books, Goals, Positive Psychology on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now what?
Posted in Coaching Benefits, Goals, Leadership, Positive Psychology on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
To Reach a Port we must Sail. Sail, Not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift – Roosevelt. Are you drifting or sailing? If you are drifting along then I can help you reignite the passion within. Contact me for an initial courtesy 30 minute motivation session to discover how I can help you ‘sail’.
Really going for it
Posted in Goals, Positive Psychology on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just finished writing one book and a good friend & successful author is now reviewing it. So far comments are extremely encouraging. Last week I started writing my second manuscript and the idea has filled me with passion – its consuming. It’s based on how to lead your life deep rooted with ancient wisdom. [...]
What People Get from Coaching
Posted in Coaching Benefits, Goals, Leadership, tagged Executive Coaching, Leadership Development on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was brainstorming with a group of clients last week during a training seminar about why they ‘bought’ Coaching. Here’s a summary of the key points: In the first instance we looked at what resonates with the buyer. The perfect solution to a specific problem A service that people want to buy without being coerced [...]
Emotional Intelligence and People Skills
Posted in Coaching Benefits, Goals, Leadership, Positive Psychology, tagged Emotional Intelligence, Exec, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There’s a saying that goes your “IQ gets you hired but your personality ‘EQ’ gets you fired”. Whilst there is of course much truth in this I suggest an Employer can help Employees develop their EQ (Emotional Intelligence or EI) so that their IQ gets them hired and their EQ gets them promoted. What is [...]
Stop accepting average
Posted in Coaching Benefits, Goals, tagged Executive Coaching, Goals on February 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump on the back of his head behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming down stairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of [...]
The Importance of Visualising your Goals
Posted in Coaching Benefits, Goals, Positive Psychology, tagged Executive Coaching, Goals, Leadership Development on February 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We know how athletes are taught to visualise what success looks like, how golfers see the hole as being bigger. I am often asked for examples of this visualisation in a business arena. One of the best examples I provide is the incredible imagination of Walt Disney. Walt Disney always said, ‘If you can dream [...]
The benefits of setting goals
Posted in Goals, tagged Goals on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first post on a series about the importance of Goal setting. We’re familiar with strategic plans, business plans, holiday plans, performance management plans, crisis management plans, and so forth. Yet advice on how to get ahead personally often goes unheeded – that’s advice on goal setting. I hear a good deal of [...]