Beginner coaches often delay the launch of their practices for a whole host of foolish reasons. Here’s a list of the lies we are taught to believe that would have us hesitate in getting busy serving the people who need our gifts and contributions.
The WORST Time to Start a Coaching Practice Read Post »
I saw this article in the paper the other day. It was on the front page of a section about careers.
Don’t worry if you can’t read it. In fact, it’s really good that you can’t read it. Because it’s really really bad advice. It’s the kind of horrible advice that promotes victim thinking. It’s the kind of advice that explains exactly why 80% of American’s report disliking their jobs. And the funniest part is that this article was written by the same company that did that study – CareerBuilder!
Let’s go through each of the 7 pieces of advice, and I’ll tell you what they SHOULD have said (which is the opposite of what they did say).
When You Hate Your New Job Read Post »
If you use the phrase, “I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today,” go ahead and stop doing that. Stop saying that.
The “Wrong” Side of The Bed?! Read Post »
We’ve all heard the phrase, “There’s a time for work, and there’s a time for play.” That little piece of advice has implications inherent within it that just don’t jive with all the observations I’ve ever made into the realm of human peak performance.
NO TIME FOR WORK!!! Read Post »
We had NO idea what we were getting ourselves into. But, nonetheless, we ran off across the street to the fisherman’s outfitter, bought some gear, parked the car in a nearby lot, and minutes later we were sea-bound.
The Deadliest Catch Read Post »
So what’s an affirmation, anyway? A nice flowery little phrase? A sweet little jingle that’s gonna make everything alright? If I can just keep reciting it every day it’ll come true! Right. That’s a very popular lie…
Affirmations Alone Just Ain’t Gonna Cut It! Read Post »
Puzzled, you ask, “Well how the hell am I supposed to know what to order, then?” He calmly responds, “What would you like?” You ask, “What do you got?” He smiles and says, “We got everything.”
There Is No Menu?! Read Post »
If your heart is lighter than the feather, however, your soul is free to move on into eternity and to experience the infinite splendor of the universe. However, if your heart is heavier than the feather…
Carson Wentz Teaches Us 3 Huge Life Lessons in 2 Short Minutes Read Post »
If your heart is lighter than the feather, however, your soul is free to move on into eternity and to experience the infinite splendor of the universe. However, if your heart is heavier than the feather…
IF IT AIN’T LIGHT, IT AIN’T RIGHT! Read Post »
I asked everyone a simple, open-ended question as they walked off the final, 18th hole: “How’d it go?”
My Golf Ball Made it to The Lake! Hell Yeah!! Read Post »
Until there’s a technology that instantly lasers our attentional focus, then we are on our own to strengthen it. You want to become less distractible and more dialed in?
Lasik Surgery – For Your Brain! Read Post »
In the game Jenga, you can’t force the stuck pieces. In the exact same fashion, in Coaching – you can’t
How to Discern the Readiness Level of a Coaching Client Prospect Read Post »
