Coach Andrea’s Intro A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk to a group of highly enthusiastic and energized business owners in Concord, MA.  The time for creating goals for 2012 was upon us. About half of the group raised their hand when asked if they’d already created their goals for 2012.  Congratulations was in order!  Next, I asked if they believed they would accomplish these goals.  Not all of those hands remained raised.  This week’s Tip includes the 6 steps I used to help the business owners in Concord, as well as my clients, answer YES I Can! Quote of the Week “We would accomplish many more things [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Happy New Year! There are so many articles on the internet about goal setting.  Whether you own your own business or work for someone else, the key for setting goals is choosing what will be most important to you.  What makes the biggest impact for you in your life?  Steve Straus’s article reminds you to be conscious in this process. Elevating Life By Steve Straus “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” ~  Henry David Thoreau The key to this quote is not “endeavor” it’s “conscious.” You can work hard, endeavor, on the wrong [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Periodically, the most important action you can take to improve your results is to stop.  Then assess, looking both forward and backward. This week’s Tip by Dr. Alan Zimmerman provides a simple exercise you can do whether you are sitting down with your first cup of coffee for the day or taking your first sip of wine watching the sunset. Grab your journal and pen and answer the questions below. Quote of the Week “Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities.” ~ [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro As we are getting close to the half-way mark for 2011, I thought it was a good time to check in on your goal progress.  Michael Neill’s article this week gives us permission to put aside the “loaded” goals on your list. You know those goals that you’ve given so much significance and meaning? Just put them aside for now.  Read on to learn more. Quote of the Week ” Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.” ~ J.K. Rowling The Loaded Goal by Michael Neill Creating results in the world is fairly straightforward.  If I want to lose weight, I take in less calories [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Happy New Year! Are you ready to make 2011 your best year ever? Art Sobczak’s questions prompt you to look at your business and life and COMMIT to actions that will make a difference for you. Quote of the Week “Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” ~Napoleon Hill How to Make 2011 Your Best Year Ever By Art Sobczak Today’s Tip has been a New Year’s tradition for about five years now. It’s usually one of my most [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro My clients often ask, “How do I get from where I am to where I want to be? How do I accomplish what I want to accomplish in this life? Where do I start?” This week’s Tip by Chris Widener outlines 7 steps for achieving your dreams. First, you dream! Here in the U.S. next week is Thanksgiving. A very Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Thank you for sharing your ideas, thoughts, feedback, challenges and successes with me. I am honored to be included in your life. There will be no Coaching Tip of the Week on November 26, 2010 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Enjoy this [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Are you the type of business person who takes a long time to start a project and once started the momentum builds? Or are you the type of business person who is fine getting the project started, however never know when to stop the project? This week’s article is beneficial for both groups. Either way, you need to know when to end the project and it may be before the project is ‘finished”. Barry J. Moltz recommends including the definition of success and failure in your project plan. I’d always included the results I wanted, but not the point of failure.  What a great idea! Adding this [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Some days I feel like I’m running around like the proverbial “chicken with my head cut off” – huge to do list and lots of deadlines and demands.  You know what I mean.  When I remember what’s important (what matters) it helps me calm down, breathe, refocus, reprioritize and move forward with clarity and purpose.  I enjoy hearing what’s important to other business owners, too.  In this week’s Tip, James Kilts lists what matters to him.  Don’t you love the title of the book? Doing what matters: how to get results that make a difference – the revolutionary old-school approach.  Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that propel [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro It being almost March, it’s a good time to step back for a minute and assess how the year is going in your business.  Where do you need to spend more energy and where do you need to spend less energy?  How is the “marketing” of your business going in 2010?  Phyllis makes a number of points that are important to remember for the success of your business:  build relationships, market using your strengths, find a mentor, support your goals with an action plan, and use your business cards.  Simple ideas that when implemented, have a positive impact. Quote of the Week “Treasure your relationships, not your [...]

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Quote of the Week “One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” Michael Korda Coach Andrea’s Intro You may be asking yourself “Goals. Why is Andrea sending me another article on goals?” Why? Because my brief survey done last week of people who own their own business indicated that over half haven’t yet set their goals for 2010. I like Chris Widener’s simple process for setting goals that help ensure a higher likelihood of achievement. Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Goals and Make them Work! by Chris Widener Here are some simple ways to set goals so that we achieve them! After all, what good is [...]

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