COACHING
CONCEPTS
Where Are You Going
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How Will You Know When You Get There?
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Is it really possible to “kill two birds with one stone”? (If you’re an animal lover, please don’t be offended. It’s simply a quote.)
With 2008 slightly underway, I’m sure that many of you are thinking about New Year’s resolutions, setting new goals (personal or professional), renewing vows or creating new affirmations. One of the most important parts of any of these activities is putting it in writing. Studies show that if you put your goals in writing there is a 78% better chance of achieving them.
It is also very important to establish what Peter Drucker refers to as
SMART goals. Drucker’s formula asserts that goals should be SMART
– specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound. As
you think about what it is that you’d like to achieve or commit
to throughout 2008, try to apply these concepts.
- What will be accomplished?
- With whom?
- How will you know the goal has been achieved?
- How will you measure it? (quality, quantity,
cost, timeliness?)
- Can the goal be accomplished?
- Do you have control over the outcome?
- Is the goal challenging enough?
- Are you willing to make sacrifices for it?
- Given the available time and resources, is the goal likely to be achieved?
- When will the goal be completed?
- When are the checkpoints?
- How will you know how you’re doing? (use
a calendar, charts, visuals, etc.)
(PS
– I think I have managed to “kill two birds with one stone”
and didn’t even hurt anything!)
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Jo Anne's Journey - 2008
- 8 - PensionTrend
Goal Setting
- 15 - MIAAA Spouses
Welcome session
Reflexology
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Sports Spouses - The Challenge of Being a Coach's Wife
Being a coach’s wife takes a special person. You automatically become the CEO of your household and family. You are the “glue” that holds it all together. When it’s time to move, you make all the arrangements. When it comes to dealing with the kids issues at school, you deal with the teachers. When it comes to soothing your spouse’s bruised ego after a loss, you’re the one who’s there for them.
When recently working with a group of coaches’ wives and asking the top three to five challenges of being a coach’s wife, the number one reason was loneliness followed by work/life balance, limited family time, lack of communication and dealing with change. Sound familiar?
Being a coach’s wife may be fulfilling enough for some women, but not for others. That certainly doesn’t mean that they don’t love their husbands or that they’re not supportive. It may just mean that they also need to be fulfilled as a person themselves. By working with a coach, women would have an opportunity to find out what it is that fulfills them. In addition, they can share experiences and build camaraderie.
Coaching is an opportunity for the wives to identify their own goals and issues, develop a plan for obtaining them and be held accountable.
For more information, log on to www.riseandshinetoday.com (Group Coaching) or contact Jo Anne Froelich, Personal and Professional Coach at 517-202-0553.
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