Archive for August 2009
Have you ever had one of those weeks that just wore you out? Yes? Me too.
I can't even explain where all the time went or what I accomplished right now. I just know I'm tired…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Aug 31st, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Listening, Work |
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For Christians, the first "bite" is to acknowledge that we can't do it alone. We need each other and we need empowerment from the Holy Spirit. When we begin to rely on our own strength to reach our goals, we are setting ourselves up for failure.
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Posted in Wellness Coaching Guest Posts by Sharon Graham Aug 28th, 2009 |
Tags: Accountability, Action Steps |
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Leadership, when it's good and strong and true, isn't about ego. It's about stepping boldly into a larger story, and inviting other people to come along with you. It's about surrendering your life to a Power and a purpose greater than yourself, and serving those who have chosen to follow you into that great adventure. It's most definitely
not about you. But Ego is a subtle demon...
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Posted in Coaching Ministry Leaders by Michael Warden Aug 24th, 2009 |
Tags: Leadership, Perspective |
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You might be surprised at who really does most of the coaching in organizations - managers.
Contrary to popular belief, most coaching is not done by expert coaches from outside the organization, otherwise known as external…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Aug 23rd, 2009 |
Tags: Business, Pro Bono Coaching |
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Posted in Book Reviews by Tony Stoltzfus Aug 21st, 2009 |
Tags: Writing and Publishing |
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"Discovery"
This word conjures up my mind ancient maps, compasses, sailing ships, dug out canoes gliding down a river, pith helmets, and Indiana Jones. I love discovery. It's no wonder that I love living cross-culturally. Everyday…
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Posted in Missions Coaching by MCC Moderator Aug 15th, 2009 |
Tags: How To..., Techniques and Skills |
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An alarming trend: "Over the past 20 years there has been an increasing number of people leaving the mission field for reasons that could have been potentially prevented or avoided!"
What are these "potentially preventable reasons"…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Aug 15th, 2009 |
Tags: Church Growth |
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I love my pedometer. It counts and keeps track of every step I take. Pedometers were originally used by sports and fitness enthusiasts, but are becoming popular as an everyday exercise measurer and motivator. In…
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Posted in Coaching and Discipleship by cherylbaker Aug 14th, 2009 |
Tags: Accountability, Benefits of Coaching, Definition of Coaching, Impact of Coaching |
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This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas, President of CoachingShift.com
Company names and taglines are a part of the branding process for your company. Branding is all about resonating with your client in a way…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Business, Marketing, Practice Building |
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This is a guest post by Susan Fleming of Electronic Marketing Success. Image courtesy of Flickr
Did you know that research shows an increasing use of the Internet by people who are in the market to…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Practice Building |
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I was a chubby kid up until 9th grade and it wasn't fun. Kids are mean and I felt left out plenty of times. That's why I vowed I would never be chubby again. I…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Fitness, Marketing, Obstacles, Practice Building |
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The 18 risk factors for pastors shown below are given with statistics that show where pastors are at today. You may be surprised or even shocked at some of the realities of ministry leadership. But…
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Posted in Coaching Tools, Transformational Coaching by Tony Stoltzfus Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Leadership, Transformation |
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What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Should a Christian Use it?
[Editor's Note: We'd like to start a dialogue on this issue, so feel free to comment!]
These questions come across my desk or are raised in a telephone conversation almost daily. I would like to shine some light on this topic and open a conversation and exploration about it with you. In doing so I think it is important to define what is NLP, explore it's origins, and applications.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming: What is it really?
The origins of NLP are fairly simple. Two men, John Grinder and Richard Bandler were interested in...
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Posted in Featured Content, [None] by Tony Stoltzfus Aug 12th, 2009 |
Tags: Biblical coaching, Definition of Coaching, Techniques and Skills |
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"What are you doing, dad?" Carly asked over the phone. I'd been out of town for almost a week. We'd had a few good conversations during my trip, but this wasn't one of them because I simply responded to her question...She wanted to know more, but didn't know how to ask...the conversation would have gone better and she would have learned something important had I seized the opportunity to teach her to ask sharper questions.
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Posted in Family Coaching Center Guest Posts by Jeff Williams Aug 6th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Family, Parenting |
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I watched an interesting, yet common, phenomenon today. I attended a networking event where the speaker was a well-known business strategist & speaker. He had a great message - one that touched every person in…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Aug 6th, 2009 |
Tags: Accountability, Action Steps, Work |
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