TED: Sheena Iyengar on the art of choosing (30-Jul-2010)

This video from TED is going to go down as one of the all-time TED Classics!

It's a long one though, about 30 minutes, but truly riveting and powerful!

It's all about choice and how we consider and make our choices.





Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video?

2.  What information have you gained from this that helps you understand YOUR choices?

3.  What information have you gained that helps you understand how OTHERS make choices?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
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www.IncredibleAwareness.com
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www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
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Top 10 Tips on Choosing an Executive Coach (29-Jul-2010)

Here's an article in Personnel Today on the top 10 tips for choosing an executive coach:

You can read it here.



Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  What would you look for in a coach?

3.  If you are a coach, how willing are you to be interviewed deeply to see if you're a good match for the client?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
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www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
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New Coaching Book - Multipliers (28-Jul-2010)

Coaching Commons has shared this article from the Bangkok Post on a new coaching book, Multipliers - How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman.

Not only is a good article, but it shares a number of useful coaching questions and exercises from the book.

You can read it here.



Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  What do you believe makes a good leader?

3.  What makes you personally a good leader?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
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www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
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27 July 2010 - Weekly Coaching Tools, Resources, News and Updates (27-Jul-2010)

Hello everyone!

SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

This past weekend I received the most touching and inspiring message via Facebook from someone I went to primary/elementary school with over 30 years ago.

She said quite simply that she was glad to find me to thank me for sticking up for her back then.

The story from back then isn't necessary to share here.  The more important thing was that someone remembered something they felt I did that had a positive impact and they reached out to ...

Hello everyone!

SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

This past weekend I received the most touching and inspiring message via Facebook from someone I went to primary/elementary school with over 30 years ago.

She said quite simply that she was glad to find me to thank me for sticking up for her back then.

The story from back then isn't necessary to share here.  The more important thing was that someone remembered something they felt I did that had a positive impact and they reached out to share that, and express their gratitude.

Of course, I had tears in my eyes as I read ...

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Sherpa Coaching Launches YouTube Channel (26-Jul-2010)

I just received an email from Sherpa Coaching that they've launched their own YouTube channel with hundreds of videos on it.  This is a fantastic achievement and congratulations to them!

It's very "Sherpa-Centric" (meaning it's promoting their brand).  And there's also a lot of really good stuff there.

You might find it worth checking out.

You can view their channel by clicking here.


Coaching Exercises...

I just received an email from Sherpa Coaching that they've launched their own YouTube channel with hundreds of videos on it.  This is a fantastic achievement and congratulations to them!

It's very "Sherpa-Centric" (meaning it's promoting their brand).  And there's also a lot of really good stuff there.

You might find it worth checking out.

You can view their channel by clicking here.


Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video channel?

2.  How do you use video and multi-media to educate?

3.  How could you?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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TED: Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices (25-Jul-2010)

This is another fantastic TED video - about how to expand our global horizons...even how to read the news in a language you don't know.  Check out the bit about Global Voices.  Very interesting.

You'll enjoy the video below, I'm sure.




Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video?

2.  Do you use Twitter and what's your experience with it?  What's the best bit of wisdom you've gained from your experience?

3.  How much do you want to expand your global view?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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TED: Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction (24-Jul-2010)

This is another fantastic TED video - all about the power of stories.  Please pay special attention to the story behind the symbolism of a circle - an incredible message!

You'll enjoy the video below, I'm sure.




Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video?

2.  How important do you believe stories are?  What are the benefits?  What are the risks?

3.  How do you use stories to inspire, challenge, educate, etc others?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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TED: Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam (23-Jul-2010)

Here's one of my favourite TED videos:  I love comic books and graphic novels AND I love anything that breaks down stereotypes in creative ways.

You'll enjoy the video below, I'm sure.




Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video?

2.  How important do you feel it is to break down stereotypes and why?

3.  What creative ideas can you come up with to break down stereotypes?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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Coaching History – Laura Whitworth – from Accountant to Coach Pioneer (22-Jul-2010)

I'm a big fan of Laura Whitworth, primarily because as I was doing research on The Wheels of Life series of books/videos, I discovered that she and her co-authors, Co-Active Coaching, were the first to publish a Wheel of Life.  I always refer to her when speaking on the subject throughout the past years and I'm sure into the long-term future.

Here's a great article on Coaching Commons about her....

The Value of Coaching People Skills (21-Jul-2010)

I love this article from Coaching Commons describing how important it is to coach for "people skills" these days in both personal and corporate coaching.

Personally, I get on my soapbox a bit when I hear executives talking about people skills as "soft skills" because they think there isn't a technical proficiency required.  I actually think that people skills ARE technical skills required for every job and they need to get more attention paid to them in professional development.

You can read the article here....

Corporate Coaching - Internal Coaching Pool (20-Jul-2010)

Here's a great article from HR Magazine UK on developing an internal pool of coaches and mentors.  (Thanks to our friends at Coaching Commons for letting us know about this!)

You can read the article here.


Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  What advantages are there to using an internal coach?  What are the risks and how can they be overcome?

3.  What advantages are there to using external coaches? What are the risks and how can they be overcome?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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19 July 2010 - Weekly Coaching Tools, Resources, News and Updates (19-Jul-2010)

Hello everyone!

SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

I've been doing some soul searching lately and have lots of questions (something I thoroughly enjoy by the way).

Namely, I have some questions about Coaching Tools and Resources and whether or not you're receiving value from it.  

To be quite specific, I'm wondering if you've received at least $5 worth of value from the website as of yet?

Please read my thoughts on this.  It'll take you about five minutes to get through it and ...

Hello everyone!

SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

I've been doing some soul searching lately and have lots of questions (something I thoroughly enjoy by the way).

Namely, I have some questions about Coaching Tools and Resources and whether or not you're receiving value from it.  

To be quite specific, I'm wondering if you've received at least $5 worth of value from the website as of yet?

Please read my thoughts on this.  It'll take you about five minutes to get through it and consider the questions I'm proposing to you and the background as to why I've put these ...

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Have you received at least $5 worth of value yet? (19-Jul-2010)

Coaching Tools and Resources (CTAR) has been "live" for nearly a couple of months now and I have found some things very interesting.

And I'd like to get your thoughts as well.

I appreciate your patience and thoroughness in reading the below, and to withhold any "judgement" until you read it all.  Cool?

The key question I have is, "Have you received at least $5 worth of value yet?"

The reason I ask that question ...

Coaching Tools and Resources (CTAR) has been "live" for nearly a couple of months now and I have found some things very interesting.

And I'd like to get your thoughts as well.

I appreciate your patience and thoroughness in reading the below, and to withhold any "judgement" until you read it all.  Cool?

The key question I have is, "Have you received at least $5 worth of value yet?"

The reason I ask that question is that we've only made $75 total toward our entire operating budget for the year ...

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Executive Coaching in the Middle East (17-Jul-2010)

Our friends at Coaching Commons shared a link to this article on the growth of executive coaching in the Middle East.  Although this is mostly a press release, there are a few interesting points to pick out specific to coaching in that region.

Read the article here.

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  What do you think about countries with a nationalisation policy framework to empower their people?  Will this work?  How?  Why?

3.  How could this sort of policy translate into how an organisation designs its "people policies"?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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5 Leadership Myths (17-Jul-2010)

Our friends at Coaching Commons shared a link to this article on the 5 Leadership Myths.  It's a great short article and worth a read for anyone in leadership or who works with leaders.

Read the article here.

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  What do you think are the "core" leadership principles any type of leader needs to believe in and follow through on?

3.  How well do you believe you are performing against these core principles?  How do you back up your answer with evidence?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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A potentially controversial challenge to the coaching profession (16-Jul-2010)

I read a very interesting article on Coaching Commons today where an individual is challenging the coaching profession on the approaches some coaches take and whether it's appropriate or not.

The article raises some good questions and there are some even more interesting responses people have posted.

I believe some good thinking and dialogue is likely to come out of this.

One thing I noted in particular is how many absolute terms the individual is quoted as using.  I often (I could have said ...

I read a very interesting article on Coaching Commons today where an individual is challenging the coaching profession on the approaches some coaches take and whether it's appropriate or not.

The article raises some good questions and there are some even more interesting responses people have posted.

I believe some good thinking and dialogue is likely to come out of this.

One thing I noted in particular is how many absolute terms the individual is quoted as using.  I often (I could have said "always) find the use of absolutes interesting in terms of the impact they can have on ...

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Gratitude Campaign (15-Jul-2010)

I frequently search the net to find things related to various coaching topics.  Today I was searching for something on gratitude.

Here's a campaign, generated from the USA, to say "thank you" specifically to the members of the armed forces.

What's particularly interesting is that the video specifically states that saying "thank you" can be something you do regardless of your political or other views about the "why" the armed services are deployed.  Instead, it promotes just saying ...

I frequently search the net to find things related to various coaching topics.  Today I was searching for something on gratitude.

Here's a campaign, generated from the USA, to say "thank you" specifically to the members of the armed forces.

What's particularly interesting is that the video specifically states that saying "thank you" can be something you do regardless of your political or other views about the "why" the armed services are deployed.  Instead, it promotes just saying "thank you" because these women and men are serving.

Watch the video below.


...

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Getting the date, time and time zones correct (14-Jul-2010)

I do a lot of international coaching and media work and up until today, I have been proud of the claim that "I never get the date / time / time zone wrong."  I can't use the word "never" anymore as I somehow made a mistake and was four hour early for something.  DOH!

The tool I always use for checking the correct time for appointments is The World Clock, and I use the Meeting Planner function.  It works wonderfully.  This time, it was human error.  (DOH Again!)

If you'd like to check out this tool, click here....

13 July 2010 - Weekly Coaching Tools, Resources, News and Updates (13-Jul-2010)

Hello everyone!

REMINDER:  We've combined all of our three newsletters into one and simplified the structure.  This move is aligned with the launch of our newest services, Coaching Tools and Resources.

http://www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com



SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

There are a couple of new and exciting things:

1.  The new ANZI Coaching Insights magazine is NOW AVAILABLE!  This is a very ...

Hello everyone!

REMINDER:  We've combined all of our three newsletters into one and simplified the structure.  This move is aligned with the launch of our newest services, Coaching Tools and Resources.

http://www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com



SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

There are a couple of new and exciting things:

1.  The new ANZI Coaching Insights magazine is NOW AVAILABLE!  This is a very exciting development in the ongoing evolution of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of ...

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Cute Life Coaching Video (13-Jul-2010)

I was searching the net for something "funny" about coaching.  I didn't find anything I actually thouht was funny enough although some have tried on YouTube.

What I did find along the way was this cute video a coach has produced for promoting their business.

It's a clever bit of animation and a simple story.

I then found it interesting to read people's comments to it.  Some liked it.  Some slammed it. 

I would rather celebrate the creativity, innovation and ...

I was searching the net for something "funny" about coaching.  I didn't find anything I actually thouht was funny enough although some have tried on YouTube.

What I did find along the way was this cute video a coach has produced for promoting their business.

It's a clever bit of animation and a simple story.

I then found it interesting to read people's comments to it.  Some liked it.  Some slammed it. 

I would rather celebrate the creativity, innovation and simpleness of this.  It's not intended to be a "terms and conditions" for coaching!  ...

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Do you know the difference between burnout and stress? (12-Jul-2010)

While helping out a colleague recently, I found this article on the subject of "burnout" which has some interesting information, tips and even a comparison between "burnout" and "stress". 

I suspect this could be useful information for all of us from time to time.

Here's the article.

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  How do you know if you're on the road to burnout?

3.  If you've experienced burnout before, what worked for you to deal with it and/or overcome it?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

Twitter:  www.twitter.com/noelposus
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A number of good assessments for you or your clients (11-Jul-2010)

I came across a site this morning, Discovery Health, related to the Discovery Channel.  There's an assessments page that includes a number tools for health, social, relationships, habits, etc.  Most are free and there are also some very good premium tools four about $7 each.

I've done a few myself and I would say that these are "good".  They're not the larger, more scientifcically robust and rigorous psychometric tests available, but these assessments could certainly be a useful tool to ...

I came across a site this morning, Discovery Health, related to the Discovery Channel.  There's an assessments page that includes a number tools for health, social, relationships, habits, etc.  Most are free and there are also some very good premium tools four about $7 each.

I've done a few myself and I would say that these are "good".  They're not the larger, more scientifcically robust and rigorous psychometric tests available, but these assessments could certainly be a useful tool to "get a conversation started" with a coaching client, or just for you to use yourself.

You can explore these assessments here....

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Great coaching question article on accepting personal responsibility (10-Jul-2010)

I was looking for something to post today on Accepting Personal Responsibility and came across this blog article full of fantastic coaching questions, tips, self-evaluation and more.  Really useful stuff!

Explore the article here.

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this article?

2.  How well do you accept your personal responsibility for your thoughts, choices and behaviours?  How can you improve?

3.  How well do you inspire, encourage and/or challenge others to accept their personal responsibility for their thoughts, choices and behaviours?  How can you do this better?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
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www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
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VIDEO - Don't build your home, grow it (9-Jul-2010)

Here's a short little video from TED (less than three minutes) where Mitchell Joachim tells us about the current ability to grow our homes in a sustainable way, using technology that humans have used for over 2500 years.

It's worth watching and considering the possibilities!




Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think about this video?

2.  What are you doing in your home right now that is environmentally wise?

3.  What is one change you can make in your home life today, that would be environmentally wiser?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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How good of a liar are you? (8-Jul-2010)

Nearly everyone has lied at one point or another in their lives.  Some people work really hard to only be honest, others develop lying as an art form.

There are debates happening in Australia about teaching ethics in schools (story for another day) and one of the examples often brought up in the debate is about in what situations would it be considered acceptable to lie.

What are your thouhts about honesty / lying?  Explore the coaching questions below...I've thrown in a lot of additional ...

Nearly everyone has lied at one point or another in their lives.  Some people work really hard to only be honest, others develop lying as an art form.

There are debates happening in Australia about teaching ethics in schools (story for another day) and one of the examples often brought up in the debate is about in what situations would it be considered acceptable to lie.

What are your thouhts about honesty / lying?  Explore the coaching questions below...I've thrown in a lot of additional questions than my typical posts.

Here's an interesting website about how to detect if someone is lying....

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Two great links for Stress Management (7-Jul-2010)

One of the most common areas clients ask about is "stress management".

Here are two links I often refer clients to in order that they can do some of their own research (versus me necessarily telling them all the techniques to try).  This helps promote critical thinking.

Mind Tools - Stress Management

HelpGuide - Stress Management

Coaching Exercises...

One of the most common areas clients ask about is "stress management".

Here are two links I often refer clients to in order that they can do some of their own research (versus me necessarily telling them all the techniques to try).  This helps promote critical thinking.

Mind Tools - Stress Management

HelpGuide - Stress Management

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think of these website resources?

2.  What has been your best stress management technique?

3.  How can you improve your stress management skills?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

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6 July 2010 - Weekly Coaching Tools, Resources, News and Updates (6-Jul-2010)

Hello everyone!

REMINDER:  We've combined all of our three newsletters into one and simplified the structure.  This move is aligned with the launch of our newest services, Coaching Tools and Resources.

http://www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com



SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

I've been developing a number of training / coaching combined programmes this past year and an exercise that's often included is called ...

Hello everyone!

REMINDER:  We've combined all of our three newsletters into one and simplified the structure.  This move is aligned with the launch of our newest services, Coaching Tools and Resources.

http://www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com



SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING

I've been developing a number of training / coaching combined programmes this past year and an exercise that's often included is called "Writing Your Living Legacy Statement".

I would like to share mine with you.  You can ...

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My Living Legacy Statement (5-Jul-2010)

I've developed a number of training / coaching combined programmes this past year, many of which have an exercise called "Write Your Living Legacy Statement". 

I've written my own and thought it could be worth sharing with you.

For those of you who are coaches, feel free to use this model in the work you do with clients.
If you're a manager, feel free to use this model with your staff.
Actually, anyone can use this for yourself or to help someone else. 

It's an open invitation....

I've developed a number of training / coaching combined programmes this past year, many of which have an exercise called "Write Your Living Legacy Statement". 

I've written my own and thought it could be worth sharing with you.

For those of you who are coaches, feel free to use this model in the work you do with clients.
If you're a manager, feel free to use this model with your staff.
Actually, anyone can use this for yourself or to help someone else. 

It's an open invitation.

Here's mine...and thanks for allowing me to share this with you.

NOEL POSUS - LIVING LEGACY STATEMENT...

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Something different and beautiful - David O'mer performance (4-Jul-2010)

Just for something different today, my partner shared with me this video of a really beautiful acrobatic performance by David O'mer.

It's a stunningly beautiful display of talent and human grace.


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Great Coaching Story - Convict Turned Life Coach (3-Jul-2010)

Here's a great story shared with us via Coaching Commons, about an ex-convict turned life coach and the great work he's doing with young inmates.

Read the story here.

Coaching Exercises


1.  What do you think of this article?

2.  What can you learn from darker moments in your history that inspire you to greater moments today?

3.  How can you inspire others with this wisdom?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal/professional support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service for coaching or using the contact links on this website for other needs.

Cheers and Love,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World™


www.CoachingToolsAndResources.com

2010 Finalist - Coaching Business of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
2008/2009 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
Check out our other websites:
www.askacoach.com
www.IncredibleAwareness.com
www.TheWheelsOfLife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.AccessingOurWisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com
www.RecreationalWhinge.com
www.NoelPosus.com 
www.ThePersonalBalancedScorecard.com - 300 pages and hundreds of self-coaching questions for only AUD$39.00!
www.FilmStretch.com.au
www.ClaireStretch.com

Twitter:  www.twitter.com/noelposus
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