Carole Hodges
Results Coach, Master NLP, Master DISC
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Communication Style and Skills Expert
Carole Hodges Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Communication Skills, DISCology, NLP, Gender Communication
- Career Focus
- Consultant, Management, Speaker
- Affiliation
- PeopleSmart Solutions
Are you aware of your "success blueprint"? This is the pattern of choice and belief which creates your individuality. Imagine knowing how to develop rapport with clients and employees and communicate your value by acknowledging who you ARE.
We train leaders to recognize the specific strengths in themselves and their teams.
We train individuals to develop powerful relationships - beginning with self-knowledge.
We trai HR professionals to utilize well-tested processes to identify the strengths of their people.
We train coaches and consultants to utilize proven technology to deepen their effectiveness with individuals, teams and companies.
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Find the Gold in Gab - Business Communications that Count
People do business with people they like. Yet business is more than a popularity contest. It is an opportunity to create human connection that generates creativity and growth. Here are some simple basics! 1. Listen to other people. The most successful people let others talk more than they do. - Use questions to expand the conversation beyond small talk. - Ask probing questions to elicit a person’s dreams and passions. - Uncover ways that you can contribute to others and take action immediately. 2. Compliment others often. Everyone likes to know they’re doing a good job.
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When Is That New Business Idea a Good One
If you are a creative entrepreneur, you probably uncover new ideas on a regular basis. I keep a notebook of good ideas which pop into my head. My challenge is to sort the inspiration from the clutter. My greatest marketing and product ideas often come in a flash. My ezine is receiving raves and is becoming a book. On the other hand, some pesky thoughts launch me into a mindless web-surfing episode. Can you relate? (I hope I’m not the only one bothered by distraction!) So how do you decide what is valuable?
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The Truth About Your To-Do List
Do you feel guilty as you drown in the daily details? Too much to do. Too many people wanting your time and energy. Being pulled in multiple directions. And wondering if there will ever be time to do what you want. Time management? It seems an impossible goal. You try to set priorities, but they never seem to stick. Your to-do list grows by the day, but so few things ever get crossed off. Books go unread. Movies remain unwatched. Your computer’s in box overflows with unread email. And those friends you keep wanting to reconnect with? Forget about it. You feel overwhelmed.
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How to Help a Friend Heal
When it comes to healing, science and spiritual belief agree. What you believe and how you view your place in this world impact your health in both positive and negative ways. You have a big role in healing yourself and in supporting your friends or family with serious illness. Here are some ideas to shift you out of "victim mode" so you can participate fully in the healing process. Succumbing to victim mode robs you of personal value in two ways: 1.
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Are You Following the Winds of Fortune?
Last Sunday I stood on a bluff in Santa Monica overlooking the ocean. A dozen sailboats spread across the horizon, enjoying a beautiful Southern Califo ia day. Although it’s been years since I sailed, it’s something you don’t forget. Each sailing trip is unique. One time I floated along, almost dozing, as the boat lapped through the water. Another trip, I negotiated 20 foot waves for hours to keep the boat upright. Even when you check the weather in advance there are no guarantees for smooth sailing. Life is like that too. Unpredictable.
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FIRST POSITION: The Beginning
The dancer knows where to start - always the same. Class begins with first position. Left hand on the barre. Heels together, toes pointed outward, weight equally distributed for balance. Knees directly over your toes. Adjust. Framework. Classes become more advanced, yet each dancer begins with the basics – over and over. Think sunrise, morning, breakfast, eyelids opening – first position… Every class begins the same. Only I am different. Sometimes joyous or excited. Sometimes bored. Sometimes rebellious. Dance practice is consistent, – far more reliable than my mood.
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Sailor's Truth – A Secret to Simple Success in Business and Life
Recently, I was thinking about the time I spent sailing. Many images came to mind – the times I was challenged almost to breaking against 20-foot waves, and times the gentle rocking combined with a glowing sunset were more joy than my heart could hold. But are we all adrift at sea? How do we find our true path in life while buffeted by circumstance, tossed by emotions like anger, joy, frustration, ecstasy? As I opened my imagination, I realized that there is much to be learned through the process of sailing. It requires a bit of adventure.
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Manifesting – One Day at a Time
In The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk, a teenager of 14, lies in her bed at night, as bees come through her walls. Bees swarm all around her as she lays motionless so as to avoid being stung. Yet when she calls someone else to witness the bees – nothing is there. Have you ever laid in bed, and been surrounded by a swarm of thoughts and worries? Money, relationships, tasks, words, what I should have said, what I wish I hadn’t said, what I totally neglected to do or say…. all swarming around – keeping you from sleep.
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Goal Achieving Made Easy
If you REALLY want to achieve your goals this year, then it is time to do what successful people do and hire a coach. What you measure, you can improve. Goal setting gets to the core of our human experience. We want measurable improvements to our life. Without growth, we are dying. Many people set objectives, resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. While about 40% of people feel that goals just don’t work. Successful people know how to achieve their goals. More people are beginning to recognize that they need a secret weapon to get to the next level. They need a coach.
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Is a Slimy Secret Blocking Your Growth?
Guarding against the growth gremlin… If you have ever dreamed of a smooth-running business which brought in abundant income and ran smoothly? Is your reality a mind-boggling list of projects, a bank account that seems to have an automatic drain and no promise of a change? You may be unconsciously resisting success. What happens is that a little gremlin holds on to the status-quo.
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Could Life Be AWEsome?
Stop for a moment. Dream back to the time when you were limitless. Maybe you were 4 or 5 or even 7 – before you learned the word “impossible.” You could be invisible, or fly, or walk through walls. Feel that tingle of your unlimited possibility. Could you accept that this incredible power is your REAL truth? Simply and innocently accept that reality for a moment now. Feel the wonder of your authentic wildness. Could it be that what you’re feeling is your connection to universal source? That’s your Authentic Wildness Expressed (AWE). It’s your creativity and magic.
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Boomers Are Changing The World AGAIN
The generation that “Can’t Get No Satisfaction” is creating a new age of “wise elders”. For the first time in history there is a significant aging population. Yet far from being the sickly, retirement bound grandparents of the past, this generation is healthy, active and changing the world AGAIN. Now to avoid insulting the over 50 boomers, let’s drop the word “elder”. While that name has applied to people withi Indian, Egyptian, Hebrew and others throughout the world, it is not popular for the vital boomer of today. Admittedly, not all people over 50 become wise.
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