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- 24 Blog Tips for Coaches - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Carol HessIn the interest of full disclosure, I need to tell you I have only been blogging for about 8 months. However, if you’re in the mood for one of those list posts that is quick reading and good general info to squirrel away in your file labeled “Blog,” then read on. 4 Reasons Not to Blog (at ...
Views: 905(2 votes) - A Fractured Coaching Fairy Tale - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Carol HessOnce upon a time there was a coach named Connie. She was a very talented coach – one of those people who has been coaching ever since she was a little girl when all the kids in the neighborhood came to her for help with their problems. When Connie grew up, she went to The Best Coaching ...
Views: 817(2 votes) - A Fractured Coaching Fairy Tale - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Carol HessOnce upon a time there was a coach named Connie. She was a very talented coach – one of those people who has been coaching ever since she was a little girl when all the kids in the neighborhood came to her for help with their problems. When Connie grew up, she went to The Best Coaching ...
Views: 817(2 votes) - Coach Overwhelm Part 2 - How to Cure It - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Carol HessThe faster you run, the farther you fall behind. The harder you work, the more you have to do I know. I was in Coach Overwhelm until just a short time ago. The only way I stopped my incessant spinning was to put my foot down hard and come back to earth with a giant big bump. I promised ...
Views: 778 - Coach Overwhelm — Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Carol HessI don’t know about you, but when I started my coaching business, I had no idea how hard it would be. And how busy I would be. The more hours I worked, the longer my To Do list grew. The longer my To Do List grew, the more frantic I became. I started to spin. At first I was ...
Views: 776(1 vote) - Size Doesn 't Matter - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Carol HessMy birthday was perfect except for one thing. The lobster roll sucked. Now that may not seem like a big deal to you, but I can tell you it was a very big deal to me. Here’s why. 1. I had been thinking about that lobster roll all week. Every time I thought about how old I was turning, I ...
Views: 711 - To Blog or Not to Blog, That Is the Question - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Carol HessCome up with the wrong answer to this question and you may end up as melancholy as the melancholy Dane who first asked the question. I have to admit that I never asked myself this question. Eight months ago, I was a starry- eyed optimist who believed a blog was “no big deal” for someone who ...
Views: 711 - The Coach’s Magic Communications Calendar - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Carol HessI don’t know about you, but on a rather regular basis I have a lot of communicating to do – a weekly ezine, a blog to post to 2-3 times a week, social media tweeting and posting, email correspondence. And those are just the daily, ongoing, get connected and stay connected ...
Views: 677 - Carol’s Writer’s Block Buster: Tip #4 for Coaches - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Carol HessIt happened to me this weekend. I had complete and total writer’s block about something. Why? Because the writing gods like to keep me humble. Oh, you want to know the real reason? Because I allowed a bad mood to invade my Writing Space. And that bad mood rained on my writing parade ...
Views: 659(1 vote) - The Shadowy Figure Behind the Door - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Carol HessHave you ever noticed the shadowy figure that stands behind the door to your email in-box? Take a good look. Could it be Oscar, the Overwhelm Ogre? Is it too dark to tell? Take a step closer. See that big block of wood that’s wedged in your email in-box door? See how it’s wedged in ...
Views: 628 - What’s for Dinner? or 10 Recipes for Figuring Out What to Blog About - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Carol HessThe only question that’s harder to answer than, “What’s for dinner?” is “What should I blog about?” It’s time to get out your Blogger’s Recipe Box for inspiration. “My what?” Okay, it’s not exactly a recipe box. But you know what I mean. Of course, when you set up your Blogger’s ...
Views: 628(1 vote) - Ooh, La, La! - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Carol Hess“No, thank you. I’m full.” Uh oh. I could tell from the quick glances sideways and the grins quickly suppressed that I had said something wrong yet again. It turns out, when my hostess had offered me more salad, I had said in French, “No, thank you. I’m pregnant.” A word to the wise. If ...
Views: 621 - Are You Lying Yourself Right Out of Business? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Carol Hess“I’m bad at writing.” “Writing is too hard. I can’t do it.” “Everything I write sounds stupid.” Those are the lies I hear all the time. You know what? They scare the heck out of me. Why? Because, if you believe those lies, you are going to lie yourself right out of business. ...
Views: 604 - I Blew It! - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Carol HessOkay, I admit it. I blew a writing deadline. The great tamer of writing monsters, the great writing strategist, the great writing partner to coaches didn’t get her piece written when she said she would. Aaarrrggghhh! I hate when I do that. Because I really, really don’t like it when people ...
Views: 580(1 vote) - 10 Tips to Edit Your Way to Great Writing - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Carol HessWhen it comes to editing our own writing, it’s hard to strike the right balance. Either we hate everything we’ve written and over edit until there’s nothing left, or we love everything we’ve written and can’t bear to part with a single word. I fall into the latter category. I start out ...
Views: 552 - The Best Tool a Coach Ever Had (and No One’s Using It!) - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Carol HessAttention Coaches! Sitting right there in your office, back there in the corner where you don’t have to look at it, is a box. Inside that box is the best business tool you’ll ever have for creating a successful coaching practice. That tool is writing. Here’s what writing will do for your ...
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