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Archive for March 2009

What is Web Marketing? by Jerry Graham

This is a guest post by Jerry Graham, aka DocJerry,  of The Coaching Pair.

As you read this, the definition of web marketing is changing.  Like just about everything else, it’s changing so fast…
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Five Steps To Coaching Wellness by Sharon Graham

Second only to financial concerns, wellness is the next most talked about and sought after topic occupying people’s thoughts and minds these days. As a wellness coach, you can have tremendous influence and offer valuable information to your clients.
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Celebrating the Present and Looking Ahead by Gary Collins

     Several years ago I invited a number of leading Christian coaches to join together for a summit to discuss the current status and direction of our field. The participants were all trained professional coaches that I respect greatly. To aid the discussion we brought in a professional facilitator who later reported that he had never been with a group that was so resistant to working together. It was a cordial meeting with good interaction and camaraderie. But we each appeared to be clinging to our own agendas, practices, training programs and future plans without sharing.
      Perhaps in the early stages of any movement there is turf building and reluctance to work together. There still is competition for…
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Life on Life Discipleship

Chuck has pastored his church for five years. Over that time, he has implemented a home group ministry that has reenergized fellowship in the church. But Chuck senses that something is still missing. Small groups…
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Coaching People Out of Flat Lives, by Tony Stoltzfus

Years ago I read a well-known book on the life of King David that really made an impact on me—just not one that I think the author intended! While David is probably my favorite Biblical…
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How to Ruin Your Life, by Tony Stoltzfus

One major roadblock to change is what coaches call self-talk: the messages we habitually or unconsciously tell ourselves about who we are and how life works. Below are eight common self-talk messages. Maybe one is stymieing you!
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Feedback: Friend or Foe? by Ron Marsh

Here’s a tool that will help you get valuable feedback from your leadership sphere in order to help you address with confidence the leadership gaps that you and others identify. You can download…
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Eliminating Listening Distractions, by Tony Stoltzfus

One important way to improve listening is to identify and eliminate distractions in your environment with this coaching tool. You can be great at many facets of listening, but…
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Seven Introductory Coaching Resources by Linda Hedberg

Here are seven great resources – a starting place – for the prospective Christian coach.  Learn what coaching is.  Learn about Christian coaching specifically.  Learn what is going on in the field. …
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What is Christian Marriage Coaching?

Christian Marriage Coaching is the application of Christian Coaching concepts and skills to facilitate growth, healing and change for couples.
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The Skill of Pondering by Michael Warden

Lately, I’ve been profoundly struck by a particular way that leaders unintentionally sink their own ship when it comes making their dream come true–even dreams that they fully believe are from God…
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What is a Website Bounce? by Beth Cole

What is a website bounce and why should I care?

Let’s say you Google “trail bike” to find that new 10-speed bicycle to help you get in shape. You click the first link and…
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Starting a Business by Marcie Thomas

This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas, President of CoachingShift.com

Starting is a business is not for the faint at heart. While this list is certainly not comprehensive, it’s a fair stab at…
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Does Your Website Sound Like You? by Beth Cole

The thing about branding your company is having the courage to write to your readers the same way you might talk to them. I think finding your voice is one of the most rewarding breakthroughs…
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Coaching Writers, by Jerome Daley, ACC

Janet was the wife of a youth pastor who left her church, her family, and her beliefs to embark on a twenty-year search for “freedom;” she found herself in some very dark experiences with the…
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