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"This was the best course I have taken. Let me tell you why. You get to take what you learn and immediately put it to use. You have trial and error, you learn in a friendly environment. If we could only get the entire company to work together like the group of 13 people I had the privilege of spending three days with. Thanks, this course has changed my life for sure."
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Personal Branding
Speaking is one of the many ways you can build your own personal brand. But that is not the only way, according to friend Harry Hoover. Here's
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Hello again.
It's been a busy month for us, and I hope business is as good for you. We've chased our tails from Chicago to Dallas, New Orleans to LA, Cleveland and beyond. Yeah, the faculty here gets all the fun, like the nine hours waiting in O'Hare Airport. But enough about the wonderful world of business travel.
If you are perfect, read no further. If you are not perfect, then you'll find our first article of interest. In it we deal with that tendency many of us have to try to be perfect. Coach Anne Boyd goes one-on-one with you in our second feature about executive coaching.
What are we waiting for?
Ty Boyd
ty@tyboyd.com
Perfect Nonsense
Last month we started a series on the five key lessons I have learned over a lifetime of business and personal growth. They are: It Ain't About You; Being Perfect Is An Imperfect Objective; An Ounce Of Passion Is Worth A Lifetime Of Technique; Intimacy Isn't Just Victoria's Secret; and Get Real.
This time, I want to address the second lesson. Perfection is an unattainable goal for us imperfect humans. But knowing that doesn't necessarily stop that little voice inside our heads from setting us up for failure. You can hear it saying, "they're not going to like the way I look, the way I dress, the way I sound or what I have to say."
  "Wow! What a tremendous experience...way beyond my expectations. You and ESI are the best!"
You have to get past this Perfect Nonsense in order to excel. First, turn off the little voice by placing the focus on the audience where it belongs. Remember It Ain't About You. Then, set realistic goals. We all instinctively know that perfection is impossible to achieve, but being your best is attainable. Seeking perfection assures failure. Working toward being your best creates success.
This is not to say that you should accept anything less than excellence. But aiming for perfection is a barrier to your best performance. Consider the world of sports for a moment. By anyone's measure, Tiger Woods is an excellent golfer. He is not perfect. If he were, he'd have a hole-in-one every time. Do you think he would be heading for the Hall of Fame if shooting an 18 were his goal? No, he'd be heading for a breakdown.
Have you seen teams that play not to lose rather than playing to win? In order to avoid mistakes and reach for perfection, they play it safe. More often than not, they seem to lose, too.
Shooting for perfection does not allow you to stretch and grow. You pass up exciting opportunities if this is the way you choose to play. Let me suggest that you be willing to try new things, make some mistakes and build on them. I'm preaching progress, not perfection.
Perfect Nonsense creates paralysis and a lack of passion, which interferes with our ability to connect with the audience.
If you set reasonable goals and congratulate yourself as you progress toward those goals, then you are on your way to being past an imperfect objective.
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One-On-One
By Coach Anne Boyd
Tougher economic times, when there is less money on the table, mean that your high performance organization must be sharper than ever to get your share. From powerful sales presentations to motivational employee meetings, you must be on top of your game to maintain your company's forward momentum.
That's where one-on-one executive coaching can help. And it doesn't take a lot of time. In two or three hours, a one-on-one or team session can create fantastic results. For instance, Rodgers Builders was going after a multi-million dollar piece of business and wanted to make sure their team presentation was as sharp as possible. I sat in on their rehearsal and helped them fine-tune their pitch. They won the business.
We've helped CEOs, community leaders, professionals, and politicians hone their skills in advance of major appearances. Because we are dealing with busy folks, we do what it takes to deliver the training. We've done both early morning and late evening sessions. We've hosted them on our site, or gone on location. We've even done sessions on the floor of the General Assembly in Raleigh! Sometimes there is no substitute for practicing in place.
So, if you have a special need, give us a call and let's talk about whether one-on-one sessions would work. Call me at 1-800-336-2693 or call John Brady and Patty Wright-Ferrini at 1-973-726-7161.
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