Inspiring Goals.

Most people set goals to please other people.

Their boss, their parents, their spouses, their friends.....sometimes even for their children.

When you set a goal to please another, it's all about what you "should" be doing, not about what you "want" to be doing.

An "Inspiring" Goal is different.

You are the only person it needs to inspire. It doesn't have to please anyone else. It doesn't even need to make sense to anyone else.

Most people set goals to please other people....people who set inspiring goals are like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Picasso, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa....to name a few.

Most people didn't understand their goals - but they did.

Most people didn't believe they could achieve them......but they did.

Most people get to stay ordinary by setting goals to try to please others.

People who set inspiring goals get to be extraordinary and discover strengths and powers within themselves, way beyond what they ever imagined having.

Are you interested in setting some Inspiring goals for yourself?

We help people do this every day....and all it will cost you is a half hour on the phone or skype.

Do something exciting for yourself and give us a call!

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Flying or falling?

Are you flying or falling?

....and how would you know?

The test is usually how much your will impacts your reality.

Can you move toward what you really want and need right now? click

The point is - how are you living right now?

Is it a life you love or is it a life lived in your comfort zone?

Or are you frozen like a possum in the headlights?

Or, are you in hot pursuit of goals that challenge and inspire you?

You aren't going to live forever. Sometimes you really don't have time to pack!

Mike Kennedy asks you what is it that you really, really want. You answer this question honestly and commit to achieving it, then you start your life of adventure and your falling transforms itself to flying!

What you get from him is his thirty years of training and coaching experience, his very active listening, and his ruthless compassion - this will allow you transform your life into a life of passion and meaning that you love.

If you want to learn to fly, call (+6) 0439 979 577 or email Mike to arrange a session that will get you started, will give you an experience of coaching and enable you to see if this is something that would add value to your life.

If you want to attend one of Mike's seminars such as "Your Clothes Conversation" or "Your Communication Conversation, call (+6) 0439 979 577 or email Mike to book your place or to book a seminar for your organisation.

Testimonials

Testimonials

• Coaching with Mike keeps the focus – you attend to the right things, the important things – without the coaching I don’t know what the result would have been, but I wouldn’t want to be there, because I wouldn’t have known what I was doing. Robin

• I was surprised at how much I have thought about it – whole lot of stuff that’s been in my head that you just brought out of me and wrote it down - I'm really brilliant! Mark

• Mike has coached me through a few series now and I can’t believe the difference it has made to my life. Mike encourages me to look for Clarity in all the areas that I’ve set goals in and then keeps me honest to reach those goals. His sessions are structured but still flexible enough to deal with the issues of the day. He has an incredible amount of experience and life skills that he brings with him, which gives me confidence that I know what he is doing! Mike is an absolute professional in all that he does, but he is human enough to listen, support, encourage and motivate me forward. One of the most important things I have learnt is that there are no problems, only opportunities and choices. The progress that I have made in my life in all areas in the last few months is absolutely incredible. Thank you would be too small a word to express my gratitude to Mike for the work that he does. I can only encourage anyone who wants clarity in their live to talk to Mike, he really does coach with heart and soul! Deb

• Mike asked me what was it that I really really wanted. I really didn't know. And up until that point, it didn't matter that I didn't know. But after that point, it became an obsession with me to find out what it was that I really really wanted. I had to find it and I struggled and worked hard to figure it out. Bit by bit, I started to see glimpses and the glimpses started to form like a jigsaw, until I could honestly say - I know what I really, really want! My goals are all now heading in that direction, I now only work with people who inspire me - I now choose my clients as well as my suppliers and I only do work that inspires me and rewards me accordingly. This works! Dwayne

• Mike helped me define my values, identify the skills that I love using and the weekly coaching has helped me define my work life. I have identified, using checklists Mike helped me clarify, that allowed me to choose my present business, which I can only say, fits me like a glove. I am delighted to go to work every day, the business is working like a dream and I'm able to have a life with my wife and family that is really inspiring. I am aware, I have balance and I feel fulfilled in my life. Thank you Mike. Chris

• Your summary of me - Wow. It was like reading my horoscope mixed in with “My Life”. Adrian

Great Coaching Quotes...

"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy."

Mevlana Rumi

More Coaching Quotes...

"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are."

Ara Parasheghian

Coaching Tools: Worksheet for completing your holiday

At the end of your holiday sit down with all the people you went on holiday with and have a discussion about your holiday. The process of celebrating the good and acknowledging the difficult parts of a holiday helps to complete the event, leaving you free to move back to your everyday life. Here's some questions to get you started...

• What were the five things you most valued and treasured about your holiday?
  
• What were you doing when you had the most fun?
  
• Who did you get to spend special time with and what do you most remember about that?
  
• What did you learn about yourself on this holiday?
  
• What did you learn about the people you went on holiday with? List one thing per person.
  
• What did you do that was the most relaxing thing in your holiday?
  
• What do you need to communicate with the people you went on holiday with?
  
• What was the overriding theme of your holiday?
  
• What do you need to say to be complete with your holiday?
  
• How do you want your first day @ work to be like?

Having a conversation like this with your family, friends or partner will help you bank your holiday, so you can move resourcefully into your work mode.

Coaching Tools: Placement

Placement is preparing someone for communication.

When you place someone, you are going to tell them what's coming, how you want them to manage their feelings, what outcome you are looking for, how you want them to listen, what you want them to listen for and you ask them if they are willing to have a conversation like that. I assume you have chosen an environment that is conductive to communication ie: it's quiet, private and you both have the time and space to communicate.

Then you start the placement process:

1. Advance notice... "In a couple of minutes I want to say something to you"
   
2. The topic.... "It's going to be about how we work together and how we can improve our communication"
   
3. How you want them to feel..... "If you start to feel upset or angry, I'd like you to tell me how you feel, rather than lash out at me or attack me"
   
4. The outcome you want.... "....and why I'm having this conversation with you, is so that we can operate more like a team and improve the results we are producing."
   
5. How to listen... "I'd like you to listen to this like you were looking for a solution, you are looking for something that is going to help us both move forward."
   
6. What to listen for... "I'd like you to listen to this like you were looking for a solution, you are looking for something that is going to help us both move forward."

Ask if they are open to this...

If they say "Yes", then start your conversation.

If they say "No", then find out what they aren't willing to do and try to find a workable alternative. If you can't find one, then see if they would be willing to have this conversation at a later date or in more conducive circumstances.

For more detailed information click here or email Mike.