Comments for Coach Potatoes http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog A good coach can make people see what they can be, rather than what they are Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Six steps to empowerment by Stephen Lipscombe http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/are-you-feeling-empowered/#comment-7458 Stephen Lipscombe Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:45:57 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=836#comment-7458 A very good post, which all leaders should grasp and abide by. I might add that, as well as 1 & 2, Accountabilities should also be made clear (along with Roles. Responsibilities, Authorities). Then, along with 4, you can trust, but with appropriate verification, such as Go Look See to confirm that direction, progress and status are as expected, then apply that all-important recogniton for job well done (or not so well done if necessary). "Letting go" altogether could be abdication of the leader's responsibility, rather than delegation. I look forward to more like this :) A very good post, which all leaders should grasp and abide by.
I might add that, as well as 1 & 2, Accountabilities should also be made clear (along with Roles. Responsibilities, Authorities).
Then, along with 4, you can trust, but with appropriate verification, such as Go Look See to confirm that direction, progress and status are as expected, then apply that all-important recogniton for job well done (or not so well done if necessary).
“Letting go” altogether could be abdication of the leader’s responsibility, rather than delegation.
I look forward to more like this :)

]]> Comment on Going the extra mile by Wayne Slater http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/going-the-extra-mile/#comment-5551 Wayne Slater Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:10:54 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=739#comment-5551 Good article, a lot of service in America is based on this and it would be great if we saw more of it in the UK. I was once taught a service lesson: "Do more than what you are paid for and eventually you will be paid more for what you do" Good article, a lot of service in America is based on this and it would be great if we saw more of it in the UK. I was once taught a service lesson: “Do more than what you are paid for and eventually you will be paid more for what you do”

]]> Comment on You need to ask the right questions… by Albuquerque Landscapers http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/you-need-to-ask-the-right-questions/#comment-5440 Albuquerque Landscapers Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:06:58 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=684#comment-5440 <strong>Cheers...</strong> Really good site, thank you very much for your time in writing the posts.... Cheers…

Really good site, thank you very much for your time in writing the posts….

]]> Comment on When was the last time you showed persistence? by John Fox http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/when-was-the-last-time-you-showed-persistence/#comment-5429 John Fox Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:29:15 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=724#comment-5429 Hello< What an inspiring topic!! Indeed, the race is not to the swift but to the one who never quits. Thank you for posting this. Sincerely, John Hello<

What an inspiring topic!! Indeed, the race is not to the swift but to the one who never quits. Thank you for posting this.

Sincerely,

John

]]> Comment on Do you have many self limiting beliefs? by Nanette Saucier, Life Coach http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/how-are-your-self-limiting-beliefs/#comment-5422 Nanette Saucier, Life Coach Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:26:02 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=704#comment-5422 Michael, I absolutely love this article! I totally agree and I use these techniques too. I think that positive self-talk is my #1 tool in my tool box. I use "affirmations" that I write, as well as simply think positive thoughts. I practice ahead positive conversation of difficult situations as well. Limiting Beliefs can become "Empowering Beliefs" if we want them to be. Sometimes we need help and that is what a life coach is for. :) Also, I love the quotes you picked. Michael, I absolutely love this article! I totally agree and I use these techniques too. I think that positive self-talk is my #1 tool in my tool box. I use “affirmations” that I write, as well as simply think positive thoughts. I practice ahead positive conversation of difficult situations as well.
Limiting Beliefs can become “Empowering Beliefs” if we want them to be. Sometimes we need help and that is what a life coach is for. :) Also, I love the quotes you picked.

]]> Comment on When was the last time you showed persistence? by admin http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/when-was-the-last-time-you-showed-persistence/#comment-5421 admin Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:13:39 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=724#comment-5421 Hi, Great story! I totally agree with you on the need to have a worthy goal and enlisting other people to help you get there. The Michael Jordan ad for Nike illustrates the importance of embracing failure: http://youtu.be/45mMioJ5szc Who'd have thought he had failed so often! :-) Hi,
Great story! I totally agree with you on the need to have a worthy goal and enlisting other people to help you get there. The Michael Jordan ad for Nike illustrates the importance of embracing failure:

http://youtu.be/45mMioJ5szc

Who’d have thought he had failed so often! :-)

]]> Comment on How do your values affect others? by E.G. Sebastian http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/how-do-your-values-affect-others/#comment-5420 E.G. Sebastian Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:35:04 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=717#comment-5420 Great article, and... scary example! I work a lot with values, but more on how it affects a person's own actions or inactions... And as a relationship coach I often work with couples on identifying conflicting values as a source of their misunderstanding... but I never looked at it from a more holistic view, on how others' values, almost daily, affect us. And it's scary to think that teachers can have such squeed values still and try to "dump" those values on our kids... Great article, and… scary example!

I work a lot with values, but more on how it affects a person’s own actions or inactions… And as a relationship coach I often work with couples on identifying conflicting values as a source of their misunderstanding… but I never looked at it from a more holistic view, on how others’ values, almost daily, affect us. And it’s scary to think that teachers can have such squeed values still and try to “dump” those values on our kids…

]]> Comment on When was the last time you showed persistence? by E.G. Sebastian http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/when-was-the-last-time-you-showed-persistence/#comment-5419 E.G. Sebastian Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:55:10 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=724#comment-5419 Great post, encompasing perhaps one of the top principles of success. At 23, with no money in my pocket, I decided to quit my job and become a millionaire... or homeless - nothing in between. And in short eight months, I reached my goal: I became..., well, homeless. How's that for persistance :) I never gave up on my dream... I lived at a church shelter for close to a year, and every morning I'd put on my suit and tie and hit the streets... and by 27 I was on top of the world - more successful than I ever imagined. So, yes, persistance does pay off. Just have to be careful you are persistant with WHAT / in WHAT DIRECTION. A fly can be really persistant trying to get out of a window, only to die on the window seal. I'd say 1. Pick a worthy goal (a BIG one) and go for it 2. Ask other successful people how they got "there" and follow in their foot-print 3. Take massive action - don't be afraid to fail. There's no such thing as failure - only learning experiences and stepping stones... Great post, encompasing perhaps one of the top principles of success.

At 23, with no money in my pocket, I decided to quit my job and become a millionaire… or homeless – nothing in between. And in short eight months, I reached my goal: I became…, well, homeless. How’s that for persistance :)

I never gave up on my dream… I lived at a church shelter for close to a year, and every morning I’d put on my suit and tie and hit the streets… and by 27 I was on top of the world – more successful than I ever imagined.

So, yes, persistance does pay off. Just have to be careful you are persistant with WHAT / in WHAT DIRECTION. A fly can be really persistant trying to get out of a window, only to die on the window seal. I’d say
1. Pick a worthy goal (a BIG one) and go for it
2. Ask other successful people how they got “there” and follow in their foot-print
3. Take massive action – don’t be afraid to fail. There’s no such thing as failure – only learning experiences and stepping stones…

]]> Comment on Is an Oscar a cause or an effect? by admin http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/02/is-an-oscar-a-cause-or-an-effect/#comment-4700 admin Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:05:15 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=606#comment-4700 Told you he would win the Oscar! :-) Not too difficult a prediction to be fair.... Told you he would win the Oscar! :-)

Not too difficult a prediction to be fair….

]]> Comment on What inspires you to get up out of that chair? by David C Roberts http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/what-inspires-you-to-get-up-out-of-that-chair/#comment-4683 David C Roberts Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:24:08 +0000 http://thecoachbusiness.com/blog/?p=590#comment-4683 Timely post! And a good reminder to get stuck into the to do list! Timely post! And a good reminder to get stuck into the to do list!

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