Fun

Thanks from me and Junebug!

Posted by scott on Jun 11, 2011 in Coaching, Fun, Learning | 0 comments

I just wanted to share a quick video to say Thank You to all the folks who’ve signed up for coaching sessions.  My dog, Junebug, likes to be present too when I’m taking calls!

A FREE 30-Minute Coaching Session Awaits You!

Posted by scott on Jun 10, 2011 in Coaching, Fun | 1 comment

If you’ve clicked the Coaching Link at the top of my website, you’ll know that I’m jumping in head first into the field of personal and business coaching!

I’m currently enrolled in a program called Coach 100, from The School of Coaching Mastery, where I’ve pledged to coach 100 people – and fast!  I’m offering FREE 30-minute coaching sessions to 100 people. All I ask in return is that you kindly fill out a brief online feedback form after the session is complete, so that I can learn and improve.

There’s no pressure, it’s confidential, and it’s a lot of fun!  We can talk about your goals, success strategies, or the places you feel “stuck” in your business or life.  A coaching session is ALL ABOUT YOU!

To find out how you can sign up for your Free 30-minute coaching session, click on the HolisticGeek Coaching Page.
http://www.holisticgeek.com/coaching/

Dreaming Dreams with YouTube

Posted by scott on Jun 8, 2011 in Fun, Networking, Videos | 0 comments

I think that this is the beauty of social networking – you can share a moment with a total stranger, get to know them, and have a real and collaborative experience.

Using some software on my Mac, a headset, and YouTube, I was able to sing a duet with someone else, whom I didn’t even know yet! I hope you enjoy us singing a duet version of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. Have fun with your own social networking!

Oh..and here’s a bonus video too!

Great Coaching Questions from Eden Prairie, MN

Posted by scott on May 26, 2011 in Coaching, Fun, Videos | 0 comments

I recently  visited Eden Prairie, Minnesota – the #1 place to live in the United States according to Money Magazine.  While there, I stumbled upon some great natural areas, and inspiring questions on a bridge walkway.

Enjoy the video!

A Soloprenuer Coaching Retreat

Posted by scott on Apr 23, 2011 in Coaching, Fun, Marketing, Productivity | 0 comments

I just returned home from facilitating a wonderful day-and-a-half, one-on-one coaching “retreat” that I arranged with a good friend of mine who is wanting to start his own consulting business!  It’s incredible how a focused series of conversations can help a person zero in on aspects of a plan or “roadmap” to a future endeavor.  What’s more, I think our time together helped him move forward a bit, through his own insights, ambitions, and desires.

Within this mini retreat, we explored not only timelines, business focuses, and goals, but we uncovered a lot of surprises too.

“What do you really want, and why is that important?”
“What could move you forward faster to what you REALLY want?”
“What are you doing now that helps this process?”
“How do you separate what you feel you ‘should’ do from what you ‘want’ to do?”

Throughout this process we also took time to take breaks, prepare and eat meals, and my friend/client got to fix some plumbing issues while I composed a document of all of the notes, impressions, and insights we came up with throughout the retreat (I’m glad I didn’t have to do plumbing work!).

I really enjoy the coaching process.  As a coach, I don’t set agendas and I don’t “solve” problems for other people. Rather, through deep listening, positive inquiry, encouragement, and asking what I call “questions that matter” – a coach is a partner who engages another person to find their own solutions and “draw out” those aspects of thoughts or passions that really make a person “come alive.”

Even moreso, through a conversation, or a series of conversations built upon positive energy and insightful questions – coaching can move people (often very quickly) into those “a-ha!” moments of clarity and focus.

Many thanks to my friend Chris for allowing me to engage this process for him!  I’m very excited and privileged to assist in the process of what’s growing and coming to fruition with his consulting business!  All I can say is “Look out for him in the future!”

A Huge Idea: A Global Virtual Choir

Posted by scott on Apr 11, 2011 in Fun | 0 comments

A lot of times I like to post these kinds of things, because I believe they inspire ideas, both for me, and for all of my clients. I am so grateful to be privy to all sorts of wonderful ideas, dreams, goals, and ambitions from my clients, and then also to help them bring those about over the web. I always tell everyone, that NO IDEA IS TOO BIG.

In fact, it’s the BIG ideas that are worth the most – in business and in LIFE.

I will let the following videos speak however they wish to you all. But I have to say, Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir idea and how he saw it through to fruition, is just “jaw-dropping and weeping inspiration” to me. Below is a TED talk about his process, and then a link to the Virtual Choir selection.

Enjoy!

And here is the link to the Virtual Choir 2.0, and Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep”.

Put on the headphones for this one, and be inspired!