Monthly Archive for June, 2011

Read a great quote recently that got us thinking….”Talents are common; everyone has them. But rare is the courage to follow our talents where they lead”. (Anonymous).

What does that mean in The Coaching Institute community? It can mean anything that you want it too….you choose. We choose to believe that it is a reminder that talent alone will not ensure success. Courage steps up when fear arrives…and that is what the key is. Knowing that what you are doing may not feel great but you know that it is keeping you on purpose, it’s good for you and others and will ensure you step closer to your ultimate purpose to live that life of passion and making a difference for others.

Its consistency and taking steps forward, keep moving forward and knowing that behavioural flexibility and using the feedback as a way of adapting and changing.

It’s having a big enough WHY to keep moving forward with certainty and trust….that’s what it means to us.

We invite you to think about what it means to you and whatever you decide, ensure it is on purpose and remain disciplined in thought and action.

You know, the learning never stops at The Coaching Institute. Yesterday, on Sunday 26th June we waved farewell to our new students who had just finished their third and final day of their Foundations of Coaching Success weekend, and today we saw NLP Trainers Training participants step into their second and final week of their program. It never ceases to amaze us how, as a community, we thrive on learning and growth, as part of gaining our own level of mastery. From the earliest stages of learning how to coach to learning how to master the art of NLP training all results in us developing our own level of mastery, so we can make a difference for others. We never lose the passion for growth and knoweldge. Such great values to be proud of….contribution and community is what it is about.

We wish our new students well, and our NLP Trainers to be, our support and best wishes as they work with the beautiful Alice to develop an exceptional level of skill. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr Wayne Dyer, well known author and speaker, amongst other things, speaks of the value of who you are being as natural sincerity. It is the intent to be honest in our daily lives. This is not ego based, it is not the ‘face’ that we put out to the world that our ego demands, rather it is our ability to be naturally sincere in what we do.

Dyer speaks of this as ‘This quality results when you allow others to know you, without being afraid or worrying about how you’re being perceived. Your speech and behavior basically send this message: This is who I am. I came into this world with an inner calling to fulfill a destiny that will never be silenced.”

Children’s author Dr Seuss articulates it well with the lines: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind“.

If you are out of sync with your truth, and true self, you will experience unhappiness, and frustration, feelings of being trapped in a life that is not aligned to your purpose. And when you have clients who sadly express these same experiences you will know what is underlying this. And as coaches, we have such great opportunity to generously and without ego, share and serve our clients to recognise what is truly going on and guide them through their change. Knowing that you (and/or your clients) are living away from your ‘natural sincerity’ is an opportunity to move back to meaning and purpose.

Dr Dyer sums it up beautifully in his book The Shift, when he says “Don’t ask what the world needs; don’t ask what others think you should be doing with your life. Instead, ask yourself what makes you come alive – because, more than anything else, what the world truly needs are men and women who have come alive. What the world needs is the natural sincerity of people living their passion in a way that makes other people’s lives better. This is what being authentic looks like....”. Dyer cites Lao-tzu in summary by saying that natural sincerity is something that shows up  as “honesty and a determination to be faithful to one’s truest, most authentic self”.

And so, students of The Coaching Institute, we invite you to be your sincere self and be confident that this is what serves all of us to create the best version of ourselves and our true purpose.

We love that our students at The Coaching Institute take action on many levels, to launch and market their business and niche. Recently we’ve had an influx of students seeking to get opinion on their articles and e-books. The feedback has been pretty consistent so we thought we’d share a couple of tips for you to take into account when completing your masterpiece.

• Make sure you cater for all modalities. One trap that most new authors make is only writing in their natural style, and forgetting to take into account the other modality types. So, ensure that your content is aimed at all modalities by the use of words and pictures.
• It takes some repetition for your prospect to remember your branding, so make sure it is on each page you publish
• Provide your reader with something tantalising half way through their read. For example, you may have something extra and cool to offer them. Make mention of it about halfway through your content then provide full detail at the end so your prospect has yet another reason to want to get onto your website.

Be inspired, write and get yourself out there….happy writing!

We have a number of people we know at The Coaching Institute community with birthdays coming up in the next few weeks. And it got us thinking…..what is different between those that embrace each year that comes along, regardless of the number and those that fear milestones…such as turning 40, or turning 50 or those that reassure themselves that 60 is the new 50 and 50 is the new 40….we think you get the idea.

We invite you to consider those in your life that embrace their milestones and those that shun it, or hide in panic because they are one year older, and what is it that makes the difference.

One answer we’ve come up with is that those that embrace their birthday do so because it isn’t what defines them. It’s their love of life and what possibilities bring that excites them and sees them step into each day with anticipation. It is their ability to be okay in the moment, and make every moment count.

And those that tell themselves that turning one year older is bad….what is it about that fear that sometimes even sees people start to doubt themselves and what they have to offer in this world.

To all of us in our coaching community we say, bring it on. Celebrate each day as if it is your birthday. Laugh, sing and enjoy and be a kid….because we can’t control the fact that we do click over the years…so why worry about it?

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.
– Jim Fiebig

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
– Mark Twain

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
– Michael Pritchard

Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.
– Author Unknown