What is Coaching?

Recently, I have received several emails asking me about coaching and what it is exactly. So, I decided to answer some of those questions in this article. First, of all let me start with what coaching is not. Coaching is not therapy or counseling. Therapy tends to focus on... Read More

One BIG Way To Increase Your Values and Self-Esteem

One hour here, two hours there, even fifteen minutes, it all adds up, and quickly too. Television is toxic to our self- esteem. In fact, 90% of television programs are a depressant. That leaves only 10% as a stimulant. With such a high percentage of negativity fueling the majority of... Read More

Truth About Life Coaching School Accreditation

With life coaching becoming "the" career choice in this millennium, many of you are seeking the right choice for training and certification. Hopefully this article will answer some of your questions.There are many fine life coach schools, academies and institutes. Some are accredited and some not. Should the school's accreditation... Read More

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: How Do You Change the World?

Recently, I saw an exhibition of paintings by a very talented artist. He clearly has a social conscience and his depictions of the pain and misery of disenfranchised and minority people are so vivid and real you can't help but feel the pain in viewing the paintings.The artist is a... Read More

How to Deal Effectively with Anxiety

Every human feels anxiety on occasion; it is a part of life. All of us know what it is like to feel worry, nervousness, fear, and concern. We feel nervous when we have to give a speech, go for a job interview, or walk into our boss's office for the... Read More

Attitude is Contagious - Would Anybody Want Yours?

Are you using the Life Potential you have been given? Or are you just existing?We have all inherited standards, traits, habits, perceptions, and expectations based on what our parents, teachers, and peers taught us. We have allowed these to grow as a result of whatever we then learned as adults,... Read More

Do You Mind If Someone Screams At You?

A headhunter was on the other end of the phone. He was looking for an assistant to a CEO/Owner for a small, but very successful business. Essentially, he wanted someone at his disposal night and day. That didn't seem like a huge deal. And then the next question came..."Do you... Read More

We Are Exactly Where We Choose to Be

The idea for this month's newsletter came from an unlikely encounter: I recently had lunch with a new friend named Rick Rockwell. You may remember him as the bachelor from the first-ever reality TV show, "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?"During our meeting, Rick described some of the knowledge he... Read More

Run to Win

I was never much of an athlete growing up. Notoriously clumsy, I was ostracized by our school volleyball and basketball teams. Nevertheless, there was one sport in which I excelled - running. Year after year I won top prizes at school track meets.Characteristics of successful runners are similar to those... Read More

Transform Your Image And Accelerate Your Success

Being a lifelong student, I am regularly attending seminars etc. to become the best I can be in all areas of my life.In the past year I have undertaken an Image and Brand Management Program with Image Group International and the knowledge I have gained and applied has affected so... Read More

What Is A Personal Trainer

Imagine stepping into the gym for the first time in your life. There are so many machines and gadgets. What do you do first? Is this one safe? Are you using it right? There are so many questions to ask about trying to get physically fit as well. How much... Read More

How To Improve Your Selling Skills -- With Coaching Skills

But people love being coached. It's respectful and considerate of their needs. it helps them focus on what is right for them. In fact, it's all about them - the client. It doesn't matter to you if you make a sale or not, and they appreciate that? in fact, they... Read More

How to Crack a Daunting Task!

If you have a daunting task and the mere thought of it overwhelms you, it's probably too big to implement directly and should be broken down into actionable parts. I find this happens to me frequently -- I see the big strategic goal that I want to achieve, but become... Read More

Executive Coaching and the American President

Perhaps no one better than a former U.S. president has the right to advise executives: "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." -Theodore RooseveltAs... Read More

How To Deal With People Who Dislike You

When you read books on personal development and articles about making your life better the emphasis is generally on the positive.You learn all about deciding what you want and how to get it. However you also need specific guidelines for dealing with situations when nothing seems to be working despite... Read More

Two Pillows and One Dead Husband

That's what I needed when I delved deeply into my first acting class. I was 60 years old and had a lifetime of experiences behind me but anger or rather the act of reacting to it was not in my skill set.The teacher was working on my scene with me.... Read More

Things Are Good Because I Say They Are

The subject of positive self talk regarding our goals and dreams reminds me of the childhood story, The Velveteen Rabbit. The boy loves the toy so much that a magic fairy comes and turns the toy bunny into a real rabbit. She tells the bunny it has been loved so... Read More

Why Therapy Fails Sometimes

I saw a couple for marriage counseling this week, and when I asked them if they had ever seen anyone else for counseling they said they had worked with two other therapists. They had seen one therapist on and off a few years back. They had seen the other one... Read More

Three Great Ways to Deal with Negative People

1. Do not believe everything you hear!With close friends and family it is not unusual to think that you ought to take onboard everything you hear. However do not confuse caring with knowing.Just because someone is concerned for your welfare does not mean that their advice or input has value.... Read More

Leading Grief Groups: The Preliminaries

Preparation: If you desire advertising the group, announcements need to go to the media at least six weeks prior to the beginning of the group. Most effective is either an article or listing under Grief/support groups in the local newspaper. At least once a year a mailing should go out... Read More

How to Quickly and Easily Deal With Rude People

Where I live there seems to be a a growing population of rude and vulgar people. And no matter how hard I wish for things to change it is not going to happen. It is up to me to change how I think and feel about these people. The same... Read More

Dare To Be Inconsistent, Lopsided, And Totally Courageous

I was talking to one of my coaching clients and she was talking about not being able to stay with a meditation practice, so she gave up meditating altogether. "I'm either gung ho all the way or I don't show up at all," she said in disgust. We were talking... Read More

Embracing Excellence

Joey rises before dawn to pack his lunch, eager for morning to arrive so he can board the city bus that transports him to his job at a souvenir production facility. From 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Joey applies decals to souvenir collector spoons. Much like an artist applying brush... Read More

Coaching: The Art of Putting Yourself In Somone Elses Shoes

COACHING STEPS: The following are five (5) steps a coach can take to change behavior and performance. The goal of this process is to create the context for the person being coached towards one in which excellence becomes the norm. 1. Observe the action/behavior you want to change. 2. Describe... Read More

Still Wondering About Coaching?

A friend called me the other day from Lower Alabama. He has followed my career as a coach with enthusiasm, and continually refers clients to me, and I'm sure has done his part for making coaching known in his neck of the woods. "Coaching has arrived," he said. "I just... Read More

Nationals' coaching staff in place
MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have retained hitting coach Rick Eckstein, pitching coach Steve McCatty and third-base coach Pat ...
Lett, Radison join Nationals' coaching staffWashington Post
Nationals finalize coaching staffSeattle Post Intelligencer
Nats coaching staffWashington Examiner (blog)
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Washington Post
Report: Weis out at Notre Dame, UC's Coach Kelly not headed to South Bend
Examiner.com
According to FootballCoachScoop.com, the University of Notre Dame has informed Charlie Weis that he will not be returning as the head football coach next ...
Friday eye-opener: Better coaching future? Weis or Phillips?USA Today
Tony Dungy not interested in any coaching job anywhere, including Notre DameChicago Tribune
No congressional supportFort Wayne Journal Gazette
FanHouse (blog) -UHND.com (blog) -Riverfront Times
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East Valley Tribune
ASU baseball coach Pat Murphy resigns
Examiner.com
AP Photo/Eric Francis In a shocking development, Arizona State University baseball coach Pat Murphy has resigned. Jeff Metcalfe of the Arizona Republic ...
Arizona State's Pat Murphy resigns postYahoo! Sports

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The Wichita Eagle
KU enters coaching merry-go-round discussions
Kansas City Star
Even as losses piled up, Kansas wasn't part of the late autumn coaching-carousel discussion. Mark Mangino, the thinking went, banked enough equity in the ...
Downs and distanceBoston Globe
Mangino expects to coachTopeka Capital Journal
Coaching PhilosophyRock Chalk Talk (blog)
StarNewsOnline.com -KAKE -FanHouse (blog)
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News Flash: Coaching shuffle
Yahoo! Sports
Sports 1 hour, 38 minutes ago Expect Memphis to continue to make a push for Middle Tennessee State coach Rick Stockstill to take the job. ...
Stockstill withdraws name from Memphis jobESPN
MTSU's Stockstill withdraws name from Memphis football coaching searchMemphis Commercial Appeal
MT's Stockstill pulls name off Memphis listThe Daily Advertiser

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Washington Post
Bills Reportedly Looking at Bill Cowher for Head Coach Opening
SportingNews.com
The Buffalo Bills are considering Bill Cowher as their next head coach, sources tell the Buffalo News. The Bills named defensive coordinator Perry Fewell ...
Buffalo's Jauron First Coach to Be FiredNew York Times
Bills owner tells AP big changes could be comingThe Associated Press
Bills Interested In Shanahan For Coaching VacancyAHN
Buffalo News -RocNow -TSN.ca
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Washington Times
New coach won't alter Bills' fate; owner knows from experience that it's all ...
American Chronicle
So he fired head coach Dick Jauron and named defensive coordinator Perry Fewell as the interim replacement. If Wilson was hoping to jump-start the Bills and ...
Belmont sports hero fits the Bills as Gaston's first NFL head coachGaston Gazette
Bills' job might be tough sellBuffalo News
Gentleman Ralph lacks will to pay the BillsCBSSports.com

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MLive.com
Browns wanted to interview Schwartz for coaching job
Detroit Free Press
Under different circumstances, Jim Schwartz could be coaching the Browns on Sunday, not the Lions. Schwartz, who spent the previous eight years as the ...
Mangini, Schwartz Share NFL UpbringingLionsfans.com (subscription)

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Examiner.com
Nicholls State football coach Jay Thomas will not return
Houma Courier
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University officials ended days of speculation on Friday when it confirmed that head football coach Jay ...
Nicholls coach not expected to returnHouma Courier

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Washington Post
Hornets Buzz: Four Games With Coach Jeff Bower
Bleacher Report
With the surprising win last night against the Phoenix Suns, Bower evened his coaching record to 2-2 and improved the Hornets overall record to 5-8. ...
New Orleans Hornets prove Phoenix Suns Coach Alvin Gentry correctNOLA.com
The Hornets beat the SunsHornets247.com

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