Professional Coaches Everybody is hiring Coaches. Sports teams have used coaches for years, individual athletes were next, and now Companies and individuals are hiring Professional Coaches to help them achieve their personal and business goals. It is amazing what a good coach can help you accomplish just by asking good...

Direction – Direction Everyone needs some help in picking the direction for their lives. Some of the decisions are Life Changing, like should we have children. That is not something you just try, to see if you kike it. Some decisions are rather small but may have a big impact later. Should I borrow money to buy a car – not...

War on Terror The war on terror took a turn this week with the death of  Bin laden. Many people are talking about the success and others are talking about the possible retaliations. We live in very difficult and uncertain times. The only thing you have control of, is how you react to the news. We can’t control...

More Financial Tips Pick a Direction.  What does that have to do with finances?  I’m glad you asked.  It is much like the rest of life, if you don’t have a goal, a direction, you basically get nowhere. What is the direction for your finances?  What is your main goal?  You should have short term goals and long...

Value of Values Most of us are guided everyday by our core Values yet many of us never stop to think, “What are my core Values? I like the advice that Stephen Covey gives in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he says that you should start with the end in mind.  When it comes to core Values the end might the the end...

New Year Resolutions Setting New year resolutions is a great idea that we often do not take seriously enough.  We make Resolutions that we have little or no intention to keep.  Or we make a resolution without making a plan on how to attain our goal.  Like I will loose 30 pounds this year!  That is all well and good but...

Words From DAD My dad used to say, “Son, just do your Best.”  That use to make me mad because I never knew what was my best.  I also wanted RESULTS not just a lot of effort and possible failure.  I have since learned that focusing only on the results causes us a lot of Worry and Stress.  I can’t make...

Good Manager??? What makes a good Manager?  Here are some things listed in various surveys that employees felt were important.  How do you or your boss measure up? 1. Consistently demonstrate a high level of integrity  2. Provides clear direction  2. Encourages open communication  3. Be willing to coach and to support...

Busy but Not- Productive? How often do we talk to people and say  how busy we are?  Most of us are really TOO busy.  The question is why are we too busy.  Have you ever considered making a Time Budget?  A financial budget is used because we only have so much money to spend and we should carefully decide where we want to spend...

Core Beliefs are like Maps Maps help you get to where you are trying to go.  When a Map is out of date it causes you to take paths that you wouldn’t normally take.  Well your Core beliefs are like that.  Often they contain errors or are out of date and they force you to make decisions that you probably shouldn’t make....