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January 23rd, 2012
One of the most difficult challenges you have in this world is to look past who you see in the mirror and become self-loving and accepting. Why is this so difficult to do? Because in order to accept everything you are, you must know, without a doubt that you are more than that image in the mirror. Whether it is your physical appearance or anything else, as soon as you label yourself, you limit yourself.
—Bruce D Schneider, MCC, PhD
Founder, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: expectations, life potential, perspective, possibilities
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January 18th, 2012
In Dan and Chip Heath’s bestselling book, Switch, they discuss how to make change happen (when change is hard) by looking at 3 components – which essentially are mental, emotional, and environmental or situational. To simplify their great presentation:
The mental component is about knowing why you’re doing what you’re doing and being clear and focused on where you’re headed.
The situational facet is about how to use your surroundings to tip things in your favor, making change or results more likely and perhaps a bit easier.
But the piece I wanted to highlight, was the emotional component (or what they call, Motivating the Elephant).
The Heaths give a great example of Don Berwick, a doctor, and, at the time, head of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), who was looking to initiate several key quality of care improvements that were shown to have a dramatic impact and save lives (specifically, preventing avoidable deaths) in hospitals.
Most approaches, especially in the medical community, would include stating the case for the recommended improvements and logically show the better outcomes to be derived. But, Berwick knew that the logical case for these “standard procedures” wouldn’t galvanize the community to completely and wholeheartedly adopt the necessary changes. So, instead, he created a campaign to save an additional 100,000 lives and to do so in just 18 months!
In this process, Berwick’s example illustrated how important it is to connect goals to derive a deeper purpose and sense of meaning. It’s one thing to logically understand and commit to a worthwhile goal. It’s another thing, entirely, to emotionally connect that goal to who you are, what you stand for, and what your values and beliefs are. When you connect, in this way, to your goal, you are pulled forward towards your goal by something bigger than yourself.
Berwick tapped right into the very reason medical professionals become medical professionals… and, in doing so, they saved an estimated 122,300 lives in 18 months.
Deeply connect your goals to who you are and what you stand for, and you will be amazed at just how energized, engaged, and resolved you will become!
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: change, choice, expectations, finding purpose, intentions, perspective, success
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November 16th, 2011
Knowing is information; know how is about putting your energy, strengths, and skills into action.
I know networking is important to grow my business; I know HOW I want to network to best represent myself.
I know what I should include in my presentation; I know HOW to present this information.
Knowing is much more about “what,” while know how gives you just that: “how!”
Know how creates clarity from uncertainty; it creates a clear mental picture that integrates your knowledge with action.
Knowing might be steps or general actions, but know how integrates feeling, values, principles, a sense of who you are, and how YOU take those steps or actions.
Even when you may “know” something, until you “know how” to integrate it into who you are, what you do, and how you do it, nothing will truly happen or change.
The next time you consider your next steps or action plans, reflect on these questions:
– “How will I do this?”
– “What emotion, passion, purpose, values, etc., will I put into these actions?”
– “What words will I use?”
Move past simply knowing, and begin to apply your knowledge, and integrate it with who you are and how you do things. The informed application (i.e. conscious doing) is the know how, and this informed action creates results.
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: new perspective, perspective, possibilities, success
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September 7th, 2011
I’m not talking about Felix and Oscar – instead, life itself! Life is really good at presenting interesting dichotomies and odd couples. Here are a few unlikely combinations that I’ve found to be critical to success. Let me know what you think:
- Confidently Humble – Powerful individuals that others turn to because of their confidence and wisdom, and because they’re the last ones to tell you how great they are. They’re confident in what they know; they’re confident that they don’t know everything; and they’d rather assume others have something to teach them before they presume to have the answers.
- Invulnerable Vulnerability – Vulnerability is a frightening concept to some and, interestingly enough, those that demonstrate the most vulnerability are the ones that are least vulnerable. They don’t allow that which they’re worried about to eat away at them and stay hidden. Instead, they share their vulnerabilities, put them out on display and, in turn, sleep well knowing they have nothing to hide.
- Patiently Persistent – Be persistent, even unwavering, in the pursuit of your goals and what you want. And, similarly, remember that great success rarely happens overnight. Be patient as progress is achieved and steps are taken, but be persistent in following through, and you’ll find extraordinary feats can be accomplished.
- Carefully Decisive – Don’t rush in, but don’t put off the decision either. Look at the information you have; challenge it, carefully, from multiple perspectives to see if you can open up more angles. Use that information to make the best decision you can, within the timeframe that you have, and then move forward with confidence, knowing you’ve put your best foot forward.
- Flexibly Focused – Focus is a key attribute to success, but don’t allow yourself to get tunnel-vision. Know your goal and know that there are likely many paths to reaching your goal. When you’re focused on your goal, yet remain open minded and flexible, you’ll often be able to arrange seemingly divergent directions into a path that leads you right where you want to go.
What successful odd couples have you found that work for you?
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: leadership, perspective, possibilities
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March 18th, 2011
Achievement is always fueled by one key ingredient: YOU!
Your values and your purpose provide motivation. Your passion generates energy. Your commitment creates resolve. Your strengths enable progress. And, in combination with alignment, these all generate effortless performance and calculable results.
When was the last time you looked at your values, purpose, passion, energy, commitment, and strengths to determine how well aligned they were?
‘How do I know if they’re aligned?’ you ask? Great question!
Start with your purpose – that clear vision that you want to accomplish. How well does that purpose, or that vision, represent your values? How much energy and passion does it create inside of you, just visualizing it? How committed are you to achieving it?
Napoleon Hill said you should have a “burning desire” for the fulfillment of your purpose. How well does that describe you? What strengths do you have that are brought out in this work?
How well aligned are you? What do you need to adjust?
Don’t put this off. Align YOURSELF. Reread the formula above and compare it to your life, adjusting where you see fit. This will give you a chance to play the game with FULL ENGAGEMENT – fully bought in, fully aligned, fully committed, fully energized.
How much fun could you have living life like that? How little effort would “work” feel like?
What on earth are you waiting for?
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: attitude, become a coach, coach training, expectations, intentions, iPEC Coaching, leadership, life coach training, opportunity, personal achievement, perspective, possibilities, power of choice, self-improvement, workforce engagement
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