Teresia LaRocque, MCC Founder and Facilitator of the Passion Into Profit Program

I was recently inspired by the commitment demonstrated by our nanny and thought I would share more on the power of commitment!

Rose finally got her visa for her family to move from the Philippines to live with her in Canada. She has not seen her family in 3 years! When I asked her what keeps you going? She replied “I made this sacrifice to be away from my children to not only ensure my immediate family has a better future but also for all the generations after them.” Wow! I was reminded of the level of courage, inner strength and commitment we have when we have a compelling vision.

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intention, and the actions which speak louder than the words. It is making the time when there is none, coming through, time after time after time, year after year after year. Commitment is the stuff character is made of, the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.” ~Abraham Lincoln

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Brenda Abdilla, Certified Coach, Denver CO

CEOS and company owners often complain to me that they just cannot get their sales reps to pick up the phone and call their customer rather than relying so heavily on email. Members of the sales team tell me their bosses are out of touch and that prospects prefer email and rarely check their voicemail.
So who is right?

They are both right. Using the phone is becoming a lost art for closing business. But it is not gone yet and it is a critical part of doing business after the deal is closed, so getting better at it is essential. Those who rely completely on email are missing out on the chance to listen to their clients. If you think about it, email is the equivalent of talking and talking and talking without listening. Speaking to someone on the phone is obviously a more real-time two-way exchange.

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Brenda Abdilla, Certified Coach, Denver CO

Surpass your limitations and break through to an entirely new realm? Is there an area where you are not okay with merely taking it to the next level? An area where you want to blow the doors off past successes and crush your numbers, develop completely new markets, end a nasty habit or succeed in spite of impossible odds?

If you want to rocket, you gotta be light!

We all have a list of stories that we tell ourselves and others, and some of those stories are blocking our success without our knowledge or permission-they are weighing us down. Companies across America tell stories about being the underdog, being the number two in the market, the limits of their industry, etc. Teams tell stories about being undermined by other departments and the tough, tough, competition. And we as individuals tell our own stories of injustice and woe. Much of the time we don’t even realize that there is a list of stories we tell because we think of them as fact. Rarely do we realize how much power they have over us.

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Brenda Abdilla

Having way too much to do has become a universal truth in the business world. A 40-hour work-week is practically considered part-time and most people are handling a workload that used to be managed by two or even three people just a few years ago. Many people are simply overwhelmed by it all. As easy as it would be to blame the employers and companies it’s not really their fault, and fixing it may not even be in their power. For the most part, companies are doing their best to survive and thrive using the resources they have while they deal with rising costs, tough competition and global uncertainty. Since the current level of overwhelm is pretty much the new normal, thinking way outside of the box, aligning priorities, cultivating ideas and finding ways to energize people in spite of it all is the only way to manage and grow without letting stress get the best of us. Enter professional coaching.

While training and development budgets sadly were slashed during the economic downturn, executive and business coaching is on the rise globally. The $2.4 billion business coaching industry is growing at about 18% per year according to a recent study by the National Post, and business coaching is being reported as one of the fastest growing industries in the world, following the IT industry.
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Coach Interview with Stacy Townsend

Stacy Townsend

Name: Stacy Townsend
Practice Area: Executive Coaching
City: Copenhagen, Denmark

My impression of Stacy Townsend is precisely the way she describes herself, “I’ve got a big personality!”

A Canadian by birth but now living in Copenhagen with her Danish boyfriend, Stacy is a go getter. Along with her business partner Stephanie Keller (another Erickson TASC graduate) she owns her own coaching practice, S2 Strategic Skills (www.strategic-skills.com) where the focus is on corporate and executive coaching.
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