Quote of the Week

“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent.”
Isaac Newton

Practice Present-Moment Time

by Karlin Sloan

  1. “Breathe. Take a deep breath. Remember the simple power of the breath, and slow it down.
  2. Focus on the person you’re speaking with and to. Stop your awareness of every other thing you are responsible for, and pay attention to this individual interaction.
  3. Focus on the process of the communication as well as the content. Instead of listening just for what is being said, listen to how it is being said.
  4. Keep a touchstone or physical reminder to center you mind and your focus on the present.
  5. Pay attention to your heart and not just your head. What are your emotions telling you? What is your gut feeling telling you?
  6. Scan your body for tension. Recognize any tension you are holding, and let your body relax.
  7. Take a big-picture snapshot. Take just a moment to think of how this day is a part of the larger picture (Sloan, 2006, p.133)”

Reference: Sloan, K. (2006). Smarter, faster, better: strategies for effective, enduring, and fulfilled leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Reprinted with permission from the OSU Leadership Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (614) 292-3114, http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu.

Coaching Call to Action

When we are “running so fast” to accomplish, meet deadlines, get results, it’s important to pay attention and be present to what is at hand. This week take the time to focus on the person you are communicating with. Really “listen” to them with all of your senses. Notice, after the communication, what was different for you.

Community Involvement

March 26, 2009
Pounce on a Project III – 2009

Last month we worked on updating a website, customer calls to create new business, creating a new talk, moving a marketing plan forward, getting computer desk tops cleaned out and completing items on a procrastination list. Here are what a few folks said:

  • “So helpful to break projects into chunks of time. It makes it manageable.”
  • “It feels really good to get rid of stuff!”

What project would you like to get on top of and accomplish this month? Come to Pounce on a Project III – - 2009. Join Coach Andrea on Thursday, March 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Eastern. We will join as a group by phone and declare what you want to accomplish: getting taxes ready for the accountant, cleaning out those boxes in the corner, getting your website finished or make cold calls.

During the morning, the group will gather by phone a few times to check progress and get any support needed to finish with a bang. At noon, the group will celebrate their accomplishments. Who says projects have to be boring and tedious? Bring your lightness and fun and join us for the energization.

To sign up or learn more, call or e-mail Andrea by noon on Wednesday, March 25th. Feel free to share this with friends and co- workers, the more the merrier. (Cost of the program is only the cost of long distance phone calls.)

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