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My husband started at his new part-time job a couple of weeks ago. It’s a small place, and they don’t have a cafeteria, so he decided to begin taking his lunch. Part of his decision was the high cost of lunches, and I agree. I still eat in the cafeteria at work, and I spend up to $6 a day for lunch (it’s subsidized), usually a salad or a sandwich and a drink.
It looks like lots of other Baby Boomers have the same idea. A recent Wall Street Journal article stated more and more people are taking lunches to work to save money. The brown bags now in our kitchen are testament to at least one example.
How about you? Are you packing your lunch to save money? What else are you slicing back on?
Tags: baby boomers, financial cutbacks, money-saving ideas
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I love the Hilton & Hyland listings because there area always so many photos to let you really get a comprehensive look at the place. Today’s home belongs to L.A. Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit. The former soccer star has listed his home in the Hollywood Hills for $4.25 million. This one, built in 1937, has a lot of charm. It’s located on a private knoll in West Hollywood and is positioned for lovely views of the city below. It has a step-down living room with a wood-burning fireplace that opens to an outdoor pool and spa area which has a covered lounging cabana at the opposite end of the pool. The home has been remodeled with a new kitchen and a beautiful master bedroom suite with a steam shower, sunken bathtub and French doors that open onto a balcony overlooking the city. There are four bedrooms and five bathrooms total in this home. I suspect this one will go swiftly, it’s absolutely move-in ready.
[via LA Times Hot Property]
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Speaking of coaching (as I was last week), I know several people who have parlayed successful careers into nice “retirement” jobs as coaches. People with lots of life experience can make great coaches, helping people over the rough spots of business and personal life.
If you are interested in learning more about coaching, check out the International Coach Federation or CoachU (CoachU was founded by Thomas Leonard who they state is the “father of coaching,” in 1992). Most coaches these days are credentialed, meaning they’ve passed a series of courses to learn how to coach effectively. Sure you can do it yourself, but the credentials make you more credible, and they give you more information and, yes, coaching, than if you were to start out yourself.
The International Coach Federation has a list of “core competencies” for coaches, including:
- Ethical actions - You are learning intimate details of people’s lives, and you must treat them with dignity and respect.
- Integrity, as in doing what you say you’ll do, showing up when you’re supposed to (by phone or in person), making sure your actions support your credentials.
- An capability to get people to Know-Like-Trust you. The trust part is obviously crucial.
- Excellent communication skills, including active listening and being a “powerful questioner.”
- Fantastic coaching skills, like an capability to create an awareness (my term “urgency”) in the client, skills in helping people craft goals and plans, and then tact and persuasiveness in making sure they’re accountable.
The accountability thing is probably the most difficult, since it means you have to be firm with people. They won’t grow and change unless you hold them accountable. That’s why they’re paying you the massive bucks. There’s lots more on web page, if you’re interested.
Tags: baby boomers, coach federation, coaching, life coaches, success coaches
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