The 43 Outcomes That My New Clients Want To Achieve
November 4, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
It has been an abundant week of new coaching clients coming in from the financial advisor speaking that I have been doing. The following is a cut and paste / mash up / collage … call it what you like of the outcomes that my clients want to achieve as a result of working with [...]
iPhone Landing On Concrete + Otter Box = Recovery & Warrantee
October 7, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
My iPhone enclosed by an Otter Box since the iPhone came out of the box slipped off my belt along with the Otter Box and belt clip this afternoon. As the iPhone/Otter Box went through the air as it has done on occasion towards a certain death on concrete, I thought “this is it” and [...]
What Is An Example Of InspirTechnical?
August 10, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Inspiration is based on values like communication, listening and wisdom. These are the core of all positive beliefs and feelings. Inspiration is sustainable because it is driven from within. Motivation is based on unmet needs like recognition, safety and worthiness. These are the core of all negative beliefs and emotions. Motivation is not sustainable because [...]
Dear Steady Advisor
July 14, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Here is a follow up e-mail to a client that relates to behavioural adaption. Dear Steady Advisor, Thank you for Tuesday’s coaching call. Congratulations for the dedication, focus and results that you have created during this very busy time. Congratulations again for booking your holidays and meeting with your team about what could be done [...]
It Is Not Always About The Sale
April 20, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I am writing this to capture an experience that I just went through on the telephone with a prospective client. The called ended with the client in tears and me saying that I would e-mail them in follow up and for them to call me when they were ready. The call started by me asking [...]
Are You A Financial Survivor Or A Financial Advisor?
January 19, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Are You A Financial Survivor Or A Financial Advisor? Evolution has programmed us to feel the fear for survival in our guts. In days gone by, our survival was dependent upon our tribe. The tribe reinforced obedience and conformity to the tribal system through the threat of expulsion. Expulsion from the tribe meant certain death. [...]
Why Motivation Doesn’t Work Part 2
January 18, 2010 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 5. Growth Needs – Self Actualization 4. Esteem Needs – Self Esteem, Recognition, Status 3. Social Needs – Sense of Belonging, Love – Approval 2. Safety Needs – Security, Protection – Safety 1. Physiological Needs – Hunger, Thirst Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who studied healthy, successful, extraordinary people – [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Book Of Air And Shadows: A Novel by Michael Gruber
Current books:
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The Brave: A Novel by Nicholas Evans
Recent books:
- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Zafon
- The Outlander by Gil Adamson
- The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
