COACHING
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There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat!
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What a weird saying! I mean really, who’d want to “skin a cat”? However, if you forget about the literal meaning, the figurative meaning is pretty profound.
Over the last couple of months, my sister, Janet, and I have been dealing with our mother’s health, legal and financial issues. One of the transitions that we’ve been working through is to turn all of Mom’s bill paying and financial business over to Janet. Needless to say, this really isn’t Janet’s forte, but she’s sticking to it and learning a lot along the way.
This morning we were talking on the phone and got into a discussion about how to keep track of bills and paid bills. In my mind, it’s simple. You make files for each company (ie: AARP, AT&T, Consumers’ Energy etc.). However, in listening to Janet talk about her filing system, I realized that hers is completely different than mine. She simply files bills as they come in or as she pays them! Now, that may seem logical to some of you, but for those of us who choose to file by company, we can’t imagine how you’ll find something when you need it. Apparently, if you simply keep things in date order, you don’t waste time filing and you only have an issue if you do in fact need to locate a previous bill.
It struck me as quite humorous that the two of us could be raised in the same household by the same parents and we see this process so completely different. My guess is that there’s several other ways of keeping records if we took time to think about it.
The point is, if you allow yourself to explore other options, there are probably numerous ways to do most things. Instead, we tend to get stuck thinking that there is only one way to do anything.
I would challenge you to think about an area of your life where you may be stuck. Can’t find the job you want. Need more time for yourself. Wanting to go to college, but can’t figure out how to pay for it. Whatever it is, come up with as many ways as possible of looking at it.
You can draw a circle, divide it in to 6 or 8 sections and come up with a different perspective on the situation for each section. Then decide which perspective makes the most sense to act upon. Let your mind wander and come up with as many options as possible. You may want to ask a friend for ideas or click here to find out about a complimentary session with a coach to explore more options.
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Jo Anne's Journey - 2007
- 17- Reflexology at Marquette Senior
Living Center - 18 & 19 Benevon Training
with the Red Cross
in Baltimore
- 1 – 5: Tampa, FLA
- 12 Lincoln's Birthday
- 14 Inforum Coffee Klatch
Reflexology Presentation - 16 & 17 Reflexology at ReMax in Boyne City, MI
- 22 Washington's Birthday
- 16-19 Traverse City, MI - State Athletic Directors Conference
- 28- April 7 SPRING BREAK!! Hilton Head here we come!
- 29 PCAM Annual Conference
“Coaching Into Greatness”
- Hilton Head, SC through the 7th
- 16 Be Red Cross Ready Breakfast
- 6 Facilitating a Panel of HR
Professionals - The Evolution
of HR – MSU-SHRM Chapter - 8 – Spa Night @ Cutter’s Point
3320 E Lake Lansing Rd # H
East Lansing, MI 48823
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Reflexology - $1 per minute
- 12 Lansing Area Coaches
Sustaining Your Business
Teleseminar in conjunction
with Leslie Charles - 20 & 21 Across the Curriculum
Summer Institute:
Part I: WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE OF IN YOUR LIFE AND HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THOSE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IN ORDER TO GET IT
Part II: SELLING YOURSELF AND
ASSESSING OTHERS
(Resume Writing and Interviewing Tips)
- 4 PensionTrend
Goal Setting - 10 PensionTrend
Goal Setting
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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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