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Dealing with lifes obstacles

The Youth Coach — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:29:35 +0000

Choose a different route.
We can often give up on our goals when the blockages we face appear impossible to pass. It may be that there is another route that you have not thought about that is is just as suitable and which you could use as an alternative for the original one you chose but will give you the same result. Check out your options and see what else you can do that will help you achieve your chosen goals.

Do not give up.
As adults we often will accept “no” as an answer more readily than when we were younger. Rembember as a child asking someone for an ice-cream or treat repeatedly and often until they give in and you got what you wanted? How often are you still as persistent when it comes to your goals? Whilst there are times when we cannot reach our chosen goals for reasons outside our control and there may be times when we have to reassess our goals if our circumstances change, but never give up on those things that are important to you or the reason why you have chosen the goal you are working towards.

Break down barriers.
There are bound to be situations on your journey towards your goal when you are facing barriers and obstacles. Do not ignore them, face them full on and deal with them. It will give you the strength and skills to face future challenges.

Think outside the box.
At times we cannot see the wood for the trees and the answer all along was right before our eyes. Take time to fully assess the situation and look for alternative resolutions. Often we already have the tools and resources required to deal with the challenge we are facing. Be creative when coming up with your options and do not give up at the first challenge you face.

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10 Steps to Booster Your Self Confidence

The Youth Coach — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:39:45 +0000

Believing in yourself will present you with the confidence to achieve whatever you desire. Whilst some people are willing to settle for second best why would you choose to be one of them? Instead you could choose to grab life with both hands and achieve the things you most important to you? Take time to write down the top 10 things which are holding you back from achieving your true potential.

Improving your self confidence is something that can be achieved by anyone. We are all born with confidence however depending on what life has thrown at you the level of your confidence may diminish as you grow up. Confidence coaching has helped millions of people throughout the world to build their confidence levels and improve their own self belief. We all know that success breeds success and great results can be achieved in a very short period of time. As your confidence increases you will want to stretch more and more to see what other great things you can achieve.

10 Steps to Booster Your Self Confidence

Use a notepad to write down your answers.

1 – What does success mean to you? What does being confidence mean to you? What goals would your new confident self want to achieve.

2 – What needs to have happened for you to know you have achieved your goals? When you have achieved your goals what will you be saying to yourself, what will you be doing, what will other people be saying to you?

3 – Why are your goals important to you and what will it mean to you in achieving your goals?

4 – How satisfied will you be when you have achieved your goal? Is your goal part of a bigger goal? If so what is the ultimate goal you desire?

5 – In what situations or areas of your life you are already confident? What would you say your key strengths are when you are being your confident self? How do you feel when you are behaving confidently in situations?

6 – What could you do to increase your levels of confidence – list at least 10 things.

7 – From the above list choose at least 3 options which will most deliver the results you want and improve your confidence levels.

8 – From the options you have chosen can you break them down into smaller steps whech will help you achieve increased confidence levels?

9 – Develop an action plan with specific actions or tasks and add to your diary the dates when your actions will have been achieved..

10 – Take action. As you are taking action remember what your ultimate goals are. Remember why you are taking action. Crongratulate yourself on your successes along the journey. Each step to take is moving you closer to achieving your goal and living the life you want.

Contact Aly at Newcastle Performance Coaching if you would like to work with a coach to help you increase your confidence levels and skills. www.newcastle-life-coach.co.uk affordable coaching with guaranteed results.

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To procrastinate or not to procrastinate

The Youth Coach — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:37:02 +0000

Procrastination can destroy your dreams, before you know it time has passed you by and all of those hopes, dreams and goals have fallen by the wayside. When that happens it is easy to regret what has happened, to blame yourself and others for the lack of progress or achievement.

The thing with procrastination is that it grabs you tightly with both hands and holds on without you even realising it. It holds you back and before you know it days, weeks and months pass you by as have many opportunities that came your way and it is too late to follow up.

How much has procrastination cost your or your business? I am not just talking about money. I am talking about opportunites that you have not taken up, relationships that have fallen by the wayside, people who you know have moved on to more attentive friends or partners.

It will happen again and again until you learn how to deal with procrastination. You need to understand how it takes a grip and how you cann cast it aside, ready to change, motivated and excited about new opportunities.

What will you no longer accept in your life?
Are you ready to change?
Are you committed to change?

What will you do? You can stay where you are right now or learn how to motivate and excel yourself for a bigger brighter future.

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Making your Advertising Plan

Aly - The Geordie Coach — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:44:58 +0000

Making your Advertising Plan.

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Why Understanding Behavior is the Key Resource of Effective Leaders

Aly - The Geordie Coach — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:02:17 +0000

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The key resource for a leader is people. This means that if we are to assess leaders we should only use a single measure. And that is the understanding of the science of human behavior and applying these principles to their workplace. One of the most vital indicators of positive leadership is the percentage of individuals who volunteer to use their discretionary effort. This is the effort that people put into their job because they choose to do it and typically, we would call it going above and beyond the call of duty.

This discretionary behavior is always the result of positive reinforcement and never seems to exist under punishment. It seems that when the person receives positive reinforcement even if it is a personal benefit, their behavior can be consistent and long-lasting. On the other hand, when there is negative reinforcement, the person may deliver extra effort but without the same consistency and duration. The threat of negative reinforcement causes the discretionary behavior to diminish to a level of mere compliance. Whilst both types of reinforcement can produce discretionary effort, only positive reinforcement will give the sustained consistency and duration that is of value to the organization.

The very best leaders understand this situation and ensure that they contribute and deliver positive reinforcement which is certain and immediate to their direct reports. Creating a discretionary behavior can be difficult in a hierarchical structure because the leader may have to work through several layers of management. Each layer creates its own challenges because each manager will filter information that is to be passed on to subordinates. The canny leader can circumvent this problem by, with the permission of the manager, passing on positive reinforcement directly to the people concerned. This can be done in concert with the manager and becomes a powerful force in delivering positive reinforcement when this is applied this way.

The first and foremost challenge for the leader is to create an environment that encourages discretionary behavior from his or her managers. Then of course, the second challenge is to gain the managers’ cooperation in delivering positive reinforcement to obtain the same discretionary behavior from their staff.

Whilst this might sound to be quite simplistic, it is, in fact, quite a difficult process. First of all, we have to ensure that all leaders and all managers have a good practical working understanding of human behavior. This is the step which is omitted frequently. Understanding human behavior is the most important tool of the leader and manager and therefore should receive the same or greater level of importance as finance.

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Changing Minds – Accepting Others’ Values and Beliefs

Aly - The Geordie Coach — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:47:19 +0000

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Values and beliefs are very deep structures and even intensive methods [such as brainwashing] can be insufficient to irreversibly change them. ~David Straker, Changing Minds – In Detail.

Seeking to change people against the flow of themselves is fraught with danger, relationally. So, then, why do we even try to do that, husband, wife, employee, manager or pastor?

These deep-seated structures–values and beliefs–are core to the people in our midst and they seem to hold them for their whole lifetimes. So, how do we work with these people in the ‘world of influence’ i.e. when we have a role to influence others for their and our own good; for the “team” goal?

The answer, I think, is to go against the whole matter of trying to influence. Our success depends mostly on the trust we have with people; how much they respect us, and us them. When we achieve these interpersonal results of positive rapport, and these people know our goals–as we seek to create influence, they will tend to want to align. We create alliances beyond the goals at hand; the bonds are stronger than the task within reach.

Changing minds comes notionally as a result of perhaps seeking the opposite–a totally rampant acceptance of peoples’ precious individualised viewpoints. How is it that we can achieve such an entwined purpose when we’re not seeking the goal itself? Perhaps it gives some credence to the fact that everyone’s values and belief systems inherently reinforce this one thing:

Everyone wants to be treated authentically, with respect and devoid of another person’s agenda. Everyone wants others to achieve their innate opinions. Everyone genuinely requires acceptance to truly thrive–in any situation, and yet this acceptance is quite simply the easiest thing to give. We only have to think passionately of the other person. But how many struggle to get beyond their own needs?

As a leader or a person of influence, surely it is others we’re in it for. Unfortunately, however, this is not always the case, and this is when we will get it all wrong. Achieving results against the grain is not only not enjoyable, it simply doesn’t work–not with sustainability in the long run.

We must start to trust people’s base values and beliefs without casting aspersions (either positive or negative) and seek to not change them. Other people’s values and beliefs are so very “them” they have nothing to do with us. Even if they did, we couldn’t change them. We can only accept this.

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What would you do if …

The Youth Coach — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:16:35 +0000

“What would you do if you knew you could not fail?”

Many people I meet have been held back in their lives for fear of failure, so much so that they have stopped themselves from pursuing their dreams and goals.

Today just take fa few minutes to ask yourself what you wold do if you knew you could not fail, and ask yourself if today is a good day to take just 1 step towards pursuing that goal your have been dreaming of and making it a reality.

If today is not the right day to start taking action, then when would be a great time to start?

Keep your coaching practice alive

The Youth Coach — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:34:27 +0000

With so many small businesses failing to survive the first year why should a coaching practice or consultancy be any different? Few businesses survive the first year and coaching practices are no different, with hundreds if not thousands of coaches qualifying each month is there really a demand for their services?

Where many coaches fail is through a lack of understanding on how to effectively market their practice. Too many new coaches spend vast amounts of time getting their business branding just right, creating a polished website, ordering smart business cards they dont want to part with. But is that what your clients care about? I would say not, you clients want to know if you deliver results and if you are worth what they will be paying.

Let prospects know what services you offer, how you will work with them and what results they can expect. Oh, and if you dont have a business coach, get one. Your coaching clients will expect you to walk your talk!!!

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7 top tips for Improving your confidence

The Youth Coach — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:04:18 +0000

Not everyone has huge levels of confidence and many of us do know the importance of it or how to change it. Confidence coaching helps you build your levels of personal or professional confidence and can positively impact on your wellbeing. When confident you are able to deal more effectively and positively in situations like communicating with colleagues or family members, presenting yourself to others professionally and relating to your partner.

To improve your confidence and self esteem here are my top tips:

start by avoiding negative thoughts and situations that make you unhappy,
act as if you are already confident even when you are not
be proud of who you are
treat yourself with respect and expect it from others
focus on your strengths and not what you consider to be your weaknesses,
recognise the source of any issues you are experiencing and try not to give them greater importance than they warrant
look for ways to achieve what you want and take action.

Coaching can help you to increase your confidence levels and build your self esteem in various aspects of your personal and professional life.

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