Is It Time for a Change?
"If pulling the covers over your head sounds better than pushing ahead in your job,it's time for a change." -Mark Strong As one year wraps up and another begins, we at Mark Strong Coaching believe there is no better time to take stock of your work life. I've taken the...
Coaching Questions on Commitment, Part 2
In our last blog, we began a discussion of questions that I like clients to consider about commitment. We continue that discussion now: How will you compromise? Commitment and compromise go hand-in-hand. Piggybacking on questions discussed in the last posting,...
Creative Tools to Stay in School – Even at Work
As promised in our last posting, here are some strategies that you can use to stay in school while at work: Become an Expert It may not be stated as a literal responsibility in your job description, but your company pays you to be an expert. Learning new things and...
It’s Not All You
In our last posting, we focused on ways to embrace failure and use it to foster future success. Another piece of the failure-to-success puzzle is recognizing that much of life is outside of your control. When you don't succeed at what you try to do, it's easy to feel...
Tell It Like It Is
If you're not a know-it-all but feel like you may be working with one, there are things you can do to address the problem. The first thing you must do is speak up about it. If no one knows there's an issue, nothing will change. At the same time, with a sensitive...
Repeat Yourself
Repeat Yourself I personally believe that repetition is a key to success in most areas. As a life coach and career coach in NYC, I can tell you that many of the individuals and professionals who I coach have benefitted from this simple principle in some amazing ways....
Say Yes to No
As a Life Coach in NYC, I often remind my clients of the basic principles of success, both at work and home. One of these principles is that saying "no" more often is key to maintaining a balanced life. Why is this so? Isn't it important to greet opportunities in life...
Seek Your Purpose
Many people talk about finding their purpose. But how many people really take active steps toward doing so? Being a life coach is really all about helping people find their purpose. And as I've seen as a career coach and executive coach as well, when people seek their...
Simplify and “Enough-ize”
When is enough, enough? With so many priorities constantly vying for our attention, it can be hard to determine when we've done as much as "or more than" we can do. To determine what is enough for you whether in your professional or personal life, it pays to get good...
Speak Only What’s Truthful and Helpful
Ineffective communication is at the root of countless problems both in our careers and our personal lives. That's why I often advise my coaching clients to pay particular attention to the words they say (and write) at work, as well as at home, before they say them....
