Jim Allen
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Success Coach Expert
Jim Allen Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Success, Life, & Business Coaching, Goal Setting, Small Business Marketing
- Career Focus
- Life & Business Coach, Writer, Speaker
- Affiliation
- CoachU, Guerrilla Marketing Coach, Guerrilla Marketing Association
A professional life, business, and guerrilla marketing coach, Jim M. Allen, The Big Idea Coach™, works with individuals needing support in achieving their personal success goals
Through one-on-one and group coaching, Jim helps self-motivated writers, artists, small business owners, corporate managers, and executives define and refine their goals, as well as identify and eliminate the obstacles keeping them from reaching those goals. He also serves as one of the online marketing coaches at Jay Conrad Levinson's GUERRILLA MARKETING ASSOCIATION website.
In addition to his coaching, Jim assists thousands of people worldwide through his writing and speaking. His popular self-improvement articles have has appeared on hundreds of the top self-help websites and his BIG IDEA newsletter now reaches over 5,000 people in more than 30 countries.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
7 Steps to Living at the Speed of Life
http://www.coachjim.com/articles/speedoflife.html
The 10 Things In Life That You Control
http://www.coachjim.com/articles/thingsucontrol.html
Success Coaching: Instant Success
http://www.ezinesarticle.com/Article/Success-Coaching--Instant-Success/88993
Breaking Away -- Dealing With Life When It Breaks Down
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Breaking_Away_--_Dealing_With_Life_When_It_Breaks_Down.html
The Lessons of ENDURANCE
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Lessons_of_Endurance.html
Take That! 6 Things to Take to Have a Great Life
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Take_That_6_Things_to_Take_to_Have_a_Great_Life.html
The 10 Steps to Jump-Start Your Life
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_10_Steps_to_Jump-Start_Your_Life.html
10 Great Life Skills to Have, to Use, & to Improve
http://www.coachjim.com/articles/lifeskills.html
10 MORE Great Life Skills
http://www.coachjim.com/articles/lifeskills2.html
Just Ask Jim: How do I choose a target market?
http://bigidea.typepad.com/bigidea/2008/08/just-ask-jim-how-do-i-choose-my-target-market.html
Just Ask Jim: Is this as good as it gets?
http://bigidea.typepad.com/bigidea/2008/08/just-ask-jim-is-this-as-good-as-it-gets.html
Here's Looking At You, Kid!
http://bigidea.typepad.com/bigidea/2008/08/heres-looking-at-you-kid.html
How to Ask for Help
http://bigidea.typepad.com/bigidea/2005/04/10_tips_for_ask.html
Establish Rapport & Connect with Anyone!
http://bigidea.typepad.com/bigidea/2005/04/how_to_connect_.html
Free Audio & Video Samples
Jim Allen interviewed by Mohamed Tohani, 1 hour, .MP3 (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD)
http://www.coachjim.com/mp3files/jimallen-avalanche.mp3
Jim M. Allen interviews Geri Markel, author of The 8 Demons of Distraction, 1 hour, .MP3 (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD)
http://www.coachjim.com/mp3files/gerimarkel8demons.mp3
Jim M. Allen interviewed by Andy O'Bryan of AudioMotivation, 24 mins., streaming audio
http://www.audiomotivation.com/go/jimalle 604.htm
Jim M. Allen interviews Patricia Setzer, The Health & Fitness Sleuth, approx. 30 mins., streaming OR .MP3 download
http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=2592480
Jim Allen Audio & Video Programs
Jim Allen Books
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***Fun Things to do Just Because it's Spring
Ah, spring! What a wonderful time of year. April showers, May flowers, cool breezes, singing birds. Everything about Spring encourages one to grow, to reach, to succeed. It's a great time to get things done... and to have some fun. My suggestions? Well... 1. Take a holiday Oh, maybe not a ...Ah, spring! What a wonderful time of year. April showers, May flowers, cool breezes, singing birds. Everything about Spring encourages one to grow, to reach, to succeed. It's a great time to get things done... and to have some fun. My suggestions? Well...
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***Successful Leaders Top 10 Skills
Struggling to achieve success? Maybe you need to hone some skills. What skills exactly? Well, after some intensive reading and study of successful leaders in business, industry, government, and personal development, I've found that there are 10 core skills that the most successful leaders all share. While these leaders may not be masters of every particular skill, they have, at least, a basic knowledge of each of them.
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***10 Steps to Jump-Start Your Life Today!
1. Now is the time to be honest with yourself and others. If you're trying to revitalize yourself, you have to be honest about what is and is NOT working in your life. Self-deception is like driving around in circles: you're moving, but you're not getting anywhere. 2. The only person you can change is yourself. It's impossible to change others, so don't waste time trying. Focus on the changes YOU want to make. Focus on YOUR goals. Others will either follow your lead... or they won't.
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***Say What You Mean What You Say
Washington Post columnist Bob Levey shared a list of some of his favorite funny headlines. His list includes some incredibly funny, laugh-out-loud lines. Among them were: • "Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link." • "Official: Only Rain Will Cure Drought." • "Low Wages Said To Be Key to ...Washington Post columnist Bob Levey shared a list of some of his favorite funny headlines. His list includes some incredibly funny, laugh-out-loud lines. Among them were: • "Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link." • "Official: Only Rain Will Cure Drought."
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***What to do When Nothing Works
Every now and again, as we work to make our dreams come true, we will find ourselves tired, stuck, and trapped. We'll feel as if we've painted ourselves into a corner and not know how to get out and get moving. If you reach point where you feel like you're stuck and nothing you do seems to be ...Every now and again, as we work to make our dreams come true, we will find ourselves tired, stuck, and trapped. We'll feel as if we've painted ourselves into a corner and not know how to get out and get moving.
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***The Lessons of Endurance
On December 7, 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 28 men aboard the ship ENDURANCE entered the pack ice off the continent of Antarctica. Their goal? To be the first party to trek across the continent on foot. It was a goal they would never achieve. Now, nearly a century later, the tale of ...On December 7, 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 28 men aboard the ship ENDURANCE entered the pack ice off the continent of Antarctica. Their goal? To be the first party to trek across the continent on foot. It was a goal they would never achieve.
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***Breaking Away -- Dealing With Life When It Breaks Down
It started with the toaster. My wife and I get up one weekend morning, plug in our humble little toasting machine, drop in a few slices of bread, then sit back and wait for toast. One minute goes by, then another, then another, and then still another. By now we should have made charcoal let ...It started with the toaster.
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***Santa's 7 Holiday Stress-Busting Secrets
It's the most wonderful time of the year... Or so they say. While the end of year holidays are supposed to be a time of peace, love, and joy, it often turns out to be a time of stress, depression and worry -- especially as people struggle to create some "holiday magic" for their friends and ...It's the most wonderful time of the year... Or so they say.
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***Take That! (6 Things to Take to Have a Great Life)
1. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Your life is all up to you! The sooner you believe and accept that, the better. Stop leaving important decisions up to others. Stop trying to blame others for what goes wrong (or what doesn't go at all). Take responsibility for your life and you take the first steps to ...1. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
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***The 10 Steps to Jump-Start Your Life
1. Now is the time to be honest with yourself and others. If you're trying to revitalize yourself and jump-start your life, you have to be 100%, no-bull, straight-up honest about what is and what is not working in your life. Self-deception is like driving around in circles... you’ll be ...1. Now is the time to be honest with yourself and others. If you're trying to revitalize yourself and jump-start your life, you have to be 100%, no-bull, straight-up honest about what is and what is not working in your life.
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***What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
In his poem The Road Not Taken Robert Frost compares Life to a road in the woods. . . . Some paths are clear and smooth; others are bumpy and filled with obstacles. While Frost's poem encourages us to be bold, to take risks, and to explore the unknown, the truth of the matter is that, no matter ...In his poem The Road Not Taken Robert Frost compares Life to a road in the woods. . . . Some paths are clear and smooth; others are bumpy and filled with obstacles.
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***Instant Success
As a success coach, I have a lot of fun working with energetic, motivated individuals who are eager to turn their dreams into reality. They’ve made that important step from talking about success to actually creating it. In helping these “doers” create the necessary strategies to achieve their ...As a success coach, I have a lot of fun working with energetic, motivated individuals who are eager to turn their dreams into reality. They’ve made that important step from talking about success to actually creating it.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Jim Allen
Obstacles are signs that you're on the wrong road... not the wrong jou ey. -- Jim M. Allen
It's hard to "stop and smell the flowers" if you're moving so fast you can't even see the flowers! -- Jim M. Allen
The most successful people I know are the ones who find ways to make their ideas work. The most unsuccesful people are those who find reasons why their ideas can't work. -- Jim M. Allen
Self-deception is like driving around in circles: you may be moving fast, but you're also not getting anywhere! -- Jim M. Allen
If you never get what you want, want nothing -- then see what happens! -- Jim M. Allen
Contacting Jim Allen
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Odenton, MD 21113-3412
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