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Controlling the Negative Self-Talk
Negative self-talk can be very difficult to manage especially when taking on new challenges. Do you have a negative and self-doubting internal voice that seems to want to take control at times? My...
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Seriously, How Are You Doing?
“How are you doing?” What a loaded and complicated question. Even though I hear it on a daily basis, and know it’s coming, it always catches me off guard. It can be incredibly difficult to tell if the...
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Pay Attention — It Makes A Difference!
Paying attention makes a much bigger difference in people’s lives than we realize. It makes a difference in decisions that people make in the workplace and in our personal lives. One day a year ago, I...
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What is Coaching?
People ask me what is the difference between executive coaching, corporate coaching, organizational coaching, life coaching, and other types of coaching. In the dozen-plus years since I’ve been a...
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That’s One Perspective…
What’s another? It is so common to see things through the lens of only one perspective based on personal experiences, backgrounds, and values. “Everyone should see things my way – Right?… Wrong!” I...
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5 Step Checklist for Behavior Change
You can’t get a personality transplant but small behavioral changes can make a big impact. A 2% Shift in direction will affect your Destination 1. Once you have noticed how your intent is different...
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Coaching: It’s All About Hearing the Truth You Don’t Want to Hear
Recently I was on a panel with a client of mine. We had been coaching for about 12 months when we were invited to talk about our coaching relationship. She started the discussion by saying, “Linda was...
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Want to be a Better Leader?
The very best thing to you can do to become a better leader is to stop talking and start listening. And by “listen,” please don’t just wait for the person to stop so you can then get back to...
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The Ultimate Achievement…Can Become a Reality!
The ultimate achievement begins with a simple goal! The Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl victory was an ultimate achievement! John and Jim Harbaugh, head coaches for the Raven and 49ers respectively, began...
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The Gift of Gratefulness
About 3 weeks ago, within the span of 5 days, I heard from several “old” friends or people with whom I’ve worked. When the third person reached out that week and asked for a call, I had no idea what he...
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Don’t waste the opportunity!
If there’s one piece of wisdom that this simple pilgrim would like to impart upon you: have the courage to start with the customer. My biggest regrets are the moments that I let a lack of data override...
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It’s Not About You! – 5 Questions to ensure the focus is on the client.
The focus of coaching is to serve the client. Serving the client includes listening for understanding (active listening), asking thought-provoking and curious questions that lead to deeper awareness,...
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A Proactive Approach to Coach Training
Over the past 9 months, we have had the pleasure of working with a global client who is training HR professionals to use a coaching approach with their internal clients. So far, we have trained over...
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Spring Cleaning
Everyone has incomplete projects. Perhaps it is sorting the recycling from last year. Cleaning the storage area. Fixing the bicycle. Submitting the expense report. The question is: is there a...
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Why Is Your Tummy So Big? (4 Factors for a Powerful Question)
(Editor’s Note: This is not the author’s tummy.) I’ve always battled with my weight. This last year has been especially tough as I’ve had to take a break from my other career (as a prolific goal scorer...
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5 Questions to Match Your Style to Your Job
Are you a jack of all trades or are you a subject matter expert? Review the two definitions below. Think about the type of work you do now…which term best describes you in your current role?...
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Success
What is the most important element for success? Good leadership from your boss? The right resources? Direction? Support? Autonomy? Intrinsic motivation? Optimism? Resilience? All of the above...
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Being Positive in Challenging Situations
Generally, every individual has experienced a professional or personal challenging situation that has sparked negativity or a stifling outlook. I have experienced several challenging situations that...
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Distracted and Misperceived
By Linda Miller Early last week, I did one of the worst jobs of coaching that I’ve ever done. That was my humble assessment. I was distracted by a dog who needed to go out, by my early morning need for...
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