Week 1

When Working with the World Wide Web, Cooperation is Key


 * We all love computers because they have given us the ability to access the internet and information from all over the world, taught us to type faster, write something that is actually legible and comprehendible (thanks to Spell Check), and also given us the ability to express ourselves and reconnect with those from our past. However, for those of us, like myself, who are not exactly computer savvy, we pride ourselves on being able to type faster and access information with more ease than our parents. Yet, just because we are quicker to pick things up than our parents, does not necessarily mean that we can use computers to their fullest capacities. People like myself understand the basics, but when it comes to getting truly technological, we rely on the computer geniuses of the world to provide templates for us and communication networks that we can simply type into in plain English.


 * As an English major I can work with words and find enjoyment in doing so, yet when I recently discovered computer commands existed upon starting my internship with The Logical Soul, I looked at the English language in a whole new light. I had videos sent to me that told me how to create my own blog from scratch, and I was embarrassed that I could not even find my way to the starting point that the narrator of the video was trying to guide me from. Typing computer commands into SSH ( a program with an acronym I cannot even decode) left me with a feeling of confusion worse than when I read Shakespeare for the first time, took Calculus for the first and last time, or looked at my friend’s Chinese homework for five seconds as rush of anxiety came over me.


 * I did everything I could to make sense of these seemingly nonsensical computer commands, even stare blankly at them for prolonged amounts of time. Then I called my school’s help desk and when they had no idea what I was talking about or how to help me, I felt slightly doomed. However, my intern employers found a way out and thought this wiki would be the best solution to my problems. After realizing I am semi-capable of working this site, I absolutely agree. Of course I will encounter my fair share of computer problems along the way, but at least I have reached a starting point and somewhere I can take off from.



Business Coach Training: If You Can Help Yourself... You Can Help Someone Else

In order to be a business coach for others you must first learn how to have confidence in yourself. No one is going to pay for a service from someone who they do not believe can help them. Yet, how do make people believe you can help? You believe yourself that you actually can. If you have read "The Six Figure Coach" by Dr. Michael Craig you already know that desire is not what leads to results. Instead, it is action that gets you to where you really want to be. So, if you want to be a business coach you have to figure out what is stopping you from taking action.

A lot of people prevent themselves from taking action because they are worried about where their actions may lead them. However, if where you are is not where you want to be, then what is the point in being afraid of where you are going? Maybe you are afraid of success as Dr. Craig's book suggests. Yet, if that is the case then maybe you should just face your fears head on. One logical reason for being afraid of success is that you are afraid of the obstacles and the potential failure you may face in trying to get there. However, if you are looking for success in order to make more money then you already have, then what do you have to lose? If you are not trying to succeed for more than just the money then perhaps you do have a lot to lose. Maybe you have to leave a company you work for in order to start your own, in which case you might be putting you and your family at risk by forfeiting the paycheck from the job that you want to give up. Yet, if you try to succeed in something you love doing, it is much more likely you will achieve happiness and wealth. If you fail doing something you love you will be much more likely to try, try again until you find the success you have been looking for.

If you are a business coach or are planning on going into business coach training you might be afraid of entering into a career where there are no guarantees that people are going to seek your services. Yet, is there really guarantee that you will succeed in any field you go into? No, of course not. There are no guarantees in life because you are the one that has to make things happen. So if you want to be a business coach, make sure that you are coaching people in something that you love. When you love something it shows! Don't continue making enough money for survival if you hate what you do. If you put your heart into any of your endeavors you are bound to be more successful as a person than someone who does something they would rather not be doing.

So what are you waiting for? Get out there and help people so you can help yourself in the process.