Jonathan M Flaks
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Jonathan M Flaks Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Sustainable Business Growth | Productivity and Leadership Breakthroughs | High-Performance Teamwork and Culture
- Career Focus
- Peak-Performance Coach / Speaker / Facilitator
In addition to experience and credentials, if you agree that personal chemistry and character are important, here are a few things about me that you wouldn't otherwise see in a traditional bio.
I've been told that enthusiasm, creativity, bold honesty and business savvy are my strongest character traits. Life is an adventure and I consider myself lucky to love what I do and to do what I love. I get very excited about helping people leverage their natural talents, hidden strengths, and resources to accomplish more with less stress.
I care deeply about my clients and I practice getting to the heart of the matter quickly. Sometimes that "aha" involves tough, thought provoking questions, other times it comes from enjoying a few good laughs along the way. Friends and clients know that I'm happy to try to answer any question any time, and if I don't have the answer, I refer to other resources for solutions.
Competitive advantage:
- Maintain and renewed the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential, the highest level awarded by the International Coach Federation. (ONLY 611 coaches worldwide are MCC’s. out of the 50,000 coaches worldwide, 18,000 ICF members, and 7,000 certified.)
- I've been coaching professionally for over 12 years. – 12 years of business communication consulting prior to that.
- Graduate of Cornell University - Class of 1986. Completed customized “College Program” in 2 subjects.
- Past President and Founder of the International Coach Federation – Westchester/Rockland, NY Chapter
- 2 term President, BNI – Business Networking International Business First Chapter
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Strategic Planning for 2011 – Part 1
The Monday Morning Mini-Motivation Meeting www.mondaymo ingcoach.com is the place to be for New Year planning. During this month, we’re going to be focused on expansive, strategic thinking for business and personal growth in 2011 and beyond. Here’s an overview
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The Power of Commitment - Where Extraordinary Results Are Bo
Happy New Year again. I hope your first week was great.
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Preparing for Father’s Day
Whenever I was in the car as a little boy, my father would point excitedly at any sign that said “construction” and exclaim: “Look Jonny! Construction. That’s what Daddy does.” I was barely old enough to read simple sentences like “See Jane run” and “See Spot run,” but from an early age I could recognize the word “construction” amidst a world of language I had yet to fully appreciate.
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Be a Go-Giver
One of the most influential writers currently in my life is an author, speaker, & trainer named Bob Burg. If you’ve read my book, Income Double – Half the Trouble, you might notice that he’s one of the only a handful of living people that I quote.
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The Power of Fun in Business
A few weeks ago, I put together a dodge ball team (yes, that's right - DODGE BALL!). I invited people I know from networking, offering three promises: we'll have fun, we'll get good exercise, and meet new people. So far we're having a great time, and on the side we're building business relationships. And surprisingly, we're in 2nd place going into the final championship match this Thursday.
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Money
We have many different names for money. In the United Kingdom, it's the pound sterling. In Japan, it's the yen. In the United States, we use words like "dough," "bread", "bucks," "dollars," "cash, and "coin."
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Are You Super Happy?
Happiness is a very important concept of business and life. But how do you achieve and maintain it? I'd like to quote Rob Gilbert: "The first rule of happiness is: Don't seek happiness. Create it." I've found that the question asked in the title of our blog post today, "Are you super happy?" is very effective in doing just that.
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A Lifetime of Listening
About 12 years ago, I met a 75 year old man in a coaching class on listening. That man was one of the best listeners I've encountered in my life. I could tell by the things he said and asked. At the end of the class when we were all reviewing what we had learned, he said, "Boy, I have a lot to learn about listening". That moment has stayed with me for the length of my coaching career. Even at 75 there's the insight and motivation to get better and better at listening.
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Clarity of Purpose
People who know me know that one of my favorite subjects is - "Professional passion." It is a fascinating blend of commitment, energy and joyful connection to your work. We all know how bad it feels when our passion is untapped. The remedy is to have a clear sense of purpose to be passionate about. The challenge is to find it ... AND to maintain a commitment to refining it. The three key elements to professional passion are:
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Setting BOLD Goals
Clear your mind. Transcend the past and be present to the blank canvas that the future really is. Your next 12 months can be predictable, or can be wildly successful – it’s totally up to you.
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How to Stop Fighting – Yourself and Others
Stop fighting. Either take a stand, with a strong case, or stand aside. If you're fighting about something that happened, get over it. Resentment and revenge cost you more than it's worth. Try forgiveness - which doesn't mean you accept that a wrong-doing is right, but that you have the wisdom to accept that it happened, is in the past, and can live with it having happened. You have that power.
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Living Life to the Nines
I’ve coined a new phrase and philosophy called “Living Life to the Nines.” Doesn’t that conjure up all sorts of positive connotations? We’ve all heard the phrase “dressed to the nines,” which means being dressed extraordinarily well. How about “cloud nine” – that blissfully happy place on top of the world?
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Jonathan M Flaks
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." - Thomas Alva Edison
Contacting Jonathan M Flaks
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