Be Your Own Coach: Your Pathway to Possibility (Crisp Fifty Minute Series) [Paperback]

Barbara Braham (Author)

Book Description

Series: Crisp Fifty Minute Series | Publication Date: January 15, 2000

This book will show you how to recognize opportunities for personal and professional growth, define commitments to yourself and keep them, develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness, and understand the power of your feelings, moods, and reactions. It is possible for you to develop your own approach to learning and excel without the benefit of a formal coach. By developing self-coaching skills, you will empower yourself by creating new possibilities for growth for yourself and your organization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: Crisp Learning; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560525819
• ISBN-13: 978-1560525813
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What you see is what you get, June 26, 2000

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Paula B (Columbus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Be Your Own Coach: Your Pathway to Possibility (Crisp Fifty Minute Series) (Paperback)

This is a deceptively simple book. It's designed to help people reflect on their own experience and use what they learn as a source of personal growth. The authors identify several self coaching opportunities or openings, and include exercises for working alone or with a coaching partner. They also provide a detailed self-assessment section plus a section on coaching "tools" like choice management and self-observation.

At one level, the book gives people simple guidance for learning from experience in ways that can help them realize their potential. But the quest can be much deeper - and with the same basic tools and techniques. Basically, this is a book that mirrors the reader. Those looking for quick and easy answers will find them. Those more interested in serious self reflection and inquiry will find rewards as deep as their curiosity and capacity can take them. I love the book - especially the questions and exercises -- and will tap its wisdom regularly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!, July 8, 2007

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F. Schneider - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Your Own Coach: Your Pathway to Possibility (Crisp Fifty Minute Series) (Paperback)

I've used this book as a reference for my own self development as well as recommending it to several of my clients. It has some of the best reflection exercises and development activities I have seen anywhere. I love this book for it's versatility, simplicity, depth and inspiration.

If you are ready to explore possibilities, this resource is for you!