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Powerful Question: Seeking Mastery

by Neil Phillips on August 25, 2010

iStock 000002140952Small Powerful Question: Seeking MasteryLyn and I earn our living through coaching. The power tools we reach for daily are Active Listening and Powerful Questioning.

For today, if you allow this blog entry to be your self-coach, we have just one question:

Are you managing your business or mastering it?

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About the Author: Neil Phillips is an internationally known network marketing and direct selling coach. Get more from Neil on his Direct Selling Notebook , the DSWA Coaching Center and Twitter. You may contact him directly through neil@thecoachtoolkit.com.

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Ten Entrepreneurial Lessons from a Fishing Trip

by Neil Phillips on August 23, 2010

Neil Phillips Fish Ten Entrepreneurial Lessons from a Fishing TripI don’t know of any hard working person who doesn’t want—and need—some time off to recharge their mental batteries.  Steven Covey referred to this as “sharpening the saw.”  Lyn Christian challenged us to take some breaks to avoid a meltdown.  I agree wholeheartedly.  That’s part of the reason I was on my annual sojourn to northern Canada to go fishing.  For me, a week without electronics and a human deluge is very refreshing. 

I don’t go on this trip looking for life or business lessons.  They were hard to avoid.  Here is the short list.

  • You have to fish where the fish are biting, and you have to do it when they want to bite.
  • No one is more patient than a good fisherman.
  • The person who says, “that beaver slapping his tail on the water sounds like a gunshot” sees the world much differently from the person who says “that gunshot sounds like a beaver slapping his tail on the water.”  [I was surprised that the words are identical in these two phrases but the meanings are radically different.]
  • One is humbled by a golden eagle, who stares haughtily at us as we inch closer for a picture.  One is even more humbled when he raises his tail, defecates in our direction, and flies off.
  • Silence is very comfortable after eight hours a day for six days in a fourteen foot boat.
  • The purpose of a fishing trip is to fish.  Everything else is secondary.
  • You can’t catch fish sitting in a cabin talking about it.
  • The fish is never at fault.  A fish is just being a fish.  Its job is not biting your hook.
  • Fish always win a staring contest.
  • There are a lot more things that we can’t control than we can.  This is the inevitable conclusion as you come around the bend in a river and see how the setting sun has turned a million shades of green into a million shades of gold.

Sunset turns trees golden 300x199 Ten Entrepreneurial Lessons from a Fishing TripWhat did you learn on your summer vacation?  I’d love to hear your insights.

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About the Author: Neil Phillips is an internationally known network marketing and direct selling coach. Get more from Neil on his Direct Selling Notebook , the DSWA Coaching Center and Twitter. You may contact him directly through neil@thecoachtoolkit.com.

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The Other Side of Entrepreneurship – Your Health

by lyn christian on August 20, 2010

musclesuit The Other Side of Entrepreneurship – Your HealthAs your health is, so goes your business.

If this statement were true, how would you measure up today? Sometimes, especially in the case of Solopreneurship this statement is absolutely true. For some of us our physical, mental or emotional wellness is the engine to our business. The more vitality you have the more you have to bless your work and your personal life.

How many of these three statements can you say “yes” to?

  • I have had a dental check-up in the past nine months.
  • I have had my regular annual medical check-up.
  • I have had my vision checked in the past 16 months.

Can you answer these questions?

  • I know my blood pressure is regulated.
  • I know that my cholesterol levels are healthy.
  • I have a healthy, regular exercise program custom fit for me AND I follow it.

So now that we’ve pricked your conscious a bit, what do you need to do this week in order to better manage the other side of entrepreneurship known as your health?

AuthorArrow The Other Side of Entrepreneurship – Your HealthLyn Christian is the founder of SoulSalt, Inc., a coaching and coach training company. She is passionate about the “free-agent” worker who wants to earn their living and live their lives by doing what inspires them. Get more information by visiting www.soulsalt.com or contact Lyn directly through lyn@thecoachtoolkit.com.

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Powerful Question: Prioritizing

by Neil Phillips on August 11, 2010

iStock 000002140952Small Powerful Question: PrioritizingLyn and I earn our living through coaching. The power tools we reach for daily are Active Listening and Powerful Questioning.

For today, if you allow this blog entry to be your self-coach, we have just one question:

Do you say, “I don’t have time to do X” or “I don’t do X because it’s not a priority”?

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About the Author: Neil Phillips is an internationally known network marketing and direct selling coach. Get more from Neil on his Direct Selling Notebook , the DSWA Coaching Center and Twitter. You may contact him directly through neil@thecoachtoolkit.com.

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Powerful Question: Half Full or Half Empty

by Neil Phillips on August 4, 2010

iStock 000002140952Small Powerful Question: Half Full or Half EmptyLyn and I earn our living through coaching. The power tools we reach for daily are Active Listening and Powerful Questioning.

For today, if you allow this blog entry to be your self-coach, we have just one question:

Are you as young as you’ll ever be or as old as you’ve ever been?

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About the Author: Neil Phillips is an internationally known network marketing and direct selling coach.   Get more from Neil on his Direct Selling Notebook , the DSWA Coaching Center and Twitter. You may contact him directly through neil@thecoachtoolkit.com.

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The Other Side of Entrepreneurship: Personal and Professional Renewal

August 2, 2010

One huge lesson I learned as a writer and developer at Franklin Covey Co. was something Stephen R. Covey said, “How many of us often find ourselves too busy driving to stop for gas?”
Have you ever felt that way in your work? When we are too busy to stop for gas we often find ourselves [...]

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Forced to Our limits

July 29, 2010

Sometimes as business athletes, we are forced to slow down and take a break for food, water or rest. I use the word forced because we are known for pushing the limits and often to the point of collapse, injury or illness.
If you are honest with yourself, you can think of times when some force [...]

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Powerful Question: Happiness

July 28, 2010

Lyn and I earn our living through coaching. The power tools we reach for daily are Active Listening and Powerful Questioning.
For today, if you allow this blog entry to be your self-coach, we have just one question:
Are you happy or just not unhappy?

About the Author: Neil Phillips is an internationally known network marketing and [...]

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Got Freedom?

July 26, 2010

 
Recently I opened a magazine and saw the iconic photo of an American flag being raised over Iwo Jima. The theme for this issue was Freedom because during July in the United States we take time to celebrate this gift.
When I reflect on how I personally celebrate freedom, I realize that I don’t focus on [...]

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Powerful Question: Path to Success

July 21, 2010

Lyn and I earn our living through coaching.  The power tools we reach for daily are Active Listening and Powerful Questioning.
For today, if you allow this blog entry to be your self-coach, we have just one question:
Are you in transition or passing through?

About the Author: Neil Phillips is a founding partner of Team Connections and Director of the [...]

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