Author
John Poelstra
Getting off track happens in just about every area of life. It’s inevitable that things are going to get off track and not go as planned. The key to overall success is how you get going again when you have a setback. Here are some ideas to get you restarted.
This conversation with Ron Renaud (coach, author, podcaster, and trainer) explores the topics of truth, freedom, personal growth, taking responsibility and more.
In February I learned to embrace the emotional roller coaster of building your own business. I was surprised how quickly a “low” could turn into a “high” and then back into a “low.”
How do you move forward when you aren’t sure what to do next? How do you escape the trap of continuing to need more information before you make your next move? You move.
Here’s what I learned, experienced and accomplished as I push forward to build a business around personal development.
This episode explores the balance between honoring people and expanding professional opportunities in the context of networking. I also share my best advice for approaching networking events if you dread or dislike them.
Learn how saving more money isn’t always the answer and what’s possible when you look at something as an experiment. Stephen Warley also explains his belief that the nature of work is changing.
Today John and Alene Gabriel talk about how she quit her corporate job to go out on her own as a coach and how John is pursuing a similar, but different path.
This episodes looks at how I use Trello to manage my tasks and todos.
If you want to have the best coaching session possible, prepare an agenda in advance. Not sure what to put on your agenda? Here are some ideas.
You’re thinking about holding and facilitating a meeting. Here are some questions to determine if it is a good idea and how to plan for success.
Asking one question is more powerful than asking three. Creating a new blog post is often better than polishing an old one.
I recently installed a new dishwasher and here’s what I learned that will hopefully save you more than $150.
John and Alene Gabriel talk about how to manage our inner critics and the benefits of having your own board of advisors.
Today John examines an article titled “Why project managers need to lose control” by Jason Coghlan from opensource.com. John mostly disagrees with this notion, believing that ownership across the team is more important.