by Neil Phillips on August 25, 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 managing your business or mastering it?
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.
by Neil Phillips on August 23, 2010
I 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.
What did you learn on your summer vacation? I’d love to hear your insights.
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.
by lyn christian on August 20, 2010
As 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?
Lyn 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.
by Neil Phillips on August 11, 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:
Do you say, “I don’t have time to do X” or “I don’t do X because it’s not a priority”?
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.
by Neil Phillips on August 4, 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 as young as you’ll ever be or as old as you’ve ever been?
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.
