“My boss has unbelievable expectations!” “ Nobody in my group is stepping up and I’m having to carry the day constantly!” “ The economy has gone to hell in a hand-basket and I’m forced by the organization to work 24 – 7 !” “ My clients are pushing back hard on our rates and they just don’t understand what it takes to service them!”  These and similar comments are shared with us in our executive coaching more often than you may believe.

It’s simply one perspective our client has chosen. Although they don’t know it, they can create and chose other perspectives on the situation they’re wrestling with at any time. They simply are not aware that they are always in choice each and every nano-second of their lives and that includes alternatve ways to view and address their presenting circumstances.

Often, one of the key reasons our executive clients come to executive coaching  is to engage a competent partner who will be of service in their further developing the ability to powerfully create , understand and position themselves to choose other perspectives regarding the same issue.  Then they can decide what they want to do about it, by when and what success would look like when they hold themselves accountable for making it happen.

In the meantime they have chosen the victim perspective and as a result  simply get stuck there. This can be very disconcerting.

Neil Donald Walsh wrote the following on being a victim. It’s a superb observation on this common personal dilemma. 

A VICTIM 

Nothing happens

that  you do not want to have happen. 

Nothing! 

You can imagine that things happen 

that you do not want to happen, 

but this is not what is so, 

and it merely allows you 

to think of yourself as a victim. 

Nothing holds you back

  in your evolution 

more than this single thought. 

The idea of victimization 

is a certain sign 

of limited perception, 

True victimization 

cannot exist! 

So do you see yourself as victim from time to time? What are the alternative perspectives? Which do you choose . . . to be a victim or . . . . . . (you fill in the blank)? Remember it’s all about you, it’s not about them! I’d love to hear your observations, reactions and/or insights. Have a wonderful day!

“Can you look into developing an approach that can help us drive down coaching to lower levels in our organization at a price point that would be feasible?” is an inquiry we’ve received over the years from a number of our corporate clients. This started our global quest to benchmark and research the best practices in order to design, develop and now make available an ‘Exclusive Group Coaching’ service that is only for the few who are ready to join a select group of like-minded executives, managers, and professionals who truly want to integrate and take their careers and lives to more meaningful, successful and fulfilled levels. We’re extremely satisfied that we’ve now achieved this.

So what are the benefits of our Exclusive Group Coaching service? They include:

• Obtaining exactly what you need to assure your professional success
• Accelerating achievement of what you really want with affordability 
• Collaborating with a powerful group of like minded professionals 
• Collectively establishing and quickly advancing your own agenda
• Being truly listened to, heard, acknowledged and championed 
• Creating and sustaining your professional and personal aspirations

What are the deliverables you can expect? These include:

• Collectively co-creating highly relevant real-time group coaching agendas
• Being part of an exclusive affinity group of professionals that care 
• Sharing valuable insights, experiences, wisdom and key resources 
• Learning how to become an even more powerful leader-coach
• Creating an oasis of sanity & opportunity for yourself twice each month
• Deepening commitment to personal, professional & organizational goals
• Being fully supported by globally experienced master group coach/facilitators

What is the process for joining an exclusive coaching group? It is simple, easy and involves:

• Choosing the group you would like to join by calling 1.866.952.6224 or 1.604.576.4970, or emailing info@rwbenwick.com  
• Registering directly on-line (http://www.rwbenwick.com)
• Planning to regularly meet for one hour, twice a month with the group you choose or you wish to create
• Simply use the free teleconference number & password subsequently provided  
• Individual Laser Coaching support is also available between meetings
• Your Exclusive Coaching Group will number between 6 – 10 people within your chosen peer group (Presidents/CEOs, Vice Presidents/General Managers, Directors/Managers, Project Managers. 

We’re very excited about the plan to introduce the foregoing  through readily accessible free group coaching teleconferences scheduled for October/November, 2009. This will allow you to both experience group coaching real-time and also have any questions of clarification answered. The next exclusive coaching group start-ups are scheduled for January/February 2010.

What do you think of this coaching service approach?  How important do you think this offering would be to you? To others? To your industry? To your organization? What steps do you want to take next? We would love to hear your observations, reactions and/or insights. Have a wonderful day!