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Archive for 2009

SEO Quick Tip #5: Choosing Keyword Phrases, by Beth Cole

Try something real quick for me — head over to your website and take a look at the phrase that shows in the blue bar at the top of the browser when you…
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Why Won’t My Pictures Show Up? by Susan Fleming

This is a guest post by Susan Fleming of Electronic Marketing Success.

One of my clients publishes a weekly newsletter, and he sometimes gets emails saying that the images he included didn’t display. He…
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Transitions Include Saying Goodbye, by Tim Olson

Missionaries are always coming and going, starting new things, going through stages of life, and in short, seeming to always be going through transitions. They may not have any more transitions than other people, but…
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Receiving: The Gift of the Season, by Ginny Victory

“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and myrrh.”
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Use Coaching Research to Get Clients by Tracy O’Neill

Do you want more clients in your coaching practice? Then present your target audience with evidence that coaching is a sound investment. Research can show clients how coaching was used in situations similar to their own and what results were obtained. The studies also help coaches determine which techniques and tools are most effective in specific settings.

Where Can I Find Coaching Research?
The best resources for coaching research are university library databases… Here are a few coaching research sources accessible online:
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Giving the Gift of Responsibility this Christmas Part 2 by Gregory Bland

“That’s a lot of money daddy, I think we better look at the price of making greeting cards!” Hannah said softly, as the expense associated with creating calendars sunk in.

“We can do that…
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The Proof is in Our Children by Gregory Bland

The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, but then again, neither do the nuts!  It has been said, ‘You can teach a child what you want, but you reproduce what you are.’ …
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Attempted “bathroom” coaching : A coach in training reflects on the coaching process for client transformation, by Kara Hanger

Britta, the beautiful, blunt one apathetically mentions that she doesn’t need to go to the bathroom. The others stare at her in shock. How can she disregard an invitation to the bathroom? Surely she knows this is where women go to listen and vent. If you need to talk about the latest drama, or work through an issue in life, the bathroom is better than the local coffee shop. Though cliché, group bathroom trips represent an ever present reality: women commiserate with one another and are often sympathetic listening partners.
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Happiness and Wellness by Donna Astern

Wellness incorporates much more than food and exercise. Just as some people are overly focused on a career to the detriment of family, so are others singularly centered on an eating plan or workout regime to the point of exclusion of other aspects of life.
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Giving the Gift of Responsibility this Christmas Part 1 by Gregory Bland

Giving the Gift of Responsibility this Christmas Part 1 by Gregory Bland
“Dad, I was thinking that I’d like to make some money for Christmas gifts this year,” my 10 year old daughter stated one…
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Couples Coaching Couples: The Advantages of Marriage Coaching by Teams of Two By Jeff and Jill Williams

“Isn’t Jill coming for our Marriage Coaching session?” asked the couple in a disappointed tone of voice. We’d failed to notify our clients of Jill’s schedule conflict, but didn’t think they would mind seeing me alone. That belief was a holdover from marriage counseling, I guess. I was wrong. “Let’s reschedule” they said…Two is better than one when it comes to Marriage Coaching…
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Heartbreaking or Hopeful, A Coaching Challenge, by Kimberly Dinsdale

I don’t feel depressed. I haven’t lost interest in these things. I just don’t do them. I’m excited about the possibility to accomplish my goals and the idea of being an independent woman, but I have trouble acting on it. I don’t have trouble dreaming about the life I want, but I don’t know why I don’t do what it takes to make it happen. What the heck is wrong with me? How do I get that focus and discipline now that I am out of such an oppressive and damaging marriage?
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7 Common “Ego Traps” for Leaders (Part 2) by Michael Warden, CPCC

Ego Trap #2: “If I don’t stay on top of their work, mistakes will be made.” Translation: “I’m a control freak.”
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Developing Coaches in the Church: Part 3 by Brian Rhen

Convincing the Big Kahuna…How important “he” is to implementing coaching:
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Overwhelmed and Stressed??? by Kristin Schuchmann

I am reminded of the Christmas song lyrics, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But, so many people do not really experience the desired wonder and peace of the holiday season because they are overwhelmed! Christmas parties, traveling, desserts, cold weather, family traditions, shopping, visits from friends and family, and the stressful list goes on and on
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