Comments for CoachAccountable http://blog.coachaccountable.com Exploring ways for professional coaches to run better businesses. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Transparency of Coaching by executive business coaching http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=89&cpage=1#comment-57 executive business coaching Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:41:38 +0000 http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=89#comment-57 <strong>executive business coaching...</strong> Nice post. I like the way you think. This is an interesting blog that is now going on my Favorites. Feel free to check out my website/blog if there is any content you would like to use, just simply add credit. Best regards!... executive business coaching…

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]]> Comment on Existence Systems Part 2: What Makes a Good One? by Brian Stuhlmuller http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=131&cpage=1#comment-49 Brian Stuhlmuller Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:20:13 +0000 http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=131#comment-49 As an expert in productivity and having spent many years researching how people relate to these sorts of "systems" or "tools" there are a few recognizable fundamentals. 1. We are taught & learn from childhood to react to, rather than create what we take on and accomplish in the course of a given day. It's the phenomenon of dealing with the what seems most urgent (and therefore the most dangerous) first, rather than scheduling (and therefore promising) an action, and then acting from the intention rather than reacting, reacting, and reacting through our day. "Reaction" is a hard wired habit and fundamental way of being for many. 2. When people enter intentions into some sort of planning system, they confront the power of their promise, and their willingness to sometimes fail - life doesn't always unfold according to plan. Adults have a tiny-to-non-existent tolerance for failure. Not using a "system" therefore, allows one to avoid committing, and so failing. Using a system on the other hand, calls forth authoring one's life and being accountable to one's promises (everything entered into a schedule is a promise). 3. The source of people's resistance to using a system is much less the system capabilities and/or UI, but more people's relationship to being accountable to themselves and others, especially when the system is shared as in group scheduling. 4. At today's pace, anyone who is up to anything, at a minimum, MUST use a scheduling and communication management system. As an expert in productivity and having spent many years researching how people relate to these sorts of “systems” or “tools” there are a few recognizable fundamentals.

1. We are taught & learn from childhood to react to, rather than create what we take on and accomplish in the course of a given day. It’s the phenomenon of dealing with the what seems most urgent (and therefore the most dangerous) first, rather than scheduling (and therefore promising) an action, and then acting from the intention rather than reacting, reacting, and reacting through our day. “Reaction” is a hard wired habit and fundamental way of being for many.

2. When people enter intentions into some sort of planning system, they confront the power of their promise, and their willingness to sometimes fail – life doesn’t always unfold according to plan. Adults have a tiny-to-non-existent tolerance for failure. Not using a “system” therefore, allows one to avoid committing, and so failing. Using a system on the other hand, calls forth authoring one’s life and being accountable to one’s promises (everything entered into a schedule is a promise).

3. The source of people’s resistance to using a system is much less the system capabilities and/or UI, but more people’s relationship to being accountable to themselves and others, especially when the system is shared as in group scheduling.

4. At today’s pace, anyone who is up to anything, at a minimum, MUST use a scheduling and communication management system.

]]> Comment on New Features: Online Scheduling & Calendar Imports by Sarah http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-15 Sarah Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:38:57 +0000 http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=120#comment-15 Pretty good post. I just came by your site and wanted to say that I have really liked reading your blog posts. Anyway I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon! Pretty good post. I just came by your site and wanted to say
that I have really liked reading your blog posts. Anyway
I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon!

]]> Comment on Coaching 2.0: Use the right tools for the job. (part 4) by KrisBelucci http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-6 KrisBelucci Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:42:08 +0000 http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=45#comment-6 Hi, cool post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for writing. Hi, cool post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for writing.

]]> Comment on Coaching 2.0: Use the right tools for the job. (part 4) by Mark http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-3 Mark Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:26:49 +0000 http://blog.coachaccountable.com/?p=45#comment-3 Awesome post. Very clear, very usable. You should be getting kickback from your friends at WuFoo, Supersaas, and MadMimi. I am trying to figure out ways I can use these resources for my business right now. Awesome post. Very clear, very usable. You should be getting kickback from your friends at WuFoo, Supersaas, and MadMimi. I am trying to figure out ways I can use these resources for my business right now.

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