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Wednesday, 06 April 2011 16:49

Happy Holiday Ideas - Easy Play at Home

Written by Janet Powell

Here are some great ideas for keeping your kids entertained during the school holidays from Parenting Coach Janet Powell.

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Sunday, 19 December 2010 20:29

From Doing to Playing - how You grow personally and professionally when playing Your Game

Written by Katy Caroan

From Doing to Playing - how You grow personally and professionally when defining and playing Your Game

Have You ever caught Yourself pushing through an activity, determined to do whatever it takes to be able to tick off Your physical or mental TO DO list? Have You ever started Your day planning to do what You have been avoiding for a long time, finding Yourself having done something else by the end of the day? It happens to me all the time, and it was not until I learnt about the Concept of Play by MCC Dave Buck I fully understood how I could approach things differently and not only grow myself, but also support my clients in doing so.

In short, the Concept of Play includes the definition of any challenge as a Game. It could be a business game, a career game, a health game, a relationship game or any other area where You want to accomplish results still to be recognized a such. In this Game, You assume the role as the Player. And as a Player, You are defining Your objectives, Your actions, Your resources, Your challenges and the skills You need to develop. As a Player, You will learn from Your progress, Your successes, Your areas of improvement and You do this by involving other people. The Game starts now, not at any undecided point in the future, and You play until the Game is over. When the Game is over, you learn from Your results and then You set up a new Game...

Sometimes I meet friends and clients who are very clear on what support they need for their Games and are able to mobilize their various environments to support their Game objectives. It happens that their Game even gets bigger because of the input and inspiration they get when involving others. More frequently though, people seem to be careful and reluctant in asking for support and sharing their ambitions with others as part of their belief system. So, how can the Concept of Play help?

When playing instead of pushing through, You want to improve, You want to become better at what You do, You want to go that extra mile and You want to experiment instead of just getting it done. You might even find it fun as you get expected and unexpected results along the way! You want to document Your learning, and You want to open up to other ideas to see if Your game can get even bigger. And, not at least, You may want to share your findings and insights with people around You. Suddenly You find Yourself inspiring others to assume the role as a Player as well.

You may question the Concept of Play for many reasons. How likely is it that adults will see themselves as Players and define their challenges as Games? It sounds interesting, but it sounds very timeconsuming and difficult to put on top of everthing that needs to happen on a daily basis. And, why should anyone else be interested in what my Game is? There are probably loads of individual answers to these questions, but after having attended exensive coach training based on the Concept of Play earlier this year, I can refer to my personal experience as well as the feedback from my co-Players:

Playing is fun, but as adults, we need to get reminded of the reasons why it beats Doing. It is unfamiliar to describe a personal or a professional challenge as a Game, but when done, the focus is tremendous and the documentation of the Game strengthens the learning taking place. The Game becomes part of Your every day life if You are playing big and involving others. I remain positively surprised by how often and warmly people around me want to support me in my Games. The main challenge seems to be my own ability in being bold on what I need and why.

This article in one of the results in a Game I played earlier this year, the Visibility Game. Are You ready to assume the role as a Player? If so, which Game are You up for? If You found this topic interesting, stay tuned for the upcoming launch of LifeVille, a web-based platform for adults who want to challenge themselves as Players and play the real games of their lives supported by others.

Have You ever caught Yourself pushing through an activity, determined to do whatever it takes to be able to tick off Your physical or mental TO DO list? Have You ever started Your day planning to do what You have been avoiding for a long time, finding Yourself having done something else by the end of the day? It happens to me all the time, and it was not until I learnt about the Concept of Play, by MCC Dave Buck, that I fully understood how I could approach things differently and not only grow myself, but also support my clients in doing so.

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Thursday, 04 November 2010 12:05

Children's Tantrums - every Parent's Nightmare!

Written by Janet Powell

Why do young children throw tantrums?

You know the scene – in the supermarket, child screaming, throwing herself on the floor, mum looking frazzled and embarrassed.

It’s happened to most parents. Why? What’s going on for the child here?

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Monday, 25 October 2010 15:24

Will I be Pretty?

Written by Renee Hasseldine

My husband shared this with me the other day... As a new Mamma with a 2 month old daughter, I feel this is a great reminder to nurture self-confidence, self-compassion and self-love in our little girl and all the women of the world.

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Monday, 25 October 2010 12:49

So you're thinking about quitting?

Written by Renee Hasseldine

If you're having a tough time and you're thinking about giving up, this is a great reminder from Lance Armstrong...

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Friday, 22 October 2010 23:51

Bringing Your Virtual Accomplishments into Real Life Successes

Written by Katy Caroan

Coach Katy is exploring "virtual coaching" using SecondLife and is looking for volunteers to participate in her pilot programme. Read on to learn how this coach is pioneering a new coaching medium...

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Friday, 15 October 2010 17:09

Children's Bed-time : Bliss or Bedlam at your house?

Written by Janet Powell

Children's Bed-time : Bliss or Bedlam at your house? or ??

Many parents of young children tell me that bedtime is one of the most stressful times of every day. When you realise that you have to go through this routine day in, day out for quite a few years, that’s a lot of stress on parents and children. Different parents have different bedtime practices – that is, the ways of getting their children ready and into bed, and the time they decide is appropriate. But there is one thing in common to all parents – if the children are not happy to go to bed when and how the parents decide, then there is tension in the family. And tension in the evening is not helpful for anyone’s sleep.
So what can parents do to get their children into bed happily and at a reasonable time, to prevent this night-time stress?

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Thursday, 26 August 2010 10:39

Five Ways To Create A Return On Investment From Attending A Workshop

Written by Yvonne McIntosh

So you’ve decided to go to a live workshop to learn new skills in your area of expertise or to learn more about how to run a better business. Great. It’s so important to do that on a regular basis, in fact I think it’s so important it should be part of every entrepreneur’s yearly budget. And for more than one reason.

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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 17:52

Summer Inspiration

Written by Stephanie Vora

2010 is already half over and summer is upon us (depending on what part of the world you are in!) How are the goals you set for 2010 coming along? Need a little infusion of inspiration? For me, reading quotes daily are what help to keep me inspired, motivated, and continually push me forward. Hopefully they will have a positive impact on you, which is why I've dedicated this newsletter to sharing 20 of my new favourite quotes. It's amazing how one statement can help to shape your day. So please feel free to share this with others to help brighten their day. I wish you continued success this year and hope you have a wonderful summer. Enjoy!

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Friday, 25 June 2010 12:27

When Change is the only Constant...

Written by Lisa Murray

Change is the only constant we have and the acceleration of change in the last 20 years makes you wonder what else is coming… can we really go any faster? Change isn’t like a tap, we can’t turn it off when we have enough! So what are our other choices?

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Friday, 18 June 2010 11:46

How To Get Off The Emotional Roller Coaster Ride

Written by Yvonne McIntosh

Years of coaching Entrepreneurs through mindset challenges has not meant that I don’t have any myself but it does mean that I am finding it easier these days to recognise my own patterns and stop them.

Here is one that I have personally experienced, have a look and see can you relate:

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