December 09

Meet my crazy old friend Ethel Chop

It's about time all of you met my crazy old friend Ethel Chop.

She's in her 80's and is really cranky, cantakerous, sometimes a bit mean, oddly wise and always hilarious!

I just found out that you can now get an Ethel Chop iPhone application.

What will this crazy old bat think up next?  (I can call her that because she really is my friend!)

Here's the link to find about more about Ethel Chop!...

19-Dec-2009

High Ideals Special Offer - Free One Year Membership

Many of you likely know by now my affiliation with High Ideals. This is an organisation I'm very proud to be a part of and we've got an amazing membership special happening at the moment.

Below is a message from our Managing Director - Karina Butera:

 

Hi there,

I’m writing to you because you

(a)   have expressed interest in High Ideals membership in the past but as yet have not joined
(b)  are a High Ideals calibre person who I’d love to have as a member

If you have not yet heard of High Ideals – it is an assessment based member association especially for those who wish to raise the bar in business practice.  In particular they are people who want to have opportunities to meet and do business with others who share the ideals of integrity, positivity and impact.  Membership in High Ideals makes a statement about ‘who’ you are as a business person and points to a particular character of wanting to create pleasant business experiences for all you work with.  To find out more about the benefits of membership visit www.high-ideals.com/become_a_member.php.  Whether you are a student, a professional in a large business or someone in small business who wishes to be featured on our public directory, we have a level of membership for you.  For more information, please have a quick scan through the information pack attached.  If you have any questions about membership, please do not hesitate to call/email me.

As the year comes to an end we want to open our doors to as many new members as possible so they can enjoy the extra special kudos of being a ‘founding’ member (anyone joining after 1 January will not be able to use that credential).  Please find attached a one-time-only special offer for anyone who registers their intention to join before the end of 2009 (yep, that gives you just 13 days!).  We will give you FREE of charge your first 12 months of membership.  That’s a saving of $95 for students; $195 for professionals and $395 for promotional members.

Conditions do apply.  You’ll need to be prepared to go through the assessment process that all our members have been through (submitting an application form where you evaluate yourself on the 30 High Ideals assessment criteria, having a ½ hour interview with one of our assessors and providing references/supporting documentation as evidence of your commitment to setting your standards high), which incurs a one-off non-refundable assessment fee of $95 (this will require payment by midnight 31^st December).

SO PLEASE DON’T DILLY-DALLY ... time is ticking away.  If High Ideals seems like an association you would like to be part of, submit your intention to apply and make your $95 payment now.  If it does not feel like the sort of thing you’d like to be part of, please could you take a moment to think of all those idealistic people in business you know who may be very excited by the idea of connecting with like-minded people in business and pass this message to them immediately.  Thank you! 

And don’t forget, next time you’re looking for a service provider, check out the member director on our website (www.high-ideals.com) to ensure you find someone who is committed to creating positive business experiences.

Wishing you a very happy festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Regards

Karina



Coaching Exercises

1.  Who do you think of High Ideals as a concept?

2.  Can you think of examples of business professionals that you think demonstrate High Ideals?

3.  How well do you think you consistently demonstrate High Ideals?

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 support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.


All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach

2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
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18-Dec-2009

URGENT - Special no-cost Brian Tracy webinar in a few hours - Act Quickly

I just received an email from Brian Tracy about a special no-cost webinar in just a few hours to help make 2010 a VERY profitable year for you.

I don't know any more about the programme other than what's on the site but I thought it important enough to share with you. 

Just click on the image below to get all the details and register to be on the call and find out what the news ...

17-Dec-2009

25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians

Here is the list of the 25 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender people in Australia as voted by Same Same:

Click here to see the list.


Coaching Exercises

1.  Who do you find inspirational and influential regardless of their sexuality?

2.  Who do you find inspirational and influential ...

17-Dec-2009

The IAC at the ICF Conference

Here's another great article from Coaching Commons I thought would be good to share.

It talks about how the IAC (International Association of Coaches) came to the ICF (International Coach Fedearation) Conference in Orlando recently. 

Some questions were raised about whether they should be there and host a gathering or not.  I think, "absolutely YES for them to be ...

16-Dec-2009

30 per cent off sale - Real Subliminal

There's a sale on at Real Subliminal of 30% off - Just in time for the holidays. Check out the link below:

Get 30% off any Real Subliminal program. [Offer valid: 12/19/2009 - 12/31/2009].

Coaching Exercises

1.  What value (benefits) do you place on subliminal ...

16-Dec-2009

The Gift of Laughter

Here's the latest from our friends at Simple Truths - A few laughs a day are a welcome stress reliever!

Add some joy to your day as well as a boost to your health by taking a few minutes to watch this 3 minute movie, "Laughter is an Instant Vacation".  The movie is a compilation of humorous quotes and photography that will bring a smile to all.





Coaching Exercises

1.  What do you laugh?

2.  How do you intentionally use laugher as a stress reliever or health boost?

3.  How do you use laughter to help others and/or to have some positive and powerful impact?

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 support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.


All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach

2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
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www.accessingourwisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com 

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16-Dec-2009

Entrepreneur of the Year - Kelly Thorne

I received an email from one of our more well-known colleagues, Milana Leshinsky who announced that Kelly Thorne of www.iBloom.us won the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the recent Coaching Millions Super Summit in Dallas.

Congratulations Kelly!

Here's her winning pitch for all of us to check out.
...

15-Dec-2009

The new noelposus.com website

I'm very pleased - excited really - to announce that my www.noelposus.com website has be redesigned and launched!

Please check it out and let me know what you think.

As I have so many websites, I simply wanted this one to be clean and simple and help direct people to the various things I do in the world of coaching.

And this was built by ...

14-Dec-2009

All Simple Truths books are on sale

In case you're a follower of the Simple Truths series of books, you might be interested in knowing they're all on sale during the holiday period.

All of their books are only USD$12.00!!! 

I've found it's a very inexpensive way of giving thank you gifts to clients, friends and family. 

You can use the image link below to get the details.  Happy Holidays!





Coaching Exercises

1.  What is your favourite personal development and/or inspirational book?

2.  What has it inspired you to do, be, etc?

3.  How have you used what you learned from it to support and/or inspire others?  What positive impact did you create?

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 support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.


All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach

2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
Check out our other websites:
www.incredibleawareness.com
www.thewheelsoflife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.accessingourwisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com 

Follow me on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/noelposus

13-Dec-2009

Do you know about Real Subliminal?

Have you heard of subliminal self-help tools?  How about those from Real Subliminal?

I've been researching this are a bit of late for a client and also as a potential part of a new business project next year.

The feedback I've received from others is that Real Subliminal's products are excellent.

I'm interested in knowing if you have any experience and/or feedback about ...

13-Dec-2009

Two Views on Coaching Tiger Woods

Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to media hype and scandals like what is surrounding Tiger Woods at the moment.

Certainly on one hand I think, "just leave it...there are far more important things for the general public to be looking at right now!"

However, there are some interesting perspectives on there which are worth exploring.

Here are two article links on the subject I ...

12-Dec-2009

Family History - Some fun photos

Recently I finished a very fun project - scanning all of the old family slides and albums and made a DVD for my relatives.

I can't express how wonderful it was to revisit certain family memories...and at times to laugh quite a bit!

I thought I'd share this with you because it reminded me of so many great times which can sometimes easily be forgotten in favour of remembering the ...

11-Dec-2009

Brian Tracy

I've heard a lot of people talk about Brian Tracy over the years, and to be honest, I haven't read any of his works.

So, I thought I'd check up on the best and easiest way of accessing his material.

Here's a link to share - just click on the image below:




Coaching Exercises

1.  What are your thoughts about Brian Tracy's work?

2.  Who else could you have a positive impact on by sharing this?

3.  What else does it inspire you to do?

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 support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.


All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach

2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
Check out our other websites:
www.incredibleawareness.com
www.thewheelsoflife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.accessingourwisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com 

Follow me on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/noelposus

10-Dec-2009

SmartBox - Great ideas that are really worth checking out

I love this idea!

It's called SmartBox and it's an innovative and exciting way to give interesting gifts to family, friends, colleagues AND CLIENTS!

These things are truly unique and will help people enjoy life as compared to collecting "stuff".

Please check it out by clicking on the image below, and please also forward the link to today's blog entry to others as I'm quite confident ...

5-Dec-2009

Coaching Abrasive Executives

Here's a great article from an amazing colleague, Dr Laura Crawshaw - The Boss Wisperer:

Click here to read the article on Coaching Commons.

Click here to go to Laura's website and find out more about her and her current public speaking schedule....

5-Dec-2009

The art of stretching time

I found this article by Tal Shai through Coaching Commons and thought it geat:

The Art of Stretching Time

Enjoy!


Exercises

1.  What do you think of the article and the tips it provides?

2.  Who else ...

4-Dec-2009

How to stay young

A colleague sent me the email content below the other day and I thought it was lovely and worth sharing:

How to stay young:

1.  Throw out nonessential numbers.  This includes age, weight and height.  Let the doctors worry about them.  That is why you pay "them".

2.  Keep only cheerful friends.  The grouches pull you down.

3.  Keep learning....

3-Dec-2009

Heart of a Teacher - Video

Here's the latest video from Simple Truths, called "Heart of a Teacher"

 




 


Coaching Exercises

1.  What do you think of the video?

2.  Who else could you have a positive impact on by sharing this?

3.  What else does it inspire you to do?

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 support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.


All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach

2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
Check out our other websites:
www.incredibleawareness.com
www.thewheelsoflife.com - The complete set of coaching tools now only AUD$165.00!
www.accessingourwisdom.com 
www.high-ideals.com 

Follow me on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/noelposus

2-Dec-2009

Graduation Coach - Article

Here's another great article Coaching Commons recently republished on a Graduation Coach.

Interesting read - Click Here.


Coaching Exercises

1.  What do you think of the article?

2.  What do you think of the ...

2-Dec-2009

Life Coaching Image - Article and Quote

I was asked to contribut a quote for a Coaching Commons article on the image problem regarding life coaches.

Interested to read the article?

Click Here....