happynurses

How it all works.....

  As I said - last week saw the first happynurses 'coaching skills' course. We got 7 people in a room to teach them how to coach others, and I thought one of the best ways to experience the power of coaching was through them experiencing it themselves first. Little did I realise the effect this would have on the attendees!

It was the first time Johnnie and I had trained together and only the 4th time we had spent any time together (and the first workshop I had ever run...!) but it was easy, fun, relaxed and flowed like a dream. We are a truly wonderful partnership.....

This is the result of me listening to my intuition when I had a strong message to contact Johnnie, and then having the courage to follow through on my feelings. Listen to yours, happynurses - it will make all the difference!

Be in tune with YOUR feelings, happynurses!

The Law of Attraction....or persistence at work!

 

I have been attracting some amazing opportunities in the last 2 weeks.

I returned from the Billionaire Boot-camp full of information and ideas to help me build my business and my wealth, but it initially felt like there was so much to think about I didn't know where to start.

It took 2 weeks to all settle and then - ping! - I had a breakthrough! The people who did better in the games were those who went for the bigger deals, and negotiated some huge contracts instead of plying small with 90% of us.....ooohh!!

So, my intention was then to look for ways and take action that would get me involved in bigger projects than getting one nurse at a time to the website. This working well with new nurses signing up each week, and I have over 100 signed up now, but the off-line part is raring to go now.

I have had discussions with 2 Trusts re coaching, and am working through Bernadette Doyle's 'How To Attract Corporate Clients' which has given me some amazing tools to use to get happynurses and me established in my niche, with a great illustration of my expertise.

More details later.......!

I have been interviewed for the NMC magazine, and am writing some stuff for the Reader's Digest regarding health and caring for people at home, using my nursing expertise.

What would you like to attract into your life, happynurses?

Change

How does change affect you or make you feel?

In my last seminar we played a game which involved the use of the word 'change' and encouraged us to think of change as something 'fun'!

Are you thinking 'How can change be FUN? I hate change!!'......?

Change happens (you will have realised this, as you are not a baby anymore, you are trained in something you didn't know when you were a newborn, and probably have met some lovely people who have enhanced your life).

All things change, and to try and resist this can keep us stressed as life is in comstant flux, so you would bet better to 'go with the flow' and enjoy some change. Enforced change can be tough, especially if you don't 'want' whatever the change is, but you can also choose to change and love it!

Start small and simple - take a different route to work, read a different paper or magazine, use a new toothpaste, eat something new.

Do one thing differently each day and look at how you feel. It can be a really refreshing way to live!

Be changed happynurses!

Do something different 2

On June 16th I posted about doing things differently. Whenever I post on here it makes me reflect on my own life and what I am doing.

Yesterday I decided to do things differently and after my business brek I visited 3 venues where there were nurses - a hospice and two homes for the elderly.

It was great! I got a warm welcome in each one, a chance to introduce myself and happynurses to the matron/sister and one booking for a talk - fab!

I then had a mad afternoon at a business event meeting up with loads of my 4N buddies and doing 'speed networking' which gave me a chance to tell another 20 people what I do!

I will be doing much more if this and less time in 'the office'!

Do something diffferent today, happynurses!

I am also reviewing all the processes and teams associated with happynurses to see what is working and what isn't so there will be some big changes coming soon - watch this space!

Know what it is that you want!

The most amazing thing that will change your whole life is to know what you want!

This sounds like the most obvious thing to write but I often talk to, and coach, nurses who are baffled by the question 'What is it you want?'

They are so used to focussing on what is wrong in their lives and all the reasons/ excuses they haven't got anywhere that they aren't capable of seeing a new way to re-frame their experience and look to the future.

If you are reading this and unhappy with any element of your life then start to think - if I don't want this, then what do I want?

It can be as easy as making a list of everything you are not happy with and aiming for the opposite, or opening up your imagination to thinking about what would be the BEST possible thing to have for you?

Start to believe that you CAN have something you really want and a life you really love. It can be done!

What do you want, happynurses?

Do something different!

My tip for today and every day in fact is: do something different!

It is easy to get into a rut in any area of life - work, relationships, health or social and feel worn down by the ''groundhog day' feeling that nothing ever changes. Well, here's some amazing news just in - you can take steps to change it today!

Think of an area in life where you feel bored, fed up or over-stressed. Think about what it is you do out of habit now, and whether that is a good habit to have. Then think of 10 things you could do differently. Go to a new place to eat, wear some lovely clothes at home to make you feel better, walk for 20 minutes every morning, buy a small gift for your partner, read a different magazine or newspaper, ask for help, say 'no' to something your really don't want to do.

Small things can inspire new thoughts and ideas. Look at what has worked for you or others in the past.

Do one new thing today, happynurses!

Persistance and perseverance

The next tip I will pass on after last week's is - to keep going!

That's right - many people who have great idea, or want to try something new simply give up before the plan has had time to mature. It is easy to underestimate how hard something will be, and how long it will take. This leads to feelings of despondency and then to giving up.

Many people would be far more successful if they kept going. The secret is, however to review the results you are getting and make changes before continuing. For example, trying a new 'diet'. If the weight loss is not quick enough - and no, 4 days is not enough no matter what the magazines tell you! - then it is easier to abandon the whole thing, rather than look at how to improve your results by doing something differently.

I have been looking at how and what I do for happynurses and although the community is growing, I need to make changes to be more effective. I am looking at the 80/20 rule. Where do 80% of my leads come from? What actions of mine lead to clients signing up? How have I got coaching clients in the past?

Then I am doing them all more often, plus actions I am putting off cos they scare me.....yes - me too!

What are you putting off, happynurses?

Doing what we know

I went to a great marketing seminar yesterday and I learned some great tips for marketing my services to potential clients. It was a longer version of a topic I had heard a short presentation about before, so it was a quick refresh. The group was really lively and we had such fun!

So, if I knew this before, then why aren't I doing it?

We all know things we don't do! For example we all know how to lose weight and get fit but we don't necessarily take action to do it. I have a personal trainer and it is a great way to keep on track, as discussed in an earlier post. I also have a coach who I am accountable to for business and life issues.

Sometimes we can get held up in our life plans by not knowing what to do, but often it is a lack of action that is the crucial point.

Invest in a coach/ trainer/ mentor/ get a buddy, use an expert in whatever area you are wanting to grow in, attend a seminar to get support and link with a buddy who is doing the same thing, join a club, sign up for happynurses.....there are lots of ways to get going!

Take action to start real changes, happynurses

Coaching in Essex

I am just back from 2 days in Chelmsford, demonstrating short coaching sessions to the nurses there, and helping some of them to move forward on issues that were challenging them.

It was great to be able to use my skills in an area I felt was familiar - a hospital. I felt comfortable and confident talking to all grades of nurses due to my wide variety of experience. The nurses were friendly (made great tea!) and amazingly open in the 10 or so minutes we spent together. Everyone found the sessions motivating and helpful.

I am really hoping to be able to get more involved in coaching in the organisation, as I loved it!

I have also found out that Unison, a health union, are funding part of a midwife's coaching sessions with me. I also have meetings with several health care providers and training organisations in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned to see how I get on!

Be a part of it, happynurses!

keeping going

This week has been a tough, rewarding, fun, frustrating, inspiring, exciting and irritating one!

The one thing it has rarely been is dull!

I have been inspired and motivated by being part of the Money Gym focus day group. We have been posting our daily activities on the forum and doing it every few hours, to stop the procrastination and dithering, and be accountable to someone else.

Interestingly, I have been the only one posting for the last 4 days (Easter hols for some with kids) and it has still kept me motivated.

How could you motivate yourselves, happynurses?