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May 2005, Volume I, Issue 3
A Message from Kim
Teleclasses are the new and upcoming technology for brief conferences and training experiences! Learn and improve without leaving your office. Teleclasses are simply conference calls, ranging in size from 10 to 100 participants, where you can hear the teleclass leader share his/her expertise, interact with other individuals on the call and ask pertinent questions. All that is needed is a telephone and an hour of your time. Internet access is not required. The only additional cost for the teleclass is the long distance charges your telephone carrier bills. Once you sign up for a teleclass, you will receive an e-mail providing you with a telephone number to call at the appointed time. That’s it! You are now taking your first teleclass and joining the new information age.
In This Issue
Feature Article
Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Personal Coach
Upcoming Events
Teleclass
Chat Room
Book Review
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
Quote of the Week
“The significant problems we face cannot be
solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
--Albert Einstein
Business Q&A
About Kim Olver
Feature Article
Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Personal Coach
By Kim Olver
Have you considered hiring a personal coach? Jack Canfield, in The Success Principles says hiring a "personal coach is one of the best-kept secrets of the successful."
1. A coach can help you clarify your vision and goals. If you have a sense that what you are doing isn’t the thing you really want for your life but you don’t have a clear vision of what you do want, then a coach can help you get clear.
2. A coach can support you through your difficult times. Sometimes, we just need someone to talk to who isn’t too busy, too distracted or too involved to just objectively support us when times are tough. If you feel you just need someone to talk to who understands and doesn’t judge you, then a coach can help.
3. A coach can help you develop momentum. How many times have you started something, felt good about it but then lost interest, never to return to it again? A coach can help you sustain that momentum and keep you focused on the prize. This is similar to hiring a personal trainer to help you sustain the momentum of exercising when you feel like doing something else.
4. A coach can help you stay on track and be focused. Have you ever let the little, unimportant things take control of your day and by the time the day ends, you realize you haven’t accomplished anything you were hoping to accomplish? A coach can help you stay focused on the important things while learning to delegate or dump the unimportant things.
5. A coach can help you take an objective look at exactly what you have been doing. A good coach will ask you to take a close, and sometimes painful, look at what you say you want as compared to the things you are actually doing. Do you see a match? If you continue to do things the way you are, will you get to the place you are hoping to get to? Coaches ask the hard questions.
6. A coach may help you identify both effective and destructive behavior patterns that you may not see. Since the coach isn’t standing in the forest, he can typically see the trees that you don’t. How often do we continue the same destructive patterns over and over again just because we can’t identify them? A coach will help you see this more clearly.
7. A coach will hold you accountable for the goals you set. A coach is not a babysitter. When you decide you want to get going and accomplish some things in your life, a coach will not accept your excuses for why it wasn’t done. Making a public declaration of your intent will also provide you with the needed incentive to keep your commitments.
8. A coach can show you how to accomplish more by working less. Coaches are adept at teaching time-tested systems for being more productive. Did you know that research shows that the average 8-hour-a-day worker is only productive for 1-2 hours a day? A coach can help you be more productive in less time.
9. A coach can help you discover your true passion. Do you ever wonder about your unique abilities and what your life purpose is? If these are not questions that you even think about, then you really DO need a coach! We all have unique abilities and a purpose but some of us never discover them and the rest of us who do are too afraid to just go for it! A coach can help you uncover your passion---the thing that will make you excited to get out of bed in the morning.
10. A coach can help you identify your core values and show you how to live in synergy with them. The values by which we live our lives are very important to each of us. Many times, certain values we hold may be in conflict with each other. Sometimes, we are not even consciously aware of the values of importance to us. A coach can help us to live our lives in accordance with our values. This will provide the kind of life of which you can be proud.
This is not a plea for you to hire me, necessarily, although I would be willing to discuss that possibility. What I am suggesting is that you will be able to do more than you could ever have imagined with a coach than without one.
I know. After I left my 9 to 5 job to begin my coaching career, I floundered around for six months. I knew I wanted to hire a coach, but I thought I couldn't really afford one and I didn't want to hire just anybody. I thought there needed to be a good match between us.
I now am employing two coaches---one to help me build my business and the other to help me write my book. Since hiring them, I am on a path creating more momentum as I go. In hindsight, I realize I couldn't afford not to hire a coach.
Regarding the right match, I do believe that this is important which is why I'm saying this is not an appeal for you to hire me. If you are serious about taking your life to the next level, then find the coach who is right for you. But don't delay. Once this day is gone, you cannot get it back.
If you'd like to talk to me about coaching, shoot me an email at kim@coachingforexcellence.biz, call me at 708-957-6047 or visit me in my chat room. Check the chat schedule below for dates and times. I'll talk with you then.
Copyright © May, 2005 Kim Olver. All rights reserved.
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Upcoming Events
Teleclasses
(Times in EST)
May 12, 2005 11:00 a.m.
How to Master the Challenges of "No Child Left Behind"
School Administrators who are having difficulty implementing the “No Child Left Behind” legislation. Are students getting more difficult to manage behaviorally? Do you have students who just don’t grasp or apply themselves in academic work? Are you trying to do more with an ever shrinking budget? What if there actually was a program that worked with your most difficult students and also helped the teachers to structure their classrooms to create an environment where everyone can learn? There is. Just imagine:
1) Teachers learn strategies for reducing and managing discipline problems in their classrooms with less stress.
2) Students' scores on standardized testing significantly increase.
3) Your students, including the most difficult ones, begin to demonstrate a greater level of respect and better decision making skills.
If these things were happening in your schools, think of how much easier your job would be.
Chat Room
Kim will be available in her chat room for questions
and dialog on the following dates and times:
5/17/05 2:00 - 3:00 pm
5/31/05 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Book Review
The Success Principles
by Jack Canfield
I just finished reading Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles this week and I must say, I truly enjoyed it. Canfield put together sage advice in one place about creating the life you want and being successful. I read one lesson each day and if I wasn’t already implementing it in my life, then I put a system in place to add it to my routine. There are 64 Success Principles---it is a lot to do but well worth it. Canfield’s advice makes the difference between living on purpose with a clear road map and waking up one day at the end of one’s life wondering what was done with all the time. I am about to reread the book just to ensure I didn’t miss anything. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if you pick up a copy today. It’s a good day to start living your life on purpose.
Click here to order this book
Quote of the Week
“The significant problems we face cannot be
solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
--Albert Einstein
If we keep doing things the way we always did, then we will always get what we always got. So if you are not satisfied with the pace or direction of your life, you must do or think something differently. Unleash the power within you by taking control. If you know you want different results, get help with recognizing what needs to change and then implement a strategy with a higher probability of success.
Business Q&A
Question: I have difficulty focusing at work. There seems to be a lot of distraction around me and I am always getting interrupted. I don’t seem to get done in a day what I intend to. Do you have any suggestions?
Answer: First of all, get some type of organizer---this could be the old paper and pencil appointment book, a personal data assistant (palm pilot) or my favorite, use MS Outlook on your computer. Then, at the end of the day on Friday or the very beginning of your day on Monday, you must plan out your week and put things you have to do into a certain time frame. Be sure to schedule in times of crises and emergencies, particularly if your job involves putting out a lot of fires. Make sure to also allow for interruptions that can’t be eliminated. I know you can’t plan ahead with certainty how much time will be needed for emergencies or interruptions but you can use an average of approximately how much time they take in an average work week.Then, at the end of each work day, I suggest you clean off your desk and make a list of the six most important things you need to accomplish the following day. You can record these on a simple “To Do” list or add them to the “tasks” section of Outlook or write them on an index card. Make sure you have time scheduled into your day to accomplish your “Success Six”.Then, throughout the day, stick to your schedule. When you didn’t allow enough time to complete a task, leave it and move on anyway. Look for another place to schedule in its conclusion during the week.Another important thing is to be sure to “refresh”. This is a technique that has proven very helpful to me that Sarano Kelley discusses in his book, The Game. It simply involves taking a minute between tasks to shift your mind into neutral, take some deep breathes and prepare to switch gears. This allows you to tackle the next task with a renewed energy and focus. It can greatly aid in your productivity. Let me k now how you make out.
About Kim Olver
Kim Olver is a professional coach, specializing in the field of interpersonal skills, empowerment and leadership development. She has functioned in the role of supervisor and administrator for over 20 years. This column is for readers to submit their questions for Kim to answer. It could be a question about supervision skills, maximizing teamwork, customer service, interpersonal skills or client satisfaction and empowerment. No interpersonal question in the field of work is off limits. To ask your question, simply send it by email to Kim@CoachingforExcellence.biz and look for her response in future issues.
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