http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1 Musings on life coaching, communication and much more. Feedback is welcome. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:15:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out this site, really cool new blog. http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2008/11/20/great-article/ Coming out of my coaching certification program, I remember thinking two things. First, I wasn't sure how to create a financially-viable coaching practice. And second, I felt like I had to go it alone, that while I loved my fellow graduates I was now competing with them for clients. Neither of those were true -- ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2008/01/31/new-workshop-for-coaches/ When the subject of coaching comes up, I often hear:  "Have I got a friend who could use you." It's very nice to hear - I hope you'll please keep the referrals coming. Word of mouth is the lifeblood of this business. However, let me also remind you that life coaching is for ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2008/01/17/why-life-coaching-is-right-for-you/ Speaking of tooting your own horn, I recently appeared in two publications talking up my new service -- helping businesspeople choose the right words to attract clients. The first is a Small Business Professor column for Scripps Howard news service called, "New business owners should practice the elevator pitch." It was distributed online and ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/11/29/in-the-news/ Responding to comments on my recent newsletter on the fine art of savoring -   First - the newsletter topic stemmed from noticing that some friends and clients struggle with enjoying their own successes. I've been known to the do the same thing:  pushing to cross more and more off my to-do list, and in the ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/11/01/savoring-and-tooting-your-own-horn/ Today's NY Times article is called, The Dating Coach Is In. It's a first person account of hiring a coach to help find a significant other, and stories from others who've done the same thing. Relationship coaches are one of the largest niches within the coaching community - along with executive coaches and career coaches. Relationships are ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/09/27/coaching-is-back-in-the-ny-times/ Turns out, most of us just keep working - through the weekend, holidays and vacation. This New York Times article references a statistic that 50 percent of working Americans won't take a warm weather vacation and 46 percent won't leave the pool if they do (because that's where the Internet access ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/08/09/everybody-is-not-working-for-the-weekend/ I just put the finishing touches on a fully-redesigned grounded in potential, my coaching website. Please take a look! In coming weeks, I plan to add my newsletters and links to other websites of interest, so please check back to see my progress. Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome. http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/06/13/website-redesign/ I just came across this great blog about female friendships by Irene S. Levine. She's writing a book called Fractured Friendships detailing how we connect and disconnect socially as women. A quote about her upcoming book: Friendships with other women are integral to our sense of happiness, health, and wellbeing. At their best, these relationships ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/06/13/female-friendships-2/ I wrote in my personal blog the other day about the ability to assess what's going on around you and the people you're with, and change your energy accordingly. On the coaching side, this can really help to highlight just how your emotions and thoughts are affecting other people or a situation ... http://groundedinpotential.com/blog1/2007/05/16/its-in-the-way-you-walk/