Category: Leadership Coaching
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Starting the New Year with True Intentions!
It’s the perfect day for writing. The snow is falling and the new year is full of positive energy and gratitude! If you are contemplating your resolutions or goals for 2014, my updated SMARTER Intentions and Authentic Goals Coaching Guide may be of use. It is designed to help get you started or to…
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SMARTER Intentions & Authentic Goals Coaching Guide
I will be discussing the power of Inner Leader Coaching tomorrow with Clint Bellows, talk radio host on The Mighty 1290, tomorrow at 12:00 noon CST. We will talk about my book, Go Wild with Confidence!, with an emphasis on the importance of leading your own life. We will also be discussing goal setting. I…
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Coaching On the Air Sunday: The Mighty 1290 KOIL!
Listen live on the radio or the web to The Mighty 1290 KOIL this Sunday at 12:00 noon! I will be a guest with host, Clint Bellows, discussing the power of coaching and confidence. The discussion will also center around my book, Go Wild with Confidence! and how to develop your Inner Leader through purpose, passion,…
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Why Invest in Your Self-Confidence?
Innovation always begins with people. Self-confident individuals filled with passion, purpose and confidence are the most creative and innovative individuals. They have strong Inner Leaders and the confidence it takes to lead personal, organizational and community change and innovation. Growing individual confidence and the confidence of others are key factors associated with great leadership. Before…
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My latest research paper!
Below is the introduction to my latest research paper, “Coaching for Personal Innovation: The Role of Intuition.” I am publishing this paper as the last requirement for the International Coach Federation’s Certified Professional Coach Program. I am going to graduate in just a couple of months! Yippee!! Time to celebrate! Innovation has become essential to…
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and a Four-Year-Old: Lessons for Leadership and Life
Last week while I was in the shower, my four-year-old daughter, Raquel, walked into the bathroom and asked me an interesting question. “Mom, why doesn’t anyone like Rudolph’s shiny red nose?” My daughter was supposed to be in bed sleeping. I am 99% sure she was lying in bed reflecting on her day. Many nights…
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Creating Awareness
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Big Dogs at the National Food Manufacturers Conference
I presented my latest and greatest innovation program, Running with the Big Dogs: Innovation Strategies for Business, at the National Food Manufacturers Conference last week and had a blast! A tremendous audience turning great ideas into reality!! This morning, I received a letter from the conference organizer, Jill Gifford. The evaluations are in and my…
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Power Listening by Dr. Connie
Listening is not as simple as it seems. As a coach, I get paid to listen to people-and I mean really listen. I get paid to listen because people value powerful listening. By listening to my clients, I can help them discover their true intentions, achieve their goals and reach new heights in the personal…
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Creating Awareness
Creating awareness is one of the most important things coaches can do for their clients; however, clients have to be in a place where they want to be aware. They must be open to personal change and innovation. In my work, I define this as developing a client’s Inner Leader. What in the world does…