Keith E. Webb's Blog, page 24
November 21, 2013
How to Rewire Your Brain for Change
Your change efforts could be making things worse. If you don’t do it right, you will strengthen the habit you are trying to break. I’m going to show you the 3-step process Neuroscientists recently discovered to rewire your brain to change your life.
“Youcan’tcan teach an old dog new tricks.”
New science is discovering ways in which we can rewire our brains for change. Neuroscientists used to explain our difficulty in learning “new tricks” was because the brains did not physic...
November 15, 2013
Strategies for Coaching When Disaster Strikes
How can coaches respond and help after natural disasters like the typhoon in the Philippines, the tsunami in Japan, or an earthquake in China? There are many ways to help – from giving and going to coaching from home. The lessons I learnedfrom the 2004 Asian Tsunami can help you.
December 26, 2004, a 9.0 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra caused a massive tsunami which killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries – mostly in Indonesia. At the time, I lived and worked in Indonesia for...
November 13, 2013
Why the Origin of the Word “Coach” Matters
Executive coaching and life coaching are popular ways of helping people achieve their goals. But everyone means something different by the term “coach.” The history of the word is instructive. Here is the story…
It all began in the Little Hungarian Plains of northwest Hungary in the village of Kocs. The name means ram or sheep, but the village is famous for an invention that changed the world.
In the 15th century, the village of Kocs made its living from building carts and tr...
November 5, 2013
How to Get 300% Greater Training Results
Let’s be honest, most training is full of information and “good stuff” that doesn’t lead to lasting behavior change. The most powerful way to see behavior change is to provide follow-up coaching.I have successfully implemented easy (and free) ways to follow-up training events with coaching.
I measure training results by the amount of application participants make. Application is behavioral change.Too often, my problem is not a lack of knowledge; it is too little living out o...
October 31, 2013
Trick-or-Treaters and Coaching
Trick-or-treaters love candy! This makes them happy, right? Not exactly. The order of receiving candy effected kids’ satisfaction.
A study done by George Wolford, a psychologist at Dartmouth College, on Halloween night found some interesting results.In this study, some trick-or-treaters were given a candy bar. Other kids were given a candy bar and then a piece of bubble gum.
The kids that got the candy bar first and the bubble gum (a lesser treat) second were less happy with...
October 29, 2013
7 Ways to Fly First Class for Economy Prices
Did you know 85%of people flying first class are flying on an economy class ticket? I’m going to share 7 proven ways that I’ve actually used to fly first class on economy tickets.
Speaking on leadership development and coaching skills takes me around the world.I’ve flown over 100,000 miles each of the past 5 years. Along the way I’ve made a few discoveries to ease the pain of travel.
There are a number of benefits of flying first class, or business class on international flig...
October 24, 2013
“Coaching for Performance” by John Whitmore
Coaching for Performanceis the grandfather of coaching books and coaching approaches. Thousands of high performing organizations have tapped into its wisdom.
Much of what has come to be known as professional business coaching came from Timothy Gallway and Whitmore’s sports training techniques. As such, the book provides a simple foundation for coaching based on the context of awareness and responsibility through asking questions and listening. He presents the G R O W model of coaching – Goal,...
October 22, 2013
My Worse Case Scenario with Giant Asian Hornets
I was stung by a Giant Asian Hornet. I quicklyfound out that worse case scenarios didn’t help. Instead, a can-do attitude may have saved my life.
In South East Asia, where I lived, there are several species of giant hornets. These wasps are about the size of a man’s pinky finger in thickness and length. You can actuallyhearthem fly by from 5 feet away!
There was no consensus among my friends about what happens to a person stung by a giant wasp. Some said you will die. Others...
October 14, 2013
How to Travel Rough Roads
Life is hard sometimes. Despite our best efforts we run into rough roads. Thebig five rough roads are: financial, marital, health, employment, and moves.Some are clearly marked, and some we come upon suddenly.
Rough roads disrupt the normal flow of our lives. They are usually stressful, disorienting and painful. While traveling rough roads, it seems like they will never end.
Winston Churchill said, “If you are going through hell, then keep on going.” There are many things that you can do to bot...
October 7, 2013
How to Spot Opportune Moments and Act
Leaders view time differently. It’s not just that they are more efficient with their time, they are. Leaders recognize meaning in moments that appear ordinary to everyone else. They recognize opportune moments and act on them.
The other day, I met someone “by chance”. After talking to him, I realized he was exactly the person I needed to talk to to move one of my projects forward. I don’t think we met by chance. I think it was an opportune moment. Which makes me wonder how...
