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Top Five Self-coaching Tips For Internet Businesses
By Mark Mcclure
Do new Internet businesses really need the services of a business Coach, even if they can afford it? Being that one of my roles is as an Internet business coach I am somewhat biased and would generally answer "yes" to my own question!
Nonetheless, it is possible to effectively self coach regardless of whether you have a flesh and blood business coach or not.
While a student with the International Coach Academy, I also had a demanding full-time IT career with a major investment bank. And during my own transition from salaried employee status to that of startup Internet business owner, I used the following 5 self-coaching tips regularly.
1-Be Open To Alternative Ideas:
One potential downside of the social and peer conditioning in schools and corporate life, is that many people automatically resist even considering new ideas. Why is this? My experience suggests that these people have learned by experience not to rock the boat. If you think this looks and smells like fear of failure, you'd be absolutely right. As a solo business owner your challenge is to notice alternative ways of achieving objectives. Practically speaking, even if only a small percentage of these ideas might be useful in your business, they could still be the difference between success and failure.
2-Experience Life To The Max:
Here's a saying I recall that brings this into focus:
"there are people worrying about what they will be doing in an eternal afterlife who have no idea how to spend a wet Sunday afternoon."
The more richness and vitality you can find in the ordinary aspects of your everyday life, the better equipped you will be to handle the ups and downs, and yes the occasional boredom, of running and operating your own solo business. So, what are you going to enjoy doing on the next available rainy Sunday afternoon?
3-Who Needs More Accountability?:
Probably all us...based on what I have observed about effective coaching.
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It comes down to this. There are two primary ways I know of making real and usually lasting changes in a Business person's life. Number 1 is raising awareness and number 2 is taking responsibility. (Notice that I did not say taking 100% responsibility. - the degree of responsibility taken is a matter of practicalities as much as personal ownership.) As far as self coaching goes, taking more responsibility (number 2 from above) invariably ends up in applied accountability. Applied personal accountability. Choosing to compassionately but precisely observe your behavior several times a day can add up over time to a liberating feeling of accepting more accountability and all that goes with the territory. Are you up to this challenge? Just start with a basic intention of being more accountable and notice what happens over a period of weeks and months. 4-Get To the Point: Getting to the point is in danger of becoming a lost art in a corporate world where taking responsibility is sometimes like being exposed to a highly contagious and career limiting disease! And that's probably why it surprises many new Internet business owners when they comprehend just how many hours in their already busy business days are being expended in not getting to the point. In this arena I have again found that self coaching works well with simple acts of observation. All you have to do at the start of each activity is to ask yourself : "what's the point of this?" Keep asking and you'll get answers. OK, so had you a purpose in mind before reading this article? If not, get one. 5-The Art of Polite Conversation: Internet business owners spend a lot of time glued to computer screens. However, there are people out there with whom it is probably a good idea to be able to have a polite conversation with. In person, via email, on the phone, via Skype-chat etc. Whatever, the ability to talk in a polite and respectful manner, and still get the job done, is a skill that will never age! In fact, a set of basic rules based on the art of polite conversation is probably the single best thing you can do for your own peace of mind and happiness in your Internet business. Although you can probably come up with your own way of doing this, an increasingly famous and incredibly effective method is given in Dr. Paddi Lund's book, "Building The Happiness-Centred Business". Go get the book out and say G'day to the Solutions Press folks who publish it! Article Directory: http://www.articlecube.com Mark McClure teaches self-coaching skills online that can allow you to rediscover the wow! factor of successful goal creation! Discover Goal Creation Maps.
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Glendale looks to avoid Cardinals parking lawsuit
The Glendale City Council will vote on a plan Tuesday to solve a parking dispute with the Arizona Cardinals and avoid a $67 million lawsuit threatened by the National Football League team.
The Glendale council will vote on a plan to lease just under 10 acres of land from the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue. The city would lease the land for $9,000 a year. The land will yield 1,000 parking spots.
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AZTechBeat starts coverage for Arizona software industry
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/Shojaee_Hamid*100.JPG?v=1'>Hamid Shojaee is adding publisher to a bio that includes tech entrepreneur, software CEO and incubator developer.
Shojaee, CEO of Axosoft in Scottsdale, launched his latest creation, AZTechBeat.com, earlier this week as a way to provide more in-depth coverage of the state?s software and technology industry than what currently exists.
It?s not just the coverage that is lacking, but an overall sense that software isn?t a viable industry in Arizona, despite numerous startups, Shojaee said.
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Hostess Brands bankruptcy could mean 130 Arizona job cuts
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/HostessTwinkies*100.jpg?v=1'>If Hostess Brands Inc. ? the maker of Twinkies, Wonder bread and Ding Dongs ? can?t solve its financial trouble via Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company could liquidate.
That would result in 130 job cuts in Arizona and Hostess closing 16 locations statewide.
The company has already reported the possible cuts and closures to the state of Arizona. Five locations in the Phoenix area would be impacted.
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A rundown of the AZBio Expo from A to Z
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/azbio%201%20Barb%20breakfast*100.jpg?v=1'>More than 250 people attended the Arizona BioIndustry Association?s Expo on May 17, providing a wealth of panel discussions and networking opportunities.
Click the image to the right for a slide show and rundown of activities at the conference.
At the event, BioAccel CEO MaryAnn Guerra announced that biotech startups can apply for up to $300,000 in seed funding and have an opportunity to take free space at the Bioinspire incubator in Peoria.
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Whisenhunt among Top 10 highest paid coaches in pro sports
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/andy%20reid*100.jpg?v=1'>Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt ranks as the eighth highest paid coach in professional sports with a $5.75 million per season salary.
That is according to Forbes magazine?s list of the Top 10 highest paid coaches in North American professional sports.
Whisenhunt ties for 8th place with Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Whisenhunt, 50, has a 43-41 record with the Cardinals over five seasons.
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Ken Bennett comments stir up Obama 'birther' buzz
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/ken%20bennett*100.png?v=1'>Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is generating plenty of national political buzz today for telling KFYI-AM 550 this morning he could keep President Barack Obama off the November ballot unless he receives some more information from the state of Hawaii confirming the president?s birthplace.
Bennett?s comments come after a report from Breitbart.com that old Obama literary biographies said he was born in Kenya. A literary agent is now saying that Kenyan birth entry was a mistake.
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Wave of NFL concussion lawsuits could flow down to teams, doctors, other sports
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/Leach,-Travis*100.jpg?v=1'>The wave of concussion-related lawsuits against the National Football League could reverberate down to individual teams, their executives, coaches and team doctors. Attorneys also warn there also could be similar suits filed against college and even high school football programs as well as other sports like hockey and lacrosse.
Most of the current cases have been brought by former players against the NFL, a $9 billion a year business and potential cash cow for plaintiffs and their attorneys. Travis...<div class="feedflare">
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BBB announces Arizona Ethics Award winners
The Better Business Bureau of Central, Northern and Western Arizona has named five Arizona winners of its 11th annual Business Ethics Awards.
The winners were announced May 17. They were:
Convertabath Inc. of TempeIntegrity Tree Service Inc. of ScottsdaleArizona Fire and Water Restoration Inc. of PhoenixSchumacher European Ltd. of ScottsdaleBlackstone Security Services Inc. of Phoenix
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Fuego CityScape set for downtown Phoenix debut
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/prime_cuts/Moloznik_Jeff*100.png?v=1'>The Fuego Restaurant Group will open its fourth Phoenix-area location this summer with Fuego CityScape in downtown Phoenix.
The restaurant, which will serve modern Mexican cuisine, is set to open the first week of June at the downtown mixed-use development.
?The atmosphere will be intimate, romantic and elegant,? said owner Jeff Ward.
Other local Fuego brands include Fuego Bistro, Fuego Tacos and Fuego Cantina.
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Peoria offering $1.2M in seed funding for biotech startups
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/Guerra_MaryAnn*100.JPG?v=1'>MaryAnn Guerra, the CEO of BioAccel, announced Thursday at the Arizona BioIndustry Association?s Expo that applications are now being accepted for $1.2 million in seed funding for biotech startups.
Companies and entrepreneurs selected will be eligible for free or reduced lab and office space at Bioinspire, an incubator at 13660 N. 94th Drive in Peoria. The incubator is a partnership between BioAccel, The Plaza Cos. and the city of Peoria. The money is coming from the city?s budget.
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More Americans expected to hit the road for Memorial Day
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/highway%20congestion%202*100.JPG?v=1'>More Americans are expected to be traveling this Memorial Day, though they won?t be going as far.
AAA said it expects about 34.8 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles over the holiday weekend. That?s an extra 500,000 drivers expected on the road between May 24 and May 28, up 1.2 percent over last year.
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Heart Association recognizes Memphis employee wellness programs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webTopoLargestEmplMethodist*100.jpg?v=1'>Healthy employees are happy employees ? at least, that?s the position the American Heart Association?s Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Program maintains.
The national organization today announced it has added three Memphis-area companies to the ranks of its Fit-Friendly Companies, naming Memphis Light, Gas & Water and Methodist Fayette Hospital as Gold level members. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare joined as a Platinum level member.
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MBJ presents Small Business Award finalists
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/SBAlogo32small*100.jpg?v=1'>The Small Business Awards have served as a way for Memphis Business Journal to recognize and reward some of the most successful small businesses in the Memphis area for more than three decades.
MBJ presented its 32nd annual Small Business Awards finalists in this week's print edition. The winners in each category ? 1 to 20 Employees, 21 to 75 Employees, 76 to 350 Employees and Executive of the Year ? will be revealed at an event May 24.
See the 2012 Small Business Awards finalists
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Top of the List: Physician Practices
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/TopoftheListLogoPhysicianPractices*100.jpg?v=1'>Memphis Business Journal's emphasis in this week's print edition is on Health Care and we're giving web readers the top five from our Physician Practices list.
The list ranks the practices by local, full-time equivalent employees excluding physicians.
See the top five physician practices in Memphis
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Behind the List: Physician Practices
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/TopoftheListLogoPhysicianPractices*100.jpg?v=1'>Acquisitions by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare have changed the complexion of local physician practice ownership.
In a flurry of deals in 2011, Baptist added The Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation PLC and Family Cancer Center Foundation, which are all among the top 25 physician practices in the Memphis area. Baptist Minor Medical Centers is also an annual fixture on the list. In February 2012, Stern made an acquisition of its...<div class="feedflare">
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First-quarter housing affordability at record high
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/housing_affordability_price_550*100.jpg?v=1'>Though it?s been said many times before, consumers in the market for a new or existing home have the upper hand.
According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, housing affordability hit an all-time high for the second consecutive quarter during the period ending March 31, 2012. Still, a familiar foe stands in the way of prospective home buyers.
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Fitch downgrades Memphis airport
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Fitch Ratings downgraded Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority's bond rating, but revised the rating outlook to Stable from Negative.
The airport's $415.5 million worth of bonds were downgraded to "A" from "A+" mostly due to Delta Air Lines Inc.'s service decline at Memphis International Airport. Local passenger traffic is projected to drop below 4 million, which translates into a more than 30 percent enplanement loss from the peak levels in 2008, according to Fitch.
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5 Memphis restaurants make Urbanspoon's high-end list
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Memphis is well represented on Urbanspoon's list of "America?s most popular high-end restaurants" as five local restaurants are among 250 across the nation.
The Memphis restaurants named by the popular restaurant recommendation app Urbanspoon are: Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar, Acre, Houston's, Texas de Brazil and Restaurant Iris.
The list was compiled using millions of reviews from professional food critics, the Urbanspoon community and diners. More than "600,000 restaurants, millions of reviews,...<div class="feedflare">
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Commissioner Ritz says suburban Memphis schools will cost much more than advertised
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz says suburban Memphis residents are being lied to about how much creating independent school districts could cost, WMC-TV reports.
Ritz questions the math on feasibility studies conducted for the various suburbs and says it could be off by as much as $1 million. Southern Educational Strategies, a school consulting firm, conducted all the surveys for six different municipalities around Memphis.
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Big Star member, Memphis financial planner Steve Rhea dies
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Steve Rhea, a rock 'n roll drummer who went on to a successful career as a Memphis banker and financial planner, died Wednesday, The Commercial Appeal reports. He was 62 and had been diagnosed with cancer last year.
Rhea was a drummer in the legendary Memphis band Big Star, as well as several of the group's precursor bands. He also worked for Ardent Records before leaving the scene in 1970 to pursue a degree at Southern Methodist University. He was replaced in Big Star by drummer Jody Stephens.
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