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How to Coach Yourself

by: David Wood

Some people are not in a position to work with a coach right now. Some are stretched financially, while some are still using the ?lone ranger? method. Other people might be uncertain about trying something new.

So here is a brief, simple process I often use with clients that you can apply to you own situation i.e. coach yourself! And at the end of the article I will mention how you can go even further than this using a professional coach.

STEP 1) Clarify your goal

Some of us are not moving forward simply because we have not set a goal that inspires us! Make it specific e.g. 20% increase in income by January 1. And you can stretch yourself, but keep it realistic. If you?re blocked, schedule creative time to play with ideas. Dream, cry, challenge. Ask someone. Create it! Don?t get hung up on the ?right? goal, just pick something exciting that takes your fancy ? then trust yourself, and move to Step 2).

STEP 2) Plan

What overall strategy(s) will you use? For example, to lose weight, will your strategy be dietary, exercise based, or a combination? To increase income will you increase your knowledge, switch employers, network, or improve performance. For this stage you will also set your milestones to achieve along the way, with deadlines attached (say every 3-6 months). Also list the tasks to achieve along the way in between milestones.

STEP 3) Action

Once you have the overall plan in place, it?s time to get down to specific action. You might like to list the action steps you will take in the next 7 days, or the next 30. When you have completed these actions, it?s time to evaluate, celebrate, and write the next list of action steps.

STEP 4) Structure

Having an idea, or desire is one thing. But many of these do not get achieved. This is probably one reason you are reading this article ? because there is something in your life you would like to achieve or change, but it hasn?t happened yet. Change rarely occurs without a ?structure? in place to support you. For example, if you want to be a public speaker, surround yourself with speakers. Talk a friend into doing your goal with you. Ask someone to check in on you once a fortnight to ask how you?re going. Set constant diary reminders for the next month, and/or encouraging visual displays on the wall. Announcing your commitment to the world (all your friends) is also a great structure.

And if you?re really serious about your goal, it?s hard to find a more powerful structure than hiring a coach. Does speaking to someone once a week, and taking time out each week to focus on what?s important to you, sound like it might make a difference? You bet!

Enjoy,

David Wood

David Wood is a Professional Life Coach, and author of the powerful Free Download: '50 Life Coaching Questions to Take Control of Your Life and Help Your Clients'. He helps coaches, consultants, speakers and trainers to build their businesses via his popular ebook: "10 Super Coaches Share Their Secrets" and his audio ebook: "Getting Your First 50 Clients".

"David Wood is a personal and business coach, and an original founder of the International Coach Academy - a global coach training school"

About The Author

David Wood is a Certified Life Coach. He helps coaches, consultants, speakers and trainers to build their businesses via his popular ebook at http://10SuperCoaches.com and his audio ebook at http://www.FirstFiftyClients.com. Get his new Free Download ?50 Power Questions? and popular monthly ezine for clients and coaches (now over 15,000 subscribers) at: http://www.solutionbox.com/freedownload.htm.

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The Five Most Common Mistakes When Buying Car Speakers

The Five Most Common Mistakes When Buying Car Speakers

by: Ross McIver

When it comes time to buying replacement speakers for a car audio system, there are several mistakes which are commonly made.
Be sure to read this handy guide to avoid the five most common mistakes when buying car speakers.

1. Plan your budget.
Are you revamping your entire audio system?
If so you need to allocate money to different parts of the system.
If you are just changing the speakers, decide how much money you want to spend on them before seeing what is available.
This will allow you to keep costs within a reasonable range.

2. Consider how much you are willing to modify your car.
Some speaker systems require extensive modification.
This is an extra cost which must be factored into your budget, and also may affect the resale value of the car if you decide you want to try and keep the audio system....

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The Secrets of ?Watchability? for Speakers

by: Avish Parashar

"Watchability." Both my spell checker and an online dictionary

tell me that "watchability" is not a real word. However, I will

continue to use it because, in my opinion, the ability to be

watchable may be the single most important trait a speaker can

have.

This summer, I attended the annual convention of the National

Speakers Association. I thought that the kickoff speaker was

amazing. However, if you break down his style in purely technical

terms, he was awful. He kept moving around the stage, he stepped

out of the light and into the audience, he checked his watch

while speaking, etc. Despite all that, he had watchability.

Something about his delivery and style kept me grossly engaged.

Others must have thought so as well - you don't get to open a

national speakers convention if people think you're no good.

So what is watchability?...

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Jazz Up Your English with Fresh and Lively Idioms

Jazz Up Your English with Fresh and Lively Idioms

by: Linda Correli

English language is loaded with non-standard phrases, which rooted so deeply in its vocabulary that at times cannot be distinguished from the accepted Standard English terms. On the one hand, they jazz up the language of native speakers, making it very lively, natural, and authentic.

However, on the other hand, non-standard phrases make a pile of understanding hassles to English learners, who helplessly try to gain an understanding of all intricate words and phrases, invented by the language speakers impromptu.

This really stands for some reason, because the most difficult aspect of learning another language is not a great bulk of its vocabulary, but an extensive number of non-standard phrases.

Non-standard phrases, used here to denote idiomatic expressions, which make up a considerable part of the lexicon of language users.

The best advice to the...

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The 3 Deadly Sins of Motivational Speakers And How To Avoid Them

by: Timothy Crawford

As I survey the speaker?s market I?ve become a tad weary willfully wearing the title "Motivational Speaker". All speakers worth their salt seek to motivate or cause action. Maybe it's just me, but does the mere mention of the term "Motivational Speaker" conjure irritating mental pictures in your subconscious mind? There are far too many stereotypes being propagated regarding speakers. I will address a few of these speaker stereotypes and hopefully simultaneously construct a not-to-do list that aspiring speakers may use on their roads to success in the lucrative speaking industry.

Motivational Speaker Stereotype Number One:

The "Over-The-Top" Speaker

The "Over-The-Top" Speaker or the O.T.T. Speaker appears to have discovered a new fad diet which includes mountains of pure sugar and caffeine. The O.T.T. will at any given moment find it necessary to...

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Mom's Business Mastermind Group-- A New Way of Networking

by: Barbara Theodosiou

Mommy Mentors? South Florida Chapter proudly announces the start of its Moms Business Mastermind Group.
The group is comprised of women who share a common passion for business, joining together to inspire each other to levels of accomplishment they would not individually be able to achieve.
The group members will help one another by brainstorming ideas, offering assistance in implementing goals and by supporting each other?s passions.
Mastermind participants will act as keen critics, devil?s advocates and supportive colleagues.

The Mommy Mentors? Moms Business Mastermind Group is unique in its approach.
Based on the belief that there is no greater teacher than real life experience, we?ll go into the community to find role models to join in our Partners team and Speakers Bureau.
The Moms Business Mastermind Group will...

Mom's Business Mastermind Group-- A New Way of Networking

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What is Home Theater?

by: Mitchell Medford

Home theater is the term used to describe the recent evolution of audio and video systems that offer exceptional quality and superior performance - in essence, it is like having a movie theater in your own living room.

The recreation obtained by the combination of audio and visual components creates the experience of a professional movie theater. The set-up may be as simple as a DVD player fed through a stereo system and a larger television set, or as elaborate as an entire room professionally wired with multiple speakers and a projection screen. A home theater system may even include theater-style chairs and an elevated floor for optimal viewing.

The knowledge of how a professional movie theater is designed is helpful to learn more about the working of a Home theater system. Amplifier units are located to the left, right and center of an expansive movie screen, there are also several satellite...

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Spain?s Other Languages

by: Mike McDougall

Despite Castilian (Or Espa?ol) being the main language of Spain there are also a number of other languages spoken throughout Spain ? many are now recognised officially by the government and regulated by governing bodies to ensure that they remain a part of Spain?s history and diversity.

Euskara Batua (unified Basque)

Definitely the most interesting language in Spain, Euskara is widely spoken throughout the Basque region of Northern Spain. The majority of Basque speakers live in Spain with a smaller percentage living over the border in Pyrenean France. The Basques are a fiercely proud people and have an extremely developed sense of regional identity. Despite having a large amount of political and cultural autonomy, there is still a strong movement for complete independence from Spain and the terrorist group ETA have been terrorising the nation for 30 years in the hunt for complete self rule for the...

Spain?s Other Languages

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