GREY MATTERS - Part 2

To or From?

by Mattison February 16, 2011

Are you running from something or toward something? This video needs almost no commentary. Get a tissue and watch it all the way to the end. Leave your thoughts in the comments

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It’s that time of year again. Everyone is making resolutions or setting goals, reflecting on their progress last year and how to do better this year. While I am all for wanting to do better, I do take issue with the way most people are talking about their goals. Over the past few days I [...]

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You Call That Coaching? Episode One

by Mattison December 16, 2010

Watch as Coach Susie ambushes Tom in the office coffee bar. To borrow a phrase from the great Alan Weiss: Only watch this if you know me well or you will be needlessly ticked off. Or if you want to improve your coaching instantly by seeing what not to do. Stay tuned for more episodes. [...]

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It’s Your Decision

by Mattison November 18, 2010

We all have to two choices Do what you love or love what you do. If you don’t have the courage to do what you love, than you have to figure out how to love what you do. Both are hard. You might as well do what you love. Complaining without action is just whining. [...]

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A swift kick in the…..Ego?

by Mattison October 3, 2010

The Great Bill Watterson commented on his artwork in “The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book”: “People will pay for what they want, but not for what they need.” I agree…kinda. People will pay for what they want, however they will not pay for what you want them too. The big problem is as service [...]

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Best Coaching Blogs: Why a Winning Strategy Might Not Win

by Mattison August 25, 2010

Guest Blogger: Julia Stewart is the Inbound Marketing Coach. She helps small business owners stop chasing success and let it find them online. She also owns School of Coaching Mastery and hosts the Best Coaching Blogs contest every year. She’s a huge Mattison Grey fan. I’ve been hosting the Best Coaching Blogs Contest on my [...]

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Fingernails, Fitness, and the Demise of the Coaching Profession

by Mattison Grey June 28, 2010

Coaching is everywhere. Have you noticed? I have and I am betting you have too. Take a look around, you will likely see that everywhere you turn someone is offering coaching or calling themselves a coach. As you probably know I am a professional coach, and this change in the landscape of coaching got me [...]

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The Problem with Goals

by Mattison Grey February 5, 2010

The problem with goals is we often achieve them. We use our smarts, our will, our cunning, and our business acumen to do what we set out to do. We will often stay the course to achieve something that may no longer be relevant or important in the big picture. We let our goal of [...]

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I know, I know. The Knowing Myth

by Mattison Grey January 30, 2010

I have been studying high performers—and low performers—for years. The question that comes up consistently is: What sets the high performers apart from everyone else? What are the qualities and characteristics that make some people break out and perform beyond what anyone thought possible? What keeps other people from doing great things? The so-called experts [...]

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