Main idea: Ineffective dialogue gives the same results as running your car without oil; things seize-up! If you are observing the performance degrading implications of ineffective dialogue, then today is the day to make a change. To prepare: http://myvaluetree.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/listen.pdf
Springtime, summertime, wintertime…anytime is a good time to clean your mind. Use the proven technique of 5-S to get your mind ready for a year of goodness. It all begins in our mind, so make sure it is clean.
Main idea: yesterday’s skills and projects become our “old pictures hanging on the wall” of today. Memories of days gone by. Today is the day to consider if you are living off the past. It may be time for an upgrade.
Overcome inertia.
Welcome to Saturday Morning Coaching on WTIC radio. Has life settled? You satisfied with just getting by? Time to bust out of the comfort zone and up your game. Newton's law states that a body at rest stays at rest until acted on by another force. Get that force back, stay in the game and thrive in life.
Can you describe your picture of success? Successful people can. Join us on this week's STARPOWER and learn the six claims of successful people. Master these and you are well on your way. Saturday morning Coaching on WTIC radio begins now.
Get great with goals. When goals are written down they focus attention and improve performance. Hundreds of studies tell the same story...written goals increase success. Get busy getting successful and write those goals down. Welcome to Saturday Morning Coaching on WTIC Radio with Coach Davis.
Academic researchers McCabe and Trevino report in a recent survey 87% of undergraduate business students admit to cheating on exams. Another study of engineering students shows that academic dishonesty starting in high school carries over into the workplace. Is your compass pointing true north? Have you given your GPS a good address? Buckle up, we start right after weather and sports.
It’s time to get into action. No more excuses, no more, “If only.” Take accountability for your life and start to reframe those excuses that keep you tied down.
Perception is key to resilience, Ray: Do you conceptualize an event as traumatic, or as a chance to learn and grow? This one little trait can change the entire trajectory of your life, and the good news is, you can learn it. These past two weeks have presented a lot of tough challenges for people. You want to pull the blanket up over your head and just give-up, or maybe, we can find the strength to marshal on? Be here after weather and sports as we explore the works of Victor Frankl, Norm Garmezy and others on the power of bouncing back. Right here on WTIC your Coaching Connection.
Let's go back to 2012 and see how you did with these affirmations. Remember them? It's time for a new look at how we will go into 2018. Time passes...make sure it is doing what YOU want. Take control with six positive affirmations to guide your thinking.
So often, Ray, I meet people who have the desire but not the fire, they want success but they can’t impress, they have a plan but they’re a flash in the pan. These people just get in line and wait for what life will give them. Today Coach is going to “give you some heat” to shake it up, to step out of line, and to find the work-around for your desires. Do you have the courage to be encouraged? Be here after weather and sports as we explore Alex Banayan’s “3rd Door,” on CT’s own WTIC your Coaching Connection.
Do you remember the story of McArthur Wheeler, the bank robber who thought his face would be invisible if he covered it with lemon juice? Well, he wasn’t and he was caught and this inspired the research of Dunning-Kruger titled “Unskilled and Unaware of it.” From this, we launch into 3 tips that will make your boss a raving fan. “My Boss, My Customer” begins right after weather and sports, here on WTIC your coaching connection.
Yesterday was CBIA’s (CT Business and Industry Association) annual Safety Conference. Phil Montgomery and team hosted a wonderful event. What continues to impress me when I am with the safety community is that the people are motivated by mission, not personal gain. Just after weather and sports we are going to pause for a moment of self-reflection to assess OUR motivation and if we convey a trustworthy attitude. Coming up… an important STARPOWER moment on WTIC your coaching connection.
Oh, Ray, it’s good to be here today. These are important times together with everyone when we can focus on how to be more effective in our lives, at home and at work. Saturday Morning STARPOWER Coaching is soon to begin…a cautionary tale of caustic speech, fear mongering and a quest for power. Are you up for today’s coaching session? Be here after weather and sports to find out, right here on WTIC your coaching connection.
Ray, did you notice we had a storm this week? Not only did we get snow, we got wind…lots of wind; blizzard-like wind. Wind is important. Remember hearing about Biosphere 2 back in the early 90’s? It was a self-contained ecosystem. Interesting observation with the trees they grew; while they grew faster than their counterparts outside, they were not as robust in strength and roots and tended to fall under their own weight. Why? No wind. Be back after weather and sports as we explore the importance of wind in our lives here at WTIC your coaching connection.
Dr. Annette and I just led a workshop with senior management on becoming a Conflict Competent Team. Good group of people, all very experienced, but conflict…dealing with differences…was keeping them from solving problems and this was slowing down critical tasks. It became very apparent to me in the workshop that a group’s ability to deal with conflict is a critical skill set. Want to be more effective at work; in your family? Be here after weather and sports as we explore “The curse of conflict,” right here at WTIC your Coaching Connection.
Superbowl 51 weekend and competition is in the air. Competition is great when focused on your competitors…but what happens when it is focused inside your team? Today we take a deeper dive into our last session on being positive in 2017. Research out of the University of Florida shows that rudeness is contagious, like a cold. What? My behaviors are important? You bet. Today we look at a “Tale of two Bosses.” Be here after weather and SuperSports on WTIC1080 your Coaching Connection.
2017 is off and running and the scramble has begun. As 2016 reached fever pitch I got so tired of negative talk I was tuning out. I was tired of being told how bad I was, how awful my life was, that my views were wrong that my existence was wrong. Having been in the world of organizational development for my career, this is a bad foundation for change. Today we look at the work of David Cooperrider and Appreciative Inquiry. Today we learn how to focus on the positive. Today it’s 3-for-Me! Get today’s handout at MyValueTree.com and be back after weather and sports at WTIC1080 your Coaching Connection.
Saturday Morning Coaching is back! Today the fifth element in our exploration of 5-to-Thrive will be revealed. Without it, your pursuit of possibilities will wither. In a world of surplus talent you will blend right in. The missing ingredient for your growth is...going to be today's topic right after weather and sports.
How full of a life do you want to live, and for how long? Today’s STARPOWER coaching explores “becoming more than I believe I can be.” Get the “5-to-Thrive” handout at MyValuetree.com ( 5-to-Thrive Handout ) and meet me right here after weather and sports.
Quit before you start and save the pain of trying. Let’s master the lower limits of our thinking so that we become disempowered and let other people succeed. What’s Coach got in store for you today? Get our “5-to-Thrive” handout at MyValuetree.com ( 5-to-Thrive Handout ) and be ready to work right here after weather and sports.
The world is ready to meet you! Will it be the new and improved you, or the old and boring you? If you want new doors opening for you this year, be it relationship or professional, maybe the same old you will only get the same old results. Coach has the strategy ready to share with you right after weather and sports. Want today’s handout? Get it at MyValueTree.com.
It is time to get lean and mean for the new year! I met two kinds of people this week: the over-worked and the out-of-work. Both are stressed, both are depressed…it’s just the paycheck that differs. It is time to stand out from the crowd and own this year! Two handouts are waiting for you at MyValueTree.com. Get ‘em, get ready and get back here after weather and sports.
The holidays can be a wonderful time of anticipation and gifts. You have already received an amazing gift, and everyone listening has one. This gift can change your life if you know how to operate it. Want a head start? Print off today’s handout at MyValueTree.com and be ready right after weather and sports.
Make yourself indispensible at work and home by improving the quality of your thinking. Give yourself an edge by becoming a critical thinker. When everyone else is falling apart in the despair of emotional thinking, you can bring excellence in thought. While each of us thinks, it is shocking just how much is biased, distorted, partial, uninformed and down-right prejudiced. Today, we will tinker with the thinker. Be here after weather and sports on WTIC, where we care to coach.