Debido a la cercanía con la que me toca el tema, después del verano me puse en contacto con este amigo para averiguar qué tipo de terapia estaban siguiendo en estos grupos de apoyo, cuál era el nível de recuperación de los pacientes, cuáles eran las ventajas de la terapia en grupo frente a la terapia individual, cuál era el procedimiento, etc.

La reunión que mantuvimos fue muy provechosa, y la información que me facilitó me ha servido como semilla para lanzar una iniciativa de coaching relacionada con las enfermedades crónicas.

Curiosamente la semana pasada leía un artículo titulado "Coaching, cáncer y enfermedades crónicas" que venía a corroborar algunas de las ideas que surgieron durante la reunión en relación al coaching, la terapia y las enfermedades crónicas, como:

• Aprender a priorizar qué aspectos del propio proyecto vital son más importantes
• Mejorar la comunicación
• Aprender a expresar emociones y necesidades
• Entrenarse en resolución de imprevistos
• Focalizarse en el crecimiento personal
• Desarrollar la capacidad de enfrentar retos, miedos y distinguir las limitaciones reales de las fantaseadas.

En la terapia se ha visto que el grupo ayuda bastante en la recuperación del paciente, y los grupos de trabajo en coaching pueden proponerse para:

• Enfrentar el cambio a través del movimiento
• Cuidarse a partir de la enfermedad
• Preservar la propia imagen corporal

Así que ahora ¿qué te impide tener una vida mejor?

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There has been lots of talk as of late that Travel Agents are a dying breed. Not so, they are not only alive and kicking, but more and more travelers are turing to them for help in booking their vacation travel. So a tip to the savvy traveler or the novice traveler, use a travel agent and save lots of time and money!

HELLO!!!

Oh my, you may not remember me, my name is Maggi Smith and I work at UMB in Baltimore. And many moons ago, you were my personal trainer. I have often wondered where you went and what you were doing and lo and behold, I found your blog! And then your website! And it looks like you are doing FABULOUS!!! All I can say is that the folks in Philly are so lucky to be able to call upon you for training.

So, anyway...I wanted to drop you a line to say hello! I am doing well. I had a little boy in December of 2004 (he's in the photo) and yes, I am still exercising and eating right. Albeit, I am now working hard to get the last 20 lbs I put on when I was pregnant. :)Anyway, I think of you quite often. I am following the Body For Life program, I eat well, and I workout in a home gym I built in my basement.

I have to tell you, if I didn't have you as a trainer so many years ago, I would not have known what to do on my own. Because of you, I know proper form, how to recognize when my form is suffering (usually because I am trying to lift too much weight in my super-set) and how to be sure that my workouts target all of the muscle groups effectively. In addition, here is the kicker... way back when, I should have listened to you more when it came to nutrition.

You were trying to tell me, but I could not see it. Well, I do now! (Well, I am learning more, let's put it that way.) I laugh because I look back and I am eating exactly how you told me I should be eating. I coudln't see the value in all that protein, eating small, frequent meals, and making sure my meals were BALANCED.

Heck, I can't believe protein powder and oatmeal (yes, mixed together) are one of my favorite meals But re-learning how to fuel my body, and to FEED my muscles in order to build them has made me think of you and how I am so happy I learned as much as I have from you.

Thanks so much!-- --Maggi
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Ksenija Dedyukhina

Ксения Дедюхина

Girevoy Sport - it is a beautiful!

A little bit more than a month ago, at the end of August, the student of Chelyabinsk state agro-engineering university became the champion of Europe among the girls in Girevoy Sport. This young brittle girl left to rivals in the weight category to 58 kg not of chance.

Think only: 16 kg KB she raises 222 times (PB) and a 24 kg KB in 91 times.

Thus here, dethroning stereotypes, the main heroes of the heading “overtaym” they became Ksenija Dedyukhina (K.D.) and its trainer, the six-fold champion of peace and absolute record holder in its weight category Ivan Denisov (I.D.).

- Ksenija, Ivan, we congratulate you on victory on the championship of Europe. What will be following, what competitions?

I.D.: Thanks. Now Ksenija will take the small pause: we will be goal-directed prepared for the following year. In 2009 it passes into another age category, and we plan to appear on the championship of Russia among junior, on the juniors championship of Europe. According to the rules it cannot be come out simultaneously in the youths and juniors, it is possible to combine: in the youths and in the adult, or in juniors and in the adult.

In this time Ksenija appeared at two ages simultaneously: youthful and adult. Let us look, which will come out for the following year. However, we have and urban, and provincial competitions, so that Ksenija without the work will not remain. (It laughs.)

- Ksenija, as you is alien into this form of sport, from what everything did begin?

K.D.: In 2005 our command the Chebarkulskogo region came out on the district competitions, I ran 200 meters. For the victory of region it was necessary to advance girl in the lift of weight, and father, the trainer of command, he proposed: “You will push?” I agreed, and for the victory it proved to be to sufficient raise the weight of 10 times.

- I.e., it turns out that acquaintance with the weight occurred in some sense randomly: do not propose father, it could anything not be? And which did serve as further stimulus, motivation for the occupations?

K.D.: Yes, it turns out that it is sufficiently by chance. By stimulus? It conquered, it was pleased, it decided to continue occupations…

- Ksenija a now has a discharge of KMS. Give let us explain to the readers, which norm of candidate into the master of sport?

I.D.: The norm of KMS - 16 kg KB it is necessary to raise 115 times.

- A it is how often necessary to raise in order to obtain the master of sport?

I.D.: Here increasingly more complex. In the essence, it turns out that now in the weight of 16 kg there is no discharge “master of sport”. It goes already only with a 24 kg KB. I here are a little incomprehensible the norms, developed in Moscow by federation. You represent, the absurd situation: man is the champion of Europe, but in this case altogether only candidate into the master of sport?! In addition the majority of international competitions in it goes precisely with a 16 kg, but not 24 kg.

- As generally is evaluated the appearance of athlete on the competitions: importantly only number of lifts or technology also is evaluated?

K.D.: In principle, importantly, of course, the number of lifts.

I.D.: There is still judge on the platform, which follows the lifts. If, in his opinion, lift insufficient or incorrect, one or several lifts can not include. But athlete continues further. In the very limiting case they can ask athlete to finish attempt. To the attempt 10 minutes are removed.

- Ivan, as Ksenija it did reach you, and what there were your first impressions?

I.D.: I train gireviks in several VUZ (Institute of Higher Education), and Ksenija after her first successes fell to me. First of all I focused attention on its hands, it was length of fingers. (Ksenija has actually practically “musical” hands with the long fingers and the same nails with the manicure - note author). In our form of sport anthropometric given - this most important. Length it is finger, the length of hands he saw, as it is occupied: very [tseleustremlenno], very operational. Then he did not think about the high results, it attempted to give the so-called “base packet”. Well and then already further developed its abilities.

- Who even from your pupils was achieved significant results?

I.D.: Is Denis Gafarov - it now number one in the composite in its category. In 2008 it won the superiority of peace and Russia and he became the second time the conqueror of the Russian Cup (for the adult).

- Ksenija, as do react people, familiar, when they do learn, that you do deal with Girevoy Sport? They are not surprised, as this brittle girl does raise weight?

K.D.: At first, of course, all were surprised, when they learned. They get accustomed in the course of time. Now somehow [pospokoynee] with this became. (It smiles.)

- A when you do become acquainted with the young people, as they do react?

K.D.: They attempt to banter. But carefully so they banter. They joke - and here they look at the reaction. (It laughs.)

- You have training each day: either hall or crosscountry races, trip to the competitions, in addition. By something still you are fascinated in the free time, or it does not remain?

K.D.: First of all I try not to lag on the studies behind the children at the university. In the free time I associate with the friends, the relatives. There is no special enthusiasm of any kind.

- What special features of technology are necessary for lifting the weight?

I.D.: First of all, as I already spoke - anthropometry, i.e., increase, length of finger. Furthermore, very importantly correct respiration.

- Hence and this support to the crosscountry races, because of the respiration?

K.D.: Yes. - Returning to anthropometric data: it is customary to assume that the women, who carry out heavy athletics, have powerful musculature, in by something they are manlike, that the female beginning and heavy athletics are incompatible. This is stereotype?

I.D.: Girevoy Sport principally differs from other forms of heavy athletics. Muscular mass here is not at all important. Therefore successes they attain exactly of the sportswoman of this build: high increase, thin, with the long fingers. Recently the group of scientific workers conducted studies and confirmed that in Girevoy Sport - its kind the neutral middle, and here was not important muscular mass, but special endurance was important. - All people, perhaps, can be divided into two categories: on those, which normally relate to the women in the heavy athletics, and to the skeptics, who consider that this “not the female matter”.

Ksenija, which would be desirable to answer skeptics?

K.D.: I think, it cannot be anything said. It is necessary to arrive and to see. This is the very beautiful form of sport.

- A as did appear other sportswomen on the championship of Europe?

K. D.: Yes so. (It smiles.)

I. D.: One must take into account, that there is indeed limitation on the weight category…

- I.e., the situation, when in the same weight category girl, let us say, small increase…

I.D. (smashing and smiling.): This is excluded, it is primary - precisely those anthropometric given, about which I spoke. By the way, recently Americans greatly interested themselves in Girevoy Sport. The fact is that this is the completely unique form of sport not only from the point of view of muscular mass or increase. Its uniqueness in the fact that by them can be been occupied as by [fitnesom], not as by professional sport. Americans saw, that people at the age with the problems with the back after occupations with the weight completely get rid of be ill in the spin. All groups of muscles, everyone is found in this case in the tone.

One additional special feature: for example, in Ksenija training with the weight strictly occupies only of 30 minutes, plus of already 40 minutes - [OFP].

- What other qualities, besides those enumerated above, are necessary in order to be achieved high results?

- Discipline.

- Ksenija, and who is the more demanding trainer: father or Ivan?

K.D.: It is probably, equal.

I.D.: You know, probably its most demanding trainer - it is itself.

- Where in Chelyabinsk Ksenija is trained?

I.D.: At the agro-engineering university. The best conditions for the Girevoy Sport are here created, and I want special appreciation to express chairman of department Likhachev to Victor Alexandrovich, who very strongly helps. Generally, it must say, in many VUZ (Institute of Higher Education) of city are created now the worthy conditions: indeed they should come out in its competitions; therefore interest exists. But in the agro-engineering, perhaps, until today the best conditions.

- Urban and provincial [sportkomitety] do help?

I.D.: Yes. It is necessary to understand, that not each form of sport can draw sponsors. We try even we hope that now Girevoy Sport will draw more than attention and as simply beautiful sport, and as fitness. Yuri Nikolayevich Serebrennikov us helps, money to the trips to the competitions separated. In his time, when I myself only began to appear, very strongly helped Constantine Bochkarev, who generally respected heavy athletics.

- There is a dream so that Girevoy Sport would be included in the program of the Olympic Games, and to come out at the Olympiad?

I.D.: Here everything depends not on us, but on the federation. Long ago already it is no secret that the host country of games - usually lobbiruet to the start “its” forms of sport. We will however, be the realists: thus far we in Girevoy Sport win everything, well or almost all, to the hardly remaining countries it will profitably include this form in the program of Olympiads. Although… here the Americans, in addition interested themselves…

- Are such the prospects for Girevoy Sport in our region?

I.D.: Approximately since 2005 appeared the interest both in Chelyabinsk and in the rural areas. Results constantly grow, competition is very high; therefore if you want to conquer, it is necessary always to add. I especially noted sport society “harvest”

- precisely because of it weightlifting obtained push for the development in the Chelyabinsk province. One additional uniqueness of Girevoy Sport - this indeed simultaneously and the winter, and summer form of sport. Therefore competitions go constantly. We even encountered in this year the problem: in Ksenija the weight of weight constantly changes (from 16 kg to 24 kg). It occurs, that literally it is necessary to be reconstructed in three weeks.

Furthermore, complicates life and that in the different competitions and the weight categories are also different. Generally I want to say that Girevoy Sport in our region dynamically is developed. We from our side will try to show high results, to systematically advance. We hope that also sponsors we will succeed in interesting. Furthermore, I am very glad, that the new minister of sport became Yuri Stepkin, whom I personally know. I think that in it everything will come out.

- Thus, 222 lifts of weight 16 kg. that are further, once this competition and results do grow?

I.D.: I think, we will be nevertheless prepared with Xenia for obtaining of the master of sport, for a 24 kg. the nearest start, apparently,

- the superiority of Russia among junior, which will pass in March 2009 in the Orenburg.

- Thanks for the interesting conversation and the new to you successes!

- Thanks.

Este accidente hace que cada uno de los supervivientes tenga una nueva oportunidad en la vida, sin embargo, el pasado de cada uno de ellos hace que actúen de una u otra forma en función de las circunstancias, habiendo veces en las que nos pueden parecer sus actuaciones de lo más ilógicas o irracionales.  Y no es hasta que nos muestran parte de ese pasado que no comprendemos realmente los motivos que tenían para ello.

Pero la serie también nos muestra que, aunque estemos atrapados en la isla y que nuestro pasado pueda afectar en las decisiones que tomamos en nuestro día a día, también podemos cambiar.  Para ello los guionistas de la serie introducen a John Locke.  Este supervisor de colecciones en una fábrica de cajas tiene la habilidad de cazar y vivir de los recurso que ofrece la isla, pero también tiene la cualidad de ver los recursos de cada uno de los supervivientes, por lo que podría ser el coach de la serie.

La cualidad de ver el potencial de las personas, unida a la fuerza de sus preguntas y a la potencia de sus visualizaciones hace que aquellos que se acercan a él tomen consciencia de su realidad y comiencen a enfrentarse a sus miedos, a sus retos, a su pasado, para así iniciar el cambio que los llevará a ser alguien mejor de lo que eran hasta el momento de conocerlo.

Como dijo John Locke en uno de los capítulos de la primera temporada: "el enemigo no está entre nosotros, sino en el interior de la isla".  No importa que estemos confinados en un cuerpo toda la vida, ni que arrastremos un pasado, lo importante es que podemos cambiar y ser mejores.

[Derived from William Bergquist and Agnes Mura, Ten Themes and Variations for Postmodern Leaders and Their Coaches. and from a forthcoming book, William Bergquist and Agnes Mura, Building an Appreciative Organization: Themes and Strategies for Effective Postmodern Leaders, Consultants and Coaches. For information on both books contact Pacific Soundings Press, P. O. Box 70, Harpswell, Maine 04079.]

 Theme: The Postmodern Condition

 Fundamental Question

What are the paradoxes, whip lashing contradictions and dizzying changes of which our world is made, and how might an appreciative perspective assist in responding to the challenges of this postmodern condition?

Many 21^st Century societies today are faced with three challenging conditions. First, they are guided by a fragmented and often paradoxical image of their present condition and their future condition. Their present condition includes both a strong trend toward globalization and an equally strong trend toward localization. We live in a world that challenges us to be aware of and interact with other people and cultures throughout the world – Thomas Friedman’s flat world—while also challenging us to retain our local customs and loyalties (a new form of tribalism) leading to what Robert Bellah and his colleagues describe as isolating “life style enclaves.”

Second, we are faced with what Frederick Jameson identifies as the condition of “troubling ambiguity.” Boundaries of all sorts are being shattered or are shifting in unpredictable ways – boundaries between work and home, between countries, between private and public lives, between being inside an organization and being affiliated loosely with an organization.

Third, leadership is being defined in new ways—the old distinction between the task-oriented leader and the people-oriented leader is no longer sufficient, given the other postmodern challenges facing contemporary organizations and societies. Leaders are successful to the extent that they can embrace a broad repertoire of strategies and serve as learners (not just sources of wisdom), risk-takers and entrepreneurs (not just fight leaders) and servants of a compelling image of the future (not just visionaries).

Given the postmodern interplay between globalization and localization, we can expect many leaders to simultaneously play on the global stage and the local stage. We can also expect them to be deeply embedded in their own organization (as a new neighborhood) while seeking to retain a viable family and community life. The boundaries between work and home are inevitably blurred, leaving little time, in many instances, for leaders to reflect or plan ahead. These postmodern conditions confront the leader with challenges that require both courage and insight. If leadership is situational, coaching and consulting programs are called upon to provide leadership development of the most customized and “just-in-time” kind.

The Postmodern Revolution

I cannot remember exactly when I first encountered the term postmodernism. I probably reacted to it in much the same way as I did to the various other “isms” that have come and gone over the past couple of decades, hoping that it would disappear under the weight of its own incoherence or simply lose its allure as a fashionable set of ‘new ideas.’ But it seemed as if the clamour of postmodernist arguments increased rather than diminished with time. Once connected with poststructuralism, postindustrialism, and a whole arsenal of other ‘new ideas,’ postmodernism appeared more and more as a powerful configuration of new sentiments and thoughts.

 - David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity

As leaders we are entering a changing world of relationships and ideas. It is often called “the postmodern revolution.” The postmodern world is in the midst of being born. It does not yet have clear definition, other than its origins in and difference from the modern era. Hence the name postmodern. It is still defined with reference to its mother (modernism) rather than having broken off as a free and independent movement or set of ideas and images with its own distinctive name. Even though postmodernism is young and therefore still filled with superficial, facile and often internally contradictory analyses, it cannot be dismissed, for these analyses offer insightful and even essential perspectives and critiques regarding an emerging era.

In the postmodern camp there is neither the interest in the systematic building of theory, nor the interest in warfare between competing paradigms. Rather everything is pre-paradigmatic,  i.e. there is an attempt to live and function without the scaffolding of paradigms of thought. One of the reasons for such a divestiture is seemingly the sheer impossibility of “knowing.” Tom Peters acknowledges that in the early 1980s he knew something about how organizations achieved excellence. By the late 1980s, he discovered that he was mistaken. Many of the excellent organizations of the early 1980s became troubled institutions by the late 1980s.

Other theorists and social observers have been similarly humbled by the extraordinary events of the 1980s and 1990s. They just haven’t been as forthcoming (or opportunistic) as Tom Peters.

“Postmodernism at its deepest level,” notes Andreas Huyssen, “represents not just another crisis within the perpetual cycle of boom and bust, exhaustion and renewal, which has characterized the trajectory of modernist culture.” Rather, the postmodern condition “represents a new type of crisis of that modernist culture itself.” Many futurists (especially those who focus on the environment) similarly speak of a crisis-of-crises. This crisis-of-crises and the ambiguity, the paradoxes and the irony that accompany this era of grand questioning are founded in the interplay between globalization and localization and, even more fundamentally, in the interplay between order and chaos as we are beginning to understand them. We turn in our next essays to a more in-depth analysis of these crisis-of-crises.

Let's be clear.

Buying is a customer action that requires a positive decision.

It is the prospect that has to move through the sales funnel and not you moving the sales funnel to make it appear as if they are closer to the deal than they really are.

What actions can you ask the customer to take to show that they are more committed?

How can you make sure that they see the benefits of moving down the funnel?

To Your Success

Your Profit Coach

Paul Simister

Business coaching for customer focused entrepreneurs

As most of you know, I am life and small business coach!  I work from my home office, and can easily ferret myself away in there all day not coming up for breath or company!   As I love what I do, the hours can easily slip away, and before I know it, I can go 3 days without leaving the house.  (a lot of my clients get coached by phone across the country and world)  And then I realise that I have been so busy that I haven't spent any time with the people who are important in my life - husband, my friends...  and my community!  The people who I want to be in touch with and get to know, my potential clients!   Make sure this is not happening to you!

Tip #1

Take the time to schedule in some time out for yourself during the day.    Even if you are flat out busy!  Give yourself the opportunity to nurture yourself and recharge your batteries so that you are energised and productive for the rest of the day.  Believe me you will be a lot more effective and feel a lot better.

Tip #2

Make at least 5 appointments a week to get you out of your home office or business.   1 to have lunch with a friend,  1 to have lunch or coffee with a business associate or peer in your industry,  and then if possible see 3 potential clients a week.   Take a brown bag lunch, coffee, or even a walk (wonderful if you're a coach) with your prospective client.     This will also help you to set up your schedule around how many calls you will need to make during the week to make this happen!

Tip #3

Think about joining a networking group.  This will give you the opportunity to meet people!  And they could become potential clients and customers.   The alternative is to join a group in the niche you work in.   I belong to a Holistic Healing Alliance which has all sorts of holistic practitioners and coaches as members.   A lot of them are clients or potential clients, as well as the possibility of my becoming theirs.  We are also focussed on the prosperity and success of each other's businesses, so we get to know each other, which results in referrals.  It works wonderfully.     

These methods will get you out there, interacting and growing your business continually at the same time.  Its also important to make that you are taking care of yourself, so taking time out of your schedule to do something just for you, will keep you mindful of whats most important.

everything in balance,

Coach Louise

PS If you would like more tips and tools, listen to my radio show  www.blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-coach which has live broadcasts, and podcasts of previous segments.  Happy listening!

Here is a rundown of what airlines are charging extra for. They have raised their fares and now they charge you extra for more and more things that use to be free.

US Airways  Charges extra for: 1st Checked Bag, 2nd Checked Bag, Advanced "Prime" Seats, Soft drinks on Board, Pollows & Blankets and Headsets.

United Airlines Charges extra for: 1st Checked Bag, 2nd Checked Bag, and Advanced "Prime" Seats.

Northwest Airlines Charges extra for: 1st Checked Bag, 2nd Checked Bag, Advanced "Prime" Seats, and headsets.

Continental Airlines Charges extra for: 1st Checked Bag, 2nd Checked Bag, and headsets.

Delta Airlines Charges extra for: 2nd Checked Bag.

American Airlines Charges extra for: 1st Checked Bag and 2nd Checked Bag.

JetBlue Charges extra for: 2nd Checked Bag, Advanced "Prime" Seats, Pollows & Blankets and Headsets.

AirTran Charges extra for:  2nd Checked Bag, and Advanced "Prime" Seats.

Frontier Airlines Charges extra for: 2nd Checked Bag.

Alaska Airlines Charges extra for: 2nd Checked Bag. 

US Airways wins the award for the most additional fees charged. I guess that is why in 2007 US Airways was ranked dead last as the worst airline for customer service by consumer reports.

Also in 2007, the Today/Zagat Airline Survey rated US Airways as the worst airline overall in the United States, ranking it 10/30 for comfort, 5/30 for food, 10/30 for service, and 15/30 for its online reservations system. On August 1, 2008, US Airways ceased providing their passengers with free drinks, including water. Passengers must now purchase bottled water or soda for $2 US, or $1 US for coffee and tea.

Southwest Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will launch new service between Chicago Midway and Minneapolis St. Paul beginning in March. Southwest is moving into the Minneapolis St. Paul market right at the time that Northwest and Delta are expected to merge. This merger is expected to reduce service for Northwest at Minneapolis.  

Southwest is a great carrier and then know what they are doing. They would not launch service into a new market if they didn't think they could make a profit. The Minneapolis market needs a good low cost carrier as fares to that city have been very high and with the entry of Southwest, it will bring fares down in the market.

Southwest plans to release more details about the Minneapolis service in the coming months.

Today 10-5 p.m. and tomorrow from 12-4. Meet me there! Suits are $25, Jacekts for $15 and blouses, pants and skirts are $10 each. No, this is not someone else's seconds. The designer clothing includes Ann Taylor, St. John, R Lauren, Coach and Tahari. 

I love this organization. The non-profit does so much for women, the least of which is supplying disadvantaged women a suit to wear for critical job interviews. A shout out to them.

Did you know Portland is on the 10 ten list ... another one you query? Yes, indeedy. The Travel Blissful web site says it's so.

Walk More City Rankings  rated the top most walkable neighborhoods in the top 40 US cities and Portland came in 10th! Number 1? San Francisco. Duh.... Seattle number 6. Yep.

Shop on!

Pero esta semana ha vuelto a pasar. En la resolución del recurso de alzada interpuesto contra la marca nacional Silvia Pallerola-Autocoaching-el arte de vivir tu propia vida 2769864. nº 2769864, en donde unos curiosos de la OEPM confunden el uso que hace esta mujer de su marca con la intromisión continua que hace en la mía. Ahora resulta que Autocoaching les parece genérico (¿y por qué se ha concedido la marca a nivel europeo por la OAMI?), y que esta mujer hace cosas que no vulneran mi marca (¿y por qué no anuncia sus cursos con su marca completa y la simplifica todo en una palabra que resulta que es mi marca?).

Bien, pues a seguir luchando por cosas obvias, así que ahora nos vamos al Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, en donde presentaremos las pruebas que se están haciendo contra nuestra marca y pediremos daños económicos por aprovecharse de nuestra marca. Los notarios ya han tomado nota del uso actual que se está haciendo. Además, uno de los primeros pasos va a ser cerrar el dominio Autocoaching.net, por entender que infringe mi marca. Autocoaching.com ya está cerrado, y pese a que no es nuestro estilo, lo haremos por las malas con tantos como corresponda.

La marca Autocoaching es única. Y es un método y empresa que tiene unos valores y principios muy claros. Y quien intente confundirlos, tendrá que verse en los tribunales, porque parece que a las buenas no se hace entrar en razón a nadie.

The following are some of the characteristics one would find in an organization where a coaching climate is prevalant:

*** The interactions and conversations between executives at all levels are very different from the those companies without such an environment

*** The emphasis is on learning, development and growth

*** Instead of being reluctant to admit to something that did not go well, the exeutives are willing to "tell on themselves" suggest solutions, and share what they've learned.

*** Rather than people having the feeling of trying to defend their positions or laying the blame on others, executives take responsibility for their actions and seek to learn from others

*** The executives no longer shirk from challenging projects, instead they operate from a feeling of empowerment to step up, knowing that others will help them be successful.

*** Feedback is the backbone of such a culture, executives know just the right way to give it and more importantly they recieve it in a mature, responsible manner.

Does your company have a Coaching Climate? A climate which shouts "We" instead of "Me"!!

Well, it had all the appeal of a train wreck.

Smacked of a messy divorce, perhaps?

Funny that.

If two women get into a war of words, it's a cat fight alright!

But, when men start to batten down the hatches, they're just posturing.

Didn't 'ya know that?

Nonetheless, Al Davis cited irreconcilable differences for the split.

Yup, Lane Kiffin got sacked.

And - maybe I was mistaken - but it looked like Davis was out to humiliate the young buck on the heels of the dastardly deed.

"When I gave him the news, he asked if that meant he wasn't going to get paid, and I told him yes."

No alimony, dude!

Something to that effect.

According to Davis, Kiffin was guilty of spreading "propaganda" and telling "lies" around the grid.

In sum, Kiffin's conduct - Davis lamented - was unprofessional and showed disrespect.

At one point in the press conference, the owner of the illustrious Raiders, produced a letter (in support of his claims) that was allegedly hand-delivered to Kiffin and followed up with special delivery by Federal Express.

Davis had his gloves on and was ready to face his opponent in the ring.

But, Kiffin wasn't about to lace up.

In a separate interview, at a different location, the green coach scoffed at the letter.

"Just because he put it out for everyone to see doesn't mean anything."

When pointed questions were asked, though, Kiffin was reticent about fessing up to the facts.

After noting that he intended to take appropriate action elsewhere first before spilling the beans to the media, he was adamant about one thing.

"I felt embarrassed for the guy."

Dude, a little late for reverse psychology.

You're the one outta the job, Kiff!

Obviously, the young stud was dishing Davis, and the word got back.

I hand it to the wrinkly old guy for coming out of his corner all spunk and guts.

Ah, just betcha, the young buck thought he could outwit the old codger.

That's what my instinct tells me, anyway.

Kiffin says he wasn't trying to get fired - if not - he's not very big in the smarts department, is he?

Years ago, when I was a naive young man, I started to argue with my boss one day.

In about two seconds flat - I was jolted into reality - when my superior interrupted my rant to enlighten me a tad.

"I'm your boss."

If you can't figure that one out, you're dead on the playing field.

Looks like that's what happened to Kiff!

For all of you living in the Atlanta area and The Baltimore/Washington area, AirTran will begin service to Cancun from your airports. The Atlanta  service will be daily and the Baltimore/Washington service will be on weekend only. The Atlanta service will begin on February 25 and the Baltimore service will begin on March 7. 

A press release states “Cancun is a premier vacation destination, and we will begin offering flights just in time to drive down fares and accommodate heavy passenger traffic for Winter and Spring Breaks,” said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways.  “AirTran Airways is committed to providing our customers with high quality service and low fares to the destinations they prefer.”

Here is the schedule for both Atlanta and Baltimore.

Nonstop Service Between Cancun and Atlanta

* Subject to government approval (both U.S. & Mexico)

The following nonstop flights between Cancun and Baltimore/Washington will be available beginning March 7*:

Nonstop Service Between Cancun and Baltimore/Washington

* Subject to government approval (both U.S. & Mexico)
** Does not operate on Sunday March 8, 2008

Gioco spalle a canestro nel giovanile

Fabio Corbani (resp. Sett. Giovanile Benetton Treviso)

Difficoltà:

• Mancano giocatori da imitare
• Pochi campetti all’aperto
• Sono almeno 10 anni che la moda è quella di far giocare tutti fronte canestro,
  anche i lunghi che ora tirano da 3
• Non ci sono altri giochi, sport che usino il giro dorsale che possono stimolare

Ciò ha portato non solo a mancanza di post ma anche a mancanza di playmaker.

Ricordiamoci che il gioco in post è fondamentale per dare opportunità di segnare anche ai nostri giocatori più lenti.

Concetti offensivi

Posizione per chiamare la palla: tutti chiedono di appoggiare avanbraccio e chiamare palla con l’altro braccio disteso il più lontano possibile dal difensore, io invece chiedo di rx palla con il braccio
teso verso il compagno possibilmente accompagnando il braccio con il piede.

Non fare passaggi tesi al post perché se non devo levare contatto dal difensore troppo presto; no anche ai passaggi lob per evitare anticipi o sfondamenti. Passare la palla alta, battuta laterale, battuta centrale.

Per ricevere fare sempre un balzo di sicurezza verso palla (20-30cm non di più).

Dopo aver ricevuto usiamo il perno verso la linea di fondo perché cosi ho più spazio per l’1c1 e per il passaggio. Fondamentale è mostrare il perno facendo dei piccolissimi passettini avanti ed indietro: servono per mostrare all’arbitro il perno ma soprattutto per darci sicurezza (ed equilibrio).. In ogni esercizio 1c0 e 1c1 chiedo sempre ai miei giocatori di partire un gioco dal post facendo 2-3 passettini come descritto.

Se riceviamo palla dentro e non c’è raddoppio dobbiamo insistere affinchè il post giochi 1c1.

Altra cosa: chiediamo, in post, di giocare sempre in controllo: no alle accelerazioni perché rischio sfondamenti, passi per mancanza di equilibrio, tiri sbilanciati.

Non fare accontentare di un tiro pulito: bisogna concretizzare con dei tiri in avvicinamento tutte le situazioni di vantaggio.

Nota bene: negli 1c1 in post basso non lavorare solo lunghi con lunghi e piccoli con piccoli.. variare!

Correzioni: se vedo errore faccio ripetere situazione con correzione a mezza velocità e senza difesa agonistica poi faccio ripetere es. agonisticamente.

Concetti difensivi

Far fare tutto! Io ho vinto scudettini giocando solo a uomo ma mi sono pentito perché non ho dato ai ragazzi gli strumenti per affrontare difese a zona.

Difesa dietro (lasciamo “entrare la palla”): è un’idea se il post è scarso e se gli altri 4 anticipano forte impedendo poi che la palla esca Anticipo 3/4 : braccio avanti, piede avanti, altro braccio dietro che se no gli finisco davanti ogni volta.

Anticipo totale: spingere con culo per evitare che att possa saltare (deve essere impegnato a contrastare la nostra spinta).

Quando attacco riceve: lavoro di avanbraccio e di piedi ma bisogna essere pronti a cambiare avanbraccio di appoggio. Di solito concedo il centro.

I lunghi devono cercare la stoppata sui tiri in corsa e sugli aiuti: mai su 1c1 vicino canestro perch’ devo essere pronto a tagliare fuori.

Considerazioni finali

• Capacità di giocare 1c1 è più bassa di 20 anni fa
• Capacità coordinative più basse di 20 anni fa
• Nazionale U20 Spagna è formata per l’80% da giocatori provenienti da città grandi come Barcellona o Madrid (con importanti spazi per giocare a basket anche all’aperto) mentre in Italia l’80% viene da città di provincia (dove si svolge ancora una qualche attività all’aperto)
• I ragazzi si divertono a giocare in post
• La generazione di giovani non è svogliata ma con obiettivi diversi rispetto a 20 anni fa: riferimenti diversi, scuola diversa, ... Sono più sinceri di 20 anni fa però bisogna entrare nel loro “cerchio”
• Ricordiamoci di trasmettere emozioni quando alleniamo.. possibilmente positive!