When we stop our thoughts, we stop the world. When we stop the world we experience peace and mental clarity. According to the research of Dr. Fred Luskin of Stanford University, a human being has approximately 60,000 thoughts per day—and 90% of … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach | Tagged how to stay calm, inner peace | Leave a commentNow that we’re starting to see signs of economic recovery, it’s key to assess where we’ve been, the mistakes we’ve made, and how to course-correct for the next burst of growth. Here’s the reality: companies make mistakes all the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach | Tagged CEO mistakes, recession mistakes | Leave a commentWhy do so many businesses struggle with ramping up sales? It’s because they’re pitching, not educating. Seems obvious, right? Wrong. Comparing notes with one of my sales guru pals, Chet Holmes, I knew I had to write this blog. Let’s say … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach | Tagged cold calling, education-based marketing, high probability selling, lead generation, marketing | Leave a commentGeorge wants to double his company’s revenue this year. He’s been stating this goal for the past 3 years and still hasn’t achieved it. Why? Because it’s not ecologically safe for him to have this outcome. In my blog Why We … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach | Tagged self sabotage | Leave a commentWhat keeps you up at night? If you’re like 98% of the CEOs I work with your answer will be accountability: how to get it and increase it. Want to double your revenue or net income this year? Get more … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, needle movers | Tagged accountability, how to set and achieve business goals, needle movers, team accountability | Leave a commentHow is your company’s communication? Is it tight and efficient and aimed at driving results or increasing connection? Or do team members talk a lot without saying anything meaningful? Of the hundreds of companies I’ve worked with over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, leadership | Tagged effective communication, executive communication, how to communicate effectively, Leadership, leadership communication | Leave a commentHave you ever noticed that handshakes speak their own secret language? If you pay attention you’ll hear them whisper, yell, fret, or fawn. And handshakes of the rich and famous—they’re amplified. I’m at a soirée in New York when I … Continue reading
Posted in Business Acceleration, Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Leave a commentToday let’s have a mini-primer on human behavior. Human beings are fascinating in that we delete, distort, and generalize our world every day. We delete what we don’t want to see, hear, feel, deal with. Perhaps you have an aging … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Leave a commentSustainability is about creating win-win agreements with ourselves and others.
Being sustainable is essential to lead, to feel balanced and not burned out, and to help your team feel you are their protector. So why is being sustainable sometimes hard? Because being truly sustainable means we can no longer self-sacrifice or expect our team members to. Sustainability prevents burn-out. Continue reading
Posted in Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Tagged CEO Coach, Executive Coach, executive coaching, how to be an effective leader, leadership effectiveness | 1 CommentBeing powerful is essential to lead, to feel strong, and to help your team feel you are capable. So why is being powerful sometimes hard? Because being truly powerful requires us to at time step out of ourselves and our world, to let go of our identity in order to help effect change. Being truly powerful requires us to step into the most effective persona to influence the outcome we want. Being truly powerful requires us to put our ego on the shelf. Continue reading
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