Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by coachjen
In my early days of coaching, I was exposed to the idea that you can become a problem-free zone.
Yep. Problem-free.
Imagine – never having another problem as long as you live.
What would it take to achieve this?
Cleaning up your life, for sure.
Taking care of finances, relationships, health matters, etc.
What if you did resolve everything?
Would that [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2011 by coachjen
How often do you take the advice of experts?
I’ve been asking random people this question and have been greeted with similar reactions — a little giggle, and a glancing away in embarrassment. It seems that many of us are in the business of ignoring the experts and going gung-ho, willy-nilly in the direction we [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2011 by coachjen
There’s no way around it…
You have a past and its contents are haunting you!
Question is, how spooked are you?
On the general subject of what’s slowing you down, standing in your way, or stopping you altogether from having the career of your dreams…
Your past is most likely the number one culprit.
Maybe it’s a message of [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by coachjen
I hear an awful lot of people talk about how they would be more successful if they didn’t procrastinate.
That’s undoubtedly true.
I often get asked how to overcome procrastination. Pretty tricky, actually.
But I think I’ve finally come up with the perfect antidote to procrastination: apathy.
Let’s face it – if you don’t care enough to have a [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by coachjen
What are you scared to do?
Seriously, what is it? Bungee jump? Call someone to apologize? Quit your job? Speak in public? Give away Aunt Mabel’s hand-painted pickle jar?
Whatever it is, would life be better if you went ahead and did it?
On Saturday, I stepped on a stage in front of three television cameras and [...]
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by coachjen
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by coachjen
Ever stop yourself from considering a career change because you’ve thought, “They’d never hire someone like me!”
Well, here’s your inspiration:
I’m career coaching a 52-year-old woman who wants to teach ballet and gymnastics. She figured she was too old, too out of shape, too…whatever. But guess what? She got hired!
Now we’re taking a [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by coachjen
When I was a kid I loved playing softball.
My Dad taught me to “anticipate the play.” To try to figure out what I would do in any given situation on the field. If the ball came to me, would I throw it to first? Depended on whether runners were on any of [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by coachjen
Do you have anyone in your life who pushes you to be more?
In a world full of people who are in a “people-pleasing” stage, it’s easy to get complacent and settle for being good enough.
Time to trade “good enough” for being “truly great!”
How do you get there? By finding at least one true friend. [...]
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