Archive for May, 2009
Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session. Part 3: The Research Study
In the first two parts of this Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session series, I introduced the possibility that the complimentary coaching session, as commonly offered by coaches, was not the client enrolment panacea that it was touted to be. I had a theory that the sales focus of the session was undermining its usefulness as [...]
Career Change: Designing my new brilliant career
When you’re self-employed, changing careers isn’t just about looking in the local paper to see what jobs are on offer. You actually have the opportunity to continue creating your own work in whatever field or way you choose. Over the last few months I’ve been re-imagining the work I do (and importantly, could do) and [...]
Look over here! Social media and distraction in the age of anxiety
I have this list of changes I want to make to my business and its website that’s grown very long over the last few months. It’s not that my workdays aren’t productive; it’s just that I find myself constantly distracted. (BTW This is a 1900 word post but I’ve put lots of bullet points, short [...]
Seven ways to create a sustainable business
Creating a sustainable business isn’t just about turning off the lights at the end of the workday. The triple bottom line of people, planet and profits is a useful way to approach creating a business that will manage all your resources sustainably. Here’s Part 1 of an introductory, sustainable soloist series that I did for Flying [...]
“Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!”: Apparently Henry David Thoreau said …
Apparently Henry David Thoreau said, “Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! … Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.” It’s hard to believe that lives could be complicated in Thoreau’s time (1870s I believe?). His statement, however, is ripe for our times and I have a hunch that the mantra of [...]
Ain’t no party like a country L Word Party
You have to make your own fun when you live in the country. Fortunately we were aided in our fun-making this past weekend by one of our friends hosting an L Word Party. As a self-confessed tragic of the television show, I just had to attend. For those who may not orbit in the lesbian [...]
Joy Retro Disco presents What a Wonderful World by Axwell & Bob Sinclair feat. Ron Carroll
Joy Retro Disco presents Uplifting Tunes for your Weekend I must have first heard this tune when I was having a really bad day, as I recall my initial thoughts of it being “bloody useless hippy crap”. However, my bad day passed and after hearing this 2008 dance anthem a few more times, I really [...]
Good karma job hunting: Connecting with the hidden job market
Tapping the “hidden job market” is an oft-mentioned strategy touted by employment experts advising how to find your ideal work. If you’ve been looking for a job recently, you’ll know that relying on the newspapers or job sites for finding out about job opportunities doesn’t turn up many “woo hoo” jobs. At the other end, [...]
Who really is the biggest loser? Chewing the fat on the effectiveness of weight-loss TV
I wrote this little rant last week but didn’t get time to post before I chuffed off to the beach. Seeing as it was International No-Diet Day yesterday, I thought I’d belatedly celebrate by sharing my take on a part of weight-loss culture that continues to suck me in. I stayed up way past my [...]
Apparently Benjamin Disraeli said
Apparently Benjamin Disraeli said, “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about Self-Determination Theory which is all about how we need to have choices and feel capable of acting on those choices for [...]
