Great book for your mindset
I've been listening to a great audio book this past week by the Heath brothers called 'Switch' that illustrates nicely keeping your mind solution-oriented.
Do you work in a high-tech company and sometimes feel that it's hard to connect with one of your colleagues? One of the ideas in the book is to look for what's working, or as they call it 'the bright spots'. Are there other people in your company who seem to get along well with this colleague?
If so, observe how they engage with one another. What is the focus of their conversations? Strategic thinking? Tactics of next steps to move forward? What is their body language? What specific words do they both use? What is the tone, pitch, pace, level of enthusiasm?
Once you've identified some specific behaviors, determine which ones you might naturally incorporate into your method engaging next time you have a reason to connect.
Or are you struggling with a project, and know of someone else who seems to breeze through similar work? See you can observe their approach and figure out what the 'bright spots' are that they are using, that you can similarly implement.
Looking forward to hearing about your success!
Gwyneth Anne Freedman, PCC
Tags: behavior, bright spots, career, coaching, personal journey coaching, Switch
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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?!
Tags: awareness, body language, career, coaching, communication, confidence, personal journey coaching
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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
Tags: awareness, career, coaching, communication, confidence, personal journey coaching
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How do you define success?
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Does your definition of success include your personal well being?
What about the impact you can make on others? Is your definition money and title focused? What about strength of character? Would love to learn how you define success! There's no one answer, nor right/wrong, as we are each unique individuals with unique dreams and goals. Final questions: How closely does your life currently reflect your definition of success? What is one step you can take to get closer? To your success, |
Tags: career, coach, coaching, personal journey coaching, success
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Happy Spring!
Can you believe it's already Spring? We often think of Spring Cleaning. What are 3 things that you are currently putting up with / 'tolerating' if you only took a few minutes to take care of would feel great?
Challenge: Take care of one a day for the next 3 days. If you find your self on a roll, jot down a list of all of your 'tolerations' and check off one a day until the list is fully checked off.
Tags: career, career tips, coach, coaching, personal journey coaching, success, tolerations
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What is one thing…
What is the one thing you can do to move closer to your goals / vision of success *right now*?
Tags: action, career, coach, personal journey coaching, success tips
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How do you define success?
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Does your definition of success include your personal wellbeing?
What about the impact you can make on others? Is it money and title focused? What about strength of character? Would love to learn how you define success! There's no one answer, nor right/wrong, as we are each unique individuals with unique dreams and goals. Final questions: How closely does your life currently reflect your definition of success? What is one step you can take to get closer? To your success, |
Tags: career, character, coach, personal journey coaching, success, success tips
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Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Personal Journey Coaching!
Career tips and questions to ponder will be posted on this blog.
Please share your thoughts and questions. Having a conversation around what’s most important to you will be interesting and valuable.
What’s most on your mind around your career right now?
To your success, Gwyneth Anne
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