To all our highly valued clients and acquaintances:
Given what you may have recently been through, especially over the last nearly 18 months, how you making the most of your summer months?
As the release of pent-up energy continues to gain momentum through the summer months and everyone everywhere I know is working to get out to make a comeback, I want to offer you a few ideas that may help you further prepare yourself for your strongest ever year end crescendo in prep for 2022.
I often hear that, after Labor Day, everything kicks into a much higher gear.
First of all, optimize and/or upgrade any Continuing Ed or Certifications or Industry Specific Professional Designations that will further sharpen your know-how skills, your marketplace competitiveness or your stellar services.
I recently renewed my Professional Coach Certification designation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), which I initially completed in 2006.
It is a way to show my gratitude to my clients and keeps me on my toes, with a commitment to meeting the highest standards of professional and ethical practice. By renewing or upgrading a Credential, we all can demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning throughout our journeys and a dedication to contemporary professional development and growth.
I am confident that you can do something similar and probably, even better.
Next, I recommend you peruse this recent offering from Alan Weiss.
Alan Weiss’s unique global learning program:
Million Dollar Consulting…..for the world
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This program is based upon his seminal book on the consulting profession, now in its 30th consecutive year on the shelves, with a sixth edition to be released in November 2021. This book has driven people to engage him as their coach, to attend workshops, to subscribe to video series, and to attend the Million Dollar Consulting® College and more, on six continents.
I have been part of Alan’s Global Mentoring Community for over 12 years.
I am almost through this new program and I am finding that it is not only a very focused refresher, it is also a cornucopia of highly effective, practical result-driven ideas. I cannot say enough good about this “steal of a deal” online self-paced global offering, available for only $95 til August 1, 2021.
I signed up immediately and started watching it. I think it is to the point, with well-articulated, transferable language and professionally produced, along with downloadable handouts and brief video talks from other entrepreneurs.
I also see it as an inspirational, evolving model of scaled contribution for today’s global virtual stages. It makes me think how we can expand value.
Also, is now time to call on new people or on others you once knew?
Here are ideas for new relationships or freshening up familiar ones.
Lastly, is your health as good as it can be? What can you upgrade?
If you are not doing it already, get regular, annual, full physical, well-being check-ups, to stay as healthy as possible and try to catch anything dis-ease early. Even “doing all the right things” is no guarantee – this at least helps.
Commit to regular, scheduled, fun, worthy exercise to get/keep yourself in the best possible shape. Developing healthy habits, diet choices, resting patterns, etc. until they are simply second nature, is critical. I have tried to pursue “paying” for my health/energy as I go, versus a “lump sum” disaster.
Here are a few Exercise to Energize Ideas for you to consider
Practical lessons for all of us? For some of you, this may be obvious:
- If we don’t take care of our bodies, we won’t have a body to take care of.
- Relax more and take time for it. You’ll likely be more creative/productive.
- Take any/all help you can get – do so for others – set up/stick to plans.
- Seek out credible, diverse opinions from best sources you can access.
- In order to fully engage in life, we also need time to disengage/chillax.
- Once you have determined what your standards need to be, commit.
- Re-visit/update all critical legal and financial documents, as needed.
All these can contribute to a bigger and brighter future for your days ahead.
Are you setting yourself up in ways to keep yourself moving forward??
| We surely hope so and are here to cheerlead and support. At your service. Best, Coach Don |
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