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Coaching High Achievers For Success In The Game of Life
(520)744-8731
email: Joeann@joeann.com
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ADvantage Solutions, LLC PO Box 133 Cortaro, AZ
85652
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Advantage Solutions E-News
A monthly
newsletter from Coach Joeann
Fossland |
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November 2002 ISSUE |
- Joeann's
Musings
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Advantage Thinking:
Letting Go & Saying NO!
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More Advantage Thinking:What
differentiates you?
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Fossland's Free Forums
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Other Teleconferences and
Events
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Resources
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Chocolate Lovers |
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Dr
Andrew Weil says"
Like many of
you, my favorite
treat is
chocolate. I
even recommend
it as a snack -
as long as you
can find good
quality, dark
chocolate and
you don't go
overboard (an
ounce or two a
few times a
week). In fact,
while I wouldn't
call chocolate a
health food, it
is a source of
polyphenols, the
same type of
antioxidants
found in red
wine. Also, the
fat in chocolate
is stearic acid,
which doesn't
affect
cholesterol
levels. And the
latest good news
for chocolate
lovers? One
study found that
the flavonoids
in dark
chocolate are
good for your
heart. These
compounds reduce
the stickiness
of platelets
(cells that play
an important
role in blood
clotting),
reducing the
danger of
coronary artery
blockages.
That's the kind
of news that
makes my day.
He also has a
lot of good
health
information at:
http://www.drweil.com |
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Borrowed
Wisdom |
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According to
the ancient Chinese
philosopher
Lao-tzu:
"As
the soft yield of
water cleaves
obstinate stone, So to
yield with life solves
the insoluble. It is
said, "There's a way
where there's a will,"
But let life ripen and
then fall, Will is not
the way at all: Deny
the way of life and
you are dead. "
"Life is not
measured by the number
of breaths we take,
but by the
moments that
take our breath
away."
Anon
"If I had a
formula for bypassing
trouble, I would not
pass it round. Trouble
creates a capacity to
handle it. I don't
embrace trouble;
that's as bad as
treating it as an
enemy. But I do say
meet it as a friend,
for you'll see a lot
of it and had better
be on speaking terms
with it."
Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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Contact |
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Joeann
Fossland, GRI,LTG,RECS
Master Certified Coach
Advantage
Solutions Group
P O Box 133
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Phone: 520.744.8731
Fax: 800.597.4196
Email:
joeann@joeann.com
URL:
http://www.joeann.com |
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Joeann's Musings |
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I just
returned for the NAR
Convention in New Orleans. The
conventions is always a great
opportunity to learn and share
and connect. The hands on
technology sessions were a
great place to get some
specific training on software
and hardware. I learned how to
mail merge from Outlook-that
alone was worth the
investment!Amazingly, there
were only 22,000 REALTORS out
of our 850,000 membership.
These are the people who are
going to have an advantage in
2003! If your weren't in that
elite group, plan to be in San
Francisco next year. I will be
doing a teleconference next
week with Wynne Achatz sharing
our view of the
"Best of NAR". Please join
us.
As many of
you know, I have been blessed
by a grandchild, Lily, who
just turned one. The
difference this has made in
our daily lives has been a
learning experience all year
of being in the present
moment, of having a
reawakened curiosity about
everything and a re-ordering
of my priorities around people
not things. Lily lives at our
house and for some of this
year, I was primary caregiver.
I had done
some intensive business
planning for 2002 that did not
include my new
responsibilities and I got
some real good first hand
experience at letting go and
realizing I WAS NOT IN
CONTROL. Damn, I hate it when
that happens!!!! It reminded
me, though, as I see so often
with my coaching clients, that
the unexpected often happens,
just when we are feeling most
smug about having it
altogether. I am struck with
the need to remember I ALWAYS
have the power to take action
and it is not as important
what happens to me, but how I
react to it.
So, I still
have made my plan for 2003,
but there is a lot more
willingness to go with the
flow and having my "playing
with Lily" times be the
highest priority. Is there
some area of importance you
have neglected because you
don't have time now? In 2003,
decide to always put people
before things and see if you
don't experience more joy!
You ARE
working to HAVE a life, aren't
you?
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Advantage Thinking: Letting
Go & Saying NO! |
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As you
do your business planning
for 2003, the things to
get OFF your plate and the
things you start to say NO
to can be the best actions
to free up your precious
time. Remember what I say,
"Life is Too Short To Work
with Jerks."
Did you
spend time this year with
buyers that wasted your
time or with high
maintenance sellers that
drained your energy? Did
you say yes to serving on
committees or "helping" in
places you don't get joy
from anymore? Are you
still trying to do it all
yourself instead of
delegating the items that
aren't the highest and
best use of your time?
COACHING TIPS> Review
your calendar for 2002 and
take
a good look at what DIDN'T
work this year. Some
actions to take:
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Write or review a
"perfect client"
profile, listing the
qualities of those
folks you love to work
with and for whom your
talents are a great
fit.
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As
you are approached by
clients this year,
compare to the
profile. If there is
not some other
compelling reason to
work with them, refer
them to someone else,
so you'll free time
for the good ones.
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Review the other
obligations you have
committed to. Do you
still enjoy each or
have you outgrown some
and it's time to move
on. Limit and restrict
what you say yes to by
insisting it be a
place of joy and
integrity with what's
important to you.
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Keep a log for a week
of how your time is
spent (every 15 min or
so, write down what
you are or have been
doing). At the end of
the week, determine
how much of what you
did could be delegated
or shouldn't have been
done at all.
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Find places to
outsource EVERYTHING
that isn't using your
talents to the
fullest. Find a
transaction
coordinator, a great
virtual printer, and
others who are experts
at what you hate to
do!
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More Advantage
Thinking: What
differentiates you? |
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In 2003, the agents
who have
thoughtfully
strategic planned
will increase their
market share.
Today's consumers
are looking for the
agent who is going
to make it easy and
convenient for them.
They want access to
information and
someone who will
listen to their
needs. How do you
need to position
yourself to be the
agent of choice?
What are the needs
of YOUR "perfect
client" and what
strategic alliances
can you implement
this year with
merchants and
business people to
enhance your value?
If you are
interested in
delving into this in
more depth, consider
attending one of my
Business Makeover
Retreats...we
focus on your
strengths and
strategically
building your
business. (There are
still 6 spaces for
Orlando next month)
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Fossland's Free Forums: November
Schedule |
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Best of the NAR Convention
November 19 1
PM PT , 4 PM ET
What was
new at the trade show? What
was the buzz? What trends and
important topics were
discussed? If you were at the
convention, come and share. If
you weren't come and get
caught up!
How To
Hire An Assistant
With Kevin Shirley
November 21 8
AM Pacific, 11 AM ET
Everything you need to
consider in hiring an
assistant has been brought
together in a new E-Course.
Kevin will share the important
items and answer your
questions. It you are ready or
are just thinking about it,
this call could save you a lot
of time and money!
Working Moms Quest for
Sanity
3RD WED OF EACH
MONTH
November 20 10 AM
Pacific, 1 PM EST
If
you've just become a mom or
are struggling with balancing
small children with your
career, this coaching call is
for you. We share strategies
for sanity
AND having a business you
love. This is now a monthly,
brainstorming and support
group, meeting the 3rd Wed of
each month.
Register by
replying to this email with
Topic, your name, city,
company,and phone
or at
http://www.joeann.com/classesregistration.htm
Please note:
times above are Pacific
(California) Time,
please adjust for your time
zone
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Other
Teleconferences
& Events |
Snap Into Action: Increase
Your ProductionThe
1st Friday each month at 8 AM
Pacific
11 AM ET
Each month Bernice Ross
will lead a mastermind session.
www.RealEstateCoach.com
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Prospering Women Coaching
Group begins
December 1
My friend and fellow
coach, Helene Van Manen is
facilitating this.
Join her
in a journey that
will support you to make
some fundamental shifts in
your relationship with
money.
You'll meet 8 times
over the month BY PHONE - the
first session is 45
minutes and
each session after
that is approx 25 minutes.
Through the use of daily
action steps, group
coaching, journaling,
buddy
email chats,
creative visualizations,
affirmations, and
self-awareness activities
amazing things will open
up for you. This is a very
personal and introspection
oriented course.
You
will also receive in the
mail an Essential Oil for
Abundance that you will
use daily to support
attracting all you want to
your life.
First
Session: Strong Start for
Prosperity
Sunday Evening Dec
1 @ 9pm EST for 45
minutes.
You
must attend this one to
begin the program and your
commitment to attend
each session is
requested. If however, due
to emergency you cannot
attend, that is ok.
Then you'll
meet:10 am EDT for 25
minutes
Tuesday Dec 3
Thursday Dec 5
Tuesday Dec 10
Thursday Dec 12
Monday Dec 16
Wednesday Dec 18
Last Session:
Friday Dec 20
Your Commitment:
Come to as many
of the 8 calls you can.
Must attend number 1.
Commit to taking 20
minutes each weekday to
complete the
assignments.Open your
heart and mind to some new
views of your own
prosperity path!
Fee: $120
+ your
long distance calls (
which you pay by phone on
your per minute long
distance rate)
For more information or to
register send
an email to:
powercoach@fone.net
to secure your
space and then send your
check ( $120 US) payable
to:
Helene Van Manen 8929
Apache Drive Beulah , CO
81023
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The Real Estate CyberSpace Society FALLNETWORKING
CONVENTION
IS OPEN
& FREE TO REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS:
3 National Speakers (Pat Zaby, Stephen
Canale and Matthew Ferrara)
cover Internet strategies and
tactics for real estate
professionals. Their
Convention talks are complete
with handout materials. The Fall
Convention can be accessed
at:
http://www.REcyber.com/convention/index4.cfm
The Fall
(Mini) Convention also
features the Real Estate
On-Line Expo with 182 Booths.
The exhibitors will give
thousands of dollars in prizes
away.
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