How to Be Confident About Your Learning Ability by Royane Real Are you a confident learner? Or does learning new material for an exam or a presentations fill you with dread? Are you convinced you'll never learn it? Now is the time to decide to be confident about your learning abilities! An important part of being a good learner is confidence in your learning ability. Why is it important to have good confidence in our ability to learn? When you don’t have a good confidence in your learning ability, you will approach learning situations and ex ... Developmental Coaching by Steven J. Stowell, Ph.D At CMOE, we often run the risk of implying that our Coaching Skills model is for corrective coaching only. But what we find is many leaders and organizations are interested in developmental coaching. In fact, the Coaching Skills model is equally effective in developmental situations. So, what does developmental coaching mean? For us, it represents the last frontier of coaching. It is the point where employees are more fully functional. It is where you do the final “tuning” in terms of he ... Executive Coaching: What makes us want to be coached? by Steven J. Stowell, PhD What would make Executives want to coach or be coached? The simple answer to this question is if their compensation is tied to their coaching performance. However, our fear we express is that this would mandate the coaching opportunities and not guarantee quality coaching interactions between executives and others. We believe coaching is easier and more worth while for executives when they are provided with one-on-one help in how to coach. We are suggesting a coaching-the coach relationship ... The World’s Best Ditch Digger! An Inspiration for Leadership Training by Richard L. Williams, Ph.D I would like to depart from my traditional articles to describe a great leader who was also a great friend. This departure is partly selfish, but I welcome an opportunity to describe a person from whom I learned many management and leadership lessons. In the early 1990’s I met with the owner of the Fishel Company so that he and several of his executives from around the country could evaluate a system I had developed for process improvement. The meeting took place in Phoenix because The Fish ... The Untold Dangers of Competition by Stephen K. Ainsah-Mensah The Untold Dangers of Competition By Stephen K. Ainsah-Mensah Constructive behaviour arises largely from the experiences one learns from teamwork, not from isolating one’s self as a kind of habit. Once behaviour attains the former form, organized life follows, and mental reflection is trimmed of needless pride and arrogance. From then on, mental reflection also becomes constructive. When a person seeks to work with others, to cooperate with them, he/she has accepted the principle that s ... Love yourself and Watch by Nikhil Gangoli Love Yourself and Watch - The Dhammapada To love yourself is the first step to developing spiritually. We have been told to love others but not to love ourselves. This is a very harmful piece of advice and we will get into trouble if we attempt to follow it. We have been told that if we love ourselves we will develop a big ego, become a narcissist and so forth. However the exact opposite is true. Watch the do-gooders, the people who serve society, the politicians, the mis ... Tips for Self Defence by Michael Sanford Every day we face the risk of being attacked. Attacked by the street robbers, home intruders, rapists and violent persons of other sort. If you, your relative or a friend are attacked, you have a right to ward off an attack by using a force. According to the terms of law, the reasonable use of force somebody need for protection against the use of unlawful force by other person, is called Author's Biography: ... He Said, She Said: Communicating with the Opposite Sex by Emily Bermes Communication in relationships comes up a lot in personal and professional coaching sessions. In their quests for a fulfilling, successful, accomplished, meaningful lives; my clients have to interact with the opposite sex - it's true. And in doing so, they often get smacked in the head with the differences in communicative style and focus of their opposite sex partner. Not knowing the most fundamental differences in masculine and feminine communication is like trying to speak American English in ... Skin Care Ingredients / Weighing The Benefits by Elizabeth McGee If you've ever stood in the aisle of the skincare section of your favorite cosmetics department looking for a face cream to help you look younger and healthier, you know how confusing it can be to find a product that will help improve the look and texture of your skin. As confusing as it is, science and research have become our best friends in the quest for younger looking skin, and the quest isn't over, there are promising new studies and clinical tests every day that help us un ... How To Empower Yourself With Self Defense by Rob Goyette Maybe you were bullied in school, or maybe you live in a rough neighborhood – whatever the case you just want to know how to defend yourself. Self-defense training is a way to take back control of your life, rather than cowering when a dangerous situation arises. Many people will take self-defense courses, or arm themselves with weapons or other self-defense tools. No matter which course of action you take, there are some key things you need to understand about self-defense. Here a ... A Financial Case for Leadership Development by Martha Rice In the competitive world of business, companies may decide to forgo leadership training in order to cut costs. However, a high-quality Leadership Development course can save six figures off a company’s bottom line each year. Not only does a company need to vie for its share of today’s market to keep itself profitable and successful, but it must also compete to keep its biggest investment, its employees. In a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Report, the United States Department of Labor s ... Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic or Treatment-Resistant Depression by Charles Donovan Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic or Treatment-Resistant Depression About Vagus Nerve Stimulation VNS is not related to brain surgery, although it is a treatment that affects the function of the brain. Vagus Nerve Stimulation uses specific stimulation of the vagus nerve to send stimulation to specific parts of the brain that are involved in mood. It is not like Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT), a treatment that involves stimulation of the entire brain and induces convulsions in patients. In ... Earning a College Degree Online by Mark Woodcock Traditionally, earning a college degree has required a student to physically attend a college or University at one of the campuses the institution runs. This might require a student to relocate, or the student might be limited in the classes he or she can register for due to job requirements or scheduling conflicts. Today, the advantages of technology afford students opportunities outside the brick walls of an institution of higher learning. Many students are now opting to earn their college deg ... Ten Tips To Create A Brand New You! by Chris Green Looking to reinvent yourself, to create a brand new you and get even more happiness and fulfilment from life? Here’s the first 5 of 10 exciting ideas to help you transform yourself… 1. First and most important of them all, is the attitude to how you approach your new life. Realize that from this point on, you start with a clean slate. Whatever has happened before no longer matters. The past is the past, it has been and gone so leave it behind you. Now is the time for a fresh start. Accept tha ... The Truth About Online Degrees by Kyle McBride Online degrees. You've heard about them I'm sure. In today's fast paced world it is becoming harder than ever to find the time to go back to school, finish that degree, and get ahead in the workplace. So you may have thought about enrolling in an online institution. Good news my friend. Solutions for finally earning that ever-elusive diploma have actually never been better! No matter how busy your current schedule is. But there are a few things you should know before getting your feet wet… L ... Positive Affirmations by Gene Simmons Never used ‘em. Not likely to start now. OK, so I just lied a little bit. (Is that anything like being a little bit pregnant?) I really didn’t mean to. (Hmmm, that comment could be applicable to the pregnant thing too but actually I was referring to my lying.) I guess the one positive affirmation that I commonly use is not so much a phrase that I repeat or think about periodically throughout the day – it’s more like an answer to a question. The question? “How ya doin’?” My answer ... Breathe Better, Improve Your Learning Ability! by Royane Real Guess what action you’ve performed more often than any other in your life? Is it eating? Sleeping? Crying? Laughing? No! Give up? It’s breathing! You’ve been breathing pretty much non-stop since you were born, with few exceptions. So with all those years of practice you probably think you’ve figured out how to do it properly by now. Would it surprise you to learn that your breathing technique was probably better when you were an infant than it is today? Watch the way a baby breath ... The God in Islam by Wael El-Manzalawy Many secular persons deny the presence of the God. I am trying here to convince them that there is a God who has created the universe. Many secular persons will argue that the God is unseen and they believe only in what they see. The God is unseen but we can see the evidences of His presence. The earth, the sky, the stars, the moon, the sun, the sea and the harmony of the universe are all evidences that there is a God who has created the universe. ... Discover Your Personality Through On Line Testing by Stephen Tiebout Your career choice can affect your entire life course and significantly influence your personal satisfaction. Make right choices in your career development plan with the aid of The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test and The Strong Interest Inventory. First discover your personality type and personal interests. Then find more meaningful and productive work. Make your career search easier, plan your development and manage your change. Research has clearly shown that peopl ... Introduction to Performance Coaching by Dr. Richard L. Williams Not too long ago ship captains could actually whip sailors who disobeyed orders; managers could fire workers on the spot for virtually any reason, or even no reason at all; and students could be expelled from school for any minor infraction of the rules. Today, much has changed. Sailors have rights, workers have unions, and students are asked for input in the educational process. The person in charge used to have unquestioned authority and ability to command and compel. Strict obedience was ... 10 Simple Steps to Self-Motivation and More Sales by Alan Fairweather Every day of your life you are selling yourself, nothing happens until you're successful at doing that. We're all in the selling business whether we like it or not. It doesn't matter whether you're a lawyer or an accountant, a manager or a politician, an engineer or a doctor. We all spend a great deal of our time trying to persuade people to buy our product or service, accept our proposals or merely accept what we say. Before you get better at persuading or influencing other peo ... Obsessive Focus by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD The key to achieving anything in life is focus. The key to success is focus. Whatever you focus on, you will obtain. Obsessive focus is the ability to focus on what you want until you obtain it. When you become obsessive about what you want, and you focus all your energy on that one thing, you will create a powerful force that will push you forward. Obsessive focus is not a state in which you need to constantly exist. Just the act of focusing on your goals and desires will create results. The ... With Choice Comes Responsibility by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD Choice is a powerful thing. Every choice that you make creates the life you live. However, choice does not come without a price, and that price is responsibility, a word I fondly refer to as the Author's Biography: ... Make Choices, Not Excuses by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD When you don't want to do something, it is very easy to make excuses. For some reason, excuses provide the illusion of getting you off the hook, or making it okay not to do whatever you committed to or planned to do. Excuses are, however, just excuses - not really a reason to not do what you said you would do. Instead of making excuses, make the choice. Excuses render you powerless, while choices are empowering. You can choose at anytime to do or not do whatever you're contemplating. I signed ... A Sign Or Just A Rainbow? by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD I believe in signs. I think what seems random or a coincidence is actually a sign. A sign can mean anything you want it to mean, such as “Times are getting better!” Or “Hang in there!” Signs are personal messages we receive from the universe. If we pay attention, signs will appear. I took my dogs for a walk right after a thunderstorm. We rounded a bend and saw two amazing rainbows stretched across the sky. I had lamented days before that I hadn't seen any rainbows this summer, and I really wo ... | ||||||
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