The Coaching Coach Daily Journal

There is a whole new trend that has been going on for several years with social networking.

Have you ever had a destination that you went to on a regular basis. Many of us have had ‘jobs’ where we have had to drive to the same location over and over again. Sometimes we arrive at our destination and wonder how in the world we got there. We do not remember the majority of the journey, but we still arrived there. In fact, when a road is often traveled, it will develop ‘tracks’ where the colour of the road is darker or there is a dip where everyone’s tires run.

Just like vehicle on a roadway, our thoughts travel on pathways in our brain to and from destinations. These are called neuro-pathways. When we learn something new, we form a new pathway. As we do something over and over those pathways become well traveled and our thoughts follow them automatically. When you move your finger or your arm, you do not have to think about how to do it because you have done it so many times - your brains already knows where the signals need to go to make it happen.

Interestingly enough, our thought patterns work the same way. And sometimes we get ’stuck’ in a way of thinking that really does not get us to where we want to go. In fact 98% of what we think is subconscious - our brains are on auto - pilot.

So what do we do when we consciously want to achieve something (go somewhere) and we cannot seem to get there? What would you do if when you were on a road trip in your car and there was a roadblock? You would take a different route, right?

Well the same is true with our brains. In fact science has proven that we can retrain our brains! (Really? Yes - Really!)

Wouldn’t you like to know HOW we can do that? I mean if we can retrain our brains - doesn’t that mean that ANYTHING could be possible in our businesses and our lives?

Join us this week as I interview John Assaraf (of The Secret) on our weekly radio show.

John Assaraf is an expert on retraining our brains! Her will teach us HOW we can get past the roadblocks that we experience sub consciously.

We will be focusing on how to retrain our brains and the role that Vision Boards play in this process!

SUNDAY November 30th 2008
8:30pm EST, 6:30pm MTN and 5:30pm PAC

Listen in on your computer at www.roaringwomenradio.com

You can tune into the show - and even call in with questions to speak with John by calling us at the guest call in number listed on the page.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear me interview John live and have the opportunity to ask your questions about creating a vision for your business or life!.

People have often asked me how I can jump out of bed and race to work every day. It is because I have these great little rituals that I do that make me smile!

Most days I get up by 5:00 a.m and get ready, have a scrambled egg and pour coffee into my favorite pink coffee thermos and jump into my ‘Roaring Van’ and head to the office. I am in the office and firing up the computer by 6:20 a.m. at the latest.

My little routine revolves around my cute pink thermos. I love it. It makes me feel pretty and successful. I usually only have one coffee a day, but it is always from my pink thermos! It is my morning comfort.

All the way to work I go to that special place in my mind where I have created my destination. I re-create my living space, my office, my day and even add a limousine arriving at my door to pick me up. In other words, I spend 20 minutes creating my future - visually. That alone puts me in a great mood. When I arrive at the office, I am usually the first one here. I like coming in first because I get to set the tone for my day before anyone else gets here.

I unlock the door, hang up my coat and head straight to the bubble gum machine I have on my desk! Then I decide which colour of double bubble I want that day and then with a look over my shoulder to make sure no one sees, I CHEAT and open the top of the machine and take the colour I want for the day.

Then I dive into my work blowing bubbles and tapping my foot to the music on K-lite FM that I have streaming in on my computer and listen to Peter Jaycock’s morning show! This whole routing makes me feel like a kid again! I have used my favorite cup, and gone out in the dark before anyone else was awake! Then, just like a little kid with a longing for a little sticky fun, I dared to sneak a bubble gum - and all this before 7 am! (what a rebel!)

We woke up to a cool day - and headed out for home. It should take until about 8:30 pm to get there - and we are both anxious to sleep in a real house for a few nights at least.

I had time to reflect on what we have accomplished - and whether or not to continue offering such a service. The answer though seems so clear if I think of each person I have met - one at a time.

Many people we saw did not realize the scope or size of the Coaching Coach Tour. We left for the first leg of the trip on March 1st and arrived in Duncan BC for March 3rd - our first of many, many sessions. We attended and or spoke at 8 meetings, held one workshop and 60 coaching sessions and spoke with over 500 women.

There were no medals, no graduation ceremonies, no welcome home parties when we arrived home. Just 12 inches of snow, -23 degrees and a strong sense of knowing however small, I had accomplished something that last fall seemed like an unlikely and impossible - even unreasonable task. In my own way - I had set out to help change the success rates of women in business. It may take many years to learn if this coaching crusade had any impact at all - but in my heart - I know it already has. It has changed me.

It made me question my motives for doing what I do - and ensure that I do things for the right reasons. Before this project - there was always a reward, a party, a certificate at the end of anything hard that had to be done - and the motivation was to upgrade skills or achieve something. This time the motivation had to be about the cause - raising the success rates of women in business - or it would be ineffective. I did not want to do a smoke and mirrors tour. I wanted every woman who attended a coaching session to leave encouraged and take away at least one new idea - something she could use to make her business ‘better’.

This trip has also shown me that anything can be done. Anything. It takes courage to go against what others say. It takes stamina and determination to make something work. And it takes belief and support of a great team around you to get it done. Thank you to all the Roaring Women and men who helped out in so many ways, promoting this tour, attending the sessions, waiting longer than usual for emails to be answered, for understanding when I was too pooped to answer a call, and the gifts of chocolate, wine and good humour. You all played a big part in a truly magical event.

Thank you also to the STAPLES Business Depot Team - Allesandra especially for believing in this project

I am home. I spent a very teary moment embracing the sights and smells of the familiar. I let down my guard. I am tired. I am happy. It has been hard. It has been worth it. With a lump still in my throat, I start the bath running and grab a new book to escape into.

Today we arrived to meet 2 very excited managers at the STAPLES in Winnipeg. They are very understanding and supportive of what we are doing.

They are announcing every hour on the hour over the PA in the store that there is free business coaching outside in the “STAPLES Bus” and have even placed a sign outside on the sidewalk.

We had several women stop in and lots of queries from passers by. This has been a rewarding trip with lots of lessons learned along the way. We have met with STAPLES head office earlier and we are looking at how we can help each other out - we both have very similar visions about helping small business it seems.

I was also surprised to see another manager interested in carrying my book. This is the fourth location that has mentioned it would do well in the copy centre. I left one with her to read and she seemed very excited!

You can order it here!

We left at 8 pm and headed west - homeward. We stopped at a rest stop in Virden Manitoba. Lucky for us (not) a refrigeration unit parked 15 inches from our sleeping area - and it was so loud I could not even here Strath snoring. I got my earplugs out - and heard nothing more until morning!