Sharing your calendar

July 18th, 2008 — tonymayo

I Click to see larger imagekeep a graphic representation of my calendar on the World Wide Web so clients can choose the best times to request appointments with me. It is just an image of my availability; I do not reveal with whom I am meeting. Clients still need to contact my office to set the actual appointment. Here is the link to my availability calendar:
http://www.mayogenuine.com/availability.htm

Clients and other coaches often ask how I do this. I created a simple

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Graph your results. Grasp your future.

July 15th, 2008 — tonymayo

I Click to see larger imagehave been repeatedly surprised to hear from many of my CEO executive coaching clients that, of all the many skills needed for the top job, one area where they often readily admit weakness is in financial insight. They rely on their accountants or a “numbers geek” to watch and even interpret company results. A fundamental reason for this blind spot is, I believe, that so many CEOs are highly visual, intuitive thinkers. Rows of precise digits are not their preferred form of communication. It is essential, therefore, to display financial and quantitative data visually to have it used and absorbed by these executives.

A second flaw in most

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Goal Setting Sabotage

July 1st, 2008 — tonymayo

Goal Setting Sabotage

I frequently coach individuals and groups on long-term goal setting. I have found a subtle trap that you can easily avoid if you take a moment to notice that not everything progresses at the same rate.

A great benefit of specific plans is the opportunity to track progress. After my clients set their ten year goal, I invite them to imagine themselves in the future, ten years hence, with the goal achieved. I then ask, “Look back five years. Tell me what how much progress you had made at the halfway point.”

Let’s say you have set a goal for

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Grow or Die

June 2nd, 2008 — tonymayo

Dan Wertenberg

I have been an adviser and executive coach to business owners for years, as well a being a serial entrepreneur myself. A common question is, “Why does my company need to grow (or grow faster)? I make enough money, I am comfortable at this scale, what gets better with growth to compensate for the extra work and stress?”

 

I have answered this question several ways for myself and clients but I never

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