The Goodies Page
Here you will find things that are fun, useful, and thought-provoking. Hope you enjoy all you find!

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Resources for the growing interest in Entrepreneur / Intrapreneurship:

Entrepreneur Reality Check and Stress Test -A 20-item checklist for True Entrepreneurs who might want or need a coach.

Hangups are those sheets with bits of wisdom that you find hanging near somebody's desk or on the wall of the photocopy room. Some are inspiring, some thoughtful, some funny or entertaining. Click to download the PDF files you want.

Stress Diet, start with grapefruit and by the end of the day you get a whole cheesecake…

God grant me the serenity to prioritize the things I cannot delegate, etc. (not what you expected...)

I can only make one person happy per day Today is not your turn.

Six Phases of a Project: Enthusiasm, Disillusionment, Panic, Etc.

Observations on Exercise amusing examples of thinking beyond the exercise box.

Our Deepest Fear, great Marianne Williamson quote.

28 Principles of Attraction how we develop these will impact what we attract in life.

Welcome Pak is what I give new coaching clients. Helpful info on how I coach and work/play sheets for your life and work, your goals and what you are tolerating. I offer a free 30-minute coaching "test drive" session, please call to set a time. Download Welcome Pak as PDF file here.

Models and References of thought provoking interest.

Entrepreneur Reality Check and Stress Test  -A 20-item checklist for entrepreneurs who might want or need a coach.

The 20-Question Business Plan -From the Graduate School of Coaching, here are the questions you need to answer as you plan and grow your business. This can jumpstart your thinking if you need to write a formal business plan for investors.

Marriage Resources Page -A relationship resource.

The Economic Model of Relationships -This is an economic chart for those of us who have ever asked if this relationship is really worth it.



Publications and Writings (downloadable in pdf)

10 Delicious Habits and Why You Don't Have Them To keep from missing what you are working so hard to get in the first place.

The Colossal Cost of Clutter The distinction between price vs. cost, and how can ten minutes a day add up to more time than you have.

Hire and Keep the Cream of the Crop Short primer on assessments and how pre-employment and current employment testing can save a lot of time, money and grief.

The Power of Reserves What if you had more than you want and need of everything you want and need?

Understanding the Entrepreneur Many of you say you see yourselves in the concept of unsanity found in this article.

What Do You Really, Really Want? It is NOT what you wouldda, shouldda, couldda want. It's what you really want and how to get to it that counts.

Do You Like What You Already Attract?Consider what part attraction plays on both a personal and organizational level, and then ask yourself if you are happy with what you currently attract.

Too Many Irons in the Fire What this saying really means; lessons in life to learn from a blacksmith.

Programs (downloadable in pdf)

Here you will find several coaching programs. These programs are in checklist form and can be very challenging if you hold yourself to them. It helps to have a coach or an accountability partner to maintain focus and encouragement.

Clean Sweep Program Clean out, unclutter and organize your life.

Coach Manager Program Develop yourself as a manager and leader in your organization.

Extreme Self-Care Taking extreme care of ourselves gives us other options in life.

Need Less Program As we Need Less, we have the reserves to live life more.

New Business Program Checklist for starting a new business.

Tru Values Program Knowing the values that drive you helps you know what you want out of life.

Holiday Planning Sheet Download this in November to help prepare for a stressless holiday season.

Recommended Books others have found very helpful.
(Note Amazon.com link at bottom of this page for your convenience.)

Leadership Is an Art, Max DePree. I recommend this one for anyone who is or wants to be in a position to lead. Well worth the effort to find it --usually in the used books area of Amazon.
The E Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber. An easy "must read" for entrepreneurial businesspeople and anyone wanting to start a business.
Rules for Revolutionaries, Guy Kawasaki. Inspiring, out of the box ideas and thoughts for creating and marketing new products and services.
Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately, John Lee. We are built to express our emotions, but how to express without causing extended damage can be a real struggle.
Talking from 9 to 5, Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. How conversational style affects who gets heard, who gets credit, and what gets done at work.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach. The flight of ideas can be as real as the flight of wind and feather.
Unlimited Selling Power: How to Master Hypnotic Selling Skills, Donald Moine, Kenneth Lloyd. Most of this amounted to common sense to me and is usable in most relationships and communication efforts.
Sales Flashpoint: Fifteen Strategies for Rapid-Fire Sales Growth, JK Harris and Richard D. Dickerson. If you need to sell or manage a sales team, this book is a reference guide you must read. A sensible system increases your ability to get business by about 42% and helps your customers purchase what they want.

(Clicking this Amazon button will open a new window for the Amazon web site.)