4 posts tagged with "coaching"

Job setbacks can shatter your self-confidence and make it difficult to stay positive. Luckily, however, they don't have to ruin you or your career. You can rebuild your confidence again and get your career back on track.

Working from home is becoming much more common. On the surface, it sounds ideal. You can work in your robe while you talk to your dog. You might even have your favorite movie on in the background. Your boss can’t even track your internet time!

But working from home has its disadvantages, too. It’s not as easy to get things done from home as you might think. You can also go a little stir-crazy if you’re not careful!

As much as you may like your coworkers, advancing your career usually depends on your ability to earn recognition outside the office. Your next job offer or major client is likely to come from someone who doesn't work by your side each day.

Regardless of your position, you can gain people's attention. Try these techniques for promoting your career while helping others online and off. That way they'll remember you when they're ready to make new hires or looking for a consultant.

We frequently see stories where someone with absolutely no experience learns how to build a complete house — structure, plumbing, electrical, everything - using only YouTube tutorials. Or a rank amateur learns how to strip a 1952 car engine and rebuild it using what they learned from a car restoration program on TV.

It seems logical and certainly possible therefore that we could also learn how to coach ourselves, doesn’t it?

The essence of all coaching is in the ability, desire, and appropriate action required to create positive change, and we have all made some fantastic changes in our life without a coach, haven’t we?