Business Pulse 2008

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Blogging, podcasting, vlogging, internet radio, social networking, internet media–all of it, we believe is here to stay and will only become more popular and mainstream over time. This is what Bea and I talked about in our preview call for an hour.

So listen in as Productivity Coach, Carol Dickson-Carr and Executive Coach, Bea Fields, lead a group of modern day biz leaders on the topic of how to grow their businesses through the power of Web 2.0!

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I know I’m dating myself, but I loved A Different World, the NBC spin-off of the Cosby show as a youth in the 90s. Hearing Whitley say, “Relax, Relate, Release!” was something I just adopted even when it was hard for me to relax, relate or release!

Lately, I was starting to think the moon or some cosmic force was having an effect on so many people in my sphere: In my academic world, I had some students freaking out about their grades as the semester nears an end, fellow professors stressed about publication and tenure and general overwhelm… In the coaching world, a more-than-usual amount of clients have been experiencing a sustained sense of overwhelm.

And today! Today, I can’t remember how many times I had to tell someone to BREATHE, whether it was my daughter, one of her teammates, one of the parents of the teammates, or yours truly (uh-huh!) when all was said and done.

So after I got back from dropping off my daughter at one of her friends’ houses for a sleepover this evening, I immediately turned on my recording software and started to speak a meditation around overwhelm and stress. Rather than the usual gregarious tone some of you may have heard in my podcasts (particularly the storytelling one for Six Sigma), my voice is quite even and calm in this audio. There was some irony in my process because of various interruptions and false starts while I was recording. I was so glad when I finally finished my vocals and could move on to mixing the ocean waves and my relaxing music in!

So if you, or someone you know is starting to feel the pinch, or if you just want to do some preventative maintenance, I invite you to get in a quiet place and treat yourself for 14 minutes by downloading the MP3 in this podcast!

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About a month ago, Carol Dickson-Carr went into a little more detail about strategic intelligence–one of the four different types of creative intelligence as it applies to the four temperaments within the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®). Listen in she talks about how those with the idealist temperament (intuitive and feeling preferences) use their diplomatic intelligence to get things done. Those of you not naturally inclined to that temperament might want to “try on” the idealist temperament’s approach to creativity and productivity as a stretch goal once you find out more about it!

Our next 6-week program starts Weds, May 7th! Visit:
http://dicksonfields.com/the-biz-pulse-2008-programs-and-schedule/ for details!

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A few weeks ago, Carol Dickson-Carr briefly talked about the four different types of creative intelligence as it applies to the four temperaments within the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®). Listen in she talks about how those with the rational temperament (intuitive and thinking preferences) use their strategic intelligence to get things done. Those of you not naturally inclined to that temperament might want to “try on” the rational temperament’s approach to creativity as a stretch goal once you find out more about it!

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Did you know there are four basic principles that can help you increase your chances of luck? There are...many people think "luck is just luck", but there is actually a science to creating great luck. Listen in as Bea Fields gives a quick run-down on the topic of creating luck in your business and life.

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We wrap our call by coaching two willing participants on how they can leverage their expertise using the tools we discussed in part one.

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For more information about our upcoming 6-week group coaching call, visit us online at:

http://dicksonfields.com/the-biz-pulse-2008-programs-and-schedule

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Listen in as Bea Fields and Carol Dickson-Carr have an open (some might say provocative!) discussion with entrepreneurs on the virtues of Web 2.0 technology. This is part 1 of the call.


For more information about our upcoming 6-week group coaching call, visit us online at:

http://dicksonfields.com/the-biz-pulse-2008-programs-and-schedule