Great book by Marshall Goldsmith: Mojo
Here we are in the ‘Back to School’ season with kids returning to their studies, and reorganizing our calendars and schedules. It is often also a time for us to look forward and identify what we want to achieve this academic year now that the summer vacations are behind us.
So what are your goals? Are you on track with what you had on your list January 1st? Is it time to ramp things up? Get additional support? Or perhaps even take our goals up a notch? If you’re not feeling inspired, perhaps your goals are too small. What is the bigger impact you want to make? What would have you feel completely inspired, energized and in fact so excited that you stop reading this email because you’re going to start taking action right now?
I just finished reading Marshall Goldsmith’s book “Mojo” and he talks about rating our activities based on different components as a way of revealing in a metric fashion if we’re full leveraging out time and energy. You can get a sneak peak at ‘mojothebook.com’.
In the book he also talks about the power of having an accountability partner. If you have someone to whom you have to ‘fess up to’ or ‘celebrate with’, that alone will significantly increase your probability of taking the actions that you really want to take, rather than letting the inertia of the current status quo keep its grip.
What are the components of your work and personal life that give you both short term happiness and long term satisfaction? How can you increase the portion of your day doing these activities?
What elements don’t give you either? How can you reduce the time you spend here?
If you are interested in joining an ‘accountability group’, please email me with ‘accountability group’ in the subject line. If you prefer personalized one-on-one support, please put ‘complementary consultation’ in the subject line. My email is gaf@PersonalJourneyCoaching.com.
To your success,
Gwyneth Anne
Gwyneth Anne Freedman, PCC
Certified Career and Life Coach
408.246.7427
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Communication – body language
I'm sure you've heard that when you communicate, your body language communicates more than your words. If something is incongruent, people will believe what your body is saying over the words you speak.
Now that we have that awareness, what are you communicating? Take a snapshot of yourself or look in the mirror. What do you see?
Do you have open, friendly body language – relaxed, hands to side or arms crossed in front of you?
What expression are you making? A friendly smile? An annoyed frown?
How is your posture? Tall and confident or hunched over and small – as though you are trying to hide?
Small changes can make a huge difference in how you are perceived. If you think there could be improvement in how you project yourself, trying practicing in front of the mirror and then into the real world. Observe how people respond differently.
Isn't the power of awareness empowering?!
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What’s your communication style?
Have you ever felt like your boss wasn't as enthused as you would like when you share an accomplishment?
Or were not able to capture an executives attention the way you'd like?
Often times both of these situations can be improved if you think about what's most important to them, and deliver your message in a succinct, and business relevant manner.
For example, how did your accomplishment impact the business bottom-line?
Action: Observe of how someone who does communicate effectively with that person communicate, and take notice of the communication style your colleague uses.
If you have a particular situation you'd like to brainstorm, feel free to email me at gaf@PersonalJourneyCoaching.com.
To your success,
Gwyneth Anne Freedman, PCC
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