The Chronicle of Coaching provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the coaching profession, designed to show where and how coaching appears in the popular culture worldwide. It is not intended to be a summary service nor a news roundup, although it may serve that purpose for some readers. The Chronicle is new each Thursday morning. Compiled and edited by Alex Goldsmith, Linda Ballew, and Ruth Ann Harnisch.

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NON-LIVE: Getting the Most from Executive Coaching, by Matt Henkes
December 10, 2007, TrainingZone.co.uk - Bristol, UK
Executive coaching is beginning to be seen as less of a solution to a problem and more of a tool to help people realise their full potential. ...

Student Down to Business
December 8, 2007, Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA
Young entrepreneurs often need coaching in presentation and communication, as well as thinking through the financials of a business, Mr. Guerra said. ...

CEOs Can Learn from Each Other
December 9, 2007, Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Vistage advisers like Kielley also visit each member monthly for one-on-one coaching, offering advice and support while also holding them accountable for …

Self-Coaching for a Successful New Year
December 8, 2007, Mortgage Introducer - London, England, UK
Too often we get caught up in the business to the extent that it is controlling us, rather than the other way round. This is 'you' time. It's allowed. ...

Jay-Z is Rihanna´s Life Coach
December 6, 2007, Javno.hr - Zagreb, Croatia
Rihanna says mentor Jay-Z is her life coach. The 'Umbrella' singer, who was signed by the hip-hop mogul to Def Jam Records in 2004, admits she constantly ...

The Business of Life Coaching
December 5, 2007, FoxBusiness.com - by Nancy Colasurdo
A column on the business of coaching people to get the life they want.

Living Well: How to Bring Joy to your Corner of the World
December 9, 2007, Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
When "perfect" is not "good enough": There is another concept from her life coaching practice (trudymcknight.com) that McKnight leavens into the winter ...

Count your Blessings
December 10, 2007, iAfrica.com - Cape Town, South Africa
"The moment you start saying thank you, and feel that gratitude inside, the wheel automatically starts to turn in your favour," says life coach Kate ...

Life Coach Helps Consultant Find Better Work-Life Balance
December 11, 2007, The Times Online – UK
She determines that the consultant needs to set a goal and have a process in place to motivate herself to succeed.

Digital personal trainer yields healthy results
December 5, 2007, San Mateo County Times - San Mateo , CA , USA
A computer-generated call featuring a friendly recorded voice provided the same motivation as a live coach in boosting ...

Start 2008 Right: Win an Ultimate Life Makeover
December 6, 2007, Boston Herald - United States
... coach and registered dietitian, along with a team of experts, including a medical adviser, fitness expert, chef, sommelier and personal stylist. ...

Coaching Toward Meaning
December 5, 2007, by My Plan After 50
He soon realized that for him "helping others" brought a great deal of personal satisfaction. He began to explore where and how he could do this. He decided to volunteer one night a week at a local food pantry where he assisted the ...

Self Confidence Exercises
December 5, 2007, by Life Coach David
Today's life coaching tip consists of some simple exercises for building self confidence. To view the exercises, go to: Self Confidence Exercises.

Life Coaching - Action Checklist
December 6, 2007, by Life Coach David
Do you find yourself sometimes setting yourself goals you don't achieve or putting things off until the next day? Here is a simple Life Coaching Action Checklist to use as a guide to help you work out how to set realistic goals that you ...

Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season From Fitness Expert David Berger
December 6, 2007, by admin
David Berger's Number One Me–Personal Coaching for Personal Best! Learn to effectively use the single greatest piece of exercise equipment ever created...your body! Over 45 calisthenic exercises instructed for you in three levels of ...

Assertiveness
December 8, 2007, by Life Coach David
For information about assertiveness and tips about how to be assertive, visit: Assertiveness.

The perfect gift!
December 7, 2007, by Travis
It has been a few weeks since my last blog - and that I apologize for. Right after Thanksgiving I took off for St. Louis with my family for 9 days - and just got back last night. How in the heck is it December 7th already? ...

7 Tips to Attracting What You Want
December 8, 2007, by Other Authors
Jack Canfield, America 's Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, ...

Life Coaches are ...What?
December 7, 2007, by Life Coach David
Here is an article from The Guardian online newspaper introducing the concept of life coaching and what life coaches do: Life Coaching - Guardian Article.

Choosing a Coach
December 5, 2007, by charrise
The decision to invest in business coaching can be a daunting task. For the investment to pay off for the business owner/leader, several components must be in place. Business coaching is a tremendous undertaking, requiring courage and a ...

Create a 66 Second Video To Win A Great Prize
December 5, 2007, by Paul Simister, Your Profit Coach
For more details and the rules see Rich's blog at Strategic Profits. Good luck - you've got just over three days. Oh and by the way, you will need to read the Attention Age Doctrine. To Your Success Your Profit Coach Paul Simister.

Here Comes another Bubble
December 5, 2007, by Terry
Here's a music video from Youtube that I found entertaining. Just thought I'd share it with you today. And no, I'm not making a direct comment about the state of Web 2.0 business. I just found it a fun video. Enjoy! ...

Mentor Monthly #87: Professionals - Add Coaching To Your Services
December 5, 2007, By David Wood
"I can't think of a better investment or more profitable long term step for an aspiring coach to take other than purchase and devour the CoachStart Manual. I used this guide as my Bible when commencing my coaching business and my first ...

Why "Management" has a Bad Rep
December 4, 2007, by Rosa Say
This is a true story; so true it hurts when you're a management coach like me. Holidayknits250 I stopped at the post office to buy Christmas stamps this morning, asking for eleven of their books of 20 stamps. ...

The MWA Action Sequence: Reading, Talking, Doing
December 6, 2007, by Rosa Say
With Managing with Aloha Coaching my goal has been to be more focused on creating more MWA-specific action tools for you. The latest example is our MWAC 5-Beat Rhythm Worksheet. I wrote these words at the top of the right hand sidebar ...

Showing Vulnerability
December 6, 2007, by charrise
... lay our ego down and take personal responsibility for our shortcomings, our people will forgive us. Showing vulnerability is facing what is true for us, and that is always a healthy approach to life and to business. Coach Charrise.

The Work Yourself Happy System
December 6, 2007, by admin
Terri Levine, The Guru of Coaching SM President Comprehensive Coaching U, Inc. 727 Mallard Place, North Wales , PA 19454 (877-401-6165) http://www.CoachInstitute.com Create a great home based business coaching clients over the phone! ...

Why Coaching Is the Way to Go In Team Management
by Daryl Yew
Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams; it is now one of the key concepts in leadership and management. Why is coaching popular? Coaching levels the playing field. Coaching is one of the six emotional leadership styles proposed ...

Increasing Sales with Money Off Vouchers
December 8, 2007, by Paul Simister, Your Profit Coach
So as a business coach I always look around me at the ways that businesses I come into contact with as a customer try to do any of those three things. Today it was WH Smith, a big news agent, book, home entertainment and stationery store ...

Strategic Marketing Tips From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
December 8, 2007, by dutuanfanthome
When developing a strategic marketing plan, your strategic thinking business coach provides the following ten (10) strategic marketing tips. Strategic Marketing Tip #1: Develop a strategic plan with a clearly defined and focused vision ...

Some Secrets of Good Head Coaching - Also for Lawyers
December 8, 2007, by Aha A Pharaoh
With respect to the mental fitness of Tiger Woods, Cole observes these strengths, which a coach should try to implement in his coaching and inculcate in his players: 1) Very high personal standards (Larry Kehres agrees) and ...

Coaching: Permanent Learning at its Best
December 9, 2007, by Sandra Heinzelmann
And then the analogy unfolded in all its facets: (Business) life can be seen as a movie that is directed by us. Finally I found my answer to the question: "What is the very best effect coaching can have?" Coaching is successful when the ...

Ten Tips for Writing Successful Business Proposals
December 9, 2007, by andimccain
Your strategic thinking business coach endorses strategic thinking in the preparation of all business proposals. Here are ten (10) tips from your strategic thinking business coach for writing successful business proposals. ...

Great Tools And a Tip For The Business Coach
December 12, 2007, by Tips.com.my
A coach is usually the person who doesn't provides the answers, but ushers in a system to help the managers find out the answers. Technorati Tags: business coach, business coaching.

"Career Smart: 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand" by Career ...
December 5, 2007, Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale , WA , USA
Career Coach Sherri Thomas, international speaker, and President of Career Coaching 360 (www.careercoaching360.com) offers a 5-step plan for professionals ...

High-Tech De-Stressors
December 6, 2007, Yahoo! Tech - Sunnyvale, CA, USA
The Pzizz Personal Life Coach is a high-tech sleeping aid. It has two modes—one designed to let you take a refreshing nap and the other to help you get to ...

It Was the Year of the Storyteller
December 11, 2007, Globe and Mail - Canada
... When an executive who has rocketed through the ranks to near the top of the corporate ladder suddenly stalls, many top companies turn to executive coach ...

Business Owner Turned Legislator, Doug Fisher, Becomes Business ...
December 3, 2007, Franchising.com (press release) - CA, USA
To learn more about Doug Fisher's business coaching services, please call Doug at (856) 453-7040, or email him at esourcecoach@gmail.com.

First time in the UK - ICC International Coaching Certification ...
December 5, 2007, Training Press Releases (press release) - UK
Coaching supports a person at every level in becoming who they want to be and being the best they can be. In this training, both business coaching and life ...

Marketing Coach Teaches Entrepreneurs Blogging for Business Success
December 5, 2007, Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
World-renowned Small Business Marketing Coach, Sandra Sinclair, teaches entrepreneurs how to market their businesses with blogging in her "How to Use Writing ...

Unveiling the Secret to Knock-Out Communication, in a Word: iView™
InterviewStream partners with Right Management to combine leading edge technology with world renowned personalized coaching. ...

Local Cheyenne Tribal Member to put Montana on the actioncoach Map
December 12, 2007, Franchise Wire (press release) - New Zealand
actioncoach is the world's number one business coaching franchise. Started by entrepreneur and CEO Brad Sugars in 1993, the company is one of the fastest ...

Entrepreneurs Look at 2008 as a Breakthrough Year
December 10, 2007, PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
According to Terry Telford, from terrytelford.com, mentoring and coaching are becoming very big business online. As people start to realize there's money to ...

10stepmarketing Introduces 1-Hour Marketing Plan Just In Time for ...
December 10, 2007, PR Web (press release) - Ferndale , WA , USA
10stepmarketing, a small business marketing coaching firm, has introduced a new how-to product called the 1-Hour Marketing Plan to help small business ...