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Is Coach Training for Me? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Jumping In

I wasn't always the Admissions Director at Corporate Training. A few years ago, I was downsized, scared, and wondering where my next pay check was going to come from. Every week, I'd complete my unemployment paperwork and wonder what my next step would be. I spent a lot of time researching, and finally decided to make a really big (four-digit big) investment in coaching training. But I was still so nervous. Was I making the right decision? If you're in that knee-deep, buried in research phase...if you're thinking this whole coaching thing might be a bit "woo-woo" (it's OK to admit it, I totally thought the same thing back them)...I understand how scary jumping from research to "I'm ready to enroll!" can feel. Here are a few things I invite you to ask yourself, so you can feel more confident about your decision to pursue coach training, and, more particularly, your choice of school: 1. How do I plan on applying my coaching training? ...

Here's How Everyone Can Balance a coach training program with Work, Life, and Family

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear from people when they are considering enrolling in the coaching training program is that they'll need to quit their job in order to have the time to complete it. They often feel overwhelmed by everything else going on in their life, they couldn't possibly fit one more thing in. Right? Not true. What's really happening when they say "I don't have enough time" is that they believe the time doesn't exist. Their thoughts (that time doesn't exist) and feelings (that they're already overwhelmed) overshadow everything else and sways their (lack of) action. Who's in control? If they could take a step back and see that their mindset is controlling their outcome, and that they actually have the power within to make a different decision! If you're exploring becoming a coach, and you find time to be a limiting factor, know that it's possible to make a few changes to your routine so you can get ...

Unfulfilled: When You Feel Like You're Living Someone Else's Life

You wake up, get dressed, and start the coffee pot. You eat the same breakfast that you do every day, say goodbye to your family (both the two and four-legged) and head out for the morning commute. Some time later, you're sitting at your cubicle, and you can't even remember getting there. It's like you blacked out the last two hours. How is that even possible? Simple: You went through the motions. The same motions you do every, single, routine day. Nothing about your morning was memorable enough to stand out in your mind. It's like you're living someone else's life instead of starring in your own. I know this story too well. For a while, I felt like I was living in the zombie apocalypse. Every morning, I'd be surrounded by a horde of silent, eyes-glazed-over zombies traveling to Manhattan from New Jersey. They were blank and lifeless, on their way to sit in their cubes and stare at their screens all day. Without any living, breathing life around them...

Getting to - and Beyond - the Next Big Idea

In organizations large and small, across all industries, creativity is considered a prerequisite for success. In a 2014 Forrester Consulting survey, 82 percent of senior managers from a wide cross-section of industries indicated that creativity in areas of leadership, customer awareness, risk propensity, and collaboration leads to a greater market share and revenue growth. Yet only 11 percent thought their own organizations measured up to companies known for their creative practices. To get better at the kind of thinking that leads to cutting-edge R&D, imaginative problem solving, and breakthrough technologies, it's best to start with a definition. We talk about creativity in business all the time but what do we really mean? Often, we simply mean brainstorming ideas for new products and services. When people say they want their organizations to be more creative, they may think they're looking for Eureka moments. But what they really want is a way to drive game-chang...

Three Common Sales Management Challenges - and How to Approach Them

The success of a sales organization depends on the quality of its leadership. Sales managers often need to juggle competing demands from supervisors, staff, and customers - while also meeting their own career needs. Challenge: Creating a Sales Career Advancement Plan Solution: Lead Yourself When you "lead yourself", you become the CEO of your assets. You are at the helm, guiding your career. To develop a career strategy, you must be certain of your professional purpose. Begin by asking yourself these questions: Why do you do what you do? What motivates you about your work? What gives you energy? What impact are you trying to have in the world? You answers should help you understand your motivation. Use this to identify your career aspirations, assess your strengths, and create a roadmap of your sales career strategy. Take time to define and physically write down your one, three, and five-year career aspirations. Detail the actions you will take ...

Finding Motivation When Everything Feels Like an Uphill Battle

Workers today are experiencing more stress, anxiety, and frustration with their careers than ever before. Many feel unfulfilled by their day job, restlessly unproductive, and emotionally unattached to their employer and coworkers. Unfortunately, the imbalance they feel in the workplace spills into their personal lives. They routinely sleep less than they should, their eating habits are all over the place, and regular exercise is practically non-existent. This isn't the life people dream of when they close their eyes and imagine their best selves. Work shouldn't be a source of frustration. The weight of office demands and the pressures you put on your shoulders to "succeed" can be overwhelming. And, when you're feeling burnt out, finding the motivation to complete just a small task on your To-Do list can be difficult. So how do you move beyond these crushing forces and toward a greater sense of fulfillment? Step 1: Recognize the lions. Our brains are ...