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		<title>By: Clem Gigliotti - Power On The Web</title>
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		<dc:creator>Clem Gigliotti - Power On The Web</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Tom...

From experience, I can attest to the versatility and effectiveness of your toolbox.  Not only that, but the &quot;equipment operator&quot; is knowledgable and experienced as well!  Keep up the good work.  It&#039;s been a blessing to know you!

Clem

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clem Gigliotti - Power On The Webs last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://powerontheweb.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/pittsburgh-technology-examiner/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pittsburgh Technology Examiner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Tom&#8230;</p>
<p>From experience, I can attest to the versatility and effectiveness of your toolbox.  Not only that, but the &#8220;equipment operator&#8221; is knowledgable and experienced as well!  Keep up the good work.  It&#8217;s been a blessing to know you!</p>
<p>Clem</p>
<p><abbr><em>Clem Gigliotti &#8211; Power On The Webs last blog post..<a href="http://powerontheweb.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/pittsburgh-technology-examiner/" rel="nofollow">Pittsburgh Technology Examiner</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Tom Volkar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom Volkar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 14:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Laurie - Yes that makes sense. But also remember to just do. We don&#039;t have to crush our self-doubt. It often dies in on its own while we are doing what we want to do. 

Suzanne - Yes. Look at software sellers. The initial crap they release almost always needs improvement but that doesn&#039;t stop them form selling it. It&#039;s a pretty freeing business model to just create and count on needing to adapt later. Mistakes are good. Over preparation is bad. 

Robin - Delighted to provide a story for Frank to laugh his ass off!

Patricia - You&#039;ve made an interesting comment. Perhaps it&#039;s time for you to quit listening to the gurus. Perhaps it&#039;s your time to be the guru!

Barbara - Thanks, I am such a fierce advocate for coaching because it transforms lives. There really is no reason to wait.

Jocelyn - Good description. Tools help us to create.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laurie &#8211; Yes that makes sense. But also remember to just do. We don&#8217;t have to crush our self-doubt. It often dies in on its own while we are doing what we want to do. </p>
<p>Suzanne &#8211; Yes. Look at software sellers. The initial crap they release almost always needs improvement but that doesn&#8217;t stop them form selling it. It&#8217;s a pretty freeing business model to just create and count on needing to adapt later. Mistakes are good. Over preparation is bad. </p>
<p>Robin &#8211; Delighted to provide a story for Frank to laugh his ass off!</p>
<p>Patricia &#8211; You&#8217;ve made an interesting comment. Perhaps it&#8217;s time for you to quit listening to the gurus. Perhaps it&#8217;s your time to be the guru!</p>
<p>Barbara &#8211; Thanks, I am such a fierce advocate for coaching because it transforms lives. There really is no reason to wait.</p>
<p>Jocelyn &#8211; Good description. Tools help us to create.</p>
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		<title>By: Jocelyn at I TAKE OFF THE MASK</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jocelyn at I TAKE OFF THE MASK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 05:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It really isn&#039;t a tool until it helps accomplish the task and solve what the real problem is.  Thanks for the tip, Tom! :)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jocelyn at I TAKE OFF THE MASKs last blog post..Reclaim Your Dreams&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It really isn&#8217;t a tool until it helps accomplish the task and solve what the real problem is.  Thanks for the tip, Tom! <img src='http://www.delightfulwork.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><abbr><em>Jocelyn at I TAKE OFF THE MASKs last blog post..Reclaim Your Dreams</em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Barbara Swafford</title>
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		<dc:creator>Barbara Swafford</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 07:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Tom,

What a great spokesperson you are for life and business coaches.  

You&#039;ve explained what you do in such a simple way and showed others how you can get results.  

I like the $495 charge for knowing where to hit.  :)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barbara Swaffords last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/are-introverts-better-bloggers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Are Introverts Better Bloggers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Tom,</p>
<p>What a great spokesperson you are for life and business coaches.  </p>
<p>You&#8217;ve explained what you do in such a simple way and showed others how you can get results.  </p>
<p>I like the $495 charge for knowing where to hit.  <img src='http://www.delightfulwork.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><abbr><em>Barbara Swaffords last blog post..<a href="http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/are-introverts-better-bloggers/" rel="nofollow">Are Introverts Better Bloggers</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Patricia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>fix not fit</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fix not fit</p>
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		<title>By: Patricia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>another very interesting post and good suggestions.  I am having problems with local coaches in my area and evangelists...they feel the same - always promising to help you fix your business or yourself  and they truly do not have the proof of their words.

I am just tired of answers from folks who don&#039;t really have them - such as so many religious conservatives....so free to tell me about hate and how I might have a degree but I couldn&#039;t possibly believe as well as they do...

when they can&#039;t fix it - they give the ultimate hammer hit and blame the problem on you and your lack....

too many coaches in my world right now, too many gurus 

not sure I can hear anything more

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patricias last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://patriciaswisdom.com/2009/04/mending-fences/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mending Fences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>another very interesting post and good suggestions.  I am having problems with local coaches in my area and evangelists&#8230;they feel the same &#8211; always promising to help you fix your business or yourself  and they truly do not have the proof of their words.</p>
<p>I am just tired of answers from folks who don&#8217;t really have them &#8211; such as so many religious conservatives&#8230;.so free to tell me about hate and how I might have a degree but I couldn&#8217;t possibly believe as well as they do&#8230;</p>
<p>when they can&#8217;t fix it &#8211; they give the ultimate hammer hit and blame the problem on you and your lack&#8230;.</p>
<p>too many coaches in my world right now, too many gurus </p>
<p>not sure I can hear anything more</p>
<p><abbr><em>Patricias last blog post..<a href="http://patriciaswisdom.com/2009/04/mending-fences/" rel="nofollow">Mending Fences</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Robin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Tom - I love the “That’s $5 for tapping and $495 for knowing where to tap.” I showed it to Frank and he laughed and laughed and said &quot;that&#039;s priceless, that&#039;s ******* priceless&quot; and laughed some more (he is a fitter by trade, and used to fix machinery)

I&#039;m sure it would be a great step in the right direction for people running businesses to use your services to help grow their business!

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Robins last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://letsliveforever.net/2009/04/life-and-teaching-of-the-masters-of-the-far-east/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Life And Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Tom &#8211; I love the “That’s $5 for tapping and $495 for knowing where to tap.” I showed it to Frank and he laughed and laughed and said &#8220;that&#8217;s priceless, that&#8217;s ******* priceless&#8221; and laughed some more (he is a fitter by trade, and used to fix machinery)</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure it would be a great step in the right direction for people running businesses to use your services to help grow their business!</p>
<p><abbr><em>Robins last blog post..<a href="http://letsliveforever.net/2009/04/life-and-teaching-of-the-masters-of-the-far-east/" rel="nofollow">Life And Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Suzanne @ vAssistant Services</title>
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		<dc:creator>Suzanne @ vAssistant Services</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tom - I love the onion that is you! Another layer unexpectedly revealed: Hammer time - break it down!   LOVE IT! LOL!!

In my business, the best question I can ask at the moment is, &quot;What is the least I need done before I can go forward with this?&quot; I tend to get too grandiose in my vision of what I want to create, and then, before I know it, I&#039;ve stymied myself because there is soooo much to do before it&#039;s &quot;ready&quot;.  

Nonsense, I&#039;ve come to find out.  

It&#039;s perfectly ok to create version 1.0 and get going with it, and on the journey create version 2.0, 3.0....

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Suzanne @ vAssistant Servicess last blog post..Can You Say the X, Y and Z of Your Business in One Sentence?&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom &#8211; I love the onion that is you! Another layer unexpectedly revealed: Hammer time &#8211; break it down!   LOVE IT! LOL!!</p>
<p>In my business, the best question I can ask at the moment is, &#8220;What is the least I need done before I can go forward with this?&#8221; I tend to get too grandiose in my vision of what I want to create, and then, before I know it, I&#8217;ve stymied myself because there is soooo much to do before it&#8217;s &#8220;ready&#8221;.  </p>
<p>Nonsense, I&#8217;ve come to find out.  </p>
<p>It&#8217;s perfectly ok to create version 1.0 and get going with it, and on the journey create version 2.0, 3.0&#8230;.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Suzanne @ vAssistant Servicess last blog post..Can You Say the X, Y and Z of Your Business in One Sentence?</em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Laurie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the question I need to ask is: &quot;Can I get the same thing in a more direct less complicated way?&quot;

I have many resources for what I am doing and am lost in them.  I believe I need to choose one as the focal point and then branch the others off of it.  I also need to go back and re-read my &quot;believe and know&quot; chart I made a couple of weeks ago.  Self doubt is creeping in.  I need to trash those don&#039;t I?  

This has to do with the Professional Development I am creating.  One thing is I don&#039;t acknowledge that I really do have knowledge and experience that others would benefit from.  I start doubting the value of what I know.  BUT when I go through it without the emotional aspect of it, I know that I have a ton of knowledge and experience to share. 

I believe I would benefit from simplifying my approach to outlining what I will be doing.  Make sense?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the question I need to ask is: &#8220;Can I get the same thing in a more direct less complicated way?&#8221;</p>
<p>I have many resources for what I am doing and am lost in them.  I believe I need to choose one as the focal point and then branch the others off of it.  I also need to go back and re-read my &#8220;believe and know&#8221; chart I made a couple of weeks ago.  Self doubt is creeping in.  I need to trash those don&#8217;t I?  </p>
<p>This has to do with the Professional Development I am creating.  One thing is I don&#8217;t acknowledge that I really do have knowledge and experience that others would benefit from.  I start doubting the value of what I know.  BUT when I go through it without the emotional aspect of it, I know that I have a ton of knowledge and experience to share. </p>
<p>I believe I would benefit from simplifying my approach to outlining what I will be doing.  Make sense?</p>
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		<title>By: Tom Volkar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom Volkar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Davina - Glad you like simple explanations as well. Actually I should have said this. No one needs a coach. People need therapy. The best clients WANT coaching because they WANT progress!

Chuck - Welcome. It is amazing how we see what we expect to see. That&#039;s why being open to new possibilities is such an advantage in the marketplace.

Laurie - If you&#039;re struggling with the motivation back up one stage in the cycle and ask some further decision questions. For example, what will creating this right now give us? Can I get the same thing in a more direct less complicated way? What else might I create to solve this problem instead? Come back and let us know what you come up with.

Daphne - Thanks that&#039;s a great Picasso story that makes our point. Wish I had a couple of those napkins now. :)

Stacey - It is so cool to be in focused creative action. Enjoy every bit of that ride. I know what you mean about coaching. I just got off the phone with my coach and I&#039;m ablaze with inspired actions to take soon.

Carla - An objective third party viewpoint is priceless. Coaching works partly because our only agenda is the success of our clients.

J.D. - Absolutely and the best tools stay sharp through repeated use. 

Adam - MC Hammer wasn&#039;t much of a business man but he sure had it going on for a good while there.  I almost put up his video on this post but I thought it would be too much. :)
Ruthless simplification is powerful!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Davina &#8211; Glad you like simple explanations as well. Actually I should have said this. No one needs a coach. People need therapy. The best clients WANT coaching because they WANT progress!</p>
<p>Chuck &#8211; Welcome. It is amazing how we see what we expect to see. That&#8217;s why being open to new possibilities is such an advantage in the marketplace.</p>
<p>Laurie &#8211; If you&#8217;re struggling with the motivation back up one stage in the cycle and ask some further decision questions. For example, what will creating this right now give us? Can I get the same thing in a more direct less complicated way? What else might I create to solve this problem instead? Come back and let us know what you come up with.</p>
<p>Daphne &#8211; Thanks that&#8217;s a great Picasso story that makes our point. Wish I had a couple of those napkins now. <img src='http://www.delightfulwork.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Stacey &#8211; It is so cool to be in focused creative action. Enjoy every bit of that ride. I know what you mean about coaching. I just got off the phone with my coach and I&#8217;m ablaze with inspired actions to take soon.</p>
<p>Carla &#8211; An objective third party viewpoint is priceless. Coaching works partly because our only agenda is the success of our clients.</p>
<p>J.D. &#8211; Absolutely and the best tools stay sharp through repeated use. </p>
<p>Adam &#8211; MC Hammer wasn&#8217;t much of a business man but he sure had it going on for a good while there.  I almost put up his video on this post but I thought it would be too much. <img src='http://www.delightfulwork.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Ruthless simplification is powerful!</p>
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