New Year quotation

“Now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been...” ~ Rilke

Happy New Year everyone - may 2010 be your best year yet!

Warmest wishes

Jackie

The Wealthy Author Christmas Launch

My publishers, Debbie Jenkins and Joe Gregory, are doing a special Christmas launch with over £150 of bonuses when you buy just one copy of their new book - The Wealthy Author - before Friday 18th December. You'll get a print copy of their acclaimed book, as well as loads of bonus content, ebooks and resources all authors and budding authors will love. You also get a 30 day membership at Publishing Academy.

This launch is limited to the first 200 people to buy because Debs and Joe want to ensure all their new customers are well looked after.

See http://www.publishingacademy.com/129-10-5-14.html

The Wealthy Author has been causing a stir amongst publishers and non-fiction authors because of its radical, and undeniably effective, approach to winning at the publishing game. The authors' (sometimes brutal) honesty about what it takes to succeed makes welcome reading whether you're a budding author looking for your first break or a published author wanting to take your sales profile and income to the next level.

However, before you rush off to buy the book it's important that you know who this book has been written for because if you're not that person then it won't matter if you want to get your hands on this information.

The Wealthy Author is NOT for people who...

1. Think a book should just do well because it's 'good' and marketing is no task for a 'proper' author
2. Expect somebody else (publisher, publicist, bookshops) to do all the work to promote their book
3. Just saw the 'wealthy' bit of the title and think making money as an author is going to be easy
4. Want yet more theory but are not willing to follow this up with action

The Wealthy Author is for you if...

1. You are serious about writing a non-fiction book and want to get it right first time
2. You have a book in print (self published or with a mainstream) but sales are disappointing
3. You believe that the success of your book is down to the actions you take, not the wishes you make
4. You are a 'successful' author but are frustrated you still need the day job to survive

Right - this email is getting long so I won't take up any more of your time. Here's the link again http://www.publishingacademy.com/129-6-5-10.html

Happy Reading!

Jackie

For budding authors

My friends Debbie Jenkins and Joe Gregory will be launching their Publishing Academy in a big way on 15th December but in the meantime they've permitted me to share a free Webinar entitled: 6 Essential Steps for Becoming a Wealthy Author. If you've ever considered writing and publishing a book then I'm sure you'll find the 6 steps outlined in this short video very informative: http://www.publishingacademy.com/129-2.html

Please note that because they're going to be offering loads of freebies as well as a copy of their new book, The Wealthy Author, on 15th December, I suggest you hold off buying their book until you hear from me again then.

Warmest wishes
Jackie

When Life Hits a Bump

When Life Hits A Bump - guest article by Trevor Emdon

There's an old Chinese saying that goes, "The road before you is clear. Why, then, do you throw rocks in your own path?"

Good old sages! They think they're so smart. (Well, they were, probably). But regardless of how they got there, those rocks and bumps in the road still have to be navigated until we learn to stop throwing them! If indeed we turn out to be the rock thrower at all!

So what do you do when life hits a bump? As I see it, you've got a handful of choices. Which do you choose most often?

a) You throw your toys out of the pram and protest loudly that your life just isn't working.

b) You seek all the sympathy you can milk from it.

c) You retreat for a while into quiet contemplation until a new solution pops up.

d) You seek out someone who's overcome a similar bump and ask them how they did it.

I imagine we both know quite a few people who'd opt for a) and/or b). They, of course, won't only not solve your problems, they'll just give you high blood pressure and perhaps even earn you the label "loser" for your reputation. But since you're reading this post, I can safely assume that a) or b) wouldn't be your choices.

I freely admit I used to choose those. The world had to conform to my ideas or it was wrong! All I had to do was persuade about five billion, nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and nine other people to see things my way, and I was home and dry!

These days, I'm more mellow and less proud. Perhaps that's because I have less time left than I had when I was young and impetuous. If I'm going to get the world moving, I finally realised I don't have to reinvent the wheel.

It's not only not shameful to ask for help. It's a requirement if you're going to live to your fullest. You simply don't have time to solve all of life's tribulations on your own if you're ever going to fulfill your dreams. Option c) is certainly useful and will sometimes work. But option d) is where I'd go first.

You can find such help from books, maybe a Youtube video or another website, or, of course, a real live coach.

But until we get to Chinese sage-hood, I'd remind you of one important thing. Both you and I have less time left than we did yesterday.


About the author: Trevor Emdon, aka the "Wizard of Wisdom" writes and creates, (from his very soul), self help and law of attraction programs, such as "Stop Worrying And Grow Rich" (http://tinyurl.com/yacj92n) one of his most popular, as it is about how to attract money.

Career change resources - using social media

Here are some useful links to information on how to use social media for your career change.

1) Improving Your Job Search Through Social Networking: http://bit.ly/2NiEvK

2) CNN Money writes "Facebook your way to a new job?" http://su.pr/AVzCHg

3) Three Tips for Social Media Management: http://su.pr/1aixlx

4) Article about someone getting a job through Twitter: http://bit.ly/uxzQh

5) Great advice on tweeting for job seekers: http://ow.ly/vFUm

6) Two lazy LinkedIn invitations that can Burn Bridges: http://ow.ly/vukz

7) What you say online IS your personal brand! http://su.pr/1iGGBR

8) 100 Twitter feeds to help you land a job: http://bit.ly/r1cF8

9) Book - "How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks" by Brad and Debra Schepp. http://tinyurl.com/yhxt6eh

10) Top 3 Reasons People Don’t Use Social Media for Job Search: http://ow.ly/zQJZ


Follow me on Twitter for more career resources, tips and quotes! http://twitter.com/MyCoachJackie

Have a great weekend!

Jackie

Coaching Resources - the 3 levels of coaching

Coaches - what do our clients want from us? Sometimes the brief is straightforward –a client wants a job promotion or to de-clutter their house, and we will work with them to find a technique that they can use and to develop a plan of the steps they need to take.

But so often there is more to it than that, and our clients actually have deeper needs, which they may not have realised or articulated, and which require different interventions than pure goal setting. The client may have fears around achieving the promotion and the clutter in the house may be a symptom of some other issues. The coach who focuses solely on having the client set some goals and feels a failure when this doesn’t happen or the client subsequently takes no action, may have missed the ‘other stuff’ – the area that I call ‘coaching for the soul’. My coaching supervisor once described this as the columns supporting the bridge that spans the gap between where the client is and where he or she wants to be. Nice analogy!

I discuss this with all the coaches I mentor – it is so important! In his book Supercoach, Michael Neill writes about the three levels of change. When I read this, I realised that this elegantly explains what I have been talking about in the mentoring sessions and applying in my own coaching.

Michael calls level one ‘traditional’ coaching and it’s about ‘change in a specific situation’ or getting ready for a particular event. This can be straightforward goal setting: to succeed at a job interview, run a marathon or communicate a difficult message to a member of staff. Coaching at this level may be structured around the GROW model, and the result is the client having a step-by-step plan for getting from A to B (building the bridge), and/or a specific technique for a specific situation.

Level two involves working in a specific life area, such as sales, presentation skills or confidence. The client will take away a range of strategies, and maybe increased skills, which can then be applied throughout that area so they are more effective and successful in a variety of situations.

Level three is my ‘coaching for the soul’ level, which Michael Neill has named ‘global change’. This level involves transformation for the client; new perspectives and different ways of seeing themselves. The client will be exploring the way they are being in the world, and their relationship with themselves. It’s this work - which brings about personal insights, increased self-awareness, and a shifting of beliefs - that can be truly life changing, which will have a long lasting, profound effect on every area of the client’s life.

Why do I think it is so important to understand these different levels? Firstly, to be aware that clients have different requirements – some will just have a clearly defined goal and require an action plan, and that’s fine; others do need to deal with the obstacles and limiting self-beliefs. Secondly, it is so that coaches can see that they haven’t failed if a client leaves without a tangible goal – the new self-knowledge they have gained may be of much more value to them and will have an ongoing, positive impact on their lives, and those around them.

Career change resources 24 October - CV tips

I've been posting more useful career change tips and resources on Twitter - here is a further selection, all connected with CV writing.

1) Pimp Your Resume: 5 Cool CV Tips - http://bit.ly/nYmRA
2) Resume Building – 8 Tips For On The Job Resume Building: Don’t Wait until you are Out of a job to update your CV http://bit.ly/iN0v7
3) Why Shouldn’t I Write My Own Resume? Asking a professional for help with your CV: http://bit.ly/GVBFB
4) Three Resume Rules for Baby Boomers: For job seekers over 50 worried their CV dates them: http://bit.ly/NwBBC
5) For help with your CV, visit http://bit.ly/45V2Xa
6) Should you lie on your resume? http://bit.ly/Rok0u
7) Is Your Resume Presentable? http://bit.ly/3owSRp
8) Cover Letter Tactics That Give Your Cover Letters an Unfair Advantage: http://bit.ly/15ZwDn
9) Avoid the Cardinal Sins of Resume Writing http://bit.ly/2kG9CX
10) Quick and Easy Tips to a Resume and Cover Letter: When you submit your resume to a recruiter or prospective employer: http://bit.ly/qvrDw

Follow me on Twitter for more career resources, tips and quotes! http://twitter.com/MyCoachJackie

And if you are at the stage where you are thinking of changing career but don't know what you'd like to do instead - I offer a career coaching programme aimed at helping you find the work you would LOVE to do - visit http://www.transitionslifecoaching.co.uk/career.php for further information, then contact me for a free consultation.

Have a great weekend!