Secrets of Achievement & Change (Special Inside)...

Hi,

Do you have something you want to change or achieve in your life? Maybe you'd like to...

=> start a business
=> develop new goals
=> get a new career (or a raise)
=> re-establish control over your life
=> re-focus on a particular area in your life => or something else => tackle a motivation issue

No matter what you'd like to change or achieve, the secrets to success are the same...

1. Get clear. As specifically as possible, decide what you want. The more clear you are on what you want to have in your life, the more likely you are to achieve it.
2. Get perspective. Most people don't tell anyone what they want or what they are struggling with and because of that they don't get an outside perspective.
3. Get support. Very few people (if any) achieve anything great alone. Sports stars have team mates and coaches. Be willing to ask the people in your life to support you.

Do you have something SPECIAL, something important for you to change? If you want to speed up your success rate, then I'd like to help you do it with a special 1-on-1 personal "Rapid Change" coaching session where we'll work together to...

=> Create a crystal clear vision for ‘ultimate success’ so you know exactly what you want,
where you're headed, and what you need to do to make it happen.

=> Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your ability to make changes that
last or that are slowing down your progress

=> Leave this session renewed, re-energized, and inspired to finally achieve the change
you seek- once and for all

You will see real benefits for a very special price of only $50. If you’d like to take advantage of this very special, very limited “Rapid Change” coaching session, add a comment to this Blog and answer these questions…

• What do you most want to change today?
• Have you tried to change this before?
• What have you attempted in the past that didn't work?
• Why do you think it didn't work?
• On a scale of 0-10, how important is it for you to achieve change today?
• What other areas of your life do you want to change (if any)?
• Full Name
• Email Address
• Phone Number

Check off the areas you’d most like to work on…

- Business
- Goal Setting
- Greater Control over your life
- Re-focus on a particular area in your life
- Career Change
- Motivation issues
- Other

Since we’re making this offer for the first time right now and we don’t know how intense the
response will be, we can’t guarantee a coaching session for everyone.

We’ll take as many people as we can and then start a waiting list. You can expect to get contacted by our team to schedule your session within the next 3 business days.

If you don’t hear from us, it means we’ve received more requests than we can handle right now and if something opens up we’ll get in touch with you at a later time.

Again, to take advantage of this offer, simply add a comment to this blog and answer the questions listed above.

Warmest Regards,

Denis Coleman

PS: The sooner you send us your answers, the more likely you are to get a session. Leave your details in a comment now.

PPS: Why not arrange an On-line Coaching session with me. On-line Coaching is available through the Global Counseling Associates website http://www.globalcounselingassociates.com/Counselors.html

PPPS: Skype Coaching available on request

Pro Bono Clients Wanted...Free Coaching!!

I am well on my way to obtaining the world's first Masters degree in NLP & Coaching. I am now working towards the Master Practitioner level in NLP.

As part of my ongoing training I must work with a number of clients on a Pro Bono (Free) basis. The primary purpose is to enable me to hone my NLP skills while working with clients.

Are you interested in being part of my journey? If so, (and you live in Ireland) please let me know and we can set something up. You can contact me on denis@secs.ie

I look forward to hearing from you.

"A Surefire Way To Manage Your Fears While Leading A Happier, Healthier Life"

Here is an interesting article and a great example of NLP at work.

It was written by Colin G Smith (www.NLPToolBox.com):

Imagine discovering a way to get rid of your fears in a quick and painless manner. In fact it can even become fun!

Did you know only two of all the fears you have are innate:

The fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Most of your fears were learned in early childhood and then in later life under stressful conditions.

Traditional therapeutic approaches would probably have you trying to figure out where your fear originally came from.

Maybe they'd have you digging around in your childhood memories, recalling times you ate the next-door neighbours purple Tulips. This type of approach tends to associate the client into reliving unpleasantness and can take a long time to achieve useful results. Personally I think this style is way out of date and bordering on torture.

You'll probably be glad to know we're not going to be doing anything like that. The truth is you can easily and quickly undo the learnings that created specific fears and change your responses to something much more useful.

So just how do fearful feelings occur then? Well lets use a common example: Fred wants a raise and he's been wanting to ask his boss for months. Finally he decides to go and ask.

BUT when he starts the walk down the corridor he starts to feel certain sensations in his body. Weird stomach feelings.

His breathing is constricted. Slight sweating on parts of his body. His vision is effected. Fred decides to turn back and then sits down feeling slightly annoyed with himself.

His body started producing 'fear chemicals.' What happened?

"Well it was because he defied his Dad one time when he was four. Let's explore those forgotten memories...."

NO! NO! NO! Let's do something much smarter and definitely more fun.

Hey Fred come over here I want to show you something really cool! O' come on, pick your lip up.

You know how before you got up to go and ask the boss for a raise, you felt OK right? So between the time you got up and started walking something happened. Something triggered those feelings in you. Here's a fact for you: You either made a picture in your head or talked to yourself in a way that created those fearful sensations and that happened at an unconscious level out of your awareness.

"OK Colin that might be true but so what, what's your point?"

Well the point is by changing the internal sounds, pictures and voices in your head you can begin to gain control of your emotions.

"Fair enough but how can I do that so when I'm in a similar situation I automatically make useful pictures, sounds and voices in my head so I remain in a resourceful state?"

Good question, here's just one way you can achieve the results you want using a simple and powerful tool from the field of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

=== Soothing Movie Music ===

1.Think of a situation where you feel fear.

2.Dissociate: See yourself in the situation like you would a

movie with you in it.

3.Imagine running the memory from the END of the fearful

situation, BACKWARDS to the START. Do this very fast in less

then 1 second!

4.Think of some music that makes you feel the opposite of

fear. For example soothing classical music makes you feel

relaxed. Perhaps certain rock or dance music makes you feel

energised/courageous etc.

5.Now hear the music, nice and loud, inside your mind whilst

looking at yourself going through the situation from START

to END.

6.Break state. Now think of the situation you choose in Step

1 and notice how your fearful feelings have diminished.

7.What will you see or hear just before you want this new

feeling to set in?

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Colin G Smith is a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-

Linguistic Programming (NLP) and author of 'The NLP

ToolBox', a personal development book that enables the

reader to master any area of their life with amazing speed.

Complete information on Colin G Smith's books are available

at his website, including a FREE personal development eBook.

http://www.NLPToolBox.com

Upcoming Event - Don't Miss it!!!

Can you afford to spend €25 and 3 hours of your time on October 15th to save money?

CK Training will be hosting a Seminar from 6.00 p.m. on the 15th which will demonstrate how you can save money on both New Product Introductions and Inventory Management.

In the current climate, 'cash is king' and companies such as yours are working hard to find ways of reducing costs and freeing up cash. Yet when it comes to managing New Product Introductions and Inventory, many fail in terms of efficiency and cost savings.

New Product Introductions and Inventory Management are probably the two greatest areas in business today where Start-up companies and existing SMEs run the highest risk of increasing costs rather than reducing them. Even the biggest companies make simple but very critical mistakes in these areas.

The Seminar on the 15th will tackle these topics and will give you some ideas on ways to minimise your financial exposure. We will take you on a journey through the development of a new product right up to the launch date. Along the way we will look at how you can control your inventory of materials, improve relationships with Suppliers and endure that you can access accurate data on a continual basis. The agenda for the evening is as follows:

• Introductions
• Understanding Packaging - The various formats, their uses, and common pitfalls
• Developing a product - The Packaging element, critical path, etc.
• The Product Hirearchy - The common mistakes that cost money and how to avoid them.
• Identifying your product - The Use of Barcodes as a requirement and as a management tool
• The importance of accurate data
• Using Barcodes for inventory management purposes
• Data Capture & Control
• eCommerce
• Supplier Relations
• Future Developments

The evening will use both presentations, case studies and discussion to demonstrate how you can develop new products and manage inventory without having to waste time and money. Participants will be encouraged to share their own experiences (good and bad) in order to make this a truly interactive evening and a real learning experience.

By the end of the seminar, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand the concept of packaging, the various formats and uses.
2. Develop a more accurate and time efficient Critical Path for developing new products
3. Understand the steps required to launch a new product, e.g. getting your products listed
4. Understand the importance of the Barcode both for new products and as a management tool
5. Understand the importance of accurate data in the management process
6. Begin the process to reduce inventory levels
7. Be able to improve rapport with Suppliers and begin the process of developing partnerships
8. Understand how an efficient Supply Chain works
9. Understand future developments

The Facilitator on this Seminar has over 25 years experience working in various supply chain roles including a Global Supply Chain Standards body. He is bringing his expertise to companies like yours to help you understand and implement the exact same policies as used by much larger organisations around the world. His practical knowledge will cut through the technical jargon and give you real life examples of how efficiencies can be improved and costs minimised. He will also provide you with a picture of how a fully integrated supply chain works.

Places are very limited so early booking is necessary. This is an event that can not be missed if you are serious about cutting costs, and/or if you are in the process of developing a new product.

We look forward to seeing you on the 15th

Coaching...Why not?

If you want to stop a conversation dead in it's tracks, tell the person you are talking to that you are a Life Coach. The reactions will very from "Oh" to "that sounds interesting". I have noticed that only a few ask "what's that?".

I have also noticed that when I explain the concept of Life Coaching to people virtually everyone agrees that it is a great idea and that so many people need Coaching in these troubled times.

So if everyone thinks it is a great idea and very needed now, why are more people not seeking the services of a Life Coach? Why do people insist on taking the more difficult solo path?

I believe that there are a number of reasons for this; one is cost, but if people are not looking for coaches then they can not know how much it will cost, i.e. they are putting up a barrier for themselves based on a presupposition.

A second reason, I believe is the culture in Ireland. Traditionally, Ireland is a place where everybody knows everybody else and feelings are very much kept in check. To recruit a Coach, spend time working closely with him/her, potentially expose feelings and thoughts that have spent so much time locked in and then run the risk of meeting the Coach at the local supermarket or the main street of a local town is too much for some people.

Finally, I believe that there are certain stigmas associated with Coaching. First of all, it is viewed by many as a form of psychological help, e.g. counselling. Secondly, it is viewed as a form of weakness; many people do not like to ask for help.

As someone who has been through the coaching process before, during and since achieving my qualification, I have to say that ALL of the issues/worries/beliefs that have been listed above are completely wrong when used as barriers to undergoing a Coaching process.

Let me address all of these issues.

First of all Qualified Life & Executive Coaches have to sign a Code of Ethics when they qualify and again when they join any Coaching Associations. This ensures a level of standards in relation to the Coach/Client relationship. It also ensures client confidentiality no matter where or how the coach is met. So bumping into your Coach in the supermarket will result in no more than a cheery 'Hello' (not a coaching session).

Next, in relation to price, Coaching sessions vary in cost from Coach to Coach. However, most coaches can have some form of flexibility depending on individual circumstances.

With regard to the stigmas, Coaching is completely different from Counselling. A Coach is primarily interested in where the client is now versus where they want to be and working with the client to help them reach their goals. A Coach will help the client to re-focus on goals or priorities in accordance with client wishes.

Counselling on the other hand spends more time looking back at the client's life to establish how they got to their current state. A good Coach will recognise very quickly when a client needs Counselling rather than Coaching and will have no trouble recommending that to the client.

Asking for help is a good thing. People get caught up in day to day activities and can easily lose sight of where they are, what's important and where they want to go with their lives. This is even more important in the current climate of economic uncertainty. With so many people worried about the future it is easy to get 'bogged down' in the doom and gloom that is all around.

The Coach is the lifeline. He/She can help the client regain some perspective, some focus and most of all some relief from the pressures of life. By challenging the client's current view of the world, a new and clearer vision can open up. New goals and challenges can be identified, and maybe an opportunity for a new beginning may be found where previously there was none. A Coach has no agenda but the Client's. A Coach offers no advice, and doesn't have the answers; THE CLIENT DOES. The Coach merely acts as the means to access thoughts and ideas that have long been locked away under the pressures of day to day living.

Coaching is a simple, practical and very cost effective way for a client to take stock, regain some perspective, start again and re-connect with what is important for him/her. The Coaching process can relieve much of the stresses that can lead to health issues if they are left unchecked.

Life Coaching is available to everyone either in groups or one-to-one sessions. It is not a form of 'pschyo-babble' but a real form of gentle assistance that revolves around the client. It is readily available all over the world. Life Coaches are equipped to deal with every issue no matter how big, small or embarrassing the client feels it is.

Do I believe that people should try the Coaching process? You Bet!!

It worked wonders for me personally, and I have had the honour to see the process working for my clients. The saddest thing for me is that every day I see people who look lost or pressured with nowhere to turn for help, and yet help exists. It is time to wake up. You don't have to face the world alone. As the old saying goes, "a problem shared is a problem halved". Let a Life Coach help you to tackle your problems, you may find that they are not as bad as you think.

South East Coaching Services offers Coaching to Individuals, Groups, Businesses, etc. at very competitive rates. As a member of the Life & Business Coaching Association of Ireland, we are ready and available 24/7 to meet at a time and place convenient to you.

Check out http://www.secs.ie for more information

Senior Execs...All Alone

I was recently speaking with a Senior Executive from a local organisation. Our conversation moved to Life and Executive Coaching and of course the usual question; "what's that all about?". I set about explaining the concept of Coaching and when I finished he paused for a while and then said "I could do with that". Of course I was thrilled to have a new client, but I was really amazed by his reason for opting to be coached.

He said that the position he holds (Managing Director) is an extremely lonely place, particularly in the current climate. He said that his staff were turning to him for security, the Board was putting him under pressure for the performance of the business and then he said the most shocking words I have heard in a long while; "Who does the MD turn to?"

This got me thinking. In the current economic climate, many senior executives are under pressure from all sides; staff want reassurances regarding job security, Boards want to see the business survive, maintain efficiencies, cut costs and make a profit and it falls to the senior executives to make it happen. With such pressure, it can be easy to lose focus or even to burn out. This is the last thing any organisation wants.

There is a solution though; Executive Coaching and NLP. Coaching is a process that enables clients to take stock of their current situation (both in their private and working lives) and to re-focus and take control of their situation in a very proactive and effective way. NLP is a process that assists in meeting the desired outcomes by identifying barriers or obstacles (particularly unconscious ones) that are holding the client back.

Through the process, clients can set a new course that will ensure a new energy, greater awareness and openness to possibilities as well as a much more positive approach to the task at hand.

Basically the Coaching process will keep executives at all levels at the top of their game, which will have a positive impact on everyone in the organisation. We all know that if the boss is happy, everyone can be happy, right?

It is more common to hire a business coach to help analyse operational issues. However, companies should also begin to look at bringing in Life & Executive Coaches for their staff (particularly those in management).

South East Coaching Services can help. With considerable commercial experience, who better will understand the pressures that today's executives are experiencing. Using the Coaching and NLP techniques, you can retain your staff, improve performance and look to the future with confidence. Senior managers work hard, but they should have somewhere they can turn to when the going gets tough and the pressure becomes too much to handle.

Call us to discuss your requirements on (083) 3714684 or e-mail denis@secs.ie