Taking care of your health
Your health and weight is decided by your eating habits. Your social habits bear upon your relationship with others. Your sleeping habit dictates how well you rest. Your working habits bear upon your success. The way you accomplish things, and the things you daily are...
9 Ways on How to be Thankful for Everything in Your Life
Being thankless is among the biggest acts of self-centeredness. It’s crucial for one to realize that it’s a behavior to be quashed at any cost. Being thankful for everything you have makes you a better individual, and it makes other people happy to be...
How Achievement Motivation Seminars Can Improve Your Business
If you want to increase productivity and positively affect the lives of your employees you may want to consider having someone come in to your place of business to lead an achievement motivation class. Most achievement motivation training programs run three to five...
Blog Your Way To A New Job
A good blog can help you show off your skills, network effectively and get the job offers you want. Whether you already have a blog or are looking to start one, we’ve compiled some tips for incorporating your blog into your job search. Benefits of Using a Blog...
Advantages of Being Assertive
In an average day, you probably have a number of opportunities to openly express yourself. Stating your preferences in simple, honest terms can help you build the life you seek. Enjoy these benefits by building your assertiveness skills and putting them into practice:...
Being Judgmental: Costs and Benefits
Being quick to judge is a common mistake we all make. Although we do this for a variety of reasons, it can cause challenges for ourselves and others. A lot of this happens because of the ways in which our brain operates. Some of it is simply a non-productive habit....
Believing in Yourself
Have you ever thought about how much believing in yourself makes a difference in your quality of life? A strong belief in yourself can bring you all these benefits and more: You recognize your ability to accomplish goals. You’re optimistic about the future as you set... Facilitate Meetings More Productively
You may get called upon to lead meetings as part of your job or volunteer activities. Make them pleasant and productive by learning how to help people stick to the agenda and feel engaged. These guidelines and coping techniques for tricky situations that may occur...Ace Your Next Job Interview by Listening Better
Active listening skills are a subtle but effective way to perform better on job interviews. Half of all communication is listening but few of us get any training on doing it well. Fortunately, listening well is relatively simple, and will become automatic once you...
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Assisting planning for my success
The SMARTER tools have given me a way to focus and prioritise to assist me in planning for my success.
Andrew Edwards - Internet Marketing Specialist
Mark has enabled me to clarify my top ten values
I had the opportunity to work with Mark Coburn in his capacity as a Business Coach. Mark filled this role… extremely well, as he brought a broad range of experience to the table, plus his extensive skills in Project Planning and Management. What impressed me the most about Mark’s work was that he enabled me to clarify my top ten values. He challenged me in a totally supportive atmosphere enabling me to work through a number of business and life issues which means that I now have a more balanced relationship with myself, my wife and my family. I am very grateful for Mark’s proactive approach in guiding me with making distinctions and better decisions in my life. Read more “Mark has enabled me to clarify my top ten values”
Dr. John A. Hinwood Dip.P.E.(Syd), D.C. (Canada), Cert. L.C., FAIM
Powerful Practices - Gold Coast, Australia
Communicating more effectively with more clients
I now better understand the needs of different clients. I have learnt how to relate and communicate more effectively with… clients who I am not used to dealing with. Read more “Communicating more effectively with more clients”
Julia Birks - UX Consultant
A clearer focus on goal setting
These tools have given me a clearer focus on goal setting activities, raised my motivation and encouraged my inspiration to… keep on track with my life purpose. Read more “A clearer focus on goal setting”
Bob Parker
An easy to follow approach to goal setting
An easy to follow step-by-step approach to goal setting that has provided me with more clarity on my goals.
Tania Messervy
Significant learnings regarding work-life balance
I was really impacted on what I learnt to assist my work-life balance. My commitment to being on purpose has… been re-affirmed. Read more “Significant learnings regarding work-life balance”
Steve Semmens - CEO
Well structured coaching and I found myself gaining renewed motivation
Although I have been the Principal and Owner of a successful Real Estate Business for 22 years I have always… believed that ongoing education and motivation is very important both for me and my staff. I had been thinking about a professional coach for some time and was fortunate enough to meet up with Mark Coburn. Mark had a great intelligent approach, the coaching was well structured and I found myself gaining renewed motivation. I was also able to use fresh ideas for goal setting and problem solving. Mark’s successful corporate background enables him to apply consistent and sound principles into any business situation, including the real estate industry. I enjoyed several months of coaching and have invited Mark to present some of his inspirational ideas to my staff. Read more “Well structured coaching and I found myself gaining renewed motivation”
Nanette Lilley, Principal
Nanette Lilley Property Centre - Brisbane, Australia
Providing improved mentoring to work colleagues
These communication tools have given me confidence in determining the different learning styles and personality types. They have enabled me… to provide better assistance to my work colleagues and clients in relation to negotiation and mentoring. Read more “Providing improved mentoring to work colleagues”
Belinda Giles
A simpler understanding of executive business planning tools and systems
Mark has given me an insight into how I can achieve a clearer and simpler understanding of executive business planning… tools and systems. I have been able to achieve a total review of our organisation’s management Vision, Mission, Purpose, Values and Strategic Plan in a relatively short space of time. Mark has an open, honest and straight forward style that supports simple and easy to follow systems. Mark also has a quick ability to identify an area requiring improvement and supports the client to achieve that outcome for themselves. Read more “A simpler understanding of executive business planning tools and systems”
Bradley Woods, CEO
Australian Hotels Association (WA) - Perth, Australia
Real insights into the type of personality a person is
I have gained real insights into the type of personality a person is and how to direct the most appropriate… questions to that personality. Read more “Real insights into the type of personality a person is”
Peter Phillips - Property Consultant
Confidently building relationships with new clients
These tools have equipped me to facilitate building relationships with new clients. I feel more confident with face to face… interaction and I have a better understanding of my own communication style. Read more “Confidently building relationships with new clients”
Karen Phillips
New skills for approaching and interacting with clients
I have gained new skills on how to understand people and how to approach and interact with clients.
Peter Dellit - Property Consultant