Coach yourself to success Book

Foreword by Sandy Vilas, President, Coach University	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
I. Increase Your Natural Power	1
1. Eliminate All Those Petty Annoyances	3
2. Plug the Energy Drains	7
3. Install Ten Daily Habits	8
4. Eliminate the "Shoulds"	11
5. Establish Big Boundaries	13
6. Protect Yourself Gracefully	15
7. Don't Be a Duck	19
8. Raise Your Standards	24
9. It's All Good, Even the Bad Stuff	25
10. Have Something to Look Forward to Every Day	27
II. Clean Up Your Act	31
11. Unclutter Your Life	32
12. Keep on Uncluttering	34
13. Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!	36
14. Hire a Housekeeper	38
15. Don't Be Afraid to Hire Help	39
16. Perfect the Present	41
17. Stop Shuffling and Start Organizing	42
18. Just Say No, and Say It Often	43
19. Upgrade Your Rolodex	46
20. Feng Shui Your Home and Office	47
III. Making Money Work for You	51
21. Tell the Truth About Money	52
22. Be an Instant Billionaire	55
23. Plug the Money Drains	57
24. Pay Off Your Debts	60
25. Go on a Money Diet	63
26. Earn What You Deserve	66
27. Set Up a Reserve Account	69
28. Start Saving 20 Percent of Your Income	71
29. Play for Financial Independence	72
30. Protect Your Stuff	75
IV. Make Time When There Isn't Any	81
31. Track Your Time	83
32. Turn Off Your Television	86
33. Arrive Ten Minutes Early	88
34. Get Your Work Done in Half the Time	90
35. Ask Yourself, "What Is Important About Today?"	91
36. Do One Thing at a Time	93
37. Do It Now!	94
38. Do Complete Work	95
39. Procrastinate with Purpose	97
40. Set Aside Sacred Evenings	102
V. Build Powerful Relationships	105
41. Make Amends	107
42. Forgive in Advance	108
43. Identify Your Needs	110
44. Ask for What You Really Want	112
45. Find Your Own Family	117
46. Date Your Spouse	118
47. Build a Strong Network of Special Friends	120
48. Create Your Own Mastermind Group	122
49. Give Great Gifts	124
50. Send Five Thanks a Day	125
VI. Do Work You Love	129
51. Design Your Ideal Life	130
52. Align Your Values and Vision	133
53. Invent Five Alternative Careers	134
54. Discover Your Unique Talent	136
55. Do What You Love	138
56. Work on a Special Project	141
57. Let Your Intuition Lead the Way	143
58. Find Your Path in Life	146
59. Get Some Perspective	147
60. Take a Sabbatical	149
VII. Work Smarter, Not Harder	153
61. Strengthen Your Strengths	154
62. Master the Art of Delegating	156
63. Under-Promise and Over-Deliver	158
64. Toss Your To-Do List	160
65. Take a Power Nap	163
66. Do or Do Not	165
67. Get Yourself Unstuck	166
68. Make a Radical Change	168
69. Learn to Hear Those Subtle Messages	172
70. Leverage the Telephone	174
VIII. Communicate with Power, Grace, and Style	177
71. Stop the Gossip	178
72. Don't Spill Your Guts	179
73. Listen Profoundly	181
74. Turn Complaints into Requests	182
75. Bite Your Tongue	184
76. Say It Like It Is, but Gently	186
77. Convert Compliments into Acknowledgments	187
78. Accept Graciously	188
79. Stop Trying to Change People	190
80. Speak and Be Heard	191
IX. Taking Care of Your Best Asset	195
81. Dress the Part	197
82. Rejuvenate and Revitalize	200
83. Zap Those Pesky Imperfections	202
84. Massage the Machine	203
85. Get off Your Butt	205
86. Surround Yourself with Beauty and Luxury	208
87. Put Yourself First	210
88. Invest in Yourself	212
89. Banish Adrenaline Burnout	215
90. Spoil Yourself Silly on a Shoestring	218
X. Effortless Success	221
91. Attract What You Want Without Really Trying	222
92. Write It Down Fifteen Times a Day	223
93. Never Consider the Negative	225
94. Keep an Ace up Your Sleeve	228
95. Cast Plenty of Pebbles	230
96. Let Loose the Berries	231
97. Befriend Your Fear	233
98. Play More	236
99. Realize That Having It All Is Only the Beginning	237
100. Celebrate Your Success	238
101. Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, and Fabulous	239
Appendix A: How Coachable Are You?	243
Appendix B: How to Find a Coach	245
Appendix C: How to Become a Coach	248
Appendix D: Resource Center	249
Index	263