Author: The Strategic Coach Team
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Quotable Coach: Why Are You Here?
“Why am I here? What’s it all about?” People often say these things with a laugh, like these questions are naïve or trite. But deep down, we all still want to know the answer, don’t we? Outside facts can change, and gurus can disappoint, so it’s really up to us to simply declare why we’re…
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Learn The “Stuff-to-Energy” Transfer Technique
There are two ways to experience everything in life: as stuff or as energy. “Stuff” is everything that drains you, and “energy” is everything that fills you with enthusiasm and excitement. Both stuff and energy come in three forms: things, people, and thoughts. Things Certain activities in your life involve things—objects and other tangible details…
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Tip Of The Week: 3 Ways To Create Value For Other People
In a recent episode of “The Apprentice UK,” the candidates were asked to design a piece of clothing, and one team had the bright idea of producing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Buy This T-shirt.” Now, any real businessperson will immediately see what’s wrong with this picture: The slogan is focused entirely on the…
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Quotable Coach: How To Quit Envy
Comparing yourself to other people is inevitable, and can be a source of useful insights. When it leads to envy, though, it’s useless. Envy is debilitating and demoralizing, and it gives you a scarcity view of the world, where other people’s gain can only be seen as a loss for you. If you ever find…
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Make Everything More Valuable With Creative Gratitude
During the holiday season the idea of gratitude is ever-present. It’s easy to feel like it’s become a bit of a cliche. But there’s actually real value in taking time to appreciate all the good things in our lives. In fact, this active appreciation is so useful, productive, and joyous that we here at Strategic…
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Tip Of The Week: An Easy Way To Give Your Team What It Really Wants
We know that people respond to recognition at work as much as, or even more than, to financial rewards. Although we go to work because we get paid, work is also the place where we can get some of the biggest reinforcement and appreciation for who we are. That’s why Unique Ability® is such a…
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Quotable Coach: When Pressure Is Good For You
If you only set goals you know you can achieve, chances are the rewards will also be small, predictable, and not very exciting. But aim for something big, and you — and everyone else who’s involved — will have the feeling of doing something worthy and engaging. You’ll grow, and you’ll learn a new set…
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How To Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 17-23, 2014
Entrepreneurs are the single most powerful economic and creative force at work around the world — so as far as we’re concerned, every week is “global entrepreneurship week”! Still, we’re happy to join in the official celebrations for Global Entrepreneurship Week. It’s much more than an excuse for sending flowers (though, we like flowers) —…
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Tip Of The Week: The First Step To Getting What You Want
Everything starts with vision. Vision makes it possible for the future to be different from the past. So until you’ve articulated the future you want, all you can really do is stumble forward into an approximation from the past — or into somebody else’s vision for you. You’re already full of dreams, desires, and ideas…
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Quotable Coach: The Truth About Your Limitations
“I should feel confident about everything I do in my business.” That’s how a lot of entrepreneurs feel, and that “should” is a killer. It puts pressure and strain on you, and most of us human beings respond to that with avoidance, faking it, or covering it up. None of these tactics feels real or…