Subscribe (RSS)What’s your definition of success? In iPEC’s Life Potentials Training, we discuss reaching success "as you define it." So, let’s define it here. Since most of these blog posts have been me sharing my thoughts, I thought, for a change, and hopefully a sustainable change, that we get a dialogue going. So let’s begin this with your sharing your definitions of success. And if you have a challenge describing it, here’s a question that will help you: If you were the teacher of a class of young children and were to describe success to them, what would you say?
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Success, DefinedAugust 10th, 2008What is this “Life Coaching” thing, anyway?August 5th, 2008When most people hear the word "coach," they first think of a sports coach - maybe the coach of a local professional team, or perhaps their child’s soccer or baseball coach. The term "Life Coach," though, is an enigma to many people - though Life Coaching is becoming more widely known, people who have not experienced it really aren’t sure what it is. "Rent-a-friend," "Cheerleader," and "Professional Nag" are just a few of the terms I’ve heard to describe what a life coach is. All of those terms actually have a degree of truth in them - yet none come remotely close to describing the power of what an alliance with a Life Coach can bring to someone’s life. A life coach listens to you ("Rent-a-friend"), encourages you to do more than you would on your own ("Cheerleader") and holds you accountable for doing what you say you will do ("Professional Nag"). But it is the partnership that is formed between the coach and client that allows clients to make far reaching and sustainable changes, and to come into their own greatness. Life Coaching combines inspiration with empowerment, creativity with planning, and purpose with action. If you want to make a change in your life or career, if you feel something is holding you back, if you need clarity around where you are headed, or want to speed up and achieve even greater results than you are seeing now, then hiring a life coach will lead you to where you want to be. Life coaching is an investment in yourself – one that will pay off in ways that you may not even be able to imagine right now. Why are Coaching Skills Key to a Leader’s Success In Today’s World?June 9th, 2008In a way, it’s funny, that the most important aspect of leadership is great communication, and it’s the least practiced. Leaders, especially those in organizations, are usually experts at their product or service, but lack the true ability to motivate and inspire others to greatness. That lack of ability doesn’t come from a lack of desire, but a lack of coaching skills. Coaching helps leaders inspire and motivate others in a variety of ways, including: communicating effectively and efficiently, meaning, clearly getting across their message in the shortest period of time; increasing buy-in for a particular project, task, or goal; breaking resistance; creating accountability and the desire to report successes, not problems; developing rapport and relationships; helping to create plans that make sense for all participants; and much, much, more. And it’s not just the coaching skills that are needed, but the framework, philosophy, and structure behind the skills. Without making this too much of a commercial, that’s why a lot of leaders are now participating in iPEC’s Life Potential’s Training. This course gives them the foundation not just to coach, but to BE a coach, which makes them even more effective in what they do and how they do it. What’s interesting to me is not just that many leaders are taking this training, but that these people are finally realizing the gap between where they are and where they want to be. It’s very exciting to know that so many people are looking to improve their personal and professional lives, and believe that coaching is a great way to do that. The original question was related to success, and I want to say something about that: Success is defined by each person, and regardless of the definition, taking a coach-approach at on the job or in the house will ensure that your success is imminent.
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