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Events Calendar
Emotional Alignment: The Missing Link
to Your Success
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Time: 12:15 - 1:00 P.M.
Where: Downtown Carnegie Library,
Description: Have you ever tried
to accomplish a goal and, despite your very
best effort, just couldn't reach it? In
today's world, knowing what to do is
important, but often makes little or no
difference. In this teleclass, you will gain
knowledge about the three parts of the brain
(conscious, unconscious and subconscious),
and understand why emotional alignment with
all three levels of the brain is a
prerequisite for sustained success. Gain a
new understanding of success and its
relationship to the brain and learn about a
unique coaching approach to emotional
alignment called NET®.
Cost: free
Register: no registration necessary
The NET-Plus Program for Small Business
Success a 12-month Coaching Group
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Panera Bread on
McKnight Road
Cost: $250 per month
Info: www.clearintentions.net or
412.242.3971
We are two Pittsburgh-area professional
business coaches with many success stories
under our belts. We have taken our own
practices - and our clients' businesses - to
the "next level" with a cutting edge
technology called Neuro Emotional
Technique®.
Highlights of NET-Plus:
A year-long program, limited to 12 business
owners will meet the 1st Thursday of every
month from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
· Monthly group meetings with other business
owners include both a networking session and
individual presentations with feedback.
· Tuition is $250 per month (with a $250
discount for each friend or business
associate enrolled).
· One-on-one personal coaching sessions are
scheduled at your convenience for an
additional charge.
In our coaching practice, we often consult
with business owners who are mainly focused
on day-to-day operations and "putting out
fires." The desire to do something different
or better is a vague undercurrent that never
gets explored or developed in a constructive
way.
Our experience shows that NET can break
through obstacles to success by helping you
get emotionally aligned with your goals. When
combined with solid business coaching, NET
can be highly effective in helping your
business move forward into new, uncharted
territory! We focus on eight key areas for
business success: People, sales, strategic
planning, finance & accounting, product
development, leadership, marketing and
operations.
Barbara Schwarck, PCC, CPCC is a
graduate of The Coaches Training Institute, a
founding member of the International Coaches
Association and past president of the Greater
Pittsburgh Coaches Association (PCA). Contact
Barbara at 412-242-3971 or
www.clearintentions.net
Suzanne Ferguson, CEU is a graduate of
the ICF Accredited Institute for Professional
Empowerment Coaching and is also a member of
the ICF and PCA. She is current president of
Three Rivers Rotary Club. Contact Suzanne at
412-727-7299 or www.suzanneferguson.com
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Dear Barbara,
First of all I'd like to say congratulations
to the Pittsburgh Steelers for winning
another Super Bowl. It was an extraordinary
game and perhaps all of us are thankful,
because it gave our beautiful city an
economic boost just at the right time. For a
few short weeks we felt good about ourselves
by associating with the winning team, while
the rest of the country was talking about the
declining stock market, the mortgage crisis
and... you know the rest. But, regrettably,
the Super Bowl is over and no matter where I
turn, the overwhelming talk is negative.
Today, after I was done running in one of the
local parks, I encountered an old friend of
mine who makes a living by marrying people.
"How is business", I asked. "Fine, thank
you", he replied. He proceeded to tell me
that the economy has had a positive impact on
his business. Now, more than ever, people are
getting married. "Do people want to save
money by filing their taxes jointly?" I
asked. "No", he replied, "life goes on no
matter what the economy does and people will
always fall in love and want to get married".
I walked away with a new sense of strength
and hope. Yes, this is exactly right. Life
goes on no matter what happens. People get
married, babies are born, the seasons come
and go and the sky is blue. There is not
much that I can do to control the economy,
the weather, or what my co-workers will or
will not do. But, there is one major thing
that I can control and that is my attitude.
My attitude will decide everything including
whether or not I feel empowered or
disempowered about my choices. My attitude
will create my present, past and future. So,
guess what my friends... hang on to that
positive attitude; it will make a rocky ride
a whole lot smoother.
Check out our next events and have a
wonderful March!
Best wishes / Mit freundlichen Grüssen,
Barbara Schwarck, PCC, CPCC
President, Clear Intentions
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| Communicating Powerfully |
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Did you ever have a moment in the last couple
of weeks when you simply did not feel that
you were able to get your point across?
Perhaps you were talking to a co-worker about
your organization's new strategic plan or
maybe you were talking to your spouse and no
matter how much you argued, the issues did
not get resolved and you walked away
frustrated. Yes, we all have had this
experience and, at one time or another, we
felt frustrated, not gotten and perhaps even
rejected and unloved. Today's newsletter will
take a look at some basic ways we can avoid
miscommunication and suggest some new and
different ways to reach completion when our
communication has failed or was ineffective.
Years ago back in Germany I was very active
in my church. I was what was called a youth
leader and we would frequently take younger
children on vacation in the summer. In
addition, I lead a group of 8-10- year olds
once a week. In the summer we would always do
outdoor activities.
One of the first things we learned was how to
communicate effectively in crisis situations.
Very much like in the US, we practice
communication by learning how to pass an axe.
For those of you who remember boys or girls
scouts, there are three important points
about passing an axe.
- The blade is up to make ensure that no
one gets hurt.
- The receiver or the axe says "thank you"
or "I got it" when s/he has the axe.
- The giver makes sure that s/he has heard
the receiver's communication before s/he
let's go.
The result is a beautiful interaction between
two people where neither the axe nor the
communication was dropped. Passing an axe
seems easy because without adhering to the
rules physical injury is possible and
actually likely. When we communicate in
general, we seldom adhere to any rules. Some
of you say whatever you feel like saying or
you don't say anything pretending it is okay
to be silent. Others say things regardless of
the timing or content. And, honestly, there
are a million different ways we
miscommunicate and very little has to do with
our backgrounds, culture or the language you
speak.
In order for communication to work two things
are necessary: 1) know and be willing to
establish rapport and 2) be willing to clean
things up when a communication is dropped or
incomplete.
Let's take a look at how you establish
rapport with someone. Establishing rapport
is not that hard but it requires that you
make the conversation all about the other
person. It is a selfless way getting to know
another person. Here are some tips:
- Be authentic
- Be respectful
- Be cognizant of other's cultural mores
(e.g., eye contact; greeting styles;
formality/informality; etc.
- Show at least a modicum of interest in
them, i.e. culture, work, family.
Getting complete is very important. Human
beings will always make mistakes. We are born
to fail as well as succeed. Cleaning things
up fast will make sure that you will not have
to worry about putting your foot on an old
landmine. Here are some tips:
- Establish an environment for
communication.
- Acknowledge that you are incomplete.
- Say what you are incomplete about.
- If you have any requests, make them.
- If appropriate, ask for their
forgiveness.
- Declare that in the future you'll clean
things up as soon as they occur.
- Ask the other person if s/he is complete
about (okay with) how this conversation went.
Last, but not least, be loving. Love is the
quality that makes everything better. Love
yourself and love the people you come in
contact with regardless of their proximity in
your life.
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| Quote of the Month |
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Self-expression must pass into communication
for its fulfillment.
--Pearl Buck
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| Monthly Challenge |
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Complete one incomplete communication every
week for the next four weeks. If you can't
communicate with the person, write a letter
and burn it.
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| According to Al... |
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We can't solve problems by using the same
kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein
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