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Many coaches, virtual assistants and small business owners want to make a difference in the world in addition to making a living. This is a noble goal, but without some specific planning it is often only an unfulfilled wish. I propose that making a significant difference in the well-being of people and the planet does...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Networking Groups But Didn’t Know Who to Ask: A Q and A with Leni Chauvin Leni Chauvin of Attract Clients Galore is the co-moderator for the New Coach Connection discussion list’s “Full Practice Wednesdays.” Her coaching specialty is helping business people get business. For fourteen years Leni operated...
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Hi, Everyone, Those of us who get lots of messages in our email Inbox every day day may find it difficult to keep them all straight unless we set up message filters, which most email programs allow. This is especially true if you belong to several email discussion lists, get lots of updates from Facebook...
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Hi, Everyone, The NCC Connectors, the team of moderators who oversee the New Coach Connection discussion list, are sometimes asked how to edit membership details on the New Coach Connection list. Members may want to change the email address the posts are delivered to, or the username/alias they use to sign in. The most frequently changed...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 15: Marion Franklin Marion Franklin, MS., MCC, of LifeCoachingGroup.com, is a long-time member of the New Coach Connection discussion list and one of the NCC Connectors. Marion is a great source of insight about coaching skills and how to handle difficult client situations for NCC members. She is uniquely...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 13: Andrea J. Lee Andre a J. Lee, of AndreaJLee.com, is a leading figure in the coaching community from Canada. Andrea has been involved with the New Coach Connection since its founding by Candye Hinton in 2001. I was especially delighted to talk to Andrea, because she was my...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 12: Diane Krause-Stetson Diane Krause-Stetson, J.D., MBA, IAC-CC, of LeadYourLife.com, is an old friend of mine from a coaching study group we were in several years ago. Diane was a corporate attorney before becoming a coach, and is now an inactive member of the Bar. She has served on...
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In a previous post I mentioned some possible reasons many coaches, virtual assistants, and other small business owners experience severe feelings of anxiety or disgust when they as much as think about engaging in one or more marketing activities. These include lack of self-confidence, social anxiety, and moral disdain. I have since found...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 11: Des Walsh Despite some trouble getting through to a U.S. bridge line, Australian coach Des Walsh and I finally connected for our conversation on coaching trends. Like several of my guests, I have known Des through his insightful posts on several coaching discussion lists, including the New Coach...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 10: Roberta Hill Roberta Hill, MCC, is another successful coach who is a member of the New Coach Connection discussion list. In her blog, Assessments Today, Roberta shares news and tips about the appropriate use of assessments by coaches and trainers. I have been getting Roberta’s newsletter for several...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 9: Barry Zweibel Barry Zweibel, MCC, who can be found at GottaGettaCoach, Inc., is another highly successful executive, business, and life coach that I have not talked to in person before. I was excited to interview Barry, because we have been on several coach discussion lists over the years,...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 8: Don H. Morris My friend and colleague Jessie Hipolit of coachesplayingtowin.com was the guest host for this interview, since I was the interviewee. Yes, as promised, on this call I gave my own answer to the question What is the current state of coaching as an industry or...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 7: Julia Stewart My first exposure to Julia Stewart came when I signed up for a teleclass on buddy coaches she led just after I learned about Thomas Leonard and Coachville.com. Thomas had died a few months before, but his legacy still carries on in coaches like Julia....
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 6: Christian Mickelsen Christian Mickelsen of CoachesWithClients.com and I spoke for the first time a few days ago. I was excited to interview Christian, since I have heard about him for several years and know that he is a successful coach and that he has helped others create...
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NCC Coaching Trends 2009 Interview No. 5: Natalie Tucker Miller I was delighted to interview Natalie Tucker Miller of Ageless-Sages.com for this series. Natalie and I were buddy coaches and part of a coaching study group several years. Natalie went on to become the president of the International Association of Coaching (IAC), a leading...
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