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Creating Tomorrow » Is Your Skill Set Missing the “Optimism Option”?
UPDATE: Due to technical difficulties, Craig was not able to dial in successfully for last night’s show. I have therefore rescheduled the show. Craig will be joining me next Wednesday, 24 February 2010, at 1.30pm EST // 7.30pm CET. ~~~ Dear Friends, My online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “optimism” as: an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and … [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » What’s on your Career / Business Agenda for 2010?
Dear Friends, Are you one of the many people taking stock of the status of their business or career? Although it’s good to sometimes just “be”, where our businesses and careers are concerned what we actually “do” makes all the difference in the direction we take and the level of satisfaction we achieve. Sometimes, though, it’s obvious that [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Have You Had Your Weekly Leadership Info-Byte?
Dear Friends, I rung in 2010 with several new projects on my personal roster. One of them is coming to fruition right now, so I’d like to share the preliminary results with you. Beginning with the Creating Living Leadership series “Leadership Bytes“, I am podcasting some of the most successful leadership tips I’ve developed over the past [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » What Do You Know About “Purpose” and How Does It Affect Your Career?
Dear Friends, In my handy online reference dictionary, the word “purpose” is described as: 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. 2. an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal. 3. determination; resoluteness. 4. the subject in hand; the point at issue. 5. practical result, effect, or advantage: to act to good purpose. Click … [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Talking “Five Coaching Questions about…” on BlogTalkRadio
Dear Friends, Join me on Wednesday, 20 January, at 1.30pm EST/7.30pm CET for the kick-off of my show “Five Coaching Questions about…” on BlogTalkRadio. “Five Coaching Questions About…” is a content-rich, year-long dialogue between me and a selection of inspiring international business professionals who are willing to share the stories of their own personal and professional development [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Are You Making Truly “Sticky” Goals for 2010?
Dear Friends, Now that the last champagne cork has been popped, most of us has laid out a more-or-less detailed list of both personal and professional goals we plan to achieve in 2010. Many of us are also aware of the basic rules of effective goal-setting ; e.g. choosing s.m.a.r.t. goals and breaking long-term goals down [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Happy 20-10!
“The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.” (David Weinbaum) At the beginning of the New Year, as well as the beginning of a new decade, I wish you many inspiring and productive beginnings! [Link]
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Wishing you all a joyous Holiday Season! [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » How To Make “Accountability” A Bankable Asset
Dear Friends, Over on one of my favorite sites, WebWorkerDaily, Amber Riviere wrote an article* outlining what she has gained from working for the last three (!) years with her accountability partner. Because one of my main functions as a coach is the rôle I play as my clients’ “accountability partner”, I was not at the least [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Why It Takes A Village…
Dear Friends, Tomorrow Lillian Ogbogoh (Waking Passion) and I will be conducting the final session of a telecourse that is part of her “Releasing Your Inner Diva” teleseminar series. In this telecourse, “Putting Down Your ‘S’: Don’t Turn ‘Help’ Into A 4-Letter Word“, we have been discussing a phenomenon that has contributed greatly to the imbalance [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Do You Know The Typical Phases Of Coaching?
Dear Friends, If you have never been coached, do you know how a typical coaching relationship works? You can actually divide a coaching relationship into seven distinct phases. Although in practice one phase may flow into another, the following description gives you a good idea of what you can – and should – expect from [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » “Secrets of Success in 8 Words” by Richard St. John
Dear Friends, This has been my week for discovering new and inspirational videos online. I’ve already shared Garr Reynolds and Rory Sutherland. To make the magical trio perfect I want to add Richard St. John to the mix. I especially loved his story of how this particular presentation came to be: Confronted by a question from a [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Garr Reynolds on Presentation
Dear Friends, As a presentation trainer I am always looking to learn from the experience of my peers; esp. those on the cutting edge of the industry. I first ran into Garr Reynold’s blog, Presentation Zen, back in 2005 and was really inspired by it. In addition to confirming many of my own learnings from a [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Are You Happy?
Dear Friends, Many of us falsely believe that happiness is the result of achieving some goal or acquiring some thing. Although they may contribute to our overall quality of life, I have found that happiness is more a state-of-mind than any type of achievement or acquisition. I feel most happy when I stop to notice and appreciate [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » “Life Lessons from an Ad Man”
Dear Friends, Just in case you haven’t seen this yet…. “…Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider real value — and his conclusion has interesting consequences for [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » 7 Questions To Ask To Find The Right Coach
Dear Friends, There are a lot of coaches out there with different backgrounds and a variety of qualifications. Add to them the number of people who have adopted the title “coach” just to ride on the wave of the current coaching trend, and you quickly realize that a simple look at someone’s title or their list [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » When A Ripple Becomes A Stream
Dear Friends, All day yesterday I tweeted quotes by James Baldwin. Baldwin – as a writer and an activist – has been a seminal figure in my life, and yesterday – after many years of being relegated to the back of my mind – the wisdom of his words and his special brand of urgency forced [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Know The Questions That Help You “Read The Room”
Dear Friends, Clients pay you for your big strategic or creative ideas, just as the members of your team or organization follow you because of your vision. So: How do you cultivate the necessary ‘executive presence‘ to convey the right amount of leadership to sell those ideas and communicate that vision – succinctly, understandably, passionately? According to the [...] [Link]
Creating Tomorrow » Communicating What You Want
Dear Friends, As a presentation trainer, how could I not be aware of the vital rôle our communication skills play in getting our big ideas across in both our business and private lives. We gain buy-in for our strategic and creative ideas via our ability to communicate our thoughts succinctly, and with a healthy dose of [...] [Link]
