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Business and Executive Coach Summit

WBECS 2012 is here!

Successful coaching  goes hand-in-hand with thought leadership…

As with many industries, the coaching industry has changed over the past year or so.

There’s just too much information (TMI)…

Noise and hype from so-called “experts” guaranteed to make you waste money and time.

This online summit is the real deal,featuring well respected experts and it starts next week on May 1,2012 for the kickoff series.

World Business and Executive Coach Pre-Summit May 1st, 2012

https://modernmethods.infusionsoft.com/go/wbecs/dl3/

Last year…

Over 7,000  listened in from the comfort of their own homes + offices.

An industry first…

Top experts under one “virtual” roof, making sure all in attendance got:

Maximum value
Executive training
Great strategies and advice.

This year, the online summit will be  better than ever, with another all-star lineup.

If you’d like to sneak a peak, you can attend the  FREE via the pre-Summit series of sessions.

Click on this link to register:

https://modernmethods.infusionsoft.com/go/wbecs/dl3/

A small selection of thought leaders presenting at the summit will include:

Sir John Whitmore—pre-eminent thinker in leadership and organizational change
Verne Harnish—named one of the “Top 10 Minds in Small Business” by Fortune magazine
Dr. (VG) Vijay Govindarajan—world’s leading expert on strategy and innovation
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith—#1 leadership and #7 business thinker in the world…2011 Thinkers 50 ceremony.

WBECS has one simple mission in mind:

To dramatically elevate the impact of business and executive coaches the world over…

If you’re on board with that, you won’t want to miss THE online coaching industry event of the year—WBECS 2012…

Sign up today to reserve your spot.

https://modernmethods.infusionsoft.com/go/wbecs/dl3/

I’ll be there,too!

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Thursday, April 12th, 2012   Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Category: Creativity, News & Events   No Comments comments

Leverage Your Beautiful Brain- 8 Success Strategies

Many people view the brain as a mysterious structure incapable of change. However, with the help of advancing brain scanning technology, we now know that our brains are continually learning and processing.

We can boost our memory, retention and ability to learn new skills and concepts by using these 8 strategies. Pick one or two strategies this week to uplevel your own successes.

Eight Success Strategies:

Self-Awareness: Know your strengths and develop them, so you can reach your goals. Select goals that intrinsically motivate your unique passions and drive, so that you fulfill your own definition of a meaningful life.
Emotional Regulation: Thoughts and beliefs affect feelings and subsequent behaviors. Reflect upon how your self-esteem and your world directly affect your feeling and actions. If you are not satisfied with it, take steps to change it.
Cognitive Reframing: Repeatedly engaging in negative thoughts and actions results in undesirable brain alterations; actively engaging in positive thoughts and actions leads to beneficial ones. You won’t always achieve your goals, but you can benefit from failure. Put positive spin on those failures and start a change from them which in turn changes the brain and primes it to be resilient and motivated.
Deliberate Practice: London taxi drivers train very hard to memorize city street addresses and in doing so enlarge certain areas of their brains. Musicians experience that same brain growth in other areas. We all do. The key is to keep practicing in spite of setbacks.
Meditation: An interesting thought: Practicing even small doses of daily meditation can improve your focus and attention. You don’t have to be a Zen master; sitting calmly for several minutes is a start. Try to add a minute to your meditation every time you try it.
Physical Exercise: A regular exercise program increases your focus, improves learning and memory, reduces impulsivity, enhances mood, and lowers stress and even helps the brain improve its functioning. As little as 20 minutes of cardio exercise releases BDNF, a chemical neurotransmitter, which support the growth of new neurons; this enables you to learn even more.
Nutrition: What’s good for the heart is also great for the brain. Fruits and vegetables, low fat sources of protein, berries, apples, fish and omega oils all are needed provide for a healthy successful brain.
 Sleep: Sleep is vital for optimal brain function; it helps restore the balance of communication between reasoning and emotional centers and even improves your memory.

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Thursday, March 1st, 2012   Category: Creativity   No Comments comments

creating your own dream board

A very popular and effective tool is creating your own dream board ( also referred to as a vision board). This is the PERFECT time to create yours and I’ve provided some easy tips to help you to get started.

Making your own vision/dream board is very effective tool to use to get out of your “head” about your goals, and to visually represent your goals in a way that inspires and motivates you. What makes this technique so powerful is that using visual imagery allows us to bypass our intellect and suspend our disbelief about our ability to achieve our goals. Seeing our ‘dreams” as symbols and images, it is easy to accept and integrate into our subconscious mind. Many people faithfully use this process to help facilitate speedy realization of their goals and dreams. ( Myself included!)

Here are 6 quick tips to get you started on your own success board today. Remember the old saying; a picture is worth a thousand words!

1.Gather your Materials- Poster board, scissors, glue sticks, magazines

2.Write down a list of your goals & determine your theme for your board- Common goal categories are financial, relationships,community,career, spirituality,adventure,fun and creativity. ( tip: you can create more than one board. Some people have boards for their business, their personal life, and some create one board that represents all of their goals.

3.Light a candle, have a latté- Turn on music you love and enjoy this process. Fully express your creativity. ( tip; this is a very fun group project)

4.Rules for Vision Boarding- Gotcha, there are no rules! Allow your subconscious mind to connect to what truly resonates for you. Let the images you are attracted to as you flip through the pages of the magazine “speak” to you. This is actually a way for your logical mind to take a rest and let your subconscious ideas to come forward.

5.Visual Imagery- Find visual representations of your goals: clip all art, images, quotes, and keywords that describe or show your important goals. Assemble and glue your images in a way that is pleasing to you. ( Tip: Cut and paste a few pictures of you and place them onto your board)

6.Display Your Board- Proudly showcase your board, you are actually “feeding” your subconscious mind these powerful images, bypassing your inner critic’s message that you can’t have what you want. Let your vision board, with pictures of your goals and dreams serve to remind, inspire and motivate you towards your personal achievements. Vision/Dream Boards have worked for thousands of people. It can work for you,too.

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012   Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Category: Creativity, Lifestyle Design, Power Tools   No Comments comments

spark your creativity with these 3 easy tips

Don’t you just love it when a great idea pops into your brain?

Have you noticed that your best ideas seem to show up “out of nowhere”, unannounced and often unbidden?

Brain research reveals that creative thinking comes from our right-brain, the part of our brain that is intuitive and instinctive.

Daniel Pink, the author of A Whole New Mind, states that the era of “left brain” dominance is giving way to a more integrated approach that includes and values the gifts of our right-brain; creativity and intuition. This blending of both sides of our brain allow for, as Pink suggests, a whole new world. A whole new world of possibilities.

Sometimes all it takes is one good idea.Right?

Consider what one good idea could do for you such as:

solve a business dilemma that is keeping you awake at night

make you a sweet bundle of money

show you how to combine two of your favorite activities into a viable business

The possibilities are endless. An article in Wired magazine was quoted to say” right- brainers will rule the future”. It’s easy to get caught up in left-brain, linear mode but sometimes, the missing ingredient is the creative edge which makes all the difference.

Here are 3 quick tips on how to nurture your right-brain + boost your creative potential starting today…

1. Set up daily routines- By putting ordinary things on auto-pilot,we are able to conserve valuable psychic and physical energy so that we have room for our creative ideas surface.

2. Be in nature- a walk in the woods or sitting on a park bench is akin to rolling out the welcome mat to our creativity. Say, hello to your inner brilliance!

3.Be different- Try new foods, read books in an unusual genre,go a new way to work, meet new people. These novel experiences activate your right brain. You’ll see things differently and find yourself coming up with new ways of thinking and doing.

Enjoy.Create.Celebrate.

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Thursday, December 15th, 2011   Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Category: Creativity, Marketing   No Comments comments

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