ActiveRain Year In Review On Coaching By Joeann Fossland, Master Certified Coach - 12/31/07 05:13 PM
AR & Coaching 2007 : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Actually just the GOOD!!!! The bad and the ugly have been edited out!What a fun task to review the coaching posts and take a look at how coaching and ActiveRain are intermeshing! Thanks to Jennifer Fivelsdal for the opportunity
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2008 is going to be AMAZING! - 12/31/07 02:20 PM
Actually, I have to say that every year of my life can be described that way. Some amazing good...some just amazing :>) I've learned that: Even when things haven't worked out the way I expected, there were powerful life lessons that have served me wellThe Universe often has a different time line
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Who Are You Networked To? - 12/29/07 09:14 AM
Ah, the advantages of Web 2.0 and Social Networking!!! I sent a message out this week to others on LinkedIn that were members, in my address book, but we hadn't linked up yet! There were over 300 of these people. It has been a blast! I am reconnecting with many people I
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Five Wishes - 12/17/07 08:20 AM
I've just finished reading Five Wishes by Gay Hendricks. It's a little gem of a book that you should buy first for yourself and then maybe for some of the people on your Christmas list! (the people coming to my 3 day Business Planning Retreat REINVENTION in Hawaii next month will
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Get It Organized! - 12/17/07 07:31 AM
One of the best little tools I know to do this with is "C . . . I AM ORGANIZED" tech organizer system from my friend Carolyne! I've loved this system, because when something goes awry, I KNOW where to find eveything to get on it. She has allowed me to extend
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DISTINCTION:Opportunity Vs. Distraction - 12/15/07 08:22 PM
Opportunity Vs. Distraction DEFINITIONS: Opportunity: A good fit for your goals/passions Distraction: Something that MIGHT be an opportunity in the future COMPARISONS: Scarcity vs Abundance Choosing vs Avoiding Consequences Proactive vs Reactive EXAMPLE: Jane saw an opportunity to save money when the homes magazine that she got the best results from
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Easy Does It! - 12/15/07 08:19 PM
" All things are difficult before they are easy." Thomas Fuller You've heard that the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time!(although, come on now.....WHY would you want to do that?) Seriously, though, to accomplish BIG dreams, we need to break them down to achievable, easy actions over time. Have you put off doing
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A DISTINCTION: Intuition vs. Feelings - 12/15/07 08:09 PM
DEFINITIONS: Intuition: The inner voice that guides youFeelings: The emotional cues you get, often triggered by fear COMPARISONS: Heart vs. Head Integrity vs. InstinctEXAMPLE: When Joan listened to her intuition, she followed an inner voice that always was tied in with what was best for her. She found when she had
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Some Great Coaching Quotes - 12/14/07 03:12 PM
Thomas Leonard is called the Father of Coaching. He was the individual who founded the first virtual Coaching school, CoachU in the 90's and went on to found a second training program called Coachville, both of which are still thriving and training life coaches. Thomas passed away several years ago at the young
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Are You An Elf or a Scrooge? - 12/12/07 07:45 AM
OfficeMax has made it easy to enjoy a bit of whimsy! You can be an Elf or you can be Scrooge....choose your fancy! You insert your face and it does the rest. You can upload up to four and send a message! A fun project for kids and grandkids!Here's Lily as
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Making A Difference - 12/11/07 10:15 AM
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead Las Vegas Realtor, Chris Shouse, undertook a big project this year to help kids with no place to live. Here is an update and she needs
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The Good News - 12/11/07 07:24 AM
Over the years, I have found you can find evidence for pretty much anything you are looking for. The real question is DOES IT EMPOWER YOU???? I am not finding it useful buy into all the negativity that the press is using to scare the public (and many of us) with. In an article yesterday by
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Perfect 2 BR Townhome in a Prime Tucson Location $164,000 - 12/09/07 12:33 PM
Are you an investor, looking for a great property to rent, a student looking for a great investment or a small family needing a nest? This is it! An exceptional end unit in popular Riverview Condominiums with a private shaded yard and patio. Features: split bedrooms: One upstairs and one downstairs, perfect central
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What will happen in 2008 Technology? - 12/08/07 04:43 PM
If you've been wondering. You can listen in on what Tom Merritt at CNET thinks are the Top 5 Predictions for 2008. You can listen here. Interesting to hear, but not surprising. #4 is the PC will be passe...we are going mobile. How about you????? You can also listen to some other Top
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Guy Kawasaki is following me! - 12/07/07 04:03 PM
At least that's what an email said from TWITTER a few minutes ago OMG Makes me feel pressure to say something interesting! Or engaging! Or brilliant! Or at least creative! And I haven't really even figured out how this TWITTER.com thing works. I mean this is useful for what purpose. Oh my, Web
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Giving Back - 12/06/07 06:26 PM
Coach and Speaker Debbie Ford has been offering a free class called Radical Reinvention for the last 10 weeks.This week's call (Hang in through the introductory stuff or forward to about 5 minute in) was quite extraordinary. She is a believer in giving back and has helped her 13 year old
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Doing Something Memorable: Making A Difference Part 2 - 12/05/07 09:29 AM
A few days ago, I wrote Making A Difference: Do something memorable! and Frances Flynn Thorsen commented she was going to creat a list of 100 different ways to do this. She started her list and has a nice start with 8 items I thought it might be fun to expand here to create an
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Motivational Quotes - 12/05/07 07:37 AM
I had a great screensaver put together for me a few years ago. It has over 270 Motivational quotes. The funny thing is, the right quote seems to appear on my screen at EXACTLY The right time!!!!But, sometimes you can get too successful with your marketing: I had a virus a couple
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Making A Difference: Do something memorable! - 12/04/07 06:58 AM
In planning for the holidays, remember, it is your presence (not your presents) that makes the most difference! Now, don't get me wrong: I like and appreciate both, but I have noticed it is the shared moments that last in my memory much longer than what someone gave me last year.
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The Best of NAR Conference Call - 12/03/07 11:47 AM
Wynne Achatz and Frances Flynn Thorsen joined me on a conference call to share what we saw as the Buzz, the Trends, the Products and the Education that were part this year's NAR Convention. THE BEST OF NAR 2007 The Buzz & Trends Included: The media's take on the market and what NAR
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The Top 10 Reasons Why I Love My New Centro - 12/01/07 12:30 PM
First I am jazzed because it comes in RED!!!!!! And, of course, that is the one I bought. At the Inman Connect this summer, I heard the term "communication device" being substituted for "smartphone." With good reason, our phones are becoming the way we communicate in everyway. So here are the 10 Reasons
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Attitude, Attitude, Attitude - 12/01/07 12:19 PM
It's been cool and rainy in Arizona (and I understand in California, as well) over the past couple of days. I moved to Tucson for the sun, so I usually do a bit of complaining when the day dawns grey! But twice I have talked with people who have said, "Isn't
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Some Of Us Can Relate...Baby Boomer Demographics! - 12/01/07 09:39 AM
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