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Goals 2014: A Quick Question For You

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What Was The Highlight Of Your Week?

Congratulations on making it through your first full week of 2014.

Here’s a quick question for you to work on, whilst you enjoy a cuppa (or the beverage of your choice).

What was the highlight of your week? What was the one thing which really made you glad to be back? It could be something relatively small, maybe:

  • Receiving positive feedback from a customer whose expectations you exceeded?
  • Influencing your boss to make a decision, by demonstrating your awareness of the available options?
  • Learning something new, which will make your working day more effective?

How would you feel if you knew you could have many more moments like that in your typical week? What if that was only the beginning of a more fulfilling future? I am asking as the examples I cited came from people I coached last year, they:

  • Grew in confidence through their coaching journey
  • Brought a wider set of skills to their work
  • Gained more job satisfaction as a result of being professionally coached

(Please visit the Testimonials page to learn more about others’ experience of being coached).

I hope you will want to make ‘gaining confidence and competence’ one of your goals, by the end of the financial year.  If you do, I look forward to supporting you in your coaching programme in the next few weeks.

Goals 2014: What Does Success Look Like?

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Here is a Tweet relating to Jordan Belfort, he’s the subject of the biopic ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’.  I haven’t seen the film, although it sounds an interesting look at 1990s concepts of success.   I’ll have to write another post once I have seen the movie.

Meanwhile I am sharing the Tweet as it contains a link to the Huffington Post.  Have a look at the link and see what you think of Mr Belfort’s ten thoughts about achieving goals.  Feel free to share this post with family, colleagues and friends.

How many of your 2014 goals relate to: Your workplace?  Your well-being?  Managing your wealth?  Let me know if you have goals that are more attainable with coaching support.

Goals 2014: Your Key To The Three Main Benefits Of Being Coached

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Here, in case you missed it, is another chance to hear more about the three key benefits of being coached.

Feel free to share the information with family, colleagues and friends.  Get in touch when you are ready to arrange your own coaching programme and to start living your best life.

Goals At Work: Managing Relationships

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I hope 2014 is going well so far.  That’s especially true if you are back at work already, or about to return on Monday.

In the ideal world the work place is full of confident and competent managers and staff.   They all work well as individuals and in teams to keep their customers satisfied.  Sometimes though that isn’t the case.

The Guardian newspaper has presented another exceptional scenario in its Work blog.  Follow the link in my Tweet to see the discussion.  You will probably want to take action if the situation rings bells with you.  A coaching programme would help you take action if so.  I would be happy to help with that.

Is there any room for improvement in your working life?  What goals have you set for yourself this year to help bring that change about?

Happy New Year!

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Here as promised is the third of three posts tonight, and the final one of the year.

Thank you for visiting the site in 2013, reading my Tweets, or spreading the word about the benefits of being coached to your family, friends and colleagues.

I hope you have a brilliant New Year and I look forward to supporting your development in 2014.

Cheers

Roger

What Are The Three Main Benefits of Being Coached?

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Audio Resources Available Here

Audio Resources Available Here

If you are wondering about the key benefits which you get from being coached – and the Frequently Asked Questions don’t quite give you what you need – this post is for you.

To make the post stand out I have turned it into a podcast.  Keep an eye out for the microphone graphic across the site in future, as it will signpost audio resources.

This post includes an interactive section calling for you to write down your responses.  You will therefore need to have pen and paper handy and to pause the recording to allow yourself thinking time.

(NB Keep hold of your written response though, as it will help you prepare for your first coaching session).

Having found out about the three key benefits of being coached tell me – via the Contact page – what else you would like to know, before you decide to book a coaching programme.  I’m happy to supply the final details you need to reach your decision.  I look forward to supporting you on your journey.

A Reminder: Your Goals Matter

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Just three hours left of 2013.  Keep an eye our for two further posts before midnight.

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, this is another chance to see my recent Tweet poll about 2014 Goals.

Get in touch, if you want to start 2014 with my professional coaching support on your side. I look forward to learning about your goals.

Well-Being: Inspirational Thinking

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An Inspirational Thought

With less than 12 hours until 2014 arrives, in the UK at least, I think some inspirational words from the US are in order.

The inspiration message was offered at last summer’s May 30th 2013 Harvard commencement ceremony.  It’s available in full online, if you want to Google it.  The speaker was the hugely successful entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey.

The key take away messages?  Well-being matters.  Goals can be hard to reach.  You will be OK if you follow the direction of your own inner voice.

Enjoy this extract.  Feel free to share it, or contribute your own inspirational quote too, via the Contact page or Twitter @RogerD_said.

 

Oprah Winfrey

“…From time to time you may stumble, fall, you will for sure, count on this, no doubt, you will have questions and you will have doubts about your path. But I know this, if you’re willing to listen to, be guided by, that still small voice that is the G.P.S. within yourself, to find out what makes you come alive, you will be more than okay. You will be happy, you will be successful, and you will make a difference in the world”.

Work: How Is It For You?

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The Guardian’s Work section contains an interesting query today.  The situation must be familiar to anyone who has had a difficult boss.

The situation seems to involve a capable member of staff and a hostile manager.

It makes me wonder what your 2014 work goals are? What support will you need to make your plans come true? Why not get in touch and make coaching part of your strategy. I look forward to hearing from you.