Achieving extraordinary business results in today's lightening fast world requires some radical shifts in thinking and acting. Business is more than the bottom line and a balance sheet. People make business happen. To achieve extraordinary business results, cultivate deep and agile relationships with your colleagues, clients, customers, suppliers and competitors.
Create lifelong clients. First impressions are the most critical. Often when people call a business they leave with a lasting impression that is not too stellar. Speak with a warm heart and try not to sound rushed or that the call coming in was an interruption. Smile as you speak on the phone. The smile can be heard and will also keep the person answering the phone more upbeat and positive. Always state your name and then follow with the question, "How can I help you.” Use the caller’s name several times during the conversation. Give the caller your full attention - no paperwork, no computer, no filing --- nothing else but your full attention will do. Be sure to read back and repeat any important information including phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. Always say thank you for calling before you hang up. Make the first impression one that is profitable and meaningful ... create lifelong clients from the beginning.
Always check your bags at the curb. Ditch the beliefs standing in your way. Nothing kills an extraordinary business result quicker than a misplaced belief or a hidden agenda. Be open to thinking in new ways and you'll discover new possibilities. You will become lighter, move faster, be more spontaneous and cover more ground with less effort.
Surrender the outcome. Being focused on the outcome limits your perspective, hinders your ability to seize opportunities along the way, and makes you less willing to take risks. It's like running a race with blinders on. Many people tell me they view me as a risk taker. I guess I do often take risks. I see huge personal benefits in doing so. By taking risks, I constantly expand my mind and see new possibilities. I gain more knowledge of myself and I gain courage and self-confidence. Set aside your expectations and fears. When you do, the possibilities will increase. Focus on making each day extraordinary.
Answers seldom come to us when we frantically search for them. There is simply no room for them. Our minds, spirits, and bodies are consumed with the search, the pressure to discover, the desire to achieve and the fear of the consequences if we fail. To find our answers, we must create space. Waste some time every day. Be playful. Allow yourself to laugh. Your perspective will dramatically expand. Create space in your life to invest in yourself and in others. I have spent many years reading and attending seminars on “success” and have come away with what works for my own life, and what works in helping my clients live a balanced life or a life filled with success. I have seen a few common denominators. These are things that I have incorporated into my day-to-day activities and assist my clients in learning to do the same. They are basic and simple and help us recognize what is most important in our lives. What are the areas that make-up my idea of "success"? They start with my relationship with my spouse. This is most important to me. Second, is my relationship with my friends and co-workers. My career contribution is next on my list as this is something I enjoy and have passion about. Success for me continues by having time for recreation and some form of spiritual practice. I also add learning and finance to the things that are important in my life. And my final components for success are contributions to community, nutrition, and exercise. These are my life success components. Each day I plan to spend time and focus on the areas that are important to me.
Achieving extraordinary results doesn't have to be a struggle. To reach for effortless and extraordinary results get your heart, head and soul in sync. Create a place of integrity, momentum, harmony and no regrets. Heart + Head + Soul = WOW!
Don't be afraid to look under the bed. We've all got a place where we seldom think to look for solutions. There may be treasure in the junk and monsters aren't so bad when you look them in the eye. Be aware. Sometimes the smallest things offer the most valuable solutions.
Use your accelerator to slow down. Ease up on the accelerator to slow down. You don't have to stomp the brake. The smoothest stops are gradual and gentle. And your car will last longer and use less gas. Anticipate and plan.
Make it bigger than you and it will pull you and everyone else along. Realize it's not about your success or failure.
Don't forget to signal before you turn. If you want people to follow your lead, don't make them guess where you're headed. Avoid a lot of crashes, fender benders and missed turns by telling folks which direction you are going before you take off.
Wear comfortable shoes. Be yourself. You'll get more done, have more fun and build more powerful relationships.
Find the "extra" in the ordinary. Sometimes the answer is right in front of you. Don't become so blinded by shiny new gizmos that you can't see the obvious.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Achieving Balance in Life and Work
A balanced life is not about better time management. Time management techniques are only tools to enhance a balanced life. A truly balanced life is actually a state of mind. The keys to achieving a balanced life are awareness, truth and action.
First Five Steps to Balancing Your Life
1. Identify the imbalances in your life.
Ask yourself these two questions:
Ø What 5 things mean the most to me in my life?
Ø What 5 things consume most of my time?
Compare your two lists. If your life is balanced, the lists will match. If the lists don’t match, ask yourself:
Ø What can I START doing or STOP doing that will align these two lists?
Ø Take action.
2. Take extremely good care of yourself. No matter how badly you want to give to others – your family, your job, your community – if your cup is empty you won’t have anything to give. Keep your cup full by taking extremely good care of yourself.
Ø Schedule time to do things you ENJOY. Make it simple and easy. Take a walk. Read a book. Go to the gym.
Ø Discover hidden opportunities to replenish yourself. Listen to your favorite music while driving home.
Ø CAUTION: Beware of SHOULDS creeping in! If you think you SHOULD go to the gym, re-evaluate.
3. Eliminate Tolerations and Incompletions. Tolerations are what you put up with at work and at home. Incompletions are unfinished business or relationships that ended without closure. Tolerations and incompletions steal your energy. Recapture that energy by eliminating tolerations and incompletions.
Ø Make a list of 10 things that you are putting up with at work and at home. Start eliminating the tolerations one by one.
Ø Take the Clean Sweep Assessment Tool to determine how much energy you are losing to incompletions. Take action. Add 10 points to your Clean Sweep score in 30 days.
Ø Set boundaries. Boundaries are the imaginary lines we draw around ourselves to protect our souls, hearts and minds from the behaviors of others that we find unacceptable. For most of us, it is not acceptable for someone to hit us. Drawing the line against physical violence represents a boundary. Strong personal boundaries create the space you need to grow and to be happy.
Ø Apply this principle to all aspects of your life. Rather than doing something because you think you “Should” do it, draw a boundary and politely say “No”.
Ø Pick 3 tolerations from your list and establish a boundary for each one.
5. Kick the Adrenaline Lifestyle. Do you find yourself constantly rushing from one thing to another? Do you overpromise then rush to get it done at the last minute? Do you drive faster than the speed limit and tailgate? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you are living the Adrenaline Lifestyle. STOP.
Ø Take the Adrenaline Addict Self-Test.
Ø Identify one Adrenaline Trigger to eliminate from your life.
Ø Take action.
O.K. I’ve got the First Five Steps. What’s Next?
In today’s lightning-fast world, being comfortable standing on your own two feet is just the starting point. If you want to excel professionally and personally, you need quick reflexes, grace, agility and resiliency.
You need Extraordinary Balance.
Achieve Extraordinary Balance. Call Compehensive Coaching U.
Think, run, dance and leap with confidence.
Dare to live an effortless life.
Comprehensive Coaching U.
Radical Shifts to Achieve
Extraordinary Balance in Life and Work.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
First Five Steps to Balancing Your Life
1. Identify the imbalances in your life.
Ask yourself these two questions:
Ø What 5 things mean the most to me in my life?
Ø What 5 things consume most of my time?
Compare your two lists. If your life is balanced, the lists will match. If the lists don’t match, ask yourself:
Ø What can I START doing or STOP doing that will align these two lists?
Ø Take action.
2. Take extremely good care of yourself. No matter how badly you want to give to others – your family, your job, your community – if your cup is empty you won’t have anything to give. Keep your cup full by taking extremely good care of yourself.
Ø Schedule time to do things you ENJOY. Make it simple and easy. Take a walk. Read a book. Go to the gym.
Ø Discover hidden opportunities to replenish yourself. Listen to your favorite music while driving home.
Ø CAUTION: Beware of SHOULDS creeping in! If you think you SHOULD go to the gym, re-evaluate.
3. Eliminate Tolerations and Incompletions. Tolerations are what you put up with at work and at home. Incompletions are unfinished business or relationships that ended without closure. Tolerations and incompletions steal your energy. Recapture that energy by eliminating tolerations and incompletions.
Ø Make a list of 10 things that you are putting up with at work and at home. Start eliminating the tolerations one by one.
Ø Take the Clean Sweep Assessment Tool to determine how much energy you are losing to incompletions. Take action. Add 10 points to your Clean Sweep score in 30 days.
Ø Set boundaries. Boundaries are the imaginary lines we draw around ourselves to protect our souls, hearts and minds from the behaviors of others that we find unacceptable. For most of us, it is not acceptable for someone to hit us. Drawing the line against physical violence represents a boundary. Strong personal boundaries create the space you need to grow and to be happy.
Ø Apply this principle to all aspects of your life. Rather than doing something because you think you “Should” do it, draw a boundary and politely say “No”.
Ø Pick 3 tolerations from your list and establish a boundary for each one.
5. Kick the Adrenaline Lifestyle. Do you find yourself constantly rushing from one thing to another? Do you overpromise then rush to get it done at the last minute? Do you drive faster than the speed limit and tailgate? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you are living the Adrenaline Lifestyle. STOP.
Ø Take the Adrenaline Addict Self-Test.
Ø Identify one Adrenaline Trigger to eliminate from your life.
Ø Take action.
O.K. I’ve got the First Five Steps. What’s Next?
In today’s lightning-fast world, being comfortable standing on your own two feet is just the starting point. If you want to excel professionally and personally, you need quick reflexes, grace, agility and resiliency.
You need Extraordinary Balance.
Achieve Extraordinary Balance. Call Compehensive Coaching U.
Think, run, dance and leap with confidence.
Dare to live an effortless life.
Comprehensive Coaching U.
Radical Shifts to Achieve
Extraordinary Balance in Life and Work.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, May 25, 2006
What Impression Do You Give?
Often we say things to customers, thinking little of how they must be interpreting it. Sometimes our more sensitive customers can take what we say the wrong way and take offence. It can be something as simple as, "I'll try". This sounds like it is something you automatically say to everyone - what reason does anybody have to believe you? Perhaps you'll forget as soon as you hang up the phone?
Instead of saying, "I'll try", reassure your customers by telling them exactly what you intend to do for them and what they may expect from that. If there are likely to be problems, be honest upfront and tell them, and also tell them what options exist for such an event.
Here's another one: "I'm so sorry, but I've been busy..." Too busy for this customer? We know that's not what you meant, but to the person on the receiving end of this excuse, that's exactly what it sounds like. Simply apologize for any delays, and tell the customer when they may expect 'action'.
Another annoyance is when you answer their question with another question. It can also appear defensive. Sometimes you have to ask questions in order to have the means to answer their question, but think first how you ask. For example, don't just blurt out, "When did you ring us?" Try, "Can you remember what day you rang us... this will help me track down the...".
When you want to get going, don't just say something like "Will there be anything else?" It sounds like you're impatient to get away from them. Whatever expression you use before parting, make sure it isn't this one. Rephrase it to sound like you are going to make a start on their order. Try something like, "If I've got everything now, I'll get started right now on ..."
Remember, what you "say" and what is "heard" by your customer are sometimes two entirely different things. Think about your expressions... do they need a change?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Instead of saying, "I'll try", reassure your customers by telling them exactly what you intend to do for them and what they may expect from that. If there are likely to be problems, be honest upfront and tell them, and also tell them what options exist for such an event.
Here's another one: "I'm so sorry, but I've been busy..." Too busy for this customer? We know that's not what you meant, but to the person on the receiving end of this excuse, that's exactly what it sounds like. Simply apologize for any delays, and tell the customer when they may expect 'action'.
Another annoyance is when you answer their question with another question. It can also appear defensive. Sometimes you have to ask questions in order to have the means to answer their question, but think first how you ask. For example, don't just blurt out, "When did you ring us?" Try, "Can you remember what day you rang us... this will help me track down the...".
When you want to get going, don't just say something like "Will there be anything else?" It sounds like you're impatient to get away from them. Whatever expression you use before parting, make sure it isn't this one. Rephrase it to sound like you are going to make a start on their order. Try something like, "If I've got everything now, I'll get started right now on ..."
Remember, what you "say" and what is "heard" by your customer are sometimes two entirely different things. Think about your expressions... do they need a change?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Women Creating Success Their Way
Men in our society view themselves as successful when they hold a high position, get a great paycheck and have material possessions they can show off. The single woman has different aspirations.
Whether never married or married and divorced we find these women happy without a man and spending time doing what they want and what fills up their life purpose, which is often not about a man or children at all.
In fact, in our society if a career is important to a woman she typically will not be married. This is the case for example at Glaxo Smith Kline, where more than half the women in senior management positions are single. It's the same situation at major companies like Unilever, Novartis, PICIC and Shell. And these figures do not include divorcees, just women who were never married.
What does this mean? It means in our society to hold a powerful leadership role a woman who holds a demanding career doesn’t also juggle a family and husband. It appears this is a choice that a woman makes.
Women are seeking to contribute to society through their work and feel to be successful in a corporate position they need to focus on late hours, stress, and being one of the “boys”.
In 2003, Fortune magazine ran a feature story called 'Power: Do women really want it?' Time Magazine also had a story that year called “The case for staying at home: why more young moms are opting out of the rat race.” What showed up clearly in these articles is that if/when these women decided to be married or to have children they didn’t get the feeling of self-worth from their jobs any longer. Instead, they got this need satisfied by being at home. Additional articles appeared in the New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, Newsweek and Fast Company saying that women chose to leave top leadership positions when they decide to marry and have children.
There seems to be a trade off that women feel about holding a job they consider important and valuable and being married and raising a family. I propose a solution so that women can feel successful whether married or single. Living the life you want doesn’t need to depend on your marital status or job title. Work is an extension of who you are and you can be happy with a man, with a baby or just with yourself. They key, in my experience is for women to find a career that brings them great joy and passion and that is part of their life purpose. If they want to have a family or get married, that career should allow them to do that and not drain their hours and energy.
Many women are becoming Life and Business Coaches using their natural skills and talents as well as work experience. These women work from home or at a client’s site and get paid between $100-$500 per hour. They get to do the work they love, using their natural talents and improving the lives of others, while making great money. This means they can work fewer hours, balance what is important to them, like relationships, health, fitness, wellness, community, spirituality, hobbies, etc
If you think you might make a good coach, take the free assessment and find out: http://coachinstitute.com/quiz.htm
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Whether never married or married and divorced we find these women happy without a man and spending time doing what they want and what fills up their life purpose, which is often not about a man or children at all.
In fact, in our society if a career is important to a woman she typically will not be married. This is the case for example at Glaxo Smith Kline, where more than half the women in senior management positions are single. It's the same situation at major companies like Unilever, Novartis, PICIC and Shell. And these figures do not include divorcees, just women who were never married.
What does this mean? It means in our society to hold a powerful leadership role a woman who holds a demanding career doesn’t also juggle a family and husband. It appears this is a choice that a woman makes.
Women are seeking to contribute to society through their work and feel to be successful in a corporate position they need to focus on late hours, stress, and being one of the “boys”.
In 2003, Fortune magazine ran a feature story called 'Power: Do women really want it?' Time Magazine also had a story that year called “The case for staying at home: why more young moms are opting out of the rat race.” What showed up clearly in these articles is that if/when these women decided to be married or to have children they didn’t get the feeling of self-worth from their jobs any longer. Instead, they got this need satisfied by being at home. Additional articles appeared in the New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, Newsweek and Fast Company saying that women chose to leave top leadership positions when they decide to marry and have children.
There seems to be a trade off that women feel about holding a job they consider important and valuable and being married and raising a family. I propose a solution so that women can feel successful whether married or single. Living the life you want doesn’t need to depend on your marital status or job title. Work is an extension of who you are and you can be happy with a man, with a baby or just with yourself. They key, in my experience is for women to find a career that brings them great joy and passion and that is part of their life purpose. If they want to have a family or get married, that career should allow them to do that and not drain their hours and energy.
Many women are becoming Life and Business Coaches using their natural skills and talents as well as work experience. These women work from home or at a client’s site and get paid between $100-$500 per hour. They get to do the work they love, using their natural talents and improving the lives of others, while making great money. This means they can work fewer hours, balance what is important to them, like relationships, health, fitness, wellness, community, spirituality, hobbies, etc
If you think you might make a good coach, take the free assessment and find out: http://coachinstitute.com/quiz.htm
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Ebay Is a Best Buy!!
As a book junkie ... I just can't learn enough, read enough and get enough info... I have found Ebay to be a great source of savings for books. Yesterday I ordered 10 hard cover books on everything from self-help to spiritual growth to leadership to make-up tricks. Each book was either brand new or like new and the maximum cost was $3.15 a book! I usually go for the auctions vs. the buy it now books and a I also shop at half.com.
As an author these sites hurt me. My own books which I authored I see listed there for little money and when people sell them, I make nothing:(. As a consumer I do love saving money.
In any event, I can't wait for my new books to arrive.
As a speed reader, I average anywhere from 5-8 books read a week and wish I had time for more. I am an endless learner and can't believe how much information we have in this world and love spending time opening and expanding my mind.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
As an author these sites hurt me. My own books which I authored I see listed there for little money and when people sell them, I make nothing:(. As a consumer I do love saving money.
In any event, I can't wait for my new books to arrive.
As a speed reader, I average anywhere from 5-8 books read a week and wish I had time for more. I am an endless learner and can't believe how much information we have in this world and love spending time opening and expanding my mind.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, May 22, 2006
Song Lyrics You Don't Know!
Just came back from a meeting and as I was driving I had the windows down and pulled along side a man singing in his car. He was singing a song I love and I do know the lyrics for and was singing words that were so off, I was laughing. He was having such a great time singing his version of the song lyrics and clearly enjoying the music and for sure this is what it is all about!
What a hoot hearing him sing and then thinking about the songs I sing aloud and probably think I also know the words to!
I must check out lyrics.com fast before I do summer singing from my convertible and have people entertained with my words!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
What a hoot hearing him sing and then thinking about the songs I sing aloud and probably think I also know the words to!
I must check out lyrics.com fast before I do summer singing from my convertible and have people entertained with my words!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, May 19, 2006
Prom Dresses and Moms
While getting my hair done today, I realized quickly it is prom time! I was suddenly surrounded by beautiful young girls and their moms showing off pictures of prom dresses and talking about which hair style would look best with their prom dress. Everything I heard was about prom hairstyles and prom dresses.
I finally had to spin my chair around to see some of the pictures of the prom dresses and to find out what was the latest in prom hairstyles. Wow, things have changed!
Dresses are super sexy and hairstyles are all up-dos with some strands of hair laying softly on their faces.
I was happy for the girls and saw how much their moms were enjoying this special time, too.
I then felt a longing for my own mom, who passed away 10 years ago yesterday. I am feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling such gratitude to have had a mom who loved me, supported me and was also a dear friend.
I hope all prom goers appreciate those in their lives and this wonderful time in their lives.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I finally had to spin my chair around to see some of the pictures of the prom dresses and to find out what was the latest in prom hairstyles. Wow, things have changed!
Dresses are super sexy and hairstyles are all up-dos with some strands of hair laying softly on their faces.
I was happy for the girls and saw how much their moms were enjoying this special time, too.
I then felt a longing for my own mom, who passed away 10 years ago yesterday. I am feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling such gratitude to have had a mom who loved me, supported me and was also a dear friend.
I hope all prom goers appreciate those in their lives and this wonderful time in their lives.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, May 18, 2006
I was writing a chapter for one of my upcoming books this morning and thinking about how many words are now accepted as part of our every day language. For example, "google". I hear people talking about google so much and no one, no matter their age seems to not know what google is. When something becomes entrenched in our society we naturally add it to our vocabulary.
Think of it: Internet, Fax, Ipod, MTV, Google - unheard of a few short years ago and now everyday words in our society.
I am curious what word will be next... want to take a guess?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Think of it: Internet, Fax, Ipod, MTV, Google - unheard of a few short years ago and now everyday words in our society.
I am curious what word will be next... want to take a guess?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Employees Can Enjoy Work and Companies Can Be More Profitable
There are five important things you must know to make your employees happy and productive so they can help your business thrive and prosper. To set this up you have to first understand that today's worker is actively disengaged. They also call out sick more. One million workers call in sick every day in America. In addition, two months of the average worker's year is wasted. Job stress is up 70% and stress related disease has skyrocketed. Studies show that if you give worker's a voice they will be more productive and loyal. This can make your company wealthier. It has been shown that proper employee motivation works and coaching increases company profits by 40% and increases employee retention 20%.
The leading edge companies train 90% of their employees yearly with an outside firm. 85% of your company success depends on your people skills. A conservative estimate of the monetary payoff from coaching, according to Fortune Magazine, is that managers describe an average rate of more than $100,000 or about six times what coaching cost their company.
What is happening in the workplace? I already said worker's are disengaged, now add to that the fact employees are less loyal and more mobile. Workplace violence continues to soar as well. Change iniatives have been shown to waste money with only 30% of them producing a bottom line result, according to the Harvard Business School. Workers feel work isn't fun and that they are aren't treated with respect and compassion on the job.
Here are the five costly mistakes companies make when trying to improve the situation above by hiring a training company:
1. Hiring a training company to give a seminar.seminars aren't the answerparticipants forget 80% of what they learn in 72 hours
2. Hiring a training company that doesn't include corporate and organizational coaching as part of the package. Coaching gets results. According to Fortune Magazine, recipents value their coaching at 6 times the cost. 77% report improved working relationships with their direct reports, 71% with their supervisors and 63% with their peers. There is also a noted increase in job satisfaction, up 61%, and organizational commitment improves 44%.
3. Hiring a training company whose trainers are not properly trained or certified. Effective training requires intense knowlege of organizational development, coaching, training and consulting. Lack of this can increase employee disengagement.
4. Hiring a company that doesn't provide a year or more of follow-on coaching. Training without coaching doesn't stick. You won't get outcomes or ROI. Training without coaching results in 20-25% increase in productivity. Training WITH coaching gives an 80% increase in productivity!5. Hiring a training company without a track record.
Would you hire a CEO without a solid track record??
What to Look for In A Training Company:
1. Certified, experienced coaches/trainers
2. Certified Coaches
3. A proven track record/lots of experience
The productivity and profitability of your company can be greatly impacted by your choice of a training company. Training combined with coaching can increase employee productivity by over 80%. Training and coaching together, can result in over 50% higher net sales per employee, and 40% higher gross profit per employee. Not all training companies are the same. An uncertified, inexperienced training company can cost you employee productivity, employee profitability and take money away from your business and YOU!
If you want to know if your employee morale can be improved, you can get a complimentary Employee Morale assessment at no charge by emailing president@coachinginstruction.com or calling toll free in the US: 877-401-6165.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
The leading edge companies train 90% of their employees yearly with an outside firm. 85% of your company success depends on your people skills. A conservative estimate of the monetary payoff from coaching, according to Fortune Magazine, is that managers describe an average rate of more than $100,000 or about six times what coaching cost their company.
What is happening in the workplace? I already said worker's are disengaged, now add to that the fact employees are less loyal and more mobile. Workplace violence continues to soar as well. Change iniatives have been shown to waste money with only 30% of them producing a bottom line result, according to the Harvard Business School. Workers feel work isn't fun and that they are aren't treated with respect and compassion on the job.
Here are the five costly mistakes companies make when trying to improve the situation above by hiring a training company:
1. Hiring a training company to give a seminar.seminars aren't the answerparticipants forget 80% of what they learn in 72 hours
2. Hiring a training company that doesn't include corporate and organizational coaching as part of the package. Coaching gets results. According to Fortune Magazine, recipents value their coaching at 6 times the cost. 77% report improved working relationships with their direct reports, 71% with their supervisors and 63% with their peers. There is also a noted increase in job satisfaction, up 61%, and organizational commitment improves 44%.
3. Hiring a training company whose trainers are not properly trained or certified. Effective training requires intense knowlege of organizational development, coaching, training and consulting. Lack of this can increase employee disengagement.
4. Hiring a company that doesn't provide a year or more of follow-on coaching. Training without coaching doesn't stick. You won't get outcomes or ROI. Training without coaching results in 20-25% increase in productivity. Training WITH coaching gives an 80% increase in productivity!5. Hiring a training company without a track record.
Would you hire a CEO without a solid track record??
What to Look for In A Training Company:
1. Certified, experienced coaches/trainers
2. Certified Coaches
3. A proven track record/lots of experience
The productivity and profitability of your company can be greatly impacted by your choice of a training company. Training combined with coaching can increase employee productivity by over 80%. Training and coaching together, can result in over 50% higher net sales per employee, and 40% higher gross profit per employee. Not all training companies are the same. An uncertified, inexperienced training company can cost you employee productivity, employee profitability and take money away from your business and YOU!
If you want to know if your employee morale can be improved, you can get a complimentary Employee Morale assessment at no charge by emailing president@coachinginstruction.com or calling toll free in the US: 877-401-6165.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, May 15, 2006
The Indy 500
When I was a young child I remember being glued to the TV when the Indy 500 came on. No one in the household held an interest, but I was attracted to the roar and the speed of those cars. Years later when I married and we moved to Illinois, we began to go to the Indy 500 and since then I have gone to races all over the US and also become a racer and have my SCAA racing licensing and love to run Formula Dodge cars!
This weekend we were in Indianopolis on biz and this is the month for the Indy 500 so we planned to stay the weekend and see the qualificiations. From the time we landed till the time we left 3 plus days later, it rained, so the track was a wash out. In any event, I toured the Indy museum again, visited some wonderful friends, and walked the track (on the inside!). Just being there got me amped up.
My Dream Racer Team starts tomorrow and they better be ready for me now! I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel the need for speed!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
This weekend we were in Indianopolis on biz and this is the month for the Indy 500 so we planned to stay the weekend and see the qualificiations. From the time we landed till the time we left 3 plus days later, it rained, so the track was a wash out. In any event, I toured the Indy museum again, visited some wonderful friends, and walked the track (on the inside!). Just being there got me amped up.
My Dream Racer Team starts tomorrow and they better be ready for me now! I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel the need for speed!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Letting In Change
I was thinking about how to describe life coaching to those who have not yet heard of it and the word "change" kept popping into my head. Life coaching is about embracing and welcoming and inviting in change. Our world is filled with conflict and contrast and we need to make constant decisions. There is a world of choices out there. Most people don't like change and have fears associated with change. They are afraid to fail, so they don't try new things.
I believe life coaching is what we do to assist others to make the lasting, postive changes they deeply desire as we help them tap into their real goals. By life coaching we help people achieve their goals by teaching them very specific techniques which empower them to make inspirational changes in their lives and work.
Yes, that feels like it exactly!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I believe life coaching is what we do to assist others to make the lasting, postive changes they deeply desire as we help them tap into their real goals. By life coaching we help people achieve their goals by teaching them very specific techniques which empower them to make inspirational changes in their lives and work.
Yes, that feels like it exactly!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Moving The Body
In my book and program "Create Your Ideal Body", I share that by moving your body more each day (not killing yourself at gym), you can get in shape, stay in shape and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel great! Yesterday, for example, I did my walk in the AM. During my lunch break I biked for about 15 minutes to energize and then before dinner (while it was in the oven) I did some walking on the treadmill while listening to music.
I feeeeeeeeeeeeel energized and fantastic and this has allowed me to remain at my own personal ideal weight (other than when I got on thyroid medication which messed up my weight for 2 months!).
So, enjoy the weather, your pet, your family and just take a walk! In - JOY!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I feeeeeeeeeeeeel energized and fantastic and this has allowed me to remain at my own personal ideal weight (other than when I got on thyroid medication which messed up my weight for 2 months!).
So, enjoy the weather, your pet, your family and just take a walk! In - JOY!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Meditation To Slow Your World Down
Everywhere I go people are running, rushing, pushing, driving fast and not focusing on the present moment. They talk about the future and they focus on what is to come, rather than live in what is their now. Let's face it, tomorrow is uncertain.
I believe that what shifted for me years ago in being able to stay present and focused, was to meditate when I walked. By meditating while moving I got in touch with my energy and could feel and connect in with my body and also allow the outside world to be less important. I feel more connected with the universe and myself just from this daily practice.
I am not doing anything during my walks other than focusing all my attention on me... my breathing, my stride, my feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, my presence... my joy... my peace... my calm...my clarity... my thoughts... during my walks, nothing matters in the universe but me.
I believe this single daily action can reduce daily tensions and stress and open you up to connection. Move your body and you will find your world will slow down.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I believe that what shifted for me years ago in being able to stay present and focused, was to meditate when I walked. By meditating while moving I got in touch with my energy and could feel and connect in with my body and also allow the outside world to be less important. I feel more connected with the universe and myself just from this daily practice.
I am not doing anything during my walks other than focusing all my attention on me... my breathing, my stride, my feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, my presence... my joy... my peace... my calm...my clarity... my thoughts... during my walks, nothing matters in the universe but me.
I believe this single daily action can reduce daily tensions and stress and open you up to connection. Move your body and you will find your world will slow down.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, May 08, 2006
Weekend Joys
We had a simple, quiet and fun weekend. I got home Friday PM and we had a dinner planned with some associates, so off we went. Great food and chat. Then I had time to unpack, do a few emails to catch up with clients and get some groceries for the weekend. Saturday AM, after my walk, I did some errands and then had time to journal and finish a chapter of a new book I am working on. Then we went to NJ to visit our friends. It was a great drive over, with nice weather, so we put the convertible top down and enjoyed the sunshine. We had a really nice time visiting with our friends and then came home and relaxed. Sunday, after my walk, we did errands together and then met some friends in a village near their home and walked around some cool shops and then sat and had some iced coffees and chatted for a long time. Mark and I then went to a Phillie's game and Barry Bonds hit yet another home run. On the way home I had a chance to speak to Rachel, my niece and catch up. Really nice way to refresh and replenish and now I am into my day feeling much joy!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, May 05, 2006
I am blessed!
Just got back home after an awesome time visiting my oldest niece, Charlene ("Charlie"). We talked and talked and dined and laughed and cried and shared. It was simply beautiful to be with this fine young woman and enjoy her company and discover more about her. I so admire her strength and compassion and appreciate her and am proud and honored to be her Aunt. I feel so blessed having family that I love deeply and I consider great friends, too!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Stress Be Gone!
I can feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel stress in the air as I speak to clients and go about my day. I de-stress following one simple thing I learned from my husband about 18 years ago, which has served me to this day. He said to me once, "If you can do something about something to change it, then do it and stop thinking about it and if you can't, stop thinking about it". At the time it sounded so simple it was almost ridiculous to me and as the years went by I began to understand. Stress is a choice. Just like worry or fear. I choose to live my life feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling happy and peaceful and letting in JOY! I do not choose to have worry and stress and focus on pain and what is not working, so I have to let go of those things that are out of my control. When I let you, I relax. As I said in "Work Yourself Happy", ..."let go and let God".
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Stop Wasting YOUR Money!
Ok, I have something that really bugs me to get out so buckle up! I hear so many people complaining about lack of money and then see them wasting their money at Starbucks. A daily
cup of coffee and scones adds up like this:
if you are age 25 and put out $4.13 for your coffee each morning instead of putting that money into an index fund until retirement, you are loosing a nest eff of nearly $2 million dollars (based on a 3 percent annual cost of inflation and 12% market returns)
Seriously, can't you get a coffee pot and take 5 min to brew a cup? Mine has an automatic function and brews before I get up and is all ready to go when I am. Or instant coffee. Or, if for some odd reason you have to spend your money to buy coffee, go to the gas station or 7-11 or WaWa (here by me), which sells a cup of coffee for minimal cost.
Stop buying in to media hype that Starbucks plants to tell you and sell you that their coffee is "better". Come on! Be smart.
Think about 2 million dollars before you gulp another cup!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
cup of coffee and scones adds up like this:
if you are age 25 and put out $4.13 for your coffee each morning instead of putting that money into an index fund until retirement, you are loosing a nest eff of nearly $2 million dollars (based on a 3 percent annual cost of inflation and 12% market returns)
Seriously, can't you get a coffee pot and take 5 min to brew a cup? Mine has an automatic function and brews before I get up and is all ready to go when I am. Or instant coffee. Or, if for some odd reason you have to spend your money to buy coffee, go to the gas station or 7-11 or WaWa (here by me), which sells a cup of coffee for minimal cost.
Stop buying in to media hype that Starbucks plants to tell you and sell you that their coffee is "better". Come on! Be smart.
Think about 2 million dollars before you gulp another cup!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, May 01, 2006
Month Of May - I'ts Race Time!
I love May as I am a HUGE fan of the Indy 500 and May is all about the Indy 500 for me! This year I even started a super special program to celebrate the race and to honor my passion as a racer myself (yes, I do have my SCAA racing license!). Here is the event I am doing and you can have fun seeing how it ties right in with my two passions: helping people create more success and racing:)
http://www.terrilevine.com/dreamracer.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
http://www.terrilevine.com/dreamracer.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, April 28, 2006
Wasted Emotion
I found out the other day that a relative of mine holds the belief that because my husband and I have "money" (which we have worked incredibly hard to earn in the past 27 years!), we in her mind, are expected to give that money away to my sister. My sister made the choice of having 11 children and spending huge sums of money given to her by her in-laws. Yet, somehow in the mind of one of her children, my husband and I are to give her our money.
I pondered this interesting thought. In my niece's life experience she has seen her parent's be given money (over and over and over again!) and has come to believe that it is expected that people give money to support others.
I love giving money to my nieces and nephews who are starting out, working hard and trying to create their lives. I give a great deal of money to charities and to causes. I easily give money away and have done things to help my sister - not all involving money.
I feel bad for my niece who is wasting an emotion and a feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling which is causing resentment and possibly hatred towards her Aunt and Uncle. Instead of feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling good and focusing on what is right in her life and in her world and enjoying each feeeeeeeeeeeeeeling she has, she is causing dis-ease in her body by bringing bad energy right into her experience. I do understand she has this belief embedded based on her life experience to date, and I do also know, she has every ability to change her belief and allow in healthy, nurturing and nurishing thoughts.
I am not attached to if she likes us as Aunt and Uncle, that is about her. I am sad she doesn't know how to re-focus her emotions so she allows in only healthy emotions and not feelings of resentment, guilt and maybe even hatred. To me, these are all wasted emotions, which zap your energy, kill your own personal self-esteem and take away your joys in life. I do also believe that negative thinking creates negative feelings which later creates illness.
I send her much love and light.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I pondered this interesting thought. In my niece's life experience she has seen her parent's be given money (over and over and over again!) and has come to believe that it is expected that people give money to support others.
I love giving money to my nieces and nephews who are starting out, working hard and trying to create their lives. I give a great deal of money to charities and to causes. I easily give money away and have done things to help my sister - not all involving money.
I feel bad for my niece who is wasting an emotion and a feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling which is causing resentment and possibly hatred towards her Aunt and Uncle. Instead of feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling good and focusing on what is right in her life and in her world and enjoying each feeeeeeeeeeeeeeling she has, she is causing dis-ease in her body by bringing bad energy right into her experience. I do understand she has this belief embedded based on her life experience to date, and I do also know, she has every ability to change her belief and allow in healthy, nurturing and nurishing thoughts.
I am not attached to if she likes us as Aunt and Uncle, that is about her. I am sad she doesn't know how to re-focus her emotions so she allows in only healthy emotions and not feelings of resentment, guilt and maybe even hatred. To me, these are all wasted emotions, which zap your energy, kill your own personal self-esteem and take away your joys in life. I do also believe that negative thinking creates negative feelings which later creates illness.
I send her much love and light.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, April 27, 2006
My Newspaper Fetish
My husband always laughs at me for not liking the feel of newsprint but I don't and hate how it gets all over your hands. What I actually like even less (and this is why I don't read any news) is how hte news is all about what is NOT working and how awful things are. They don't tell you anything good. It is doom and gloom.
No wonder people walk around feeling down!
If you have never tried a newspaper diet, I highly recommend you do.
It will lift your spirits and your hands will be cleaner, too:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
No wonder people walk around feeling down!
If you have never tried a newspaper diet, I highly recommend you do.
It will lift your spirits and your hands will be cleaner, too:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
EnergyThief
I find that TV and radio often steal my energy. There is constant focus on negatives and what is not working and songs about tragedy and commercials about how many people die of what illnesses and shows about hospitals and death and tragedy. I find I can't turn on the TV without being surrounded by things which are not what I choose to attract to my life experience. It is the same with the radio and the news, commecials and much of the newer music.
Tragedy and fear seems to be the theme they are focused on.
I mostly read self help books, listen to uplifting music and write and read about the positives in my life experience.
You DO get what you focus on. No wonder so many people feel down!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tragedy and fear seems to be the theme they are focused on.
I mostly read self help books, listen to uplifting music and write and read about the positives in my life experience.
You DO get what you focus on. No wonder so many people feel down!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Wonderful News
I completed my testimony in the trial on Monday and finally am home with no further trips to Florida to testify! YEAH!!!!
I also had an EXTRAordinary weekend with my niece. We did a ton of shopping for her honeymoon and she got a beautiful dress for her rehearsal dinner and picked up things like sunglasses and such for her trip. Also, she got a super bargain of a precious moments wedding figurine for a steal!
We shopped, we talked and I got to see pictures of the wedding preparations and went over the service with her. I am so excited for her!
It was an awesome weekend. She got a massage and I got a facial and we went at fast pace shopping and then slowed it down to relax. It was so much fun.
I was sad to leave Sunday late afternoon to catch the plane to Florida, but I had to go.
I am hopeful my husband, who is still stuck down in Florida, comes home tonight or tomorrow and we can put this behind us.
I am so grateful to have this over and not taking up any more space in my brain and to be enjoying life and my family and can't wait until the wedding!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I also had an EXTRAordinary weekend with my niece. We did a ton of shopping for her honeymoon and she got a beautiful dress for her rehearsal dinner and picked up things like sunglasses and such for her trip. Also, she got a super bargain of a precious moments wedding figurine for a steal!
We shopped, we talked and I got to see pictures of the wedding preparations and went over the service with her. I am so excited for her!
It was an awesome weekend. She got a massage and I got a facial and we went at fast pace shopping and then slowed it down to relax. It was so much fun.
I was sad to leave Sunday late afternoon to catch the plane to Florida, but I had to go.
I am hopeful my husband, who is still stuck down in Florida, comes home tonight or tomorrow and we can put this behind us.
I am so grateful to have this over and not taking up any more space in my brain and to be enjoying life and my family and can't wait until the wedding!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, April 21, 2006
My Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weekends are always nice for me to go a bit slower and enjoy longer walks and being with my husband and friends, but this one is going to ROCK!
I am so excited. My niece is coming in and we are going to go shopping to get her clothes for her upcoming honeymoon to Hawaii and I am also going to find something she can borrow to wear at her wedding and also going to pack up some things from my home that she can have in her brand new home!
It is all so exciting! She gets in this PM and my plan was to be with her right until she got on her flight Monday morning, but once again this trial has interferred with my life and my plans. I have to fly to Florida again on Sunday night:(
In any event, I am taking her to get a massage and we are going to shop and chat and enjoy!
I can't wait.
I hope YOU create an EXTRAordinary weekend that nurtures your mind, body and spirit, too!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I am so excited. My niece is coming in and we are going to go shopping to get her clothes for her upcoming honeymoon to Hawaii and I am also going to find something she can borrow to wear at her wedding and also going to pack up some things from my home that she can have in her brand new home!
It is all so exciting! She gets in this PM and my plan was to be with her right until she got on her flight Monday morning, but once again this trial has interferred with my life and my plans. I have to fly to Florida again on Sunday night:(
In any event, I am taking her to get a massage and we are going to shop and chat and enjoy!
I can't wait.
I hope YOU create an EXTRAordinary weekend that nurtures your mind, body and spirit, too!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Pardon my writing....
I am in the middle of completing 3 books and working on 6 articles and writing 16 manuals! This is a lot of writing at one time - and I love it.
I blog because I enjoy sharing my thoughts and others have said they enjoy reading them.
When I write anything (even a promotional email) I have a copy editor on the team who proofs it and edits it. I tend to write fast and don't edit my work. When I blog, forget it... I do it even faster and edit nothing (as you may have noticed, LOL!).
On one of my blogs I wrote "I have been reading" which would be no biggie to you or me but the attorney for one of the defendant's really has nothing to say to me so in questioning me asked ridiculous questions about articles and blogs - like that has something to do with the fact that the guy he represents stole money from me and others! Then he used the words, "I have been reading" from one of my blogs to say I was currently reading about this trial.
I found this so silly. First of all, like I have time to be reading!! I've been tied up in Florida with this for weeks and if you know me, you also know I don't read the news or watch TV, and I do write about that frequently. I also don't care about this case at all. I can't get my money back and if they go to jail or not doesn't impact my life at all. If it had been edited, it would have said, "I had read"... actually 4 years ago or so, when the FBI closed this company down, one of my BNI buddies gave me a copy of an article that appeared in the Quakertown paper about the company. I really doubt that 4 years later any papers here are writing about this case as it is all being handled in Florida.
So, all I can say is pardon my writing Mr. Attorney! When you have nothing to defend your client with it seems you choose to attack the witnesses. What a weird justice system we have.
Gang, I am certain my blogs will continue to contain grammar errors and spelling errors, so please do pardon me;)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I blog because I enjoy sharing my thoughts and others have said they enjoy reading them.
When I write anything (even a promotional email) I have a copy editor on the team who proofs it and edits it. I tend to write fast and don't edit my work. When I blog, forget it... I do it even faster and edit nothing (as you may have noticed, LOL!).
On one of my blogs I wrote "I have been reading" which would be no biggie to you or me but the attorney for one of the defendant's really has nothing to say to me so in questioning me asked ridiculous questions about articles and blogs - like that has something to do with the fact that the guy he represents stole money from me and others! Then he used the words, "I have been reading" from one of my blogs to say I was currently reading about this trial.
I found this so silly. First of all, like I have time to be reading!! I've been tied up in Florida with this for weeks and if you know me, you also know I don't read the news or watch TV, and I do write about that frequently. I also don't care about this case at all. I can't get my money back and if they go to jail or not doesn't impact my life at all. If it had been edited, it would have said, "I had read"... actually 4 years ago or so, when the FBI closed this company down, one of my BNI buddies gave me a copy of an article that appeared in the Quakertown paper about the company. I really doubt that 4 years later any papers here are writing about this case as it is all being handled in Florida.
So, all I can say is pardon my writing Mr. Attorney! When you have nothing to defend your client with it seems you choose to attack the witnesses. What a weird justice system we have.
Gang, I am certain my blogs will continue to contain grammar errors and spelling errors, so please do pardon me;)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
My Coach Is Coming To Philly!!
My dream of having the best coach on the planet that I know, come and speak at the Learning Spa, came true! Scott Hallman, the most talented, skilled, brighest and most EXTRAordinary coach I know, is going to speak at the Learning Spa!
I shared a platform with Scott about a year and a half ago at a Joe Vitale event and realized I had to hire him. He had massive marketing smarts and a clear style and is a fast thinker and doer. Scott helped me launch many products and ideas and is responsible for the Coaching Success Library (http://www.coachingsuccesslibrary.com/) design, which I am so proud of.
To hear Scott speak, to me is worth thousands and I am already excited to hear his wisdom.
If you don't know Scott Hallman, you will want to! He charges HUGE fees as a coach and deserves every penny. Spending 40-50k a year to be coached by him is a great investment in your business. If you don't yet have that much extra income flowing in, spend time with him in Philly and come meet me and Joe Nunziata, Paul and Layne Cutright, Jim and Georgia Donovan, Peter Julian, Peter Fogel, Robert Imbriale, Pamela Harper and others, who will help you increase your business and personal success with EASE!
Oh, you can hear many of them speaking here right now:
http://www.terrilevine.com/learningspa/index.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I shared a platform with Scott about a year and a half ago at a Joe Vitale event and realized I had to hire him. He had massive marketing smarts and a clear style and is a fast thinker and doer. Scott helped me launch many products and ideas and is responsible for the Coaching Success Library (http://www.coachingsuccesslibrary.com/) design, which I am so proud of.
To hear Scott speak, to me is worth thousands and I am already excited to hear his wisdom.
If you don't know Scott Hallman, you will want to! He charges HUGE fees as a coach and deserves every penny. Spending 40-50k a year to be coached by him is a great investment in your business. If you don't yet have that much extra income flowing in, spend time with him in Philly and come meet me and Joe Nunziata, Paul and Layne Cutright, Jim and Georgia Donovan, Peter Julian, Peter Fogel, Robert Imbriale, Pamela Harper and others, who will help you increase your business and personal success with EASE!
Oh, you can hear many of them speaking here right now:
http://www.terrilevine.com/learningspa/index.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Dream Racer!
Earlier this year I realized that so many people want to coach with me and I don't have the time to coach them all yet I have a strong desire to assist them all. One day I was reading my racing magazines (I am an avid race car fan and also a driver!), and I was thinking how coaching and racing are two of my favorite things and I got the hit to combine them! I spent time feeeeeeeeeeeeeeling what would be fun, high value and created a way to price the coaching super reasonable to help people achieve a goal fast!
I am proud of the site, too!
Take a peak when you get a second... or should I say, "race on over"! LOL
http://www.terrilevine.com/dreamracer.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I am proud of the site, too!
Take a peak when you get a second... or should I say, "race on over"! LOL
http://www.terrilevine.com/dreamracer.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Integrity
I believe when you line up your beliefs, thoughts, feeeeeeeeeeeeelings and actions and live from a place of having those balanced at all times, then you will always be in integrity. When something happens that you don't feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel good about or you don't agree with or you aren't comfortable with, your internal senses tell you so and guide you away and towards that which has you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling more in alignment.
I notice for myself when I am not feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling that everything is lined up, something is off balance and I need to make a shift to get my inner energy lined up. This can be agreeing to have lunch with someone I don't really deeply want to be with, but saying yes as a should and so not to hurt their feelings. Then I start seeing that lunch on my calendar and feeling out of alignment about it. I have to get right back into integrity and explain to the person that lunch is off.
Over the past decade I have said more "no's" and learned to live more and more from that which I really, really, want from inside of me.
When I live a life from the integrity of my desires, I always feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel great!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I notice for myself when I am not feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling that everything is lined up, something is off balance and I need to make a shift to get my inner energy lined up. This can be agreeing to have lunch with someone I don't really deeply want to be with, but saying yes as a should and so not to hurt their feelings. Then I start seeing that lunch on my calendar and feeling out of alignment about it. I have to get right back into integrity and explain to the person that lunch is off.
Over the past decade I have said more "no's" and learned to live more and more from that which I really, really, want from inside of me.
When I live a life from the integrity of my desires, I always feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel great!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, April 14, 2006
The Gift of Love
Just got back from Florida where I have to go again next week to finish my testimony. I again focused my energy on what is working and in my journaling and readings and writings I noticed I used the word "love" a lot. I don't use this word lightly. I don't for example "love pizza", although heck I do enjoy it! When I say love I say it coming from a place of deep and great respect, appreciation, gratitude and a deep sense of connection to Spirit.
So, what was I LOVING?
Well, first my amazing husband, Mark. We have been together since we are 17 years old (a long time!) and my love is so strong and deep. I can't discuss the trial or my testimony with him as he is also testifying, so after I leave court I simply look deeply in his eyes and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel our connection and his love.
I LOVE my work and my clients! When I hear their voices, get their emails, receive their cards and gifts, I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel such appreciation for the work I do and who I connect with and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel deeply blessed.
I LOVE my friends! They know how much being away from my clients upsets my life and my energy and they reach out to me and send me loving energy in a way that I can't describe. I carry an angel with me that Shannon gave me and it makes me think of her love, and card that says "enjoy your journey" that Terri Barbato gave me years ago, that makes me think of her and a "post it note" from my loving friend Besty and on and on. They are with me in my heart each day.
I LOVE writing and coaching and that is my passion and purpose.
Finally, I LOVE living yet when it is time for me to pass, I will have no regrets. Each day I come from love and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling love and appreciation. I don't let a minute go by where I am not grateful for the experience of this wonderful life and even appreciate the contrast of life and the energy of others.
I am IN LOVE:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
So, what was I LOVING?
Well, first my amazing husband, Mark. We have been together since we are 17 years old (a long time!) and my love is so strong and deep. I can't discuss the trial or my testimony with him as he is also testifying, so after I leave court I simply look deeply in his eyes and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel our connection and his love.
I LOVE my work and my clients! When I hear their voices, get their emails, receive their cards and gifts, I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel such appreciation for the work I do and who I connect with and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel deeply blessed.
I LOVE my friends! They know how much being away from my clients upsets my life and my energy and they reach out to me and send me loving energy in a way that I can't describe. I carry an angel with me that Shannon gave me and it makes me think of her love, and card that says "enjoy your journey" that Terri Barbato gave me years ago, that makes me think of her and a "post it note" from my loving friend Besty and on and on. They are with me in my heart each day.
I LOVE writing and coaching and that is my passion and purpose.
Finally, I LOVE living yet when it is time for me to pass, I will have no regrets. Each day I come from love and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling love and appreciation. I don't let a minute go by where I am not grateful for the experience of this wonderful life and even appreciate the contrast of life and the energy of others.
I am IN LOVE:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Learning Spa!!
I am so excited I can hardly stay still! We finally unveiled the Learning Spa which is going to be THE event for 2006! We designed the perfect way for serious adults who own their own business and want more business and personal success while creating a balanced life to come learn everything they need to know while nurturing their body, mind and spirit!
We have brought together the GREATEST team of experts: authors, consultants, coaches, trainers... I mean the BEST of the best... along with massages, pampering, a beautiful location, nature, great food and EXTRAordinary people!
Please, if you have a business or ever wanted one, take a peak!
http://www.terrilevine.com/learningspa/index.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
We have brought together the GREATEST team of experts: authors, consultants, coaches, trainers... I mean the BEST of the best... along with massages, pampering, a beautiful location, nature, great food and EXTRAordinary people!
Please, if you have a business or ever wanted one, take a peak!
http://www.terrilevine.com/learningspa/index.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
You Gotta Have Friends!
Each evening I think about things, people and experiences I am grateful for and I often find myself thinking about my friends and how they bless my life. I am so fortunate to have a network of friends who deeply care and give and express love. One of my friends, Shannon, is a friend who shares intimately with me and I hold her shares with utmost confidence. When we go out to lunch or shopping or to a spa we are always filled with laughter.
One time we spent a weekend in Lancaster, shopping, eating, taking in movies and just having fun. We had just completed hours of shopping with heavy packages and carrying those in addition to a large piece of wicker, when we realized we were about a mile from the car! Shannon offered to leave me with the packages and get the vehicle, but I insisted we could walk together and carry the load. We found a short cut but in our way, we found out, was a HUGE pond. Shannon thought we could cross it, until we got close and saw how huge it was! So we walked on, by the highway struggling to get to the car and laughing so hard we had to stop several times. People kept looking at as as they drove by.
Just as we got to her vehicle her cell phone rang and it started to rain - all at once! There we stood, 2 adult women, laughing and laughing in the rain.
These moments of pure fun and joy and a great friend to share them with, fill me up!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
One time we spent a weekend in Lancaster, shopping, eating, taking in movies and just having fun. We had just completed hours of shopping with heavy packages and carrying those in addition to a large piece of wicker, when we realized we were about a mile from the car! Shannon offered to leave me with the packages and get the vehicle, but I insisted we could walk together and carry the load. We found a short cut but in our way, we found out, was a HUGE pond. Shannon thought we could cross it, until we got close and saw how huge it was! So we walked on, by the highway struggling to get to the car and laughing so hard we had to stop several times. People kept looking at as as they drove by.
Just as we got to her vehicle her cell phone rang and it started to rain - all at once! There we stood, 2 adult women, laughing and laughing in the rain.
These moments of pure fun and joy and a great friend to share them with, fill me up!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, April 10, 2006
My Morning Walk
For the past 18 years I have started most of my days with about an hour walk early in the AM. If the weather is good I go to a nearby park and walk a wooded trail and later a parkside trail. I enjoy the silence and listen to the animals and take notice of the sights and sounds (I lost my sense of smell when I had sinus surgery years ago, so that part I miss). During this quiet, I meditate and plan my day and set my intentions and I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel gratitude and joy for what is working and the great things and people in my life.
On days when the weather doesn't cooperate, I walk on my treadmill and focus on slowing my thoughts down and enjoying my life and being grateful for all that is working and well.
I have noticed that if there is a day when I miss this ritutal I feel out of balance and rushed. By moving my body in connection with my mind I am creating a comprehensive experience of bringing my mind and body and spirit together and feel complete.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
On days when the weather doesn't cooperate, I walk on my treadmill and focus on slowing my thoughts down and enjoying my life and being grateful for all that is working and well.
I have noticed that if there is a day when I miss this ritutal I feel out of balance and rushed. By moving my body in connection with my mind I am creating a comprehensive experience of bringing my mind and body and spirit together and feel complete.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Back From Florida
Well, I am back from Florida after a week! I finally began testifying and then they had to call another witness so I had to leave the stand and wait and wait and wait. I finally begged to come home for a few days to touch base with my clients and students and catch up on my books and business and they agreed. I have to return later this week to complete my testimony.
Having never done anything like this, the entire feeling is very odd. I am looking forward to getting this behind me and hope I don't get called later if the two defendant's appeal. I really feel very ripped off by them and now believe it was an intentional plan to deceive me and others out of significant amounts of money.
Hard to believe people with such low ethics exist and I wonder what drives them and has them able to sleep and how they see their role in life and contribuition to society. Very puzzling to me.
Well, back to work - it is Sunday and I am trying to get caught up!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Having never done anything like this, the entire feeling is very odd. I am looking forward to getting this behind me and hope I don't get called later if the two defendant's appeal. I really feel very ripped off by them and now believe it was an intentional plan to deceive me and others out of significant amounts of money.
Hard to believe people with such low ethics exist and I wonder what drives them and has them able to sleep and how they see their role in life and contribuition to society. Very puzzling to me.
Well, back to work - it is Sunday and I am trying to get caught up!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, March 31, 2006
Going To Florida
Well it ends up I leave to go to Florida to testify against a vendor who is on trial and as a former customer who got ripped off, I am headed there. I will be gone for awhile so I'll chat about it when I get back.
It feels a bit surreal to me- getting calls from the FBI and now going to meet w/ Federal Prosecutors to prepare to be on the stand as a witness.
I am trying to make this a situation I can get value from and already decided to go with that spirit... a journey and my role is to find value.
Anyway, it feels odd... stay tuned:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
It feels a bit surreal to me- getting calls from the FBI and now going to meet w/ Federal Prosecutors to prepare to be on the stand as a witness.
I am trying to make this a situation I can get value from and already decided to go with that spirit... a journey and my role is to find value.
Anyway, it feels odd... stay tuned:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Worked Himself To Death
We had terribly sad news this week. One of my personal assistants, who I adore and is one of the people I have the highest respect and admiration for, informed me that her husband's nephew died tragically. He was working like mad and recently became a partner in a restaurant (which had standing room only every night!) and he came home late at night and fell asleep with his car running in the garage.
I feel shock and sadness and can't understand how something like this can happen. I have faith in a higher power yet am still baffled by this event. To loose a young life from overwork and exhaustion....
I hold light and love for his family and hope the memories of this young man will bring the family much comfort over time.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I feel shock and sadness and can't understand how something like this can happen. I have faith in a higher power yet am still baffled by this event. To loose a young life from overwork and exhaustion....
I hold light and love for his family and hope the memories of this young man will bring the family much comfort over time.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Back from Vacation
Mark and I had a nice few days away. We did end up going to Vegas after all, so he did get to enjoy March Madness in Vegas. I didn't gamble much. Mostly walked, worked out, got facials and massages and read and relaxed! Fully immersed myself in the experience. We had lots of time to chat and cuddle and just be together. One night was a hoot... we went to listen to a great band that later brought up a super great Elvis impersonator and then a guy who did the most amazing Jim Morrison - it was almost freaky!
Back home about 2 in the morning and excited to be back at work with my wonderful students and clients.
Great break and great to return to the work I so enjoy!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Back home about 2 in the morning and excited to be back at work with my wonderful students and clients.
Great break and great to return to the work I so enjoy!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Letting Frustration Go
Technology has not been working quite right these past few weeks. I downloaded a software program that crashed my hard drive and downloaded it on not just on one computer but both of them! So, my software to synch my phone and calendar information that was on these computers that was shot. My microphone for podcasts, shot. Today I found out hours of recordings I did, also shot:(
I began to feel deep frustration and then decided to quickly shift and let go of this. I changed my physical state and my energy and began to relax and to choose another way to feel. I decided to let in peace and ease. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I am so thankful I learned coaching skills nearly a decade ago as I handle life and chaos in a new and different way from my old pattern. I let go of negative energy fast and allow in the feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings I want.
This is another reason I want to teach everyone on the planet coaching skills. It is life changing.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I began to feel deep frustration and then decided to quickly shift and let go of this. I changed my physical state and my energy and began to relax and to choose another way to feel. I decided to let in peace and ease. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I am so thankful I learned coaching skills nearly a decade ago as I handle life and chaos in a new and different way from my old pattern. I let go of negative energy fast and allow in the feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings I want.
This is another reason I want to teach everyone on the planet coaching skills. It is life changing.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Prosperity
I learned about 10 years ago to live with a prosperity mindset. This means seeing money as something that there is much of and understanding money is a good thing. I don't want money for money's sake. I do want money so I can make contributions to society and to family and to also have the safety net if some emergency occurred.
I like money and believe money is not a bad thing. Money is something the Creator gave us to say, "go forth and enjoy your experience on this planet... soak it all in!".
I find there are many people in a lack mentality and who don't live an abundant life. They have money beliefs which limit them and get in their way... things like, "I am not good enough"... "Money is the root of all evil"... "People with money aren't nice"... Believing such stories keeps them tied in lack. The never have money and even when they get some money, they quickly blow it so they can get right back to their story of their is never enough and they are not deserving.
I look at the world as an abundant place and fully believe in an abundance of money, health, love, joy, friendship, etc. I believe that is why I have a life filled with the abundance of these things. You get what you focus on. If your dominant thought is you are "poor" or you can't have a lot of money, that is just what you will get.
So, my thought for the day is to remind you to shift your story if you want something new to show up and stop blaming the world and others. It is YOU who creates your life experience based on what you think!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I like money and believe money is not a bad thing. Money is something the Creator gave us to say, "go forth and enjoy your experience on this planet... soak it all in!".
I find there are many people in a lack mentality and who don't live an abundant life. They have money beliefs which limit them and get in their way... things like, "I am not good enough"... "Money is the root of all evil"... "People with money aren't nice"... Believing such stories keeps them tied in lack. The never have money and even when they get some money, they quickly blow it so they can get right back to their story of their is never enough and they are not deserving.
I look at the world as an abundant place and fully believe in an abundance of money, health, love, joy, friendship, etc. I believe that is why I have a life filled with the abundance of these things. You get what you focus on. If your dominant thought is you are "poor" or you can't have a lot of money, that is just what you will get.
So, my thought for the day is to remind you to shift your story if you want something new to show up and stop blaming the world and others. It is YOU who creates your life experience based on what you think!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Creating Positive Change
I stopped at a store last evening to pick up something I need for my trip out of town later this week and observed a young child with her parents. The child was acting out and struggling and wanted to run free in the mall and was yelling and creating a major fuss. What was interesting to me, is that of the 10 strategies to effectively change child behavior, these parents had all 10 mixed up - hence the child continued on.
I won't go in to all the details and do cover it in my parent coaching certification ecourse, but here are some of them:
There was no good reason for the child to stop this behavior.
The parents tried to use rewards, which don't change behaviors.
The child wasn't being told what the bad behavior was.
I know from working with parents and children for over 25 years, that you can easily and effortless teach a child to behave well and it stems from helping a child see the consequences for "bad" behavior.
I felt bad as these parents were frustrated and also showing anger towards each other. If only they had the parent coaching assistance to set limits on bad behavior!
Got my passion for making sure that more people have these skills burning...
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I won't go in to all the details and do cover it in my parent coaching certification ecourse, but here are some of them:
There was no good reason for the child to stop this behavior.
The parents tried to use rewards, which don't change behaviors.
The child wasn't being told what the bad behavior was.
I know from working with parents and children for over 25 years, that you can easily and effortless teach a child to behave well and it stems from helping a child see the consequences for "bad" behavior.
I felt bad as these parents were frustrated and also showing anger towards each other. If only they had the parent coaching assistance to set limits on bad behavior!
Got my passion for making sure that more people have these skills burning...
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, March 20, 2006
Always Coaching
This weekend I had the joy of seeing my sister and her family and going to my nieces wedding showers and well as my nephews play! In addition to having fun, laughing and being in awe of what a fabulous singer and actor my nephew is, what I loved most was the connection with family and excitement of the upcoming wedding!
It was interesting that during a shower game where we each had to write a recipe for a successful marriage, I wrote from my coaching perspective things like: respect, honor, feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, no judgment, etc. It is such a part of who I am and how I think.
The profession of coaching has such impact on clients and on us, as the coaches! How lucky and blessed we are to do the work we love, love the work we do, make a fantastic living while serving others and improving our own lives!
I am thankful for my wonderful family and for my wonderful way of making a living in this world.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
It was interesting that during a shower game where we each had to write a recipe for a successful marriage, I wrote from my coaching perspective things like: respect, honor, feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, no judgment, etc. It is such a part of who I am and how I think.
The profession of coaching has such impact on clients and on us, as the coaches! How lucky and blessed we are to do the work we love, love the work we do, make a fantastic living while serving others and improving our own lives!
I am thankful for my wonderful family and for my wonderful way of making a living in this world.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, March 17, 2006
Computer Weirdness
Computers really baffle me! I love them and hate them. The latest is my computer microphone picks up the strangest buzzing in the background for no reason. I tried a few mics and the noise is always there. It is so frustrating.
Then yesterday my computer stopped backing up so the tape drive isn't working and today my antivirus program isn't working and my hot synch for my treo is adding all kinds of bizarre files.
Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Then yesterday my computer stopped backing up so the tape drive isn't working and today my antivirus program isn't working and my hot synch for my treo is adding all kinds of bizarre files.
Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Project Moving On The Launch Pad
I've been telling you about the secret project and now I can share more! I was so impressed with Peter Julian that I partnered with him and we are creating something so revolutionary it will totally change the industry of personal development forever! Nothing comes close to what we are getting ready to share.
The excitement is building and even though I can't show you or offer you the product yet, I want you to be one of the first ones to know about it. I posted a ton of information so you can feel the excitement and know more, too. Check this out:
http://www.terrilevine.com/secretproject.html
I hope you'll get jazzed with me as this project is so awesome I can't sleep at night!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
The excitement is building and even though I can't show you or offer you the product yet, I want you to be one of the first ones to know about it. I posted a ton of information so you can feel the excitement and know more, too. Check this out:
http://www.terrilevine.com/secretproject.html
I hope you'll get jazzed with me as this project is so awesome I can't sleep at night!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Trial
About 8 years ago I hired a company to create a virtual university for http://www. ComprehensiveCoachingU.com and they took my money (a lot of it!) and never did any of the work. They would just keep meeting with me and having calls with me and sending me work plans. I gave them a full year of this nonsense and then got pretty upset.
They then asked me to sign a new contract and wanted MORE money for the job!
I never got my money back and found out their company was in trouble with the FBI and that the folks were on trial in Florida.
I have been reading local papers about the trial and these folks seem criminal in their actions.
I was contacted several years ago by the FBI as they seized the computers and documents of this company and my emails showed up and my contract.
Now, the FBI wants me to testify in this case. I don't have a choice as they served me with a summons. The deal is that for me, the past IS the past and I don't live there and don't spend time or energy focused on what is NOT working.
What a way to suck my energy and take me away from serving people! They wanted me to come now and to miss my niece's bridal showers and I don't care if they come arrest me, my family comes FIRST always!
Society loves to focus on the past and my choice is to focus on the present - Rachel's showers. I'll be feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling what I want to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel even if I am testifying!
I choose to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel peace and to know all IS well!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
They then asked me to sign a new contract and wanted MORE money for the job!
I never got my money back and found out their company was in trouble with the FBI and that the folks were on trial in Florida.
I have been reading local papers about the trial and these folks seem criminal in their actions.
I was contacted several years ago by the FBI as they seized the computers and documents of this company and my emails showed up and my contract.
Now, the FBI wants me to testify in this case. I don't have a choice as they served me with a summons. The deal is that for me, the past IS the past and I don't live there and don't spend time or energy focused on what is NOT working.
What a way to suck my energy and take me away from serving people! They wanted me to come now and to miss my niece's bridal showers and I don't care if they come arrest me, my family comes FIRST always!
Society loves to focus on the past and my choice is to focus on the present - Rachel's showers. I'll be feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling what I want to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel even if I am testifying!
I choose to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel peace and to know all IS well!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Spring!
I love spring time and even though we've only had a few warm days so far in the Philly area, I took full advantage of them! I put down the top on my convertible, went to the park and got in about an hour walk feeling the sun, enjoying the fresh air and listening to the birds. Not much greenery yet but man I soaked in nature!
We are expected to have another cold front (back in the teens!) and I am so glad I took advantage of the warm weather. I try to get out every day and walk in the park or walk in my area with my dog, Sheba, just to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel at one with the Universe and make the connection with the beauty of the world.
We are blessed to have this wonderful planet we live on!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
We are expected to have another cold front (back in the teens!) and I am so glad I took advantage of the warm weather. I try to get out every day and walk in the park or walk in my area with my dog, Sheba, just to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel at one with the Universe and make the connection with the beauty of the world.
We are blessed to have this wonderful planet we live on!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, March 13, 2006
Summing Up Last Week
Last week was so typical of life with chaos at every turn. I met new people, got new clients, found an awesome place for Learning Spa, connected with new friends, spent time laughing and playing with friends and family and had relaxtion time with Mark. I worked out... worked on my books... finished up 3 products and started 2 more... developed a new program... invited people to speak at Learning Spa... taught for University of Masters... worked on my podcast... handled getting complete with someone... hired a new software company for my database and marketing... got excited about my niece's upcoming bridal shower... heard sad news about another family member... called my great nephew to wish him a happy birthday... spent a night at a friend's home... read... did BrainSpeak... got served with papers from the FBI to testify in Florida against a vendor who ripped me off almost 8 years ago...
So, it was up and down and here and there... just got to love it! Life is chaos and chaos is life... hang on for the ride and enjoy what it brings... I appreciate being alive and even the downs. Here's to more UPS this week:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
So, it was up and down and here and there... just got to love it! Life is chaos and chaos is life... hang on for the ride and enjoy what it brings... I appreciate being alive and even the downs. Here's to more UPS this week:)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, March 10, 2006
What Blind Dates Have In Common With Success...
Hello everyone,
I just received this interesting note from someone who joined my coach training program and I thought what she wrote of her experience was so poignant and happens to us all - but we just don't talk about it - that I thought it should be shared. Her letter is below:
Dear Sharon and Terri,
I just wanted to tell you both that I really appreciated your group coaching call today. When I found your website, I KNEW this was the right program - it's "touchy/feely" (hands-on) which I love! But as soon as I signed up, I went into the fear of I made the wrong decision. I had gotten caught up in a fear of - did I make the right decision - will I have the "right" credentials when I'm done, etc.... I have done some more reading about who you both are and I realize that its just my fear. A fear of being "duped".
Its happened before, recently. I know I haven't been. I know you guys are really who you say you are and are helping each of us immensely. I have all the faith in the world that you and Terri are genuine and this is a very special and unique opportunity. My energy is shifted and it feels SO good!!! I thank you for the opportunity to bring up that fear and work through it. Thank you for the wonderful mentors who I could go right from the training call to talk to and discuss my fears. My mentor helps me get back on track.
I'm just extremely grateful for this opportunity. The above was probably rambling, but I needed to share. I know this is the career I am passionate about - I know its my life purpose.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Christine
(New Life Coach)
I wanted to share Christine's letter as we thought many of you may be going
through the same challenge.
It's important to know that when faced with new directions we all experience fear. Mostly it's fear of change or of the unknown. We want to protect ourselves from possible pain. This is all healthy. What is not healthy is being halted or stopped by fear. When we focus more on what can go wrong, we often miss out on major life shifting opportunities that are just waiting for us to take a step towards them.
Think about going on a blind date - just as an example. Sure, you can think
about all the ways it could go wrong. But maybe you will get more out of that blind date than you expect. Maybe it will teach you something great about yourself. Maybe it will help connect you to the real person of your dreams or a new hobby or perhaps you will just laugh all night long. If you let fear stop you from ever going on dates then will your love life ever improve? Will Miss or Mr. Right be able to find you if you're hiding in your living room behind your TV? No! In order for our lives to change for the better we have to take the "risk" and open ourselves up for opportunity.
We have to be willing "participants" - not sit on the side lines.
If we've been let down in love or even feel very "duped" by love - is that a good enough reason to never love again?
If we've taken some opportunities in the past in business that haven't worked out for us the way we expected, then does that mean we should never be open to new opportunities ever again? Does that mean that every new opportunity will have the same result?
No - of course not.
Those that are "lucky in love" or "lucky in life", are different from others in one respect: they just make themselves open to new opportunities and they act when something comes along that has potential for greatness. They never know any more than you if that opportunity will be great - but they can be sure that nothing will change unless they do something different and try it.
Here's another nugget to ponder - FEAR looks tall and scary when it is in front of us. But something magical happens when we step in front of it.
Looking back...fear looks ridiculous and silly and we wonder why we were afraid of it in the first place.
So today...where will you be standing? In front of fear, feeling stuck and terrified or looking back at it and smiling?
***If you haven't signed up for the next coaching call do so here:
http://www.coachinstitute.com/coachinginstituteorientation.htm
***Or fill out your application for the Apprentice Program that Christine is
on:
http://www.coachinstitute.com/vip-program-application.htm
Helping you to move forward in life,
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/
Hello everyone,
I just received this interesting note from someone who joined my coach training program and I thought what she wrote of her experience was so poignant and happens to us all - but we just don't talk about it - that I thought it should be shared. Her letter is below:
Dear Sharon and Terri,
I just wanted to tell you both that I really appreciated your group coaching call today. When I found your website, I KNEW this was the right program - it's "touchy/feely" (hands-on) which I love! But as soon as I signed up, I went into the fear of I made the wrong decision. I had gotten caught up in a fear of - did I make the right decision - will I have the "right" credentials when I'm done, etc.... I have done some more reading about who you both are and I realize that its just my fear. A fear of being "duped".
Its happened before, recently. I know I haven't been. I know you guys are really who you say you are and are helping each of us immensely. I have all the faith in the world that you and Terri are genuine and this is a very special and unique opportunity. My energy is shifted and it feels SO good!!! I thank you for the opportunity to bring up that fear and work through it. Thank you for the wonderful mentors who I could go right from the training call to talk to and discuss my fears. My mentor helps me get back on track.
I'm just extremely grateful for this opportunity. The above was probably rambling, but I needed to share. I know this is the career I am passionate about - I know its my life purpose.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Christine
(New Life Coach)
I wanted to share Christine's letter as we thought many of you may be going
through the same challenge.
It's important to know that when faced with new directions we all experience fear. Mostly it's fear of change or of the unknown. We want to protect ourselves from possible pain. This is all healthy. What is not healthy is being halted or stopped by fear. When we focus more on what can go wrong, we often miss out on major life shifting opportunities that are just waiting for us to take a step towards them.
Think about going on a blind date - just as an example. Sure, you can think
about all the ways it could go wrong. But maybe you will get more out of that blind date than you expect. Maybe it will teach you something great about yourself. Maybe it will help connect you to the real person of your dreams or a new hobby or perhaps you will just laugh all night long. If you let fear stop you from ever going on dates then will your love life ever improve? Will Miss or Mr. Right be able to find you if you're hiding in your living room behind your TV? No! In order for our lives to change for the better we have to take the "risk" and open ourselves up for opportunity.
We have to be willing "participants" - not sit on the side lines.
If we've been let down in love or even feel very "duped" by love - is that a good enough reason to never love again?
If we've taken some opportunities in the past in business that haven't worked out for us the way we expected, then does that mean we should never be open to new opportunities ever again? Does that mean that every new opportunity will have the same result?
No - of course not.
Those that are "lucky in love" or "lucky in life", are different from others in one respect: they just make themselves open to new opportunities and they act when something comes along that has potential for greatness. They never know any more than you if that opportunity will be great - but they can be sure that nothing will change unless they do something different and try it.
Here's another nugget to ponder - FEAR looks tall and scary when it is in front of us. But something magical happens when we step in front of it.
Looking back...fear looks ridiculous and silly and we wonder why we were afraid of it in the first place.
So today...where will you be standing? In front of fear, feeling stuck and terrified or looking back at it and smiling?
***If you haven't signed up for the next coaching call do so here:
http://www.coachinstitute.com/coachinginstituteorientation.htm
***Or fill out your application for the Apprentice Program that Christine is
on:
http://www.coachinstitute.com/vip-program-application.htm
Helping you to move forward in life,
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/
Thursday, March 09, 2006
It's In YOUR Mind
I will tell you upfront I didn't always have an attitude that was positive. In fact I worried a lot about the future, and was great at thinking about all the problems I "might" have. I changed this attitude when I learned the Law of Attraction and how thoughts create what we exerience. It took almost a full year for me to shift this on a deep level where I think this way naturally and focus on thinking and choosing the thoughts I DO want and only choose to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling good! I am human so at times, sure, I mess up. I don't need to get it perfect. I am human.
I spoke to 4 or 5 people in the past two days who are not my coaching clients and not my playmates in business and ALL of them came from worry about the future and filled the conversation with what is not working and what their problems are and compliants and what might go wrong. I listened to their negative self talk, their inner beliefs, their fears and felt pained for them. To live in this energy must be depleting and tiring and draining. I want for people to know that in our short life experience we get to choose what we want to feel and be and do and have. I say to my client's all the time, "How do you intend to experience the rest of your life?"... just to remind them in each nano second we have the choice to think what we desire.
I realized how blessed I am to have learned coaching skills so that I am not stuck in a place of negative energy and also realize the contrast I felt when engaged with people who haven't yet evolved and don't live by Law of Attraction. Just grateful I am on a different path and journey and I send them love and light to find an easier, freer and better feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling way.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I spoke to 4 or 5 people in the past two days who are not my coaching clients and not my playmates in business and ALL of them came from worry about the future and filled the conversation with what is not working and what their problems are and compliants and what might go wrong. I listened to their negative self talk, their inner beliefs, their fears and felt pained for them. To live in this energy must be depleting and tiring and draining. I want for people to know that in our short life experience we get to choose what we want to feel and be and do and have. I say to my client's all the time, "How do you intend to experience the rest of your life?"... just to remind them in each nano second we have the choice to think what we desire.
I realized how blessed I am to have learned coaching skills so that I am not stuck in a place of negative energy and also realize the contrast I felt when engaged with people who haven't yet evolved and don't live by Law of Attraction. Just grateful I am on a different path and journey and I send them love and light to find an easier, freer and better feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling way.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Women and Business
As a woman business owner I read alot of information and articles about women in business. Having come from a corporate male dominated environment in a "high power" position and giving that up to have a life, I know what women in business want. In my experience coaching over 300 women in business, we want to create businesses that reflect our life missions and purposes and we want flexiblity and balance in our lives. We want more connection and more time to do yoga, or take walks, or play with our kids, or clean our homes, or whatever it is we do.
Women are starting home based and other businesses at a rapid pace and are great in business! They do lack some key business fundamentals that typcially our male counterparts have been taught that we have not accessed.
I have a deep passion to help women succeed in their businesses and do what they love and love what they do while serving the world. I want for them to succeed and make money and to have a viable, solid business. My goal is to be sure women have the necessary tools and skills to be super successful.
I decided to teach what I know to women in business or those who want to be or MIGHT want to be in business. I hope you'll come out and learn from me. My passion is to share my resources and knowledge with you so you can do more of what you want and get paid well for doing it while making a valuable contribution to society through your business. If you want to learn from me, please join me by going to:
http://www.terrilevine.com/successfulWOB.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/
Women are starting home based and other businesses at a rapid pace and are great in business! They do lack some key business fundamentals that typcially our male counterparts have been taught that we have not accessed.
I have a deep passion to help women succeed in their businesses and do what they love and love what they do while serving the world. I want for them to succeed and make money and to have a viable, solid business. My goal is to be sure women have the necessary tools and skills to be super successful.
I decided to teach what I know to women in business or those who want to be or MIGHT want to be in business. I hope you'll come out and learn from me. My passion is to share my resources and knowledge with you so you can do more of what you want and get paid well for doing it while making a valuable contribution to society through your business. If you want to learn from me, please join me by going to:
http://www.terrilevine.com/successfulWOB.html
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Do YOU Want To Be Part of My Podcast?
My podcast is in production and I am looking for two types of people/companies to come play with me. If you are a part-time or full time coach, who is a woman with children who is a coach, and have built a successful coaching business, you might be the star of my next show! If this is YOU, please send an email to Terri@TerriLevine.com telling me about you and your coaching career.
If you have a business that would appeal to people who are interested in hiring coaches or you are a coach who would like to reach my podcast audience, we currently have openings for sponsorships. Sponsors can either have me endorse them for up to 90 seconds on my show, or can have a professional voice over give their commercial or can give their 90 second commercial themselves. You'll reach a large targeted audience and will be my sponsor for a full month!
For details send an email asking about sponsorship to Terri@TerriLevine.com.
Come play!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
If you have a business that would appeal to people who are interested in hiring coaches or you are a coach who would like to reach my podcast audience, we currently have openings for sponsorships. Sponsors can either have me endorse them for up to 90 seconds on my show, or can have a professional voice over give their commercial or can give their 90 second commercial themselves. You'll reach a large targeted audience and will be my sponsor for a full month!
For details send an email asking about sponsorship to Terri@TerriLevine.com.
Come play!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, March 06, 2006
Stop the Certification Madness
I am constantly amazed at how coaches get trapped into thinking they need to have some initials after their names to draw clients to them or for the coach to believe they are a great coach. I know coaches who get great coach training and are not only the top coaches in the industry, they are the real money making coaches, and none of them give a hoot about what it says after their name. I am really tired of the coaching industry taking the focus away from learning coaching skills and learning the skills to be a highly paid coach and making it about getting some silly initials after your name!
One of my clients said she just puts, MSU after her name, for Make Stuff Up! That really is the essence of saying, it doesn't matter! I have been coaching for nearly a decade and work with Fortune 100 companies, clients around the world and over 2,000 coaching clients and not ONE ever asked about initials. They ask where I got my training and they want to know what I am an expert at and how I can help them - THEY have the right focus and ask the right questions.
Michael Port and I were speaking recently and he agrees with my view and he said in the 3 years he has been coaching and the 500k of income he has generated as a coach he has never been asked about his certification and he has none and is one of the greatest coaches on the planet and makes a great income, too!
Coaches, stop procrastinating with your careers and get real. Consultants don't need inititals, we need great training and knowledge of how to sell what we do.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
One of my clients said she just puts, MSU after her name, for Make Stuff Up! That really is the essence of saying, it doesn't matter! I have been coaching for nearly a decade and work with Fortune 100 companies, clients around the world and over 2,000 coaching clients and not ONE ever asked about initials. They ask where I got my training and they want to know what I am an expert at and how I can help them - THEY have the right focus and ask the right questions.
Michael Port and I were speaking recently and he agrees with my view and he said in the 3 years he has been coaching and the 500k of income he has generated as a coach he has never been asked about his certification and he has none and is one of the greatest coaches on the planet and makes a great income, too!
Coaches, stop procrastinating with your careers and get real. Consultants don't need inititals, we need great training and knowledge of how to sell what we do.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Live Events!!
I have had a great few days coaching clients, writing, doing phone seminars and interviews and working both ON and IN my business! The next two days with be spent with some of my super star Field Trip clients doing a live two day event where they will get high level training and kick their butt (with love, of course!) coaching. I so enjoy this balance and love when live energy comes together and connects. I am so excited and looking foward to this that I barely slept a wink last night and woke up at the crack of dawn! Let's rock and roll!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Late Night
I like to wake up early to take my walk and spend some time planning my day and enjoying silence before the pace of the day picks up, so I wake about 6 AM. By about 9 PM I am not so lively. Last night I got my second wind as I enjoyed 2 calls with Pamela Harper from University of Masters. On the first call we spoke about my upcoming classes with University of Masters which I am super excited about! Then, later that night she interviewed me about the field of coaching, some of my secret information about coaching and I got to meet and experience some new folks associated with University of Masters. What a treat and I had no problem keeping my high energy.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, February 27, 2006
Getting Ready For Field Trip!!
Over the past 3 years I have conducted my favorite live program called "Field Trip" where very special business owners come together to learn my secrets and be supported by me for a full year. Part of the joy of working with this group is about the people who I get to know and support and the live experiences we have together to share and grow. This week, most of the Field Trippers come together here in PA, to continue their learning and growth. I am thrilled as I look foward to taking these folks to the next level and can't wait for this gathering. I spent much of the weekend gathering supplies, reviewing the agenda and just feeeeeeeeeeeeeeling and pre-paving this experience. I will be away from the office Thursday and Friday with this group and no one else will have my attention during that time. I cherish this opportunity and am blessed to have such wonderful business people to spend 2 days with. What an honor!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, February 24, 2006
Weekend
I really enjoy the weekends as Mark and I have much more time to spend together. Sometimes we spend our time doing errands and other times we do nothing at all. This weekend is going to be a nice blend. Today I am working out and then taking my good friend, Shannon, to Philly for Tea for her birthday. Then, Mark and Shannon's husband, John, are meeting us for a drink and then we are going to a great Italian joint in Philly. Shannon loves chocolate, so part of her birthday celebration is going to another Philly hotel for their hot chocolate stations after dinner.
Saturday we have our usual errands and then we are going to watch some movies and relax.
Sunday is our lazy day and later that night a bunch of us are going to Philly for a Chinese New Year dinner celebration.
What a great way to rest and replenish. I am doing things I love with people I enjoy and having the thing I love most in life - lots of time with my husband.
Create an EXTRAordinary weekend!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Saturday we have our usual errands and then we are going to watch some movies and relax.
Sunday is our lazy day and later that night a bunch of us are going to Philly for a Chinese New Year dinner celebration.
What a great way to rest and replenish. I am doing things I love with people I enjoy and having the thing I love most in life - lots of time with my husband.
Create an EXTRAordinary weekend!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Private Movie Theater
Yesterday my nephew and I went to see the Chronicles of Narnia. He has seen it many times and wanted to see it again and I have been looking foward to seeing it. We were the only ones in the entire 22 theater movie plex! It was so weird. So, there we were in our private theater enjoying the movie, sharing popcorn and soda and chatting.
It was really cool and the movie was awesome.
Next time I go to a movie I want it to be private:) There was something so cool about being the only ones in the entire 22 screen theater. Like it was part of our private space or something.
Cool beans and a great movie and great company!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
It was really cool and the movie was awesome.
Next time I go to a movie I want it to be private:) There was something so cool about being the only ones in the entire 22 screen theater. Like it was part of our private space or something.
Cool beans and a great movie and great company!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Family Fun
Today I have taken off to be with my nephew who is visiting during February break. Last night we went to dinner and chatted about all kinds of things and connected. We then came home and watched TV and had some laughs playing "judges" on American Idol.
Today we are going to see the Chronicles of Narnia, which he has seen 3 times I think and I am anxious to see. Then we have a few places to stop and we'll connect with Mark for dinner and hang out together.
It is awesome to see my wonderful nephew develop and grow and mature and to get to know him more deeply.
I am grateful for this time and for having a business that I can take time away from to be with family.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Today we are going to see the Chronicles of Narnia, which he has seen 3 times I think and I am anxious to see. Then we have a few places to stop and we'll connect with Mark for dinner and hang out together.
It is awesome to see my wonderful nephew develop and grow and mature and to get to know him more deeply.
I am grateful for this time and for having a business that I can take time away from to be with family.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Back to Working Myself Happy
We had an awesome weekend away and we had time together to relax, rest, and re-connect. When we got home last night I felt excited to be coming back to work today. I remember so well the days in "corporate" where I dreaded going back to work and would feel depressed when vacation was over. It is evidence that I am working myself happy, when I feel energized and excited to be with my clients today and feeling great about getting back to work.
What a blessing to be doing work I love with people I love and really deeply serving others through my work.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
What a blessing to be doing work I love with people I love and really deeply serving others through my work.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Getaway!
Tomorrow, my husband and I are going away to our favorite hotel in Philly to spend a quiet weekend alone. We have dinner plans for Friday and then plan to listen to music and relax in the lounge. Saturday we'll use the gym and then read by the indoor pool, do some swimming, use the jacuzzi and veg:) We'll probably take a long walk to China Town and grab some dinner there and then find a nice place to sit and chat and hang out. Sunday we are having brunch and then going to several museums and then Sunday night we are having dinner at a Cuban restaurant we've always wanted to try. Monday my sister and 2 of her children might take a train to Philly so we can all go the museums, have some lunch and spend time visiting. Then, Mark and I will have dinner at a noisy, fun, funky place in the city and my sister and her children will take the train back to my home, outside Philly, where they are staying for a bit.
Man am I looking foward to this!!!!
My favorite weekends are the ones alone with my husband;)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Man am I looking foward to this!!!!
My favorite weekends are the ones alone with my husband;)
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Loving My Work
As the author of Work Yourself Happy you may have guessed that everyday I get to do what I love and love what I do.
I deeply LOVE my work and I also love the people I get to work with. My clients and support team are awesome and I am blessed to have them in my life.
It is a delight to see my clients grow and build a business or create more success in their personal lives or at work or in their health and wellness goals or relationships or with their mates and children. I so enjoy watching my clients shift from worry and stress to easy, effortless systems and lives.
I happen to make a great living doing what I do, but even if I did not, I am too passionate about this work, and would keep on doing it even if the financial rewards were small.
I also am so glad to be surrounded with great teammates that support my work and assist my clients. In corporate America I didn't get to choose the players and now I have the wonderful benefit of selecting top people who are fun to work with.
I am appreciative each day that I do get to Work Myself Happy!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I deeply LOVE my work and I also love the people I get to work with. My clients and support team are awesome and I am blessed to have them in my life.
It is a delight to see my clients grow and build a business or create more success in their personal lives or at work or in their health and wellness goals or relationships or with their mates and children. I so enjoy watching my clients shift from worry and stress to easy, effortless systems and lives.
I happen to make a great living doing what I do, but even if I did not, I am too passionate about this work, and would keep on doing it even if the financial rewards were small.
I also am so glad to be surrounded with great teammates that support my work and assist my clients. In corporate America I didn't get to choose the players and now I have the wonderful benefit of selecting top people who are fun to work with.
I am appreciative each day that I do get to Work Myself Happy!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Relationships
I was noticing how friends and family talk a lot about what is not quite right in their relationships with their children, parents, mates, co-workers and their family and friends. I was silently listening thinking about how I focus on postive aspects of what IS working and what IS right about all the people I experience, even ones that might pose some "difficulty".
I asked a few questions (of course, the Coach in me could not stay quiet!) and as I did I saw each person begin the gentle shift that comes from coaching. One of my closest friends said, "I am not sure what you just did or how you did it, but 10 minutes ago I was really pissed at my sister-in-law and all of the sudden I am finding her silly ways just that, silly"...
Ah, the power of coaching and simply asking the right questions. I am blessed to know these tools and have them to coach myself and my clients and the side benefit of observing others and assisting them by living as a coach is soooooooooooooo rewarding to me.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I asked a few questions (of course, the Coach in me could not stay quiet!) and as I did I saw each person begin the gentle shift that comes from coaching. One of my closest friends said, "I am not sure what you just did or how you did it, but 10 minutes ago I was really pissed at my sister-in-law and all of the sudden I am finding her silly ways just that, silly"...
Ah, the power of coaching and simply asking the right questions. I am blessed to know these tools and have them to coach myself and my clients and the side benefit of observing others and assisting them by living as a coach is soooooooooooooo rewarding to me.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, February 13, 2006
Car Show
Every year my husband and I attend the car show in Philly and I enjoy seeing the new cars and wondering around. We went yesterday even though we had 16 or so inches of snow on the ground, and it was a great time to go, as it was empty and you could really get in and see many cars.
He is looking for something bigger than his current car and we stumbled over to Maserati... WOW... what a freaking car! While he was looking there I saw a small, convertible Maserati and loved it.
I have been waiting for the new Bentley to come out in a convertible for over a year and it is coming shortly and for about 1/2 of that price of that car, I can get the Maserati. I am confused now!
We are going to drive the Maserati's on Saturday. I have already driven the Bentley and know it's an awesome ride.
Mark would rather I get a "cheap" car but he knows that won't happen as I have a passion for fast, exotic cars and as a race car driver, expensive cars are my thing!
So, we are going to drive the Maserati's on Saturday.
Kind of cool playing with some new toys.
Everytime I spend a lot on something for "me" or "us", I make a donation to a favorite charity so I feel like I am giving and getting and it makes it more fun. I have the charity all picked out and now I have to see if I pick out the car, too!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
He is looking for something bigger than his current car and we stumbled over to Maserati... WOW... what a freaking car! While he was looking there I saw a small, convertible Maserati and loved it.
I have been waiting for the new Bentley to come out in a convertible for over a year and it is coming shortly and for about 1/2 of that price of that car, I can get the Maserati. I am confused now!
We are going to drive the Maserati's on Saturday. I have already driven the Bentley and know it's an awesome ride.
Mark would rather I get a "cheap" car but he knows that won't happen as I have a passion for fast, exotic cars and as a race car driver, expensive cars are my thing!
So, we are going to drive the Maserati's on Saturday.
Kind of cool playing with some new toys.
Everytime I spend a lot on something for "me" or "us", I make a donation to a favorite charity so I feel like I am giving and getting and it makes it more fun. I have the charity all picked out and now I have to see if I pick out the car, too!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, February 10, 2006
Winter
The buzz today is that we are expecting a HUGE snow storm so everywhere I went people were talking about it and rushing to get groceries. I was calmly thinking about it and how beautiful it might be and how I was NOT going to rush to get food, knowing we won't starve and will be out and about again!
Interesting how the weather forecast alone can send people into a panic and add more stress and take them away from living in the present:(
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Interesting how the weather forecast alone can send people into a panic and add more stress and take them away from living in the present:(
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Getting My Husband To Eat Veggies
I have been primarily vegetarian for many years. Sometimes very strict, sometimes vegan, and sometimes I eat meat IF my body seems to crave it. I always listen to what my body is asking for.
My husband, Mark, would love to have chicken, fish or meat most of the time for dinner. I almost never have time to cook up a dinner and he comes home from work late, so we grab something and make it up real fast or he brings something in.
When he is out for an evening on business or with his friends, I make eggplant or spaghetti squash a lot. I am trying to get him to eat this tonight!
Everytime I think of this I laugh. My squash will have some garlic and onion and cottage and mozzarella cheese, spices and bread crumbs and be baked like a casserole. Mark's will have all of that plus MEAT sauce:) before I bake it.
I know the one time I made it without meat, the poor man was starving all night.
Anyway, the recipe is awesome and it is such a healthy food and easy to prepare.
I say YUM!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
My husband, Mark, would love to have chicken, fish or meat most of the time for dinner. I almost never have time to cook up a dinner and he comes home from work late, so we grab something and make it up real fast or he brings something in.
When he is out for an evening on business or with his friends, I make eggplant or spaghetti squash a lot. I am trying to get him to eat this tonight!
Everytime I think of this I laugh. My squash will have some garlic and onion and cottage and mozzarella cheese, spices and bread crumbs and be baked like a casserole. Mark's will have all of that plus MEAT sauce:) before I bake it.
I know the one time I made it without meat, the poor man was starving all night.
Anyway, the recipe is awesome and it is such a healthy food and easy to prepare.
I say YUM!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
The Flow of Life
I have always found my life to have a flow, or certain rhythm to it. Fast, up beat and then sometimes quiet and off tempo. I noticed this week, I was feeling like the flow was set to high speed and so much was happening at once... great contacts, many friends, lots of social events, family functions, weather changes, craving hot foods, working out more hours than ever and wishing I could walk for hours...
So, today I decided to turn down the pace knob a tad. I did yoga instead of weight lifting and I had time to read and meditate built into my morning. I also noticed that so far, my clients are speaking slower (or I am hearing slower!) and that this change of pace is giving me thinking time.
Interesting to notice and be aware and observe and then take some action from this place.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
So, today I decided to turn down the pace knob a tad. I did yoga instead of weight lifting and I had time to read and meditate built into my morning. I also noticed that so far, my clients are speaking slower (or I am hearing slower!) and that this change of pace is giving me thinking time.
Interesting to notice and be aware and observe and then take some action from this place.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Technology
A few weeks ago I got Dragon Naturally Speaking 8 and was loving it. 7 never worked well and 8 was working so well I was writing several new books while speaking in it!
And then:(
Explorer started closing over and over again.
Then Word.... then my computer was freezing.
And of course what came next was the BIG crash:(
Back up and running but not with Dragon. I think I'll try to use it just on my laptop and see how that works.
I have chased the dragons off my desktop for now.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
And then:(
Explorer started closing over and over again.
Then Word.... then my computer was freezing.
And of course what came next was the BIG crash:(
Back up and running but not with Dragon. I think I'll try to use it just on my laptop and see how that works.
I have chased the dragons off my desktop for now.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Monday, February 06, 2006
Keep Alert For New Project
I know I have mentioned the project I am soooooooooo excited about and have been working on behind the scenes with Peter Julian. We are both amazed at how this is coming along and believe when you have access to it, you will expand what you know in an instant and find you feeeeeeeeel totally different. I have been learning so much and having a great time playing with Peter and we are working on this like nuts and hope to get it to you in the late Spring.
I just am so amped up about it, I had to let it out a bit!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I just am so amped up about it, I had to let it out a bit!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Friday, February 03, 2006
Momentum
This has been an awesome and an amazing week! I have been busy working on the secret project that I mentioned earlier, and really enjoying the time I am spending working on this and putting my focus there. It's interesting to me that I often coach clients on how to keep momentum and I am using the same skills that I coach my clients to use when working on a project. To keep the momentum each day, I look at my vision for this project, and I read it and I think it and I see it and I feeeeeeeeeeel it and I get passionate and excited about making it happen!
When I do something that I feel this excited about I choose to put my energy there. It is easy and effortless and fun to spend my time on a project that has great value, and that I believe will impact others in a big way. As this week closes out, I am grateful to be working with people and on projects that I absolutely feel connected to am excited about bringing forth.
This weekend, I will have a lot of time to relax and rejuvenate will be spending much of my time with clients, friends and family. This gives me the time that I need to be away from my business and enjoy the company of others, and the experiences of life and allows me to be truly focused on those experiences and breathe them in, and rejuices me for Monday!
What are you going to do this weekend so that you create a weekend, which is extraordinary and you feel passion for?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
When I do something that I feel this excited about I choose to put my energy there. It is easy and effortless and fun to spend my time on a project that has great value, and that I believe will impact others in a big way. As this week closes out, I am grateful to be working with people and on projects that I absolutely feel connected to am excited about bringing forth.
This weekend, I will have a lot of time to relax and rejuvenate will be spending much of my time with clients, friends and family. This gives me the time that I need to be away from my business and enjoy the company of others, and the experiences of life and allows me to be truly focused on those experiences and breathe them in, and rejuices me for Monday!
What are you going to do this weekend so that you create a weekend, which is extraordinary and you feel passion for?
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Low self-esteem
Working as a parent coach, I am often amazed at how many children have low self-esteem. I deeply believe that parents mean well, and want to help their children create high self-esteem for their lifetimes. High self-esteem comes from being listened to, respected, and acknowledged. I have been coaching many parents to focus more on their children and to be truly present with their children. In our busy society today, parents are often distracted while thinking about their work and life's stressors. They interrupt their children either verbally or by being preoccupied in their own minds with their own thoughts. To be a better parent, it is important that you master the skill of deeply tuning in, and listening fully with your heart. Children long for connection and to be heard. Today, I have been thinking about the people that I have been coaching to become better parents as well as those that I have been teaching to become coaches to those parents. I very much want to impact the way children in our society are raised, and truly hope that parents will create time each day to deeply tune in, connect, and fully be present to one of the greatest gifts on this planet, their children.
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Businesses To Watch
Today I found out that The Coaching Institute became a "Business To Watch" and has been rated as the Delaware Valley's top rated business coaching center! I am doing my happy dance:)
I have so enjoyed building Comprehensive Coaching U and then expanding that program to become the program at The Coaching Institute and now we have been recognized as a "Business To Watch".
While I am happy dancing, I thought I'd share this news with you right away.
I am so proud of the work we do at Comprehensive Coaching U and The Coaching Institute and of the fine folks that work with me each day to make these programs rock. My heart feels warm and I know that others are seeing the value in our programs, too. And that my friends, is what it is all about!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
I have so enjoyed building Comprehensive Coaching U and then expanding that program to become the program at The Coaching Institute and now we have been recognized as a "Business To Watch".
While I am happy dancing, I thought I'd share this news with you right away.
I am so proud of the work we do at Comprehensive Coaching U and The Coaching Institute and of the fine folks that work with me each day to make these programs rock. My heart feels warm and I know that others are seeing the value in our programs, too. And that my friends, is what it is all about!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com
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