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By Diana Long M S ACCNov 3, 20091 topic

What's Wrong With Multitasking?

You may be doing something terribly wrong! Are you a person who has so much on your plate that you juggle several things all at the same time? Do you pride yourself on your multi-tasking abilities? Is this scenario familiar to you? You’re on a conference call and simultaneously scanning your emails, grabbing a bite to eat and jotting down notes for tomorrow’s presentation? If yes, keep reading. You may be thinking, I’m doing pretty well at the balancing act and I’m someone

Primary topic: Coach Training and Certification

Coach Training and Certification

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 30, 20111 topic

Learn to say no, so you can say yes

You’ve seen the movie, The Secret, you’ve made a vision board,your book shelves are full of motivational books, you’re a jedi-master of course correcting your inner critic. You are doing lots of the “right” things to achieve those big goals of yours. But wait… things aren’t exactly going the way you would like them to. You’re up to your eyeballs with personal and work commitments. You feel stressed and overworked. Being in joy feels like a foreign concept. In a past surv

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Diana Long M S ACCNov 3, 20091 topic

Is Your Financial Comfort Zone Keeping You Stuck?

Are you someone who likes security, being in control and "knowing" what's next? OR Are you someone who delights in uncertainty and enjoys challenging yourself? The majority of us fall somewhere in the middle and we tend to stick with what we are familiar with. Most people are creatures of habit, from how we brush our teeth to how we handle our finances. Let's be real, it's feels a lot easier to keep things the same than to change our habits. You may make the decision to up

Primary topic: Habits

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By Diana Long M S ACCNov 3, 20091 topic

Are You Making the Most of What You Have?

Are you making the most of what you have to offer? Here are 3 quick tips and 3 great resources for you to move you and your business forward fast! 1. Internet & Technology- The Internet allows us to connect with a worldwide audience. Are you up to speed with technology and how to leverage it? It can be a bit overwhelming at first. Meredith Liepelt of Rich Life Marketing and I created the Business Breakthrough home study course as a step-by-step system to help solo-preneurs

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCNov 3, 20091 topic

What's Your Passion?

In 2005, Harris Interactive released a study, which found that only 20% of American workers are passionate about what they do. Wow, only 20%! That is really incredible if you think about it. This means 80% of the working population feels on some level, unhappy, dissatisfied, and unfulfilled. In all likelihood, 4 out of every 5 people you meet are frustrated, under-enthused and not feeling like they are living their “purpose”. Entrepreneurs are the lucky ones. Most likely yo

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 3, 20101 topic

Choicepoint- Put your stake in the sand

Are you crystal clear on what you truly want for your life and for your business? Have you put your “stake in the sand” for what you want…. for what you believe in? Now is the time. Author-scientist Gregg Braden teaches, we are in an unprecedented time on the planet and that human beings are moving into higher levels of consciousness. Braden calls the shift of higher consciousness a shift to the 4th Level. Based on extensive research and calculations, Braden teaches that w

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 6, 20101 topic

Bye-Bye Overwhelm

Overwhelmed? Have too many projects floating at the same time that you find you are not able to focus, make progress and get things done? This is so common! In coaching my clients, this challenge of “so much to do” and feeling overwhelmed is one of the most important things to address. If your “to-do list is beginning to look like a never ending list of “shoulds”, you’re probably feeling tired before you get started with your day. Not a great way to live and actually a very

Primary topic: Achievement

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 6, 20101 topic

Do you have an email addiction?

A good friend and colleague of mine, was close to tears when we talked recently. She was feeling overwhelmed and frazzled and with the all the responsibilities of her own business. Her self confidence was sagging. As we talked, a major obstacle was revealed. She was an E-mail Slave. The magnitude of e-mails she was reading each day was absolutely mind-boggling. Her belief was that being efficient and productive meant being on call 24/7 with her e-mail, checking and respondi

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Diana Long M S ACCSep 29, 20111 topic

Creating More Authentic Connections in Your Business and Your Life

Is it just me, or are we all swimming in a sea of messages, texts, Facebook invitation, updates from LinkedIn, the Twittersphere and voice mails (landlines & cells)? I know of someone who actually carries 2 phones on him at all times. He drops what he’s doing and dutifully bids the phones commands…every time. The irony is that with all this connection, you’d think we’d really feel connected. Truth is though, most people don’t. In fact we’re craving more intimacy. We want t

Primary topic: Life Coach and Life Coaching

Life Coach and Life Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 1, 20111 topic

Create your own money breakthrough

These days everyone is talking about it…there’s not enough of it…we want to have more of it… how do I create more of it? What’s the hot topic? MONEY. Would you like to increase your earning potential? Here are 3 keys to tackle under-ea ing,weather the economic financial tides and create more personal income: 1. Ramp up your “prosperity” frequency - Careful, your attitude is showing. If you are feeling scared, desperate and fearful about your own money situation, your pros

Primary topic: Prosperity

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 17, 20071 topic

Would You Like to Have More Success and Fulfillment in Your Life?

A house is only as strong as its foundation. My husband, a home builder, taught me this important piece of wisdom. Without a well designed, solid infrastructure, a house is doomed to constant problems and costly repairs. Do you remember the hilarious movie, Money Pit? The newlyweds idyllic vision of a happy, harmonious home were put to the test as they found themselves having to fix one disaster after another. Just as a house requires strong foundation, so do we. Our persona

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 17, 20071 topic

A Fresh Perspective on “Time Management”

It’s the wonderful, beautiful month of May! Our environment suddenly “wakes up”--- trees pop their leaves, plants push themselves up and out of the ground, flowers bloom. Our “grey” landscape has become colorful, alive and vibrant. I have noticed in conversations with clients, colleagues, fellow parents and friends that our lives have suddenly “popped” too! Opportunities and events to attend are abundant. Some focus may find ourselves a bit overwhelmed with the sudden increas

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Diana Long M S ACCJan 14, 20071 topic

A Fresh Start

2007..A Brand Spanking New Year is upon us. What will you choose to do with it? Your decisions and mind set today about the year ahead will make all the difference in how this year shows up for you. Really. The ritual of making New Year's Resolutions has been in place for centuries dating back to Babylon. Records show that their top two resolutions were #1 to pay off old debts and #2 return tools to neighbors! Our modern day resolutions aren't all that different from the Baby

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Diana Long M S ACCSep 29, 20111 topic

Do the Worst Thing First!

Calling all procrastinators (there’s a lot of us!). Would you like to make significant headway with your project this week? Do the “worst” thing first. This is probably not what you want to hear, but there’s a very good reason to start with the “hard” stuff. Doing the hardest task first when you have the most available energy will give you the strongest chance for success. When we procrastinate and put things off, it creates a damaging effect to our mental and physical we

Primary topic: Life Coach and Life Coaching

Life Coach and Life Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCApr 4, 20091 topic

Are You Using This Power Tool In Your Business?

Thank You Power! n Gratitude is a very, very powerful emotion. Cultivating a practice of being thankful might just be one of the single most important things you could do to boost your bottom line AND your own feelings of life satisfaction. Did that get your attention? I hope so! A recent study in the field of positive psychology reveals that a daily exercise of expressing gratitude can be so potent that individuals who had a diagnosis of depression actually got significantl

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJan 14, 20071 topic

Are You Flying By the Seat of Your Pants?

Are you flying by the seat of your pants? In other words, are you constantly "winging" it and putting out fires as they occur? Do you wake up every day and gird yourself for the onslaught of what might be in store for you and your day ahead? Although this "flying by the seat of your pants" approach does require flexibility, a keen focus, and several Starbucks double lattes. It is also a recipe for constant drama and distractions. The drama and distractions will be hampering y

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 6, 20101 topic

What stage of growth is your business in?

We’ve got a beautiful lush planting in my garden called periwinkle. We learned that “periwinkle” grows according to its own rhythm: the first year it “sleeps”, the second year it “creeps”, and the third year it “leaps”. Had we not known and trusted this natural growth process, we would have been frustrated and unhappy with the periwinkle. We might have tried to force growth by aggressively over fertilizing or worse case scenario, rip out the plants complaining that they weren

Primary topic: Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 29, 20101 topic

Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done- How to get clear, organized & on target with your most important projects Something I hear often is: "I'm overwhelmed, there is too much to do... I can't seem to make headway... having trouble keeping my focus... it's hard for me to be organized when I've got so many projects.... I can't seem to finish or complete things. Frustrating isn't it? Wouldn't you love to have better work-flow, get things completed and feel good about the process? Wouldn't it

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 30, 20091 topic

7 Tips to Market and Give a Great TeleClass

A really great way for entrepreneurs to build their list and share their expertise is via offering free and paid teleseminars. They are a very low cost way for you to showcase and inform your audience about the valuable content you have to offer. For those of you who are new to giving teleseminars, it’s really a piece of cake once you get started. The first thing you will need is a bridge line that holds multiple callers. A great resource that I have used for years is www.Fre

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 17, 20071 topic

A New Twist for Your “To-Do-List…A “Not-To-Do” List!”

If I told you that you could be happier, wealthier and wiser today and all you needed to do was one thing. Would you do it? I'll let you in on a secret. One of the secrets to successful living is the art "letting go". Most of us are holding onto certain things in our life, unconsciously and consciously that actually keep us from experiencing the kind of life we say we want to have.nnn In addition to a habit of holding onto things that no longer work for us, many of us also ha

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 1, 20111 topic

Game On!

I recently attend the Conversation Among Masters, a coaching conference held at the gorgeous Grove Park Inn, with close to 200 master coaches in attendance from all over the world (incl. the US), to learn, converse and connect. One of our speakers was Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. In Dan’s presentation, he shared what he’s discovered and distilled from his research via what he calls “experiments” and also through extensive use of surveys. As a coach and inspi

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By Diana Long M S ACCSep 29, 20111 topic

Game On!

3 Tips to Get Things Done Ever kick yourself for not sticking to your goals and objectives? Do you sometimes get derailed and distracted with something else which takes away your focus and taking action? Ever find yourself frustrated and annoyed with yourself because you just cannot seem to move certain projects to completion? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you are certainly not alone. Here are 3 strategies to help strengthen your resolve AND your resu

Primary topic: Life Coach and Life Coaching

Life Coach and Life Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCApr 4, 20091 topic

Unstoppable You!

Are you playing big or are you playing small? Does your 2009 Vision for Success Plan have a few "stretch" goals - goals that are both thrilling and scary at the same time? I hope so! Truth be told, you are either growing or dying, moving forward or backward; there really is no standing still. Is this your time to transform your life and your business, to go deeper, to play a much bigger game? Is this your time to courageously stand up for what you want and boldly live life

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 1, 20111 topic

Want better results without all the head + heartache?

Want better results in your business and in your personal life? Most of us do. Problem is that sometimes we get stuck and feel like we’re on a treadmill, working hard but achieving less than our heart’s desire. We’ve all been there, right? Who hasn’t gotte “jazzed” about new financial goals, weight loss or fitness program ? These new initiatives start off with our enthusiasm and positive intentions in place. Unfortunately, things can start to go in the wrong direction qui

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Diana Long M S ACCApr 15, 20071 topic

Are You Ready to Get Unstuck and Create Wild Success?

Do you rarely take risks? Do you try to avoid making mistakes at all costs? Do you tend to follow the rules? If you answered yes to these questions you can be sure that you are keeping your self stuck in your own "comfort zone". Comfort Zones tend to be comfortable for a while but if we stay there too long our comfort zone becomes a trap. The comfort zone trap keeps us stuck, feeling unfulfilled, and irritable. I had the pleasure to spend time with Kendra Todd, a remarkable

Primary topic: Success Coaching

Success Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCAug 6, 20101 topic

Mojo and Flow

Remember the silly Austin Power’s movies from a few years ago? Austin Power knew the power of having his “MoJo”. “Yeah baby!” MoJo” is a great word to describe how it feels when we’re top of our game, when we are feeling your best and exuding natural confidence & charisma. Things just seem to go our way… More opportunities, more money, more joy & improved relationships. When we are at our best we do our best! How’s your MoJo flowing these days? Are you energetic, happy & f

Primary topic: Inspiration

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 1, 20111 topic

Living an Authentic Life

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you really need to do in order to have what you want. I couldn’t have said this any better! This wisdom is from Margaret Young. My coaching challenge for you? This weekend, be bolder. Be more true to yourself. Do what you l

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 30, 20111 topic

Ask for what you want, you'll be delighted you did!

Ever heard this? “Life will give you what you ask of it?” Modern day visionaries, such as Oprah, Bill Gates and yes, even our beloved dog, Savannah (more on her in just a minute), understand this and ASK for what they want - Big or small, knowing what you want, deciding to go for it & asking for support is like a magic formula….. the Universe does delivers. All of us have comfort zones – a “set point” of where we tend to fall back to, a status quo…our own personal “default

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Diana Long M S ACCApr 4, 20091 topic

A Secret to Closing More Sales

How to Connect Deeply with Your Ideal Clients Would you like to have a rush of perfect clients lined up to purchase your products and services? These ideal clients LOVE working with you, are happy to pay your fees, and become raving fans of your products and services. Yes? I thought you might! Here's the secret to making this happen in your own business...it all starts with knowing who and what your customer wants. A big mistake that business owners make is creating product

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJul 30, 20091 topic

Are Your Thoughts Sabotaging Your Success?

According to the National Science Foundation, the average person thinks about 12,000 thoughts per day. If you subtract 8 hours for sleeping, that comes to nearly a thought per second. That’s a lot of noise to filter day by day,hour by hour,minute by minute! Now that I have your attention, you may want to do a quick inventory today and see what the nature of your thoughts are. Chances are quite good that you will discover that you are thinking some thoughts that absolutely do

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 30, 20111 topic

Stop It!

What’s on your Stop-It-List? I was inspired to create my own Stop-It- List after reading a brilliant post by Danielle Laporte @ White Hot Truthr Myself included, I am amazed at how long, complicated and out of alignment our own to-do-list’s can become. Same for my clients. I love my clients and their enthusiasm. On our coaching calls they come with strong desire to get things done and share their very lengthy and impressive to-do lists. Things like: Big goals: Books,Profits

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Diana Long M S ACCMay 14, 20091 topic

3 Keys to Income Acceleration

These days everyone's talking about it...there's not enough of it...we want to have more of it...so how do I create more of it? What's the hot topic? MONEY. Want to boost your bottom line? Here are 3 keys to increase your income right away: 1. Ramp up your "prosperity" frequency- Careful, your attitude is showing. If you are feeling conce ed, desperate or fearful about your own money situation, your prospects and clients are going to pick up on this even if you are saying a

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCApr 3, 20091 topic

Do You Have a Truly Profitable Mindset?

How to Free Yourself from Negative Influences and Soar The recession, doom & gloom, and the ever present media force feeding us all of this bad news is at an all time high. Every time I pick up a newspaper (which isn’t too often these days), I’m blown away with the strong, fear-based message. One of AOL’s most recent headlines was “Fear Among US Citizens is Growing.” Well, duh, of course people are scared after they ingest a steady diet of anxiety provoking articles and sca

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCMay 14, 20091 topic

Get Real About Your Business

How would you like to have a Truly Profitable business and life? Here's how: I heartily recommend a process that's easy and most importantly, effective to do. It's called a Time Audit. This simple, yet powerful process will help you to clear away the "fluff" from your weekly schedule so that you spend your time and energy on what really matters most. Here's what happened for my client... I recently coached one of my clients, Jim, on how to do this process. This 30 minute

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Diana Long M S ACCJun 30, 20111 topic

Staying the course, your course

staying the course, your course. Is This REALLY Where I was Going? I love this question! Sometimes, we’re busy,off and running in a particular direction and if we stop, take a pause, and tell the truth,we discover that we’re not on our authentic path. Not following our own ‘calling”. Sometimes it’s tricky to discern! The key to planning ,designing and LIVING a joyful personal and professional life is to course-correct. Regularly. Let today be the perfect time to take “st

Primary topic: Empowerment

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