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The Role Of The Life-coach
By Andrew Poole
The coach’s role is to utilise the skills, techniques and toolkits at their disposal to take the client on a journey of self-discovery by these means:
Establishing a high level of rapport
Rapport has been described as the ability to enter each client’s model of the world so that you can give them the feeling of being totally understood. This is achieved by a combination of physiology, tone of voice and the choice of words.
Working in a climate of trust, honesty and openness
A relationship between coach and client is a partnership and like all partnerships, it needs a climate of trust, honesty and openness in which to operate. If a client does not feel comfortable around these issues, they are not likely to engage fully in the process
Offering constructive feedback
Feedback from the coach is important for the client to know that what they are doing is achieving the desired results. This does need to be constructive though as criticism or obvious flattery will be counter-productive.
Encouraging clients to explore options
This is the part of the session where the client starts to come up with ideas to move towards the goal. Here the coach has to create the mood where the client can feel totally able to let their mind run free and think the unthinkable. It’s important the client is aware that these are still only options, not commitments.
Praising clients achievements
We all respond to praise just as we do to criticism and praise in coaching for what a client has achieved is a very useful tool. Many clients will be operating out of their comfort zone to complete actions and for that alone they deserve praise.
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MAA sells apartment property for $7.25 millionMAA is enacting part of its current disposition plan with the sale of a Memphis apartment community.
Orlando, Fla.-based Cedar Mill LLC purchased Cedar Mill Apartments in Southeast Memphis from Mid-America Apartments LP for $7.25 million.
Built in two phases in 1974 and 1986, the 276-unit apartment complex at 3505 S. Mendenhall sits on 13.9 acres, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property website.
Mid-America Apartments LP is affiliated with Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc., currently branded as MAA...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Dunavant Logistics earns security certificationDunavant Global Logistics Group LLC has gained a security certification that could help it move products faster for customers.
The Memphis-based global logistics firm has been certified as a member of the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
The certification is primarily held by larger companies that have significant focus on global logistics.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection established the program in 2003 to build cooperation with industries which strengthen supply chain and border security...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Postal Service lost $3.3 billion in first quarter<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/PostalServiceWeb*100.jpg?v=1'>Strong holiday shipping was not enough to offset a continued decline in First-Class Mail, leading to a $3.3 billion quarterly loss for he United States Postal Service, compared to a loss of $290 million in the same quarter a year earlier.
The Postal Service?s shipping business was up 7 percent from a year ago last quarter, its fiscal first quarter. Shipping accounted for 17 percent of its total revenue. First-Class Mail revenue fell 4.1 percent. First-Class Mail revenue has declined 15 percent and volume down 25 percent since 006...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Memphis awaits impact of mortgage settlement<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/foreclosurehouse*100.jpg?v=1'>Now that the federal government and states have hammered out a historic settlement with mortgage servicers, the bigger question will be the exact impact at the local level in cities hardest hit, like Memphis.
In the immediate, the general consensus is that even the largest federal-state settlement in history of $26 billion ? with an expected $146 million coming to Tennessee ? isn?t enough to stem the tide of massive foreclosures.
Corky Neale, director of research for RISE Foundation, a consumer financial education group, said the potential impact of the dollars will affect about 10 percent ? 1...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Memphis industrial portfolio sells for $23.6 million<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/kansas%20city%20life%20portfolio*100.jpg?v=1'>AREA Properties Partners has purchased four Memphis industrial buildings totaling 834,708 square feet for $23.6 million.
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. sold the portfolio and was represented by Cushman & Wakefield?s Southeast Capital Markets Group in cooperation with Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors in Memphis.
The buildings include Southpark H at 4650 Quality Drive, Southpark G at 4481 Pleasant Hill, Memphis Distribution D at 4100 Quest Way, and Memphis International Airport Center at 3363 MIAC Cove...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Tennessee to get $146M in mortgage relief from big banks<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/housinghelpweb*100.jpg?v=1'>Tennessee?s piece of a landmark mortgage settlement will likely be about $146 million in what officials say will be a sweeping change in practices and a dose of relief to struggling homeowners.
In a $26 billion deal that includes states? attorneys general across the country, major mortgage providers ? Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup and Ally Financial ? have agreed to provide money for loan modifications and other changes, direct relief to wronged homeowners and funding for housing programs, authorities said...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Daniel Tosh?s 2012 tour to stop in MemphisTosh Tour Twenty Twelve will hit the Orpheum Theater in Memphis on April 8.
Comedian Daniel Tosh, known for his Comedy Central show Tosh.0, will begin his tour April 5 in Austin, Texas, and perform in at least 17 cities, including Memphis.
It will be the comedian?s second stand-up tour produced by Comedy Central. In 2010, Tosh Tour Twenty Ten included more than 75 performances, sold 250,000 tickets sold and produced $10 million in box office revenue.
Tickets for the Memphis show go on sale Friday at 10 a...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Grizzlies owner Heisley bidding on DodgersMichael Heisley, the Chicago billionaire businessman who owns the Memphis Grizzlies, has been revealed as one of the bidders on the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Heisley leads one of 11 bids that is still in the running to buy the Major League Baseball team. The report also says if Heisley were to buy the team, Jerry West would probably join in some capacity. West, a former Los Angeles Laker and NBA legend, previously worked for Heisley as general manager of the Grizzlies.<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Memphis files 86 lawsuits against property ownersThe city of Memphis is fighting blight and for the second time filed a large batch of lawsuits against the owners of neglected property.
The Commercial Appeal reports Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced the filing of 86 lawsuits and 11 nuisance petitions.
Wharton launched a similar assault against blight in 2010, when the city filed 138 lawsuits against property owners. About two-third of those properties have since been rehabbed or demolished, according to Wharton...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Bank settlement to net $26B for homeownersMore than 2 million Americans could benefit from at least $26 billion in relief from the nation?s biggest banks as part of a broad government settlement set to be announced on Thursday, The New York Times reports.
The aid will help a relatively small portion of borrowers who are delinquent and facing foreclosure, The Times reports. The success could depend in part on how effectively the program is put into effect because earlier efforts by Washington to help troubled borrowers aided fewer than expected...<div class="feedflare">
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Challenging and taking their clients out of their comfort zone The comfort zone is so called because it’s a comfortable place to be and our coping mechanisms naturally want us to be in a place of comfort. A coaching client will quite naturally want to stay in this zone too as we don’t go out of it for no reason. The point of coaching is to enable the client to develop and grow and for this they need to be stretched to meet new challenges. The coach must take the client into the stretch zone where appropriate in spite of the resistance they might face. Acting as a sounding board Elsewhere in this paper I’ve emphasised the importance of the skill of listening to effective coaching. It’s unusual in today’s world for people to be given the chance to just talk without interruptions and when given that chance people often take advantage and talk. Often, the fact that they are free to talk and voice out load their concerns proves to be a very powerful tool and without advice or guidance from the coach, the client can resolve an issue themselves just by being able to talk about it. Raising awareness Raising awareness can apply to both the client and the coach. The coach needs to have a heightened state of awareness to be sensitive to what they’re seeing and hearing in the client. Awareness or more particularly self-awareness in the client will give them a better perception of their motivation and actions. Helping clients to explore values and beliefs It’s important that at some point the client appreciates that the journey is equally as important as the goal. Failure to realise can lead to the state that “The end justifies the means”. The client’s actions must be congruent with their values and beliefs to avoid this. Keeping clients on track Each coaching session will be bound by the amount of time fixed upon. It is the role of the coach to pace the session and keep the conversation on track to maximise the benefit of each session. Article Source: http://www.articleblender.com Andrew Poole was CEO of a Financial Services Company in the UK and is now a qualified Life-Coach.To find out more about Life-Coaching and take the FREE Fine-Tune Your Life test, visit: www.andrewpoole.net
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