Disrupt your life, business, relationships, or even your body, and engage in the power of a new year!

You may have noticed that we as human beings have a limited ability to pay attention – you know, really be present – which is why we benefit from declaring publicly what we will pay attention to each year. What we pay attention to grows and thrives. This is what makes goal setting, declared intentions, and resolutions a sound strategy.

However, as a result of this inability to be present 100% of the time, we unconsciously design an environment to depend upon, which allows us to free up mental power and the ability to pay attention. To say it simply, we have an unconscious dependence on our environment to determine WHO we will be and WHAT we will do.

So, for real change to occur you MUST actively interrupt your current environment to see real growth and development in any area of your life or business. The loftier the goal, intention, or resolution, the larger the disruption must be.

Steps:

• Declare your intention, goal, or resolution publicly.
• Do not make the mistake of thinking you will only initiate behavior change from within.

You have to change the environment, or in other words, structures and systems that support the attitude and behaviors – the status quo.  Every way of being has an existing structure. Everything you do on a regular basis creates an environmental dependence. If you want to be another way you will have to tear down the structures that support the old way of being. If you want to build a new habit, you must figure out what environment would be conducive to that new behavior.

An example: Let us say that I wanted to change from being overweight and out of shape to being slender and athletic. I would have to change my schedule, what is in the refrigerator, how I shop, who I associate with, the clothes I wear, the books I read, and the shows I watch on television. All my systems (practices, patterns, policies and processes) would have to be evaluated for their ability to support my goal of slender and athletic.

Another example: I am a consultant who has been hired to identify why retention and productivity are so low. It doesn’t take long to identify the culture of hard work, sacrifice, and fear, conditions not conducive to retention and productivity. Some of the systems I will have to dismantle or change are e-mail outside of work hours, late afternoon or early evening meetings, what the managers do and say, how we acknowledge employees and what we acknowledge them for, communication lines, etc.

Again, when you are looking to create something new, or to change a condition or circumstance, you want to evaluate the environment that supports it and determine what needs to be dismantled and what needs to be put in place.

Time and time again I have had to reassure staff, our coaches, or clients that disruption is supposed to happen when people are in our programs. We are in the growth and development business for goodness sake   … we take people way outside their area of comfort so they can explore a new possibility. The first thing clients notice when in our programs is that all their old ways of doing things are insufficient for growth. This can appear to be a bad thing until conscious environmental design begins to occur.

There are two pitfalls to avoid when looking at what or how to disrupt, and therefore grow:

• People in your life or business are the largest structure to dismantle, re-train or elicit support from. You cannot design an environment that is conducive to your growth without including others.
• Do not underestimate small environment changes.  The simplest of changes can make all the difference. For example; you have a solid declared commitment to eat healthy yet you eat poorly at night and can’t seem to change. Each night you sit in front of the TV and eat whatever you want, while relaxing in your favorite chair. You might: rearrange the living room, move the TV, sit in a different chair, create a family dinner night where everyone sits in the dining room with TV off. Maybe you just get support from your family with never eating while watching TV? Even just one of the environment changes could be the difference.

For more support in having an unprecedented year, consider engaging in one or more of our upcoming programs:

• Inspired Goals Webinar on January 12, 2012 – Join us for an enlightening look at how to set goals that inspire, motivate and support your vision. Give yourself the time and space you need to create your goals this year. You have never done a course quite like this one. People who participate report breakthrough results all year long!
• Leading Change Program starting March 21, 2012 – Learn how to cope with yown fear and lead others through change.  Understand self, manage self, understand others, and manage others.
• One-on-one coaching with one of our professional coaches – Our coaches help clients achieve measurable transformation in realizing their personal and professional goals.

I look forward to sharing this adventure with you!

Many blessings,
Alicia Marie Fruin

People Biz, Inc. is a coaching and training company that helps clients to achieve measurable transformation in realizing their personal and professional goals. Owner Alicia Marie Fruin has since been coaching, training and helping business owners for over 12 years. Her years of experience as a professional coach, workshop leader and entrepreneur have allowed her to help individuals and businesses reach their optimal potential, improving productivity and increasing profits. More information on coaching and training services offered by People Biz, Inc. can be found online at www.peoplebizinc.com or by calling (512) 989-2230.

I once had a high-tech angel investor for a client. He often spoke about “one-time learning” for his investments. He wanted the companies he was incubating to learn a lesson the first time, not make the same mistake over again. He would have strong words of feedback for me if he believed that I had repeated a lesson when training one of the leaders in a portfolio company. He wanted every principle to add value, be new, be complete, and for every learner to master it. Done.

At the same time, he adored failure. Some days I felt like he had some arbitrary criteria for how many mistakes I was to make. I would go home and inquire as to what to bring to my coaching and training services for this company. It took me a few months on this contract to figure out this conundrum. I was suppose to be taking big risks, doing things I had never done before, completely messing them up so I could see how NOT to do it, and then repeating the task and make a DIFFERENT mistake. Hopefully, an equally big one and logging the learning all the way. The standard he was looking for me to meet as his team’s coach was a daring attitude to risk learning something new.

This is why this man did angel investing. By the time his companies were ready for venture money or market profitability, he lost interest. At that point, there would be systems, protocol, procedures, and replicability in key areas, and he would go looking for someone small enough, new enough, and hungry enough to practice his high-risk learning method.

There are things I do everyday, routine things, that have been perfected. There can be no new learning about flossing my teeth. Oh yes, it’s true that every three or four years some improvement in floss comes along, but it doesn’t change my flossing habit substantially. Then there are things that I do every day for which there is no end to the potential to learn. Coaching, for example. Every conversation is a new space. The client is different, I am different, the outcome desired from the conversation is different. Moreover, I’m a better coach. I learn something from every single conversation. So everyday I stand on the learning of the day before and then take the biggest risk I can bring myself to take.

The lesson I took away from my client those many years ago is a distinction called recurrence. Compared with repetition, recurrence is not the same thing you’ve done before. It’s bringing your whole self to the task at hand with all the previous learning plus all the potential to learn. This is the heart of evolution. Imagine where we would be if each generation had to repeat all the learning of the previous generations.

One of my clients recently sent this testimonial, “The best way I explain my coaching experience is this: ‘Did you ever play a sport in grade school? How about high school? College? Why did you need a coach when you were in college? You already knew how to play the same game since you were in Little League.’” I thought it a beautiful statement of the nature of recurrence.

The early childhood curriculum at the school my children attend is fairly tales. My daughter’s kindergarten teacher once told me about the imagination of childhood and why fairy tales are important for the growing will of a child. Rather than teach directly through linear, pragmatic instruction, a fairy tale can seed the idea of a concept a child may not be ready to cognitively understand, persistence for instance. After the trials and tribulations of the characters the story ends, “And they lived happily ever after.” One day I realized the declaration that “happily ever after” is. It’s the declaration of completeness of the lesson. This lesson is done. Let us not repeat the lesson. Let us return tomorrow ready to learn anew, from a new level of mastery, with a daring attitude to risk learning; And live happily ever after.

Paula Fracasso brings inspiration and success as a Business and Life Coach! With her extensive background in human development, non-profit management, and social and cultural entrepreneurship, Paula specializes in teaching new methods of learning for personal, organizational, and cultural change. She received her coach training from Newfield Network and has had a coach since 1998. Paula has served as a non-profit executive and philanthropic manager where she launched successful ventures for the benefit of society and culture, raised millions of dollars, and created long-lasting social interventions. Paula brings this experience as well as her deep study of life to foster understanding and action in her clients for their extraordinary growth and expansion.

People Biz, Inc. is a coaching and training company that helps clients to achieve measurable transformation in realizing their personal and professional goals. Owner Alicia Marie Fruin has since been coaching, training and helping business owners for over 11 years. Her years of experience as a professional coach, workshop leader and entrepreneur have allowed her to help businesses reach their optimal potential, improving productivity and increasing profits. More information on coaching and training services offered by People Biz, Inc. can be found online at www.peoplebizinc.com or by calling (512) 989-2230.

WEBINAR PRICING:
$39 General Admission
$29 CMI Awardees
Free to Current Coaching Clients of People Biz, Inc.

Register Here!

STRATEGIC PLANNING | Friday, October 14, 2011 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Led by Paula Fracasso
Create a vision statement, mission statement, and practiced values as the foundation for your business plan and culture. Then get step-by-step instruction on how to set goals, build strategies and create action plans in alignment with your culture. This is a great course to do with your team!

HIRING PLAN | Thursday, November 10, 2011 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
Led by Alicia Marie
How do you know when it is time to hire?  What role is the right one?  Identify a strategy for building your organization as well as a hiring process for identifying talent.  Save time, money and the headache of a bad hire.

INSPIRED GOALS | Thursday, January 12, 2012 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
Led by Alicia Marie
Just another year?  Join us for an enlightening look at how to set goals that inspire, motivate and support your vision. Give yourself the time and space you need to create your goals this year. You have never done a course quite like this one. People who participate report breakthrough results all year long!

DISC TRAINING | Friday, February 24, 2012 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Led by Paula Fracasso
Discover your own behavior and how to relate best with each behavior style. Go beyond the interview and learn to accurately use the DISC Assessment tool when hiring. Learn to effectively coach your employees and/or understand how to best train and manage an employee.
*Tuition is $99 (includes cost of DISC and your in-depth 15 page DISC report)

MASTER COMMUNICATOR | Thursday, March 22, 2012 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Led by Alicia Marie
We learn how to communicate because we want something…to be held, fed, etc. Most of us still communicate for that reason and only that reason, which leads to a control/command style of communication. As most leaders have figured out, “telling and directing” simply doesn’t work well. Yet as leaders, it can seem as if we do not have any choice? We are stuck in that first model of communication. Join us and learn how to shift into an effective communication model of engagement, collaboration and possibility.

COACHING SKILLS FOR MANAGERS | Thursday, April 12, 2012 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Led by Deborah Huyer
Maybe you do not have to know it all or do it all? Join us for a lively discussion about coaching versus managing. Learn how to grow and develop your employees and reap the benefits of leading versus managing. (Master Communicator is a prerequisite for this course.)

RAVE REVIEWS | Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Led by Deborah Huyer
Stop going through the motions of an annual review. Learn how to set yourself, your business and your employees up to win. Write employee reviews that support growth, learn how to give feedback, identify growth opportunities and develop personal development plans with employees.

Register Here!

Two Day Course

Next Public course is March 31st – April 1st in Bellevue, Washington. 

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Coaching is the quickest and most effective method for developing your employees. A fun, highly participative and practical course designed to provide you and your managers with the tools and skills needed to become an outstanding coach. HCRI Approved Hours: 11.5 hours! Course includes a coaching session with Trainer Alicia Marie as well as a DISC Assessment.

* Learn powerful and effective techniques that help you seize daily coaching situations.

* What coaching is about, why it is effective and how to implement it in the workplace.

* Learn how to make the traditional switch from “Command and Control” style management to collaborative and supportive coaching.

* The use of behavior assessments and how they apply when coaching.

* Identify goals and create action plans with employees.

* Promote learning and discovery in your business.

* Accountability – what it takes and how to infuse your company culture with it.

* Personal Foundation – modeling “Real Power” in the workplace.

I attended a Coaching Clinic that Alicia Marie presented and was amazed at the knowledge that I gained! I originally signed up for just the PHR credit, but left with a whole new awareness of myself, those that I work with and am surrounded by. On a conference call with my supervisor and a few Execs’, we were discussing another employee and it hit me what type of personality each member of the call was! With this newfound knowledge I was able to guide the conversation so everyone was on the same page and I left feeling I now knew exactly how to relate to those that I support daily. I would recommend Alicia’s Coaching Clinic to anyone. I promise you, you will come out of this clinic with a new perspective in everything you deal with!

– Michelle Lopez, PHR , HR Director

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Join Alicia Marie on Thursday, February 17th @ 3 CST as she interviews Wendy Phillips with Big Buzz Brands on how to name your business.  Wendy will discuss the three rules for naming a business, different categories of brand names, the most common mistakes business owners make when naming their business, and much more.  You won’t want to miss it!

Wendy O’Donovan Phillips, president of Big Buzz Brands, has provided clients with marketing consultation since 2000. Wendy joined a Denver brand agency in 2004 and was named Junior Partner in 2006. Today, Wendy and her team offer branding consultation, marketing planning and marketing execution. Wendy’s work has been published in The Hollywood Reporter, The WashingtonTimes, several Tribune Company newspapers and The Denver Business Journal, among other publications. She has worked on such brands as Warner Brothers, Disney, TheMetropolitan Opera, Ultimate Fighting Championship and The Rolling Stones.  She has been recognized by The American Marketing Association and The Colorado Association of Black Journalists for excellence in writing. She has spoken in front of various dental StudyClubs and will present a three-day course on online marketing in front of the Metro Denver Dental Society in Spring 2011. Big Buzz Brands perpetuates truth and offers opportunity through marketing delivery systems that are precise and easy to execute. The company specializes in marketing for the healthcare, natural resources and affordable housing industries.

To register, call (512) 989-2230 or email rsvp@peoplebizinc.com.    

No cost to attend.  Reserve your space today!

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Have you noticed that when you allow the entrepreneurial spirit in you to lead the way – with passion, authenticity, purpose and persistence – you naturally express thoughts and actions of abundance?  You just know that all things are possible.

Our recent economy has been built on entrepreneurialism; it’s rooted in the unwavering entrepreneurial spirit of creativity, ingenuity, determination and drive.  Entrepreneurs live in a perpetual state of opportunity and they produce a powerful ripple effect of abundance for all of us.  Why is that?

I’ve had the pleasure of working with entrepreneurs and business owners for more than a decade.  It’s been my personal experience that entrepreneurs are particularly generous people.  I was reminded of this when I read a recent study that reported that 89% percent of entrepreneurs donate money (both personally and through their companies) to support charitable causes, while 70% also donate their time.  The majority of those surveyed believe that being an entrepreneur makes them more inclined to give to charity.

Entrepreneurs value individual effort and know that greatness starts with a commitment to personal excellence.  When you strive for excellence in everything you do, it’s then reflected throughout your company.  Because you live it, your staff embraces it. They, too, enjoy seeing their best come through in the work they do.

We see this spirit in our clients all the time here at People Biz, Inc.

• Every Valentine’s Day, Shelley Capretto with Village Maternity in Seattle gives 10% of their sales to charity.  They have been involved with “Shop to Make a Difference” for 6 years, and along with other Univeristy Village shops, they raised $51,000 for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2010.
• Diane Dean of Epiphany! Counseling & Wellness Center in Pittsburgh mentors counseling students au gratis.  Using these students, Epiphany! provides free counseling services to those without insurance, or those receiving medical assistance and unable to find a counselor.
• Dr. Martha Pyron, MD of Medicine in Motion in Austin provides medical care for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS each year, organizing 30 or more volunteers.  The ride generated 600,000 funds for AIDS services in Austin last year.
• Doreen Zayer, owner of Relax on Cloud 9 in Staten Island, opens her doors the Monday after Mothers’ Day for an exclusive spa experience for mothers and their special needs daughters.  Staff volunteers their time to give the girls special spa treatments such as facials, massages, and foot scrubs.   
• Pam O’Bryant’s Keller Williams Realty office in Arlington, VA donated over $40,000 to the Arlington Food Assistance Center in November from their gala and silent auction. They also donated over $8000 last year to the Keller Williams national charity, KW Cares, which helps KW agents in need.
• Each year at Christmas, Ed and Charlene Hoey with Meyer and Associates Marketing & Communications in New York lets staff members pick several charities to which the company will donate, such as Unicef, World Hunger Year, and Habitat for Humanity.  They also sponsor NYU students in conjunction with the monthly HSMAI luncheons.
• Representatives of Bluebonnet Electric in Bastrop, TX were honored at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas’ 25th Anniversary on October 25th.   The company is listed on the Wishing Wall, a permanent display at the Ronald McDonald House, which was built in appreciation of loyal supporters and was dedicated at the anniversary event.

And the list goes on.

We want to take a moment now, as the new year begins, to honor you and wish you the very best in the year to come.  At People Biz, Inc., we are very proud of who you are and what you do for your community!

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Brian Walters is the co-founder and CEO of Brian Walters and Associates, a management consulting firm based in Austin, Tx.  Mr. Walters has successfully changed the operations and guided the financial performance of businesses all over North America.  The company’s commitment is to be an advocate and resource for small, privately held businesses in Central Texas and beyond; to this end, Brian Walters has been instrumental in assisting small businesses to improve their operations and profitability by implementing solutions to issues that typically plague entrepreneurs.

To register, call (512) 989-2230 or email rsvp@peoplebizinc.com.    

No cost to attend.  Reserve your space today!

Alicia Marie will discuss different ways to take “mental” advantage of the new year, how and why everyone should set measurable goals, how to get a fresh start in 2011, and much more! 

Have a few questions in mind on this topic?  Call into the show and have Alicia answer them on the air!  Just call 347-637-1318 anytime during the show.

YOU WILL LEARN:

• The top three reasons why people don’t set goals

• How to start fresh and complete past goals

• The process of focus and attention

• Goal setting tips

• The language of goal setting

• Strategy for what will likely stop you from achieving your goals

• How to set goals that inspire and motivate

• How to embrace failure and disappointment rather than avoid it

JANUARY 21, 2011
Time: 10:00 – 1:15
Tuition: $39.95 (As always, current coaching clients are free.)
Tuition includes PDF of Student Notebook.

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What are people saying about this seminar?

“Alicia is a superstar. Her real life experience is reflected in the substance of her teaching. Anyone can benefit from her ideas and approach.”

Alicia Marie’s “Inspired Goals Workshop” blew me away. I’ve read books, listened to training programs and felt I knew a lot about goals…until her workshop. The workshop took goals to a deeper level that I had ever experienced. Finally, I was able to realize that something “was in my way” and that without addressing this thing in my way, I would have been off and running with my goals that didn’t get accomplished….again. I believe the workshop has helped me stop the recurring cycle of well-intended but never accomplished goals. I feel like I’ve been given a gift…a key to unlock the door I’ve been banging my head against for so many years. And it was Alicia Marie’s style that allowed for this revelation. She is amazing at empowering the class to come up with their own “aha” moment rather than telling us what to do. She has such a humble aura of wisdom and patiently invites people to “get it” on their own terms. As a person that trains people, I am flat-out inspired with how she does it. Her genuine care and love for the class is beautifully evident. Thank you so much, Alicia, for being you.

  Ken Kuznia - Owner of Dig Your Work

“I feel so fortunate to have met Alicia Marie and to have experienced her Inspired Goals Workshop. Having never had much luck with “goal-setting,” I expected the morning to consist of learning techniques to get my business goals on paper … but it was so, so much more than that. Alicia inspired me to “drill down” to discover where I am stuck, what I really want in life, and what is getting in my way … and not just in business, but in every aspect of my life. Somehow I left the workshop feeling inspired to take massive action, while also realizing that I need to stop worrying and stressing so much. I felt I had just been given the gift of years of counseling sessions in one morning! I highly recommend it for anyone and everyone.”

Julie Ray - Keller Williams

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