Why do you get out of bed every morning?

Do you know what your ‘why’, is all about? Is it optimal health, financial security, freedom and having the lifestyle that you really desire?

What’s going on inside of your head this month?

People with a true sense of responsibility have a positive mindset and take living life and doing business very seriously, its all part of the obligation to oneself. They know the difference about taking responsibility for one’s lifestyle, and deploying the skill of organisation and of continued review and reflecting skills.

Choosing to take personal responsibility is a powerful habit that goes hand in hand with success. This is a vital component for coaches who want to be successful.

What is also involved in having responsibility for oneself is acknowledgement of self esteem. Self esteem is automatically raised when going about daily coaching activities.

However, its important to incorporate such daily tasks as taking time out for relaxation and calm, following a hobby, exercise, personal development and reading self help books – life is not all about making money, it’s about long term investment in one’s whole persona including displaying good character and accountability, all of which is a wise outlay. Life needs the expression of feeling good, happy, positive, respectful and joyful, and uncannily enough life will give you what you put into it as a matter of consequence of your action or non-action in any situation of your life, therefore is most important that you understand the difference between all that is involved in being authentic to oneself and negligent.

Keep Account of Your Goals

Adults can multi-task as they go about their life. Coaches have the added bonus of knowing multiple techniques to change habits, particularly those habits that no longer serve.

Of course determining what right or wrong, what’s good or bad are all within your scope of coaching. By accepting the reality of the given situation you can live in truth and rid yourself of any falsehood, just taking that stance in your life will give you a positive outcome.

Eliminate Clutter and Keep Streamlined

Responsibility includes being organised. Professional Organisation has been a popular business in the United States for several decades, but, wherever you live on this planet the primary source of keeping abreast of your possessions will contribute to your authentic self and successful lifestyle with less stress and more positive outcomes.

De-cluttering will spur you on to do more, be more and achieve more. Consistent de-cluttering will free upboth you physical space and your mind to create more and better situations and relationships in your life– just ask any coach who specialised or experience de-cluttering.

Re-asses and Start Afresh

Pushing through to get the results you want is the trademark of all coaches. When you can move forward then that’s great, but, sometimes summoning the inner strength take consistent action inspite of fear of failure or fear of the unknown is a hard pill of courage to swallow. There is no need to bash yourself up about it. Just give yourself authority to take full command of your life and make the decision to accept responsibility for who you are. Take the lead, be creative, focused and at one you’ll find that resistance will melt away and your world will become a better place.

All in all sustain your motivation to be responsible for yourself and your lifestyle by compiling and taking action of a simple plan for every day.
 

There is a lot of talk about identifying ‘your niche’. Personally, I found that having a niche certainly made it much easier for me to formulate the message I wanted to get across, identify where my target market was and the best methods to promote my services.

If you haven’t identified a niche perhaps you could ask yourself which individuals you are interested in helping, or who you believe would benefit from coaching and are in a position to pay for your services. Perhaps you have worked with groups of people in the past and can identify with the challenges they face – would coaching them on these issues help? Is there a gap in the market for a specialist coach?

If you are having difficulty identifying a niche, it may be worth considering the following.

• When you first had your vision of your dream business, what type of clients were buying your services?
  
• Is there a particular aspect of your coaching that you enjoy most and can this be linked to a particular target market? Having an area of your business that you are passionate about is a great starting point because marketing that aspect will be immensely appealing to you and you will enjoy creating a marketing plan around that area.
  
• Have you had any specific experience in the past which can support a particular market segment such as a specialist career, working mum, overcoming challenges with health and wellbeing, constant relocating to different countries? Because you have experienced these things in the past, you already have a special understanding and empathy with individuals going through the same experiences. There may well be a market to offer your coaching services to them.

 

Answered by Helen Jones, Email Helen Jones
© 2010 Helen Jones; All Rights Reserved

Perhaps one of the hardest things to accept initially is that the way you are living now, today, is a direct result of your previous thoughts and actions, and for those you are solely responsible. If your situation is not living up to your expectations, this can be a hard pill to swallow and accept. Of course, we cannot control all events that happen to us but we can control the way we feel, respond and behave to those situations. Blaming other people or events for where our lives are right now will not change it – only we can do that. We are personally responsible.

Coaching promotes the future starts from today onwards and so you can take responsibility to change your actions, behaviours and results. Right now is the best time to start, even if the first step is small. As soon as one positive action has been taken it is easier to continue to move forward. Taking consistent, positive steps is the only way to improve the areas of your life you want to improve.

Acknowledging you are personally responsibility for your own life can be quite freeing. If you are responsible, you have the power to take control, seize opportunities and put actions in place to work towards achieving goals in your life. It is your life and you are in charge of it. Taking personal responsibility therefore means exercising your freedom of choice. Your freedom to choose to change the way you respond to situations, to change the perspective you use to assess situations, to improve your self-belief in order to support the actions you commit to taking.

Taking personal responsibility can mean having the courage to stretch yourself in order to achieve the goal you have set and also taking responsibility for the results achieved. Assessing the outcomes, maintaining momentum and setting further consistent steps to remain focused, is the only way you will achieve what you want to achieve.

However, it is also important to take responsibility for your own health and wellbeing, keeping your emotions and mindset positive, respecting and valuing yourself. When you are in the best physical and mental shape that you can be, you are also enhancing your relationships, contributing to the community and the environment around you. Everyone benefits from an individual performing at their best and in a ripple effect it inspires others to follow your example.

Knowing the future you desire is in your hands when would be the best time to put actions in place to achieve that future?

 

 

 

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The International Coaching Register is for any individual who trades as a Coach, who help individuals and/or organisations for example, establish a work life balance, manage stress levels and build communication skills amongst many other specialist areas.

Everyone who has qualified as a Coach with a recognised Coach training company should now take the opportunity to register. This will dramatically cut down on any misrepresentation that goes on within the industry. Many people have websites and call themselves a Coach but have no actual qualifications. The register will stop these people and raise the profile of genuine Coaching and how it can transform people’s lives.

President of the IIC Gerard O’Donovan said “the register has been administered by the IIC for the benefit of the world of Coaching and Coaching clients. It is also a great way for Coaches to get business as members of the public can search for registered Coaches in their area. It brings Coaching transparency at last.”

As a Member of the IIC, Have you published your details on the International Coaching Register, at no charge?
To do so:

Login to the IIC Members Area, and then select the ICR Register Edits menu option on the left hand side of the screen.

Create your entry by selecting:

Insurance - enter your Professional Indemnity Insurance details here. Training - enter the details of all the training courses you have completed here. Workshops - enter the details of all the workshops you have attended here. Accreditation - your IIC Accreditation details will automatically be included here. You also have the opportunity to enter the details of all the accreditations/credentials you have been awarded, as an independent verification of your Coach training and experience. Business Details - select or enter all types of Coaching you include in your Coaching Business/Practice. Organisation Membership Details - enter the details of all Business Organisations in which you hold a Membership -these could be other Coaching Bodies, Chamber of Commerce, or any type of organisation that is appropriate to your business. Display - do not forget to DISPLAY your details.Selecting yes your details will be displayed on the International Coaching Register. For IIC Accredited Coaches, your details will also be displayed on the IICs Coaching Referral programme.

We look forward to seeing you on the International Coaching Register.

PaTrisha-Anne Todd, Email PaTrisha-Anne Todd
© 2010 PaTrisha-Anne Todd; All Rights Reserved

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