What Is Abundance?
Coaches like to talk about achieving "abundance" in one's life. When I hear the word "abundance", I usually think of the symbol of the cornucopia, spilling over with the good things of the harvest ... or of the ads for a certain chain of Italian restaurants for whom "abundance" seems to mean ridiculously large and unhealthy portions of fatty food. It makes one a little uncomfortable, since one
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More Changes to Metier Site
I've made a few more changes to the site; the client pages are now open to viewing. Most of the information there will be of interest to current clients only. It includes downloadable coaching forms, information on communication, and a link to pay via PayPal (still working on the latter).
Changes to Metier Site
I've added an Amazon store to the site; in it, you can find my recommendations for books and other things that I think will be helpful to you. Basically, I decided to include books, software, etc. I've mentioned and recommended in this blog and elsewhere on the site in the store. Just click on the Metier Store link in the menu.If you're really observant, you may notice the Metier Forum link is
Business On A Shoestring, Part Three
When I decided to start this coaching practice, I had no experience as an entrepreneur, and no knowledge of marketing beyond a couple of seminars and the marketing component of my coaching training at the Institute for Life Coach Training. And I had neither capital to invest nor benefactors who could give me the money to start a business. I decided I'd do what I could with my meager resources,
Business On A Shoestring, Part Two
I suppose if I were to summarize what I've learned about bootstrapping to date, it would be: don't spend money unless you absolutely have to; what you make from your business, sink back into the business; and don't quit your day job until the numbers are right. As promised, here are some great resources I've found in the course of my research.Entrepreneur.com is a must-read site for the
Business On A Shoestring, Part One
When I started Metier Career Coaching, I did so with zero external funding and a few dollars in my pocket that I was willing to risk on this venture. I'm not really a born entrepreneur, if there is such a thing; just a guy who wanted to start a coaching practice and didn't know how to go about doing so. Taking big risks isn't my cup of tea, but I also know that no risk = no payoff, so I've had to
Entrepreneurship and Balance
Jeff Cornwall posted an excellent article on his blog "The Entrepreneurial Mind" on the need for a balanced life, and the risk faced by the entrepreneur who gives his/her all to a new business venture. He writes: "...If we are to become all that we were put on this Earth to do, we have to temper the temptation to become consumed by our work..."Good advice. That's why in coaching client careers I
Thanksgiving Day
Here in the Midwestern USA, it's Thanksgiving Day. The first few flakes of snow drifted by my window this morning, the days are getting shorter, and convincing myself that winter is a long way away is becoming increasingly difficult. This is a day of reflection for many of us, to count the blessings in our lives and share time with family or friends.I'm having dinner in a few hours with several
Baby Boomers & Retirement
I've often said I'm not interested in retirement in the "classic" sense. I have too many plans to think about lazy days of fishing, golf, and volunteer activities. At some point over the past decade I've become enthusiastic about continuing meaningful work well past employment. I still haven't written the Great American Novel or developed my Legacy, and I sure don't want to spend my Golden Years
Facing Up to Failure
Sun, Nov 18 2007 01:25
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There are a number of lists of famous "failures" on the internet, folks in various disciplines who stuck with something until they succeeded. Here's one from the Division of Educational Studies at Emory, University. Back when I was doing a lot of software engineering work, I remember reading that at the time something like 40% of all software projects fail. Improvement in software engineering