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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
Posted in Business Development, D. Luke Iorio - iPEC CEO, Life Potentials, leadership
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February 15th, 2010
Chocolates and flowers, love poems and hearts … but Valentine’s Day is so much more than just a Hallmark Holiday! It reminds us to honor the gift of relationships, which bring us much joy (sometimes pain) and, frequently, growth. Here are a few thoughts on relationships and love in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
Without relationships, we would have no mirror to see ourselves. We would not have a sounding board against which to base our own experiences. The people in our lives give us clues as to what we believe about ourselves. Hopefully, they are mirroring how much we express our real Self.
“Relationships with other people allow you to share experiences and perspectives, so that all can remember who they are … in relation to one another,” says Bruce D Schneider, Founder, iPEC Coaching (www.ipeccoaching.com). “We all have intimate, social, and professional relationships, and certainly we experience highs and lows in each of our relationships,” he adds. “In low times, it’s often the underlying values of each member in the relationship that are in conflict. Greater harmony and synthesis can be created by an understanding of the role that values play in relationships.”
When we are in the right relationship with ourselves, we can then enjoy and value other relationships for what they truly offer. Instead of coming from need and lack, we can realize that our relationships are gifts, helping us to relate to others in an empowering way.
Valentine’s Day offers us an opportunity to show gratitude to those in our lives who we value, and who ideally bring out the best in us.
“Remember the small moments,” comments D. Luke Iorio, CEO, iPEC (www.ipeccoaching.com). “For Valentine’s Day, we often get caught up in the big plans, the romantic dinner and evening, the perfect special gift. But really, isn’t it the small things that lead to the strongest relationships? It’s doing a few extra chores around the house without being asked; it’s the random bouquet of flowers on Tuesday just because; it’s picking up your spouse’s favorite snack while at the store. The core message of Valentine’s Day can be expressed 365 days a year. The secret of Valentine’s Day is to remember all of the little things that we can do all year long for those that we care about.”
Tags: attitude, creativity, gratitude, intentions, opportunity, perspective, possibilities, Valentine's Day, values
Posted in Current Affairs, Law of Being, Life Potentials
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November 10th, 2009
Seeing patterns, connections, and clarity when others may not:
Through Chaos, a Coach sees Order
Through Challenge and Stress, a Coach sees Opportunity and Clarity
Through Tragedy, a Coach sees Purpose
Through Conflict, a Coach sees Growth
Through Anger, a Coach sees Understanding
Through Others, a Coach sees Themselves
Through Themselves, a Coach sees Others
While many individuals are usually constrained by one ,or if they are lucky, 2 or 3 different perspectives, a coach is trained to see a situation from a 360 degree view. Because of their unique vision a coach sees many more choices, options, possibilities than their client can. A coach can broaden the clients’ view, so that the client can empower themselves to take meaningful action from their new vantage point.
The coach considers all aspects of a situation and all aspects of life, and helps the client to continually investigate life from new angles. Because of this bigger picture, coaches are often very relaxed in times of stress and challenge. Whether you know the final result or not, the coach can often see that an answer is just around the corner with this vision. The world is an exciting place, filled with passion, enthusiasm, and growth… this is the world as seen through a coach’s eyes!
Who would you like to help to see life and work from a completely new perspective? What difference would this make to them?
And what difference might this vision, outlook, and skill set make in your life?
Tags: Add new tag, attitude, become a coach, calling, change, choice, coach training, coaching, coaching skills, creativity, finding purpose, life coach, life coaching, life potential, perspective, power of choice
Posted in Coaching and Coach Training, Energy Leadership, Law of Being, Life Potentials
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December 5th, 2008
(Our guest blogger this week is Liz Fisch.)
I was on the highway the other day with my son beside me in the car. As our exit approached, I pulled over into the right lane, and within a few seconds, noticed a car right behind me, as close as it could be without hitting me. Something on the order of “what is this idiot up to – how dangerous” came out of my mouth (ok, perhaps the words were slightly different). My first reaction, though I’m not particularly proud to admit it, was to judge the other driver – and find him at fault. I was following the rules of the road, and I had precious cargo (my son!) in the car – what was this guy’s problem anyway?
As I proceeded down the exit ramp, the other car practically touching me, my son turned around and looked into the car. He said – “Wonder if they’re rushing to the hospital?”
In that instant, my entire perception of the event changed. I moved to the side to let the car pass me, and watched as it approached the top of the ramp, paused briefly, and proceeded to go through the red light, turning in the direction of the hospital a block away.
Wouldn’t I have done the same thing if my child or spouse or friend had to be rushed to the hospital? Of course I would have. Wouldn’t you?
My wise 16-year-old taught me a great lesson – and gave me another entry for my judgment journal.
Tags: attitude, coaching, judgement, judging others, life coaching, new perspective, perspective, reframing
Posted in Coaching and Coach Training, Current Affairs, Energy Leadership, Law of Being, Life Potentials, Weblogs
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