http://archive.aweber.com/powerinactionThe Power In Action NewsletterTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:43:10 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1jO0c/h/Power_In_Action_May_Power.htm Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success Monthly Quote - Overcoming Overwhelm A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve quotes (American Actor, Film Director and Activist. 1952-2004) Call-to-Action Reflect upon one thing that you have overcome or a time in your life when you persevered in spite of being overwhelmed First acknowledge and congratulate yourself on that victory. Second, try to remember what how you felt, what you were thinking, and what you did to find the strength and make a mental or written note of it. Finally, the next time you face an overwhelming obstacle, tap back into the place of strength from the mental note you made. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:43:10 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/Tns6/h/Power_In_Action_November.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success November 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 6 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: Setting High Bars Can Cause Overwhelm Feature Article: Overcoming Overwhelm Forward the Action: Identifying Your Triggers Note From Cecilia Welcome to the November edition of Power in Action. This month, we discuss the topic of being overwhelmed. In a previous issue we talked about the trend of being too busy and some tips to manage it. When all of that busy-ness reaches the point overwhelm, however, we are at a whole new level. When you are merely busy, there is a chance that you are still in control. Once you reach the point of overwhelm, your activities have you. We all reach this point occasionally in our lives and I am not too sure we can avoid it all together. Preparing your first Thanksgiving dinner for your extended family seemed like a good idea - you just didn't know how much work it really was (and that the turkey needed to thaw in the fridge for how many days?) Learning about your competitors, expanding your skills, managing your finances, dealing with the added challenges of a tight economy, taking on a hobby, dealing with kids, etc., etc., etc. All of these things individually can become overwhelming at times and collectively the probability is even higher. There is good news, though. Overwhelm can certainly be managed if you learn how to spot it quickly and practice a few quick techniques to put things back in perspective. Once you become efficient at managing it, your time overwhelm may only last mere moments. One of the keys to success is setting high goals and working to achieve them. Master your overwhelm today to allow your bar for success to be set higher and higher. Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Overcoming Overwhelm Look in any thesaurus and the synonyms for overwhelm are pretty awful: overpower, subdue, oppress, quash, engulf, swallow, submerge, bury, suffocate. Groan. To anyone who's experienced overwhelm, and that's plenty of us, those words may be all too familiar. Whether the overwhelm is sudden or cumulative, chronic or acute, the feeling is one of drowning, immobility and powerlessness. Teri, 36, a married mother of two, has always been a hard worker and it's paid off: In a six-year period, she has been promoted four times. Lately, however, she just doesn't feel the enthusiasm for her work that she used to. She's often tired, impatient and makes more mistakes. She also feels increasingly distant from her husband and kids. On paper, her life is everything she's ever wanted. Then why isn't she enjoying it more? One clue: Several months ago, Teri started putting in more hours at work. She started burning out as well as neglecting other areas of her life. She wasn't managing her physical and mental energy well. A less obvious clue: Teri had lost sight of her passions. She worked, mothered and was a wife. But she no longer danced or painted, and she had stopped the political activism that had so fired her up in her younger years. An essential part of her, her passionate nature, had, in effect, atrophied much like an unused muscle. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. Coaching Questions What is your current sense of overwhelm? Do you know what your overwhelm triggers are? When is the last time you pushed yourself beyond your normal limits? Call-to-Action Of the four energy sources, identify are area where you are weakest. Identify at least one thing you could do this week to improve in this area. Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Forward this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues who will benefit. Book Recommendation Get Out of Your Own Way at Work...And Help Others Do the Same: Conquer Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job This book covers 40 of the most common self-defeating behaviors with methods to overcome them, increase your self-esteem and achieve success. It covers everything from expecting your boss to appreciate you, fear of performance reviews, procrastination, and making excuses. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 453-0459 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1LGng/h/Power_In_Action_July_Ezine_.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success July 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 5 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: Having Balance and Performance Feature Article: Building Endurance for Maximum Performance Forward the Action: Managing Your Energy Note From Cecilia Welcome to the July edition of Power in Action. This month, we discuss the topic of building endurance. Sometimes we get stuck in the trap of thinking that just working harder will get us better results. In fact, it appears to be a badge of honor to be too busy and out of balance. When we are in that stage, we feel we have some kind of bragging rights. During my tenure as a corporate consultant to Fortune 500 companies, I learned how to build endurance. During the first year, I worked all the time - few breaks, lunch at my desk, on the weekends, and at home. I got my work done, but I also go smarter. I knew that pace was not sustainable if I wanted to maintain good health and good relationships. Therefore, I slowly added balance. I cut the work week down to six days, and then five. I increased the priority of my workouts and skipped them less often. I came home at a reasonable hour and spent time with my husband. I carved out time to regularly engage in spiritual practices. By the end of my second year, I had a more reasonable, more balanced life. Guess what happened? I was working fewer hours, but my productivity soared. Soon, my colleagues began asking me my secret. No secret really. I was managing my energy and pushing myself to be more productive during every hour I did spend working. I value results gotten efficiently more than I do any ego boost that comes from being able to outwork someone. If you change your mindset about the value of being busy, perhaps you can create more balance in your life as well. Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Building Endurance for Maximum Performance It's getting harder and harder to be a work-a-holic. It appears that there was a time when just working longer hours was enough to get ahead. However with rapid advances in technology designed to pack more productivity into every minute of our days and to keep us connected 24/7, we seemed to have reached a point where doing more is resulting in less productivity. We all have gained a greater appreciation for working hard but seem to have forgotten the importance of playing hard as well. For the entrepreneur and the corporate executive, maintaining energy levels and increasing endurance for peak performance is becoming a critical competitive edge. Teri, 36, a married mother of two, has always been a hard worker and it's paid off: In a six-year period, she has been promoted four times. Lately, however, she just doesn't feel the enthusiasm for her work that she used to. She's often tired, impatient and makes more mistakes. She also feels increasingly distant from her husband and kids. On paper, her life is everything she's ever wanted. Then why isn't she enjoying it more? One clue: Several months ago, Teri started putting in more hours at work. She started burning out as well as neglecting other areas of her life. She wasn't managing her physical and mental energy well. A less obvious clue: Teri had lost sight of her passions. She worked, mothered and was a wife. But she no longer danced or painted, and she had stopped the political activism that had so fired her up in her younger years. An essential part of her, her passionate nature, had, in effect, atrophied much like an unused muscle. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. Coaching Questions How well are you managing your energy, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? What do you do to renew yourself? When is the last time you pushed yourself beyond your normal limits? Call-to-Action Of the four energy sources, identify are area where you are weakest. Identify at least one thing you could do this week to improve in this area. Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Forward this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues who will benefit. Book Recommendation The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal Building upon the lessons from the intensive training of professional athletes, this book focuses on managing your energy levels, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, in a way that supports sustainable peak performance. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:45:27 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/202Gx/h/Power_In_Action_June_Ezine_.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success June 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 4 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: Entrepreneurship - Pathway to Prosperity Feature Article: Acting Like an Entrepreneur Forward the Action: Putting on an Owner's Hat Note From Cecilia Welcome to the June edition of Power in Action. This month, we discuss the topic of entrepreneurship. I spent this past Saturday, along with my 10 year old daughter, at a business plan competition for middle-school students. A group of 11 - 13 years olds presented their business ideas and subjected themselves to the questioning of a panel of judges - entrepreneurs and private equity investors. These children, who had worked all year to learn the basics of entrepreneurship, develop a product or service, and write a defensible business plan, were confident and self-assured as they presented their plans with passion. The discussion of the judges afterwards was that these students were the type of people they wanted to hire in their businesses or the types of entrepreneurs whose businesses they would like to invest in. These students had, in essence, taken the first major steps along the pathway to prosperity. You see, thinking and acting like an entrepreneur is not just for people who want to start and run their own businesses (even though I believe each of us actually is running our own professional services business - but that is another story.) The thought processes and success principles necessary to own and run a profitable business are applicable and helpful in any endeavor. As you go about your day, it may be valuable to take a lesson from these students and ask yourself, What would an entrepreneur do? Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Acting Like an Entrepreneur Within Corporate Walls Quitting a job and moving out on your own can be a risky and scary thing for corporate professionals. The key success factors of being an entrepreneur are very different from what it takes to be successful inside company walls- or so we used to think. Today, companies are realizing the benefits and rewarding employees for entrepreneurial traits. Companies, however, aren't the only ones to benefit from the entrepreneurial spirit of their staff. Anyone with aspirations of owning and running their own business would do well to hone their skills within their current company, using someone else's resources. Taking risks from inside a corporation can be the best preparation for eventually venturing out into the world of entrepreneurship. The words entrepreneur and corporation don't usually show up in the same sentence. One connotes a penchant for creative, seat-of-the-pants risk-taking, while the other usually suggests we've always done it this way risk aversion. But out-of-the-box thinking is more necessary than ever in today's marketplace, as corporations respond to changes in the world economy. Professionals working within corporations are being increasingly rewarded for using entrepreneurial skills to meet challenges in innovative ways. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. Coaching Questions How much ownership do you feel for your ideas at work? How willing are you to take the risks necessary to see them come to fruition? How effective and committed are you to selling your ideas to others? Call-to-Action Employees who think, and in many ways act, like owners of the business are the ones most aligned with senior management and therefore the deemed most valuable to their companies. Put on your owner's hat for a moment and identify at least one idea you would bring to fruition if you were running things. Create a plan of action for how to get that done within your company. Determine if you need to support of a coach through the process and seek out the support you need. Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Forward this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues who will benefit. Book Recommendation Creating the Intrapreneur: The Search for Leadership Excellence A framework is provided in this book for organizational and personal transformation that lead to success. It focus both on business aspects (releasing an intrapreneurial spirit within yourself and your organization; elevating the energy levels in the organization to improve the way people think, feel, and treat each other) and personal aspects (creating the life you desire; increasing your personal power to enjoy a life of happiness.) Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:37 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1nn3h/h/Power_In_Action_May_Power.htm Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success Monthly Quote - Money Matters There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody. - Adlai E. Stevenson Call-to-Action In this current economic climate, reflect on how your thoughts about money have influenced both your stress levels and behaviors. Write a list of your reflections Note lessons from what you listed Write down at least three things you could begin doing today to: Shore up your financial position Brace yourself to move through the rest of the recession in the best manner possible. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 18 May 2009 06:00:06 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1Y.oh/h/Power_In_Action_May_Ezine_.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success April 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 3 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: Changing Your Beliefs or Your Actions Feature Article: Money Talks, But What's It Really Saying Forward the Action: Determining Your Money Associations Product Spotlight: Renegade University Note From Cecilia Welcome to the May edition of Power in Action. This month, we discuss the topic of money. Money is a must have resource that influences every aspect of our lives. I challenge you to think of one area that is not affected in some way by your financial position. How you eat, sleep, take care of your body, entertain, educate yourself, build a business, entertain yourself, get around, relax, and express your generosity are all shaped by your access to funds. Given all of its importance, however, we don't, as a society, systematically teach people how to effectively use this powerful resource as a tool to accomplish our goals. Instead, we are taught, consciously or subconsciously, to covet, fear, worship, horde, or squander it. Just as with physical health, most of us know what we are supposed to do to be financially healthy. (And if we don't know the information is certainly readily available.) Yet our emotional attachments are what keep us from acting upon that knowledge. We could all save ourselves a lot of angst and time by getting a clear understanding of what our true beliefs are concerning money and deciding to either change our beliefs to ones that better align with our goals, or change our actions to align with our beliefs. I hope you choose the path of changed beliefs. Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Money Talks, But What's It Really Saying The Real Reason You May Not Be as Profitable as You Would Like Everyone goes into business with the stated intention of being profitable. (Even nonprofits need to generate enough income to continue and expand their operations.) We are also flooded with information on what to do with our money - yet, so often we are don't take the steps in our personal lives or in our businesses to ensure profitability. Perhaps our internal belief system around money has something to do with it. We live in a culture that encourages debt and denies the lost art of delaying gratification. And, like color that fades on a cheap paint job, the repercussions of this lifestyle are beginning to show in both our economy and our personal lives. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. Coaching Questions How is your financial situation currently affecting your health, relationships, and other areas in your life? How much control do you exhibit over your current financial situation? Call-to-Action Engage in a word association exercise to uncover some of your hidden beliefs about money. For each of the words listed below, write down as many thoughts as you can: The rich The poor Work Retirement Borrowing Spending Giving Budgets Review you list of associations and determine which are the top 3-5 that affect your behavior as it relates to money. Are these truthful/factual, positive and helpful?If not, determine if there is another, more supportive association you can focus on to replace the negative one. Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com Product Spotlight - Renegade University Renegade University Every small business needs to establish a presence on the internet to support their sales and marketing efforts. However, devising and implementing a Web 2.0 strategy that is both effective and efficient can be difficult. And, let's face it - the technical details can be overwhelming for even the most savvy techno-geek. Unlike many programs on the internet that explain to details of individual web products and technologies, Renegade University provides training and guidance on how all the pieces work together to help you gain customers for you business. Designed to provide click-by-click support, even the most novice computer user will be able to master everything needed to implement an effective strategy. This free resource is packed with valuable information and training that everyone - current business owners, network marketers, and those who may become entrepreneurs in the future - should take advantage of. About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Forward this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues who will benefit. Book Recommendation The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money This book is not a mere reiteration of all of the financial advice you well know that you are supposed to follow. Instead, is focuses on breaking the patterns that prevent you from living out that advice with the goal of making you the master of your money instead of its servant. Forward-the-Action Call Each month we hold a call to dig deeper into the ezine topic and discuss ways to forward the action. CLICK HERE NOW to get dial in information and to submit questions to be addressed on our ezine subscriber only call on April 14th at 11:30 a.m. Central. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 04 May 2009 06:00:17 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1aEBB/h/Power_In_Action_April_Power.htm Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success Monthly Quote - Finding Your Passion If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen for you, to you and because of you. - T. Alan Armstrong Call-to-Action What is your passion and how do you live it? Write a list of 15 ways you can incorporate your passion into your work and personal life on a regular basis. Don't be concerned with how realistic or outrageous the ideas may be. Just let the options flow. Pick one of the options that you are not current doing and implement it today Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:08 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1Mh9h/h/Power_In_Action_April.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success April 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 2 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: I am a Renaissance Soul Feature Article: Too Many Passions? Challenge or Asset Forward the Action: Managing Varied Interests Product Spotlight: Partners InPower Premium Membership Note From Cecilia Welcome to the April edition of Power in Action. This month's topic is about having lots of passions, something to which I can clearly relate. I truly am a Renaissance Soul (read the feature article to find out exactly what I mean.) I picked math as my major in college because it would prepare me to do anything I wanted. A career in strategy consulting allowed me to gain experience in multiple industries, and more importantly to develop the skill to add value in any industry - regardless of my experience in it. I have worked with Fortune 500 companies, small and middle market companies, private equity firms, foundations, nonprofits, churches and government agencies. Do I have any focus at all? Of course I have a focus. There is a common theme throughout this broad experience base. I love to tackle and resolve complex problems in a way that leads to results and drives value for all stakeholders. The real question for you to ask yourself is whether your passions are being used to support or hinder the execution of your goal. Passion has long been identified as a key ingredient for success. For some, finding their passion is an issue. For others, it's managing multiple passions. Which ever challenge is yours, a commitment to action can help increase your success. Join us on this month's Forward the Action Call to learn how. Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Too Many Passions? Challenge or Asset for Long-Term Success Successful entrepreneurs know that it is critical not to fall in love with any one idea. Instead, they fall in love with the idea of starting or growing successful businesses. Some focus is just one industry; others have ventures in multiple industries simultaneously. Most have the ability to manage and profit from multiple passions. What is seen as a flaw by many could just be a hidden entrepreneurial strength Jeff is nearing age 50 and has followed one passion after another into a variety of careers. Although each choice made perfect sense to him, his parents and friends keep asking when he's going to get serious and rise to the top in just one profession. The old saying: Jack-of-all-trades, master of none! reveals the bias against those who choose a varied work life rather than committing to a unidirectional path. There was a time, however, when society admired such a person. In fact, some of our greatest contributors have been talented in a variety of areas. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. Are you a renaissance soul? If so, what type? Have you figured out how to handle all of your varied interest in a productive way? Call-to-Action Brainstorm all of the things that capture your interest and about which you have or could become passionate and write them down. Analyze the list thoughtfully and determine whether there is a common theme across them: a skill that all of them require (e.g. creativity, building things, writing, etc.), or a common focus (e.g. helping people, solving problems, giving advice, healthy living, etc.) These trends may be giving you some insight into what is your broader purpose or personal mission. Use this discover to help shape your future decisions. Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com Product Spotlight - Power Circle Business Owners, I think it is safe to say that when you started your business, you didn't say to yourself, I want to own a business where I work all time and earn just barely enough to live off of. And I want to only be able to impact a small number of people while doing it. No one goes into business with that as their aspiration, yet many business owners find themselves in just that situation. If you want to increase your profits and have an impact on more clients, click here to learn more about the Partners InPower Premium Membership program. About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Forward this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues who will benefit. Book Recommendation Turning Passions Into Profits: Three Steps to Wealth and Power This book shares a set of tools designed to replicate and model the success of some of the world's greatest leaders and billionaires. It provides insight into the traits, strategies, and thought pattern used by the high achievers to realize their visions. Forward-the-Action Call Each month we hold a call to dig deeper into the ezine topic and discuss ways to forward the action. CLICK HERE NOW to get dial in information and to submit questions to be addressed on our ezine subscriber only call on April 14th at 11:30 a.m. Central. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:06:09 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/1TrJh/h/Power_In_Action_March_Power.htm Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success Monthly Quote - Personal Productivity Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile. - Bertrand Russell Call-to-Action When you find yourself either immobilized by inaction or overly busy from not prioritizing, pause to recognize what is going on. Write a list of your options and prioritize them. Decide your course of action based upon your priorities - then act. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:00:25 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/powerinaction/jMl7/h/Power_In_Action_March.htm If you are having trouble displaying this, Click Here to view on the web. Equipping You For Professional and Personal Success March 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 1 In This Issue - Personal Productivity Note from Cecilia: Having a Personal Mission Statement Feature Article: Increasing Your Personal Productivity Forward the Action: Complete an unfinished project Product Spotlight: Power Circle begins March 24th Note From Cecilia Welcome to the inaugural issue of Power in Action! I have designed this ezine specifically to enable more people to achieve the business and personal success they desire. Given the current economic environment, there are few people who have not been negatively impacted in the past year and even fewer who have not paused to rethink the current path they are on for realizing their dreams. This month's issue is focused on personal productivity because we all have an increasingly large load to carry - managing our current jobs/running our current businesses, maintaining a healthy family life and personal relationships, taking care of our health, and navigating our way to survival through and thriving after this global financial crisis. There is much advice being given that, if taken, could cause you to go in many directions. This leads not to success but increased stress. Having a personal mission statement, as is discussed in the article below, is a critical navigation tool. Mine is: To help people realize their potential to change the world and to equip them to do so That's what this ezine is about. That's what the InPower coaching system is about. And that's what Power Circles are about. Special Offer! - Discount on Power Circle Establishing and maintaining a path towards success is difficult to do alone. Coaching is a great way to maintain focus and accelerate results. Group coaching provides the added benefit of peer learning and accountability. On March 24th, I am starting the next Power Circle, a group of only 10 people who will commit to working with me and each other over the next twelve months to set and achieve goals that will lead to professional and personal success. Given the challenging financial time, I am providing a discount of over 30% for the March program only. Registration must be completed before March 18th to qualify for the discount. Click here to learn more and to sign up for one of only 10 seats. Have a powerful day! Cecilia Feature Article Increasing Your Personal Productivity Moving from Busy-ness to Effectiveness Entrepreneurs, and those with the entrepreneurial spirit, are ever searching for ways to accomplish more, explore new opportunities, and expand the profitability of existing ones. Given these varied interest and the host of activities that go along with them, busy is a common response to the question, How are you doing? Many entrepreneurs struggle, however, with ensuring their busy-ness is effective in moving them towards their goals. Often it seems we're so busy putting out daily fires that we don't ever get to accomplish anything of real significance--those things that would be the best for or businesses and make us happiest in the long run. Our work and our lives become things to get through instead of a exciting paths to greater fulfillment and prosperity. The efficiency of technology only increases the pressure we feel to do even more than ever before. All of it leaves us feeling too busy, robbed of a sense of accomplishment, and not capable of having the level of impact we know we are capable of having. So what can we do to increase personal productivity? Below are some approaches that can equip you to get more done in less time--and do what you really want to be doing. Click Here to Read Full Article Forward-The-Action Forwarding the action is a coaching term that means gaining a commitment from the client to take an action in the short-term to make immediate use of newly gained information and to increase the probability of success. To forward the action from what you learned in the feature article, answer the following coaching questions and DO the call-to-action. What is your productivity level? Do you have a written broader purpose or mission statement that provides you direction? Do you have unfinished business or things you tolerate that are a drag on your energy? Call-to-Action Create a list of your unfinished projects Prioritize this list based upon how much pain/annoyance each items is causing you Make a commitment to tackle the first item on the list this week Get tips and share your commitment and successes on the forum on the Partners InPower Network, www.partners-inpower.com Product Spotlight - Power Circle In John Maxwell's book, The Law of Significance, he suggests that one is too small a number to achieve greatness. If you can fulfill the vision you have for your life and work, then you are aiming too low. Anyone who has achieved a measure of greatness has done so with the help of others. Yet in our current fast paced world it can be difficult to connect with the set of people interested in supporting you in accomplishing your goals. That's why I am offering you the opportunity to participate in a Power Circle. In addition to getting the support of a coach who is a seasoned business strategist, you have the opportunity to form a bond with a small group of people all committed to accelerating their own success as well as yours. This group will meet via teleconference three times a month to mastermind and engage in group coaching with the goal of helping you: Develop the ability to consistently obtain peak levels of performance necessary to meet all the challenges that you face in your business and personal life; Create more work-life balance by establishing aggressive professional goals while honoring the goals and priorities you have in other areas of your life; Increase you level of personal accountability to maintain high levels of commitment to your goals and to the achievement of your desired results. You will engage in activities that cover both a long-term perspective and short-term actions in order to: Establish a firm foundation for success by building a personal strategic plan to create the best possible future for yourself and your business to include: Create and begin to execute a plan of action for you to drive your financial future Obtain greater outcomes from your short-term efforts Special Offer! - Discount on Power Circle The value of this twelve month program is over $12,000. However, to make it accessible to as many people as possible, it is priced at a fraction at only $375 per month. Until March 18th, I am providing my ezine subscribers an additional 30% off the group beginning on March 24th. Only $375 $275 per month. Act now since space is limited to only 10 participants per group. Click here to learn more, but don't delay. Space is limited. About Power In Action! Power in Action! is a bi-weekly ezine for people with a mission, a vision, or a dream - entrepreneurs and others who are striving towards professional and personal success. It not only has information and resources to equip you for success - it challenges you to get into action. If this edition was forwarded to you, click here to ensure you don't miss an issue. About Cecilia Cecilia Edwards is a seasoned strategy consultant, coach and author. She has consulted Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms, led a foundation, built the capacity of nonprofit executives and coached executives of middle-market companies. Through InPower Coaching and the Power in Action ezine she is bringing the power of strategy to individuals motivated to success. READ CECILIA'S FULL BIO Please consider forwarding this ezine to friends, family, and colleagues you think might benefit. Book Recommendation Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity This book provides tools to focus your energy strategically and tactically without letting things fall through the cracks. It is based primarily on a system of capturing everything that needs to be done in a system and then working the system in a discipline manner. Forward-the-Action Call Each month we hold a call to dig deeper into the ezine topic and discuss ways to forward the action. CLICK HERE NOW to get dial in information and to submit questions to be addressed on our ezine subscriber only call on March 10th at 4:00 p.m. Central. Copyright © 2009 The RobinsonEdwards Group This ezine is a publication of The RobinsonEdwards Group, parent company of the InPower coaching system. For more information, visit our coaching site, www.getinpower.com or our consulting site, www.robinsonedwards.com (214) 523-9060 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:00:20 -0500