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   I am sure that at a certain time in your working life, you experienced a moment when you were dissatisfied with your work environment and wanted a change.

The cause of this may have been due to the followings:

- You were overload with work

- You were bored as you didn’t have enough work to do

- Some of your colleagues’ stress which influenced your state

- The lack of communication in your organization

- Other colleagues’ negative attitude towards you or others

There are few steps that can help you manage and keep a positive state at work:

1. Work benefits - Always remember why the job is important to you and what benefits it brings you

2. Have a clear outcome - Communicate clearly with others and ask questions until you have a clear understanding of what is expected from you

3. Be positive and polite – People like to be around people with a positive attitude, are polite and respectful towards others, so be one of these people. The positive attitude is contagious, just like the negative one, so make sure you are spreading positive thoughts around!

4. Be organized – Keep a notebook for your things to do at work and new things you learned. Make a habit to prioritize your work, so you can tackle the tasks in their priority order, keeping your bosses happy and your mind clear.

5. Be curious – Whenever you have time available at work, learn more about your profession. You will expand your knowledge, become more confident and more valuable for your work.

I hope that these steps will help you to create a better work environment for you!

Anda Tudor, Life Coach                                                                 May 23, 2011

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  As I am passionate about coaching, and read as much as I can about the subject, I couldn’t miss listening and reading Anthony Robbins and Bob Proctor’s materials.

I like very much Bob Proctor’s program, “The 11 Forgotten Laws”, which has wonderful stories, very well translated into the real life. The stories provide you with a clear understanding of the cause-effect relation of our actions into our life. Also, “The Goal achiever” or “You were Born Rich” programs are valuable and designed to help you create the mentality of a successful person.

Anthony Robbins is a practical coach; his programs have very clear steps, easy to follow by anyone, to create a better life system. I like also the diversity of his programs; you can work on your body, mind, relationship and business at the same time. Because all the areas of your life are connected, if you work on one you affect the other ones too, even if you want it or not. The key is to maintain them all in balance. And this is what Mr. Robbins is offering, a balanced life.

In my opinion both of them are great coaches, although quite different and therefore an analysis between themselves looked very interesting. Find below my insights regarding their work.

Pros

Cons

As conclusion, in my opinion, Tony Robbins is a great choice for the current times; his coaching solutions are more practical and useful to our society, he is a wonderful motivator with programs developed for each sector of your life.

Anda Tudor, Life Coach                                                                                                                           May 21, 2011

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In the last few years, after 1990 especially, the coaching business rapidly expanded and more people are aware of the benefits of this new profession and interested in learning about it. Among the benefits of coaching, creating more effective communications, setting achievable goals, reaching solutions and empowering people are the most recognized.

Today, many organizations are offering coaching classes to people interested in becoming coaches or to people who want to grow, to learn about themselves and their inner potential.

The most recognized Institution in the coaching industry is ICF – International Coach Federation, a nonprofit organization formed by individual coaches, committed to setting high professional standards. ICF offers independent certification and allows coaches to interact with each other and exchange ideas through a professional network.

Under the ICF umbrella there are many other Institutions accredited by ICF, which offers good quality coaching classes for coaches: Coaching Training Institute (CTI), Erickson College, Institute of Excellence In Coaching (iPEC) to name just a few.

To be credible as a coach, a coaching diploma is mandatory. Until people will see you at work they want to see that you take coaching seriously so they can take you seriously too.

If you are interested in becoming a coach, you have to take into consideration the following steps:

1. Decide which area of coaching you want to work in, based on your natural abilities and knowledge

2. Research Institutions that offers classes that fit your needs

3. Attend an introductory coaching seminar that gives you the opportunity to see if that particular Institution and its classes are right for you. Observe the behavior of the coaches and their interactions with others to see if you will fit in that role.

4. Learn from other coaches’ experience how they succeed in their profession

5. Take coaching classes. It is the best to find courses that gives you at the end of the program a certification upon completion.

6. Believe in yourself!

Anda Tudor, Life Coach                                                                 May 17, 2011

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“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein

I have been introduced to coaching 8 years ago due to a challenge in my personal life, my sister’s divorce.  I was in need for having back my balance, my focus on positive outlook of the world and I found coaching through a friend.

My life coach at that time, patiently listened to me and asked many questions that helped me discovered what I want and where I want to be as a person, motivated me to continue when the road I chose seemed to hard and cheered me for my all accomplishments. It was like I have my personal life trainer!

For this reason, I praise coaching and believe that it can transform each individual in something greater, bigger than they are, helping each individual to tap into their inner, greater potential.

Currently, the coaching field is growing and many types of coaching have developed since early 1900s, when Dale Carnegie started to train executives. Some of these fields are: life coaching, business coaching, health coaching, leadership coaching, executive coaching, career coaching, financial coaching, personal coaching, sports coaching, relationships coaching, coaching for businesses and sales coaching, to enumerate just few of them.

Lately, a new type of coaching started to emerge due to the increased use of internet technology in our daily life. Although, it might be difficult to understand for general public that coaching can be done other than face-to-face, as this builds a more effective relationship with the clients, as we became busier and stressed with our work and personal life and we want to save some time for our important matters, the demand for online coaching developed.

The online coaching offers you the advantage of having your coach with you no matter where you are, at home, your office or in a remote location, removing the time factor, travel expenses and geographical restrictions.

No matter what type of coaching you are choosing, having a coach will help you to create balance in your life, to discover your qualities and use your potential at a higher capacity, in another words, to transform your life in the life you want!

Anda Tudor, Life Coach                                                                 May 16, 2011         

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