Joel’s newsletter, June 24, 2009
An ezine about Creative
thinking, Coaching, and Making a difference
- by Joel Remde,
joel@joelremde.com
Please let me know what you’d
like to hear more about, in the areas of coaching, creative thinking, and
making a difference. I’ll do my best to
incorporate your suggestions into upcoming issues.
I’m the kind of person, like
many other people, that’s interested in possibility. I like to think that there is more possible than appears on the
surface. I believe that the potential
of the mind and the whole human being is much greater than we normally
realize. Coaching and creative thinking
can help unleash the potential; that’s one of the reasons why I’m interested in
them.
In this issue of Joel’s
newsletter, we look at some of what’s possible through coaching and through
creative thinking.
What could you get when you
work with a coach (e.g. life coach, career coach)? Here are some of the possibilities:
A more fulfilling career. We spend a
large portion of our lives working in our jobs or businesses. How satisfied are you with your work? Do you find it fulfilling? Do you feel that it’s making use of your
talents and abilities? How well does it
allow self-expression? Whether you have
a job or your own business, coaching can help you find more fulfillment in your
work.
Ways to make more money. Money can be
a constant frustration, or it can allow incredible freedom. Are you bringing in as much as you
could? Are you being paid what you’re
really worth? Are you doing the
activities that pay the most? Coaching
can help you find ways to increase your income, thereby allowing you more of
the things that money can buy.
More satisfying
relationships. Most of life is about relationships –
family, social, business. How could
your relationships be more rewarding?
Do you get real enjoyment being with the people you spend the most time
with? Do they challenge and stimulate
you? Or do you feel that they cause you
stress, pull you down, or take up too much of your time. Coaching can help you get the most from your
relationships, and perhaps seek new ones that serve you better.
Fun and enjoyment. We need a
balance of work and play. What do you
do for fun? Do you really enjoy
it? Or does work take most of your
time? How well can you really unwind
and relax? Coaching can help you find
balance and get the most out of play as well as work.
Health and energy. How healthy
are you? How much energy do you
have? Do you feel great every day, or
are you tired and sore? What if you
could get back that energy and feel younger again? What would that be worth?
A coach can help you take the steps that lead to better health and more
energy.
Worthwhile goals. There are few
things more satisfying than working toward a definite goal and finally
achieving success. Most people have
rather vague goals, and let circumstances dictate their priorities. What if you could choose worthwhile goals
that you can get excited about, and make steady progress toward them? A coach will help you choose meaningful
goals and see you through the process of achieving them.
Know yourself. What does
“know yourself” mean? When you know who
you are, you don’t need to pretend to be like someone else, or depend on others
for approval. You trust yourself and
have self-confidence. You know your
purpose. You know your own values, and
live by them. A coach can help you find
out who you really are and feel good about being yourself.
If you’re interested in
finding out more about coaching, please contact Joel at joel@joelremde.com or
973-635-1048.
Creative thinking
Now let’s look at what
Creative Thinking can do for you. Here
are some of the possibilities:
Be a better problem solver. There are many techniques to creative problem solving. Whatever kind of problem you’re faced with, there are ways to think out of the box and come up with possibly new solutions.
Have a more active mind. Do you feel
good after physical exercise? You can
also feel good after mental exercise.
And by exercising your mind regularly, it becomes sharper.
Be more aware of your
senses. There is so much around us to see, touch, smell, hear,
taste. We usually ignore most of
it. What if you could experience more
of the richness of life, like a child?
Creative Thinking is also about tuning into your senses, and becoming
more keenly aware of each moment.
See opportunities more
than problems. How do you feel when a problem gets in your
way? What if it were really an
opportunity? It depends on whether you
are looking for possibilities or focusing only on the obstacles. Creative Thinking allows you to see
opportunities instead of problems.
Find fascination in
ordinary things. In an earlier issue we mentioned how you can
be curious and ask questions. Nothing
needs to be boring anymore. Not only
does creative thinking stimulate your mind, but you might also make some very interesting
discoveries in the process.
Have more “aha” moments. Remember the
moment of excitement when a great idea occurred to you? And you couldn’t wait to try it or talk
about it to others? What if you could
have those “aha” moments more frequently?
Creative Thinking opens you up to having more of those idea flashes.
Make yourself more
valuable, interesting, original. Do you want to be the kind of person that
people find fascinating to be around?
Someone who has interesting and original ideas? Someone who has valuable input to
offer? Keep reading this newsletter and
use the tips provided on Creative Thinking!
If you’re interested in
learning more about Creative Thinking, contact Joel at joejl@joelremde.com or
973-635-1048.
This proverb means a lot to
me. Sometimes I would even say that
experience is the only teacher. I’ve
heard that a good way of teaching is to let the students experience a concept
first; then you can explain it afterwards.
It makes the concept sink in. If
experience is the best teacher, then it would make sense that we need to
experience more in order to learn more.
So go for as much experience as you can handle! I also take it to mean that learning can
come from any experience, so there’s no need to consider such a thing as failure. Unless you refuse to learn from the
experience. That’s the only way you can
really fail.
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