Some call it Pivot, others call it reinvention.
It’s always a (big) change.
It could be that a change of career or changing your business is needed.
Re-inventing Yourself - a necessity for many, especially for those over 50, but it’s vital for others, too, such as stay-at-home parents who are re-entering the job market and for those who discover that what they have trained for/studied for is no longer a need.
Read MoreWhen it comes to start-ups, your BRAND is really key, and you need to establish it clearly.
Branding is key to a new business and to continuing onwards and upwards as an established enterprise. Keep it clear and keep it in front of your potential customers and clients.
But what is branding and how do I go about it as a start-up? First you need a name (or name of the product), then a logo, website, and URL. There are more steps, but that is the very beginning.
Then you need to know why you are even doing this (and the answer is NOT to make money!). sometimes this is called a “mission statement”.
The product and its purpose: know your WHY and your USP
Read MoreI am overwhelmed today.
Maybe you are overwhelmed, too?
Take care of yourself, body, mind and soul!
First acknowledge the emotion.
Then watch your actions and try to move from unhealthy to healthier responses.
Watch yourself for binging of any kind (including Netflix)
Then reach out to your “people”
Or reach out and help others.
Helping is (almost always) good for us.
Get help from professionals, especially if you are experiencing symptoms of PTSD - see the list at the very end of the blog from Harry Hoffmann.
Finally, watch yourself and your activities.
Set some boundaries, especially when it comes to the “news”.
Read MoreSpring is for new things, new growth and good news!
Are you doing new things? What is your plan for the spring and for the rest of the year?What are your goals – for now, for the spring and for the year?
First, I have updated my webpage (check it out: www.jehle-coaching.com ) and my Goggle Business Page (if you don’t have one, contact me, ASAP!). It’s time for an update and a lot has been happening with my business, both with possibilities for contact (COVID)-wise and what training I have been having and what I can offer.
Also, that weekend away reminded me of what is most important. I need to make time for solitude, reflection AND for creativity.
Read MoreCommunity is my “word” for 2022, and that – and the review of my calendar has made me realize it is time to get together with people again, especially people who make me happy.
That is just what I did this morning: coffee with an “old” friend. It did my soul good!
Last week – here in Switzerland – the COVID doors “opened up” even more to meeting people in person and I am very glad.
Why? – because it is healthy for us to have contact with other people, with a variety of people, people who give is hope and joy and energy.
Read MoreIt is almost February and perhaps you and I should take some time for a reflective check-up. It is important to regularly reflect upon our goals and check our progress to make changes and keep on your chosen course.
First you must ask yourself questions:
· What are my goals (yearly and quarterly) and where am I at regarding them right now? What changes need to be made to reach those goals, or do I need to re-work the goals?
· How am I doing with my work and personal relationships? Where do I need to change here?
· How am I doing with boundaries? Do I have enough time and energy to get my work done and have healthy relationships?
· What am I doing daily for me, for my health and well-being?
· How has my attitude been lately? Do I need an adjustment in attitude? How can that be best achieved?
Let’s look at a few of these topics for the next part of this blog, namely boundaries and “me time”.
Read MoreLeadership is caring
· Care for yourself first
· So you can care for “your people”
· And then care for the purpose of and for the organization/group
· With care-full character
What that means, in specific, is that you first need to care for yourself because if you don’t you might just burn out and not be able to care for anything anymore. Take good care of your body mind and spirit so you can, as a friend once said to me, “help the other person put on their oxygen mask.” Maybe you know the analogy: in an airplane the fight attendant says we should put on our oxygen masks first before helping other. This means we are connected to what we need to continue to care for others.
Read MoreTime management is key to getting the important things done.
We need to find ways to CARVE out time for the important things and for reflection and Rest for 2022.
Look at your calendar and make that “cut” and CARVE out the time.
Then when you are in your reflection day (or at least half-day per month), decide what is really important and CARVE out time for that one or two items for the next month.
Then reflect again at another pre-planned date. And keep those times holy.
Read MoreThe How of productivity without overwhelm:
How do I keep from feeling overwhelmed, even if the activities are mostly great?
I use a couple of coaching tools on myself. One is the Eisenhower Matrix and one is writing everything down with visualization - on the family calendar, on my electronic calendar, writing it in my to-do journal…
Read MoreMy wish for you is that you have MORE of what really counts in this season!
What’s happened for me and Jehle Coaching:
I have been working on my member care and debriefing skills for the past year as well as keeping up my coaching and supervision skills (including conflict resolution and team and group dynamics) with mostly online but also in-person courses.
Read MoreAs we move towards 2022, I am doing some reflection. It helps to bring about change.
I’m reflecting on my situation and accepting for it is, and then doing what I can about it.
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Jehle Coaching! With a time of personal reflection for you at the end.
2021 has been full and a profitable year for me and for Jehle Coaching.
I hope your year has also been profitable, as well.
Read MoreWhat are you reading?
What are you learning?
I have a friend who regularly greets her friends with the question, “What are you reading?”
This is one of my favorite questions because it assumes that the person is a learner and a reader.
I think we should be both. So, the second question that goes with the first is “What are you learning?”
That really leads to pre-questions:
· Why are you reading these books?
· What books are next in line?
· What are your goals?
· What books and articles are you reading that lead you to your goals?
Read MoreA slash is someone who has more than one career and usually at the same time, and who perhaps has made a second career out of a hobby or passion.
A slash can transition you from one stage in life to another or it can accompany your other career through most of your life.
Read MoreI have just had a holiday. It’s been great, but at least for me, returning to the job can sometimes be difficult. Returning to work can be emotionally - and even physically difficult, especially if you have really had a mental break from your every-day schedule, as I have had. It can feel like you are a deep-sea diver coming to the surface again, facing a foreign world from where you have recently been. Resurfacing and getting back in the saddle, to mix some metaphors, are tough.
Start on a Wednesday, or even Thursday- or do a “fun” thing first
I restarted last Thursday.
Make your first work-week lighter by only working a few days, or perhaps schedule something “fun” first, such as a training day, or a team building day where you have no choice but to ignore your email list. This time I only focused on the deadlines
Read MoreNetworking can get you referrals.
Your best referrals will mostly come from people you know and I basically work from referrals. (former clients and present onew, remember to refer me, please)
To find more people who will refer you, will have to grow your network.
A web presence is nice, but, that’s where your referrals go to “check you out” after your name has come up. A website is not usually used by clients and customers to” find” you. They get referred, instead.
Thus, you need these ten tips for good networking practice.
Read MoreHow are you getting ready for the fall?
Are your emails paired down and ready for responses? Do you code/color-code them for “triage” and potential clients?
What about your to-do list(s)? Do you keep your old lists to make sure you haven’t out something under the pile of papers for too long?
What is your calendar like?
Read Morethis gives us all a chance to think of how to make our working environment more positive, in general. Maybe I can be a friend so someone (unfortunately my work “best friend” recently retired, and now I would like to find someone, which isn’t always easy, as it is chemistry, etc.)- so, I wish you a god time reflecting and moving forward at work.
Finally, maybe you are still under lockdown or afraid that it will happen again at any time, if this is the case, what on the list can best help you deal with that uncertainty. Learning to deal with the uncertainty in life is the best we can do at this time.
Read MoreHow can we go into the fall with a calm and resolute heart to move forward positively?
First, decide not to decide (too much).
For sure, we need to keep moving.
Also, keep on planning.
Read MoreDownsizing at the beginning of the fall/school year is a god thing (I will be doing this later, but for us here in the Argovian countryside, school began this morning).
Sometimes it’s time to downsize and also to look in new directions in our life. Maybe it’s time to make a list or two to remember what’s really important.
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