Coaching for Life Management

by kensium We live in complex times. We are bombarded by more stimulation than ever before in the history of the world. The stimulation comes in the form of visuals: billboards, advertising, newspapers, magazines, television, DVDs, video games, Internet, e-mail, and computers; audio: music, noise, radio, TV, phones, etc. For the most part when stimuli bombard us the message is to buy, do, or go somewhere. The messages tell us that we would be happier and our lives would improve if we did something different than what we are currently doing. This is the reality of the world in which we live in the 21st Century, and it will only increase. In addition to the constant barrage of stimuli we also must contend with task-saturated lives where answers are expected in nano seconds, and there is less and less time to process information and data. In summary, less time, higher expectations, and a plethora of visual and auditory stimulation creates stress. With stress comes confusion, doubt, uncertainty, and a certain amount of anxiety. If you are in the situation where you are juggling multiple tasks, and trying to get everything done, and you feel as if you must make a decision and you don’t know what to do, you are not alone. This is the condition that has given rise to the need for coaching. In 1974, Dr. Cherie Carter Scott started coaching professionally, and in 1975, she designed and taught the first MMS Coach’s Training! Since then, The MMS Institute, Inc. and The MMS Worldwide Institute, BV have been conducting Coach Trainings around the world. These Coach Trainings have helped thousands of people assist others in making inner-directed choices. These choices have reduced stress and enabled people to take action producing more satisfaction and fulfillment. Just as so many inventions by women were credited to their male counterparts, until recently Dr. Carter-Scott’s contributions have either been credited to others or they have been attributed to anonymous. Now you have the opportunity to learn from the source, the person who invented coaching, who designed the first Coach’s Training, and who knows coaching better than anyone on the planet. Dr. Cherie’s coaching approach is truly profound. Whether you are a professional coach, or you use coaching in your work with employees, patients, or clients this book will be your handbook that you will always keep close by your side. Learn from Dr. Cherie and help multitudes of people through your extraordinary coaching. Article by Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph. D. Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott is an International Author, Motivational Speaker, Management Consultant and Original Coach Trainer since 1974. She is the Founder and Chair of The Motivation Management Service Institute Inc. To know about Dr. Cherie, please visit her website www.DrCherie.com. You can access her Online Virtual Training programs by visiting www.mmsvt.com . Article Source: http://blisspublisher.com

Personal Swot Analysis for Career Change

Author: Karen Williams

A personal SWOT analysis is a powerful technique that can be used when seeking a career change (or indeed any other personal change in your life). Linked to a strong and powerful goal, it can enable you to take advantage of your skills, talents and abilities to take your career to the next level. SWOT stands for: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Completing a SWOT Analysis To complete a SWOT analysis, take a large piece of paper and divide the paper into four quadrants and label each area as above. Look at each area and consider the questions that follow and write down the answers that come into your head. Strengths Personal strengths form an innate part of who you are and your characteristics. Consider your strengths as you see them and talk to your colleagues and friends for a further source of support. What skills and capabilities do you have? In what areas do you excel? What qualifications, accreditations or experience make you unique? What would other people consider to be your strengths? What qualities, values or beliefs make you stand out from others? Weaknesses Consider your personal weaknesses and how you may be seen by others. It is important to list any areas you feel may be holding you back. What are the gaps in your capabilities and what skills do you need to develop? In what areas could you improve? What would other people consider to be your weaknesses? What personal difficulties do you need to overcome to reach your goal? Opportunities Opportunities are normally external and may relate to changes in technology, people that may influence decisions, or training, development or support that may support your aspirations. What opportunities are available to you? What external influences can help you to achieve success? Who could support you to help you achieve your goal? Threats Threats are also normally external and are the things that get in the way of your success. What obstacles are you facing? What external influences may hinder your success? Who or what could get in the way of you achieving your goal? The next step Carrying out a personal SWOT analysis can help you to understand yourself and support the decisions you make. It will highlight areas you may not have considered before and may help you to realise a different perspective in each area. It gives you a foundation from where you can move forward with your goal to support your career change and for you to take action. There are various ways in which you can do this. You can review your strengths, and ensure these are reflected on your curriculum vitae or letter to a prospective employer. You can consider ways to address any weaknesses which you want to overcome or develop your skills and capabilities. You can review your opportunities as these can be used to your advantage. Also consider how your threats could be minimised or eliminated. These actions will enable you to take clear steps towards achieving your goal. Copyright Karen Williams 2007. All Rights Reserved

About the Author:

Karen Williams is a Life and Career Development Coach and runs her own coaching practice, Self Discovery Coaching. She has over ten years experience of working in Human Resources, training, coaching and management roles and is a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). For more information and to sign up for the Self Discovery free monthly newsletter, go to http://www.selfdiscoverycoaching.co.uk/ and receive a free career e-book.

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Need a Career Coach? - 10 Ways a Career Coach Can Help You

Author: Karen Williams

The word coaching is synonymous with sports teams. A coach can help athletes to develop the mindset to achieve, to set and achieve goals that to many people seem insurmountable, but with focus and clarity, can be met or exceeded. They can help a sportsperson to reach their full potential by planning structured training programmes, providing feedback on performance, and helping them to become more effective.

However, coaching has become more prevalent in other areas. Life coaching has developed significantly over the last few years, with many coaches specialising in niche areas such as health, financial and career coaching to name a few.

To concentrate on the rising demand for employing a career coach, why should you choose a coach to help you to progress in your career?

A career coach will help you in many ways. Like in the description of a sports coach above, they will help you to develop and reach your potential, be successful and achieve results. A career coach will normally work with you on a one-to-one basis and will often offer group workshops, teleseminars and e-books to support you to progress in your career.

A career coach can help you in the following areas:

Career exploration and discovery

You may be unhappy or dissatisfied in your job and feel that there is something else out there, but are not sure what it is. A career coach can help you to discover what is important to you in your job and make sure that it uses your talents, skills, and strengths, and provides you with the reward you deserve.

Understand your strengths and weaknesses

A career coach will help you to develop an insight into your strengths and weaknesses. This will allow you to understand yourself better and support any decisions you make in your career. It will highlight areas you may not have considered before and you can address any weaknesses that may be holding you back or use them to your advantage.

Develop your career vision and design your career

A career coach can help you to structure a plan to progress your career. By helping you to understand your skills and abilities, they can help you to plan your ideal job and how you are going to get there.

Develop confidence in your own ability

You may have a plan for your future, but you may be consciously or subconsciously holding yourself back. A career coach can help you to develop greater confidence in your ability as well as providing you with the support and motivation to help you to achieve your goal.

Provide job search support

A career coach can help you during all stages of your job search. From helping you to develop your CV, to finding the ideal job and then succeeding at the interview, a career coach will support you every step of the way.

Help you to get ready for promotion

You don't need to want to change your career to benefit from employing a career coach. They can help you to get ready for promotion, plan for the next step in your career, and support you to develop your talents.

Support you in the workplace

If you are unhappy at work, there may be many reasons why this may be so. A career coach can also help you to deal with difficult situations or people and become more assertive. You can increase your profile at work, build better relationships and improve your own personal effectiveness.

Make sure that your goals are congruent with other parts of your life

A career does not exist on its own and is part of your overall life. It is important that a career coach makes sure that your career goals fit in well with other parts of your life. For example, if work/life balance is essential for you, they will ensure that you consider this when planning or progressing your career.

Provide you with greater self awareness

Some career coaches will use psychometric tests or other techniques that will help you to develop a greater self awareness of yourself. A greater self awareness will help you to understand yourself better, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively.

Support you every step of the way

Like other coaches, career coaches will support you every step of the way.

Their role is to:

- Challenge you and ensure that you commit to making the changes you desire.

- Hold you accountable to the actions you want to take. You will need to report on your results, which means that as well as being accountable to yourself, you need to demonstrate what you have achieved to your coach.

- Question you and challenge your ideas and thoughts.

- Listen to you without any agenda for themselves, which gives you a chance to come up with your own solutions which are right for you.

- Celebrate your successes and recognise when you have overcome difficulties or challenges.

- Keep you motivated even when the going gets tough!

Copyright Karen Williams 2008. All Rights Reserved

About the Author:

For more information about career coaching, go to http://www.selfdiscoverycoaching.co.uk/ You can sign up to receive the free e-book "7 steps to recession-proof your career" and find out more about one-to-one coaching, group workshops and e-books (http://www.lifecoachingebooks.co.uk) to help you to rediscover your career. Karen Williams is a Personal Development Coach and runs her own coaching practice, Self Discovery Coaching. She has over ten years experience of working in Human Resources, training, coaching and management roles and is a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

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