The business case for executive coaching

Are you working in a company or law firm where executive coaches help leaders develop their leadership skills? Does your company or law firm provide executive training and leadership development for high-potential, high-performing leaders?

One of the most powerful questions you can ask is “Does providing executive coaching for company leaders have a direct effect on company results?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive training and leadership development for authentic leaders at all levels of the organization.

About 25 to 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies use executive coaches, according to the Hay Group, an international human resources consultancy. According to a survey conducted by Manchester, Inc., a Jacksonville, Florida, career management consulting firm; Approximately six in ten organizations currently offer coaching or other development advice to their managers and executives. Another 20 percent of companies said they plan to offer coaching within the next year.

Though once used as an intervention with troubled staff, coaching is now part of standard leadership development training for executives at companies like IBM, Motorola, JP Morgan Chase, Hewlett-Packard, and many others. Brokerage firms and other sales-based organizations, such as insurance companies, use coaches to bolster people’s performance in high-pressure, stressful jobs.

The ICF Global Coaching ROI Study

The 2009 International Coach Federation (ICF) Global Study of Coaching Clients reported that the median ROI of coaching is 700%. The results of the study are quite dramatic and provide much-needed metrics for this popular leadership development strategy.

The International Federation of Coaches conducted a global qualitative and quantitative client survey and interview research project between May and December 2008. The full research report was made available to the public on June 11, 2009. Here is report the highlights related to training ROI. . This is a crucial research topic: what do coaching clients say is the value of coaching?

The design phase of the research consisted of three components: First, fourteen in-depth interviews were conducted with an international sample of coaches to help with the design of the questions that will be used in the qualitative and quantitative study. Second, the qualitative research phase consisted of five focus groups with the participation of a total of 41 clients. The focus groups allowed for in-depth probing of qualitative issues. Third, the quantitative research component consisted of 2,165 coaching clients from 64 countries who participated in a 20-minute online survey.

What do clients say that motivates them to start training? Clients cited career opportunities and business management as the most important reasons for seeking coaching services.

Both trainers and consumers of training services are interested in return on investment (ROI) studies on training. An oft-cited executive coaching ROI study, Coaching for Greater Returns: How to Deliver and Demonstrate Tangible Results in the Bottom Line by Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. MetrixGlobal (2003) had reported a coaching ROI of 788%.

In apparent confirmation of that finding, the ICF Global Coaching Client Study Executive Summary (April 2009) reports: “The vast majority (86%) of those who were able to provide figures for calculating company ROI indicated that their business had at least made their investment In fact, nearly a fifth (19%) reported an ROI of at least 50 (5,000%) times the initial investment, while another 28% saw an ROI of 10 to 49 times the investment The median company return is 700%, indicating that a company can typically expect a return of seven times the initial investment.”

Source: ICF Global Coaching Client Study, Executive Summary, April 2009, in consultation with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Association Resource Center inc.

Working with an experienced executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help company leaders improve their leadership skills. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to fully commit to the vision and mission of your company or law firm.

I’m one of those people who was under the false impression that I was doing a decent job of being environmentally conscious.

I recycle; donating usable items that I no longer want instead of throwing them away; I have greatly reduced my gas use by planning my trips, walking, biking or just staying home; reduce my water consumption; compost; grow my own vegetables; and have planted a couple of fruit trees this spring hoping to have my own fruit for canning within the next 5 years. And, even though I have air conditioning, I use it as little as possible and instead open the windows to take advantage of Mother Nature’s air conditioning, the breeze.

I felt pretty smug and sure I was doing my part.

Then I took an ecological footprint quiz on myfootprint.org and found that even with the best efforts I’ve put in, it would still take 7.46 planets to support life if everyone lives like me. It was a wake-up call for me to do much more.

So I decided to focus on one area at a time, with my electricity usage being the first thing I’m focusing on because I know my home uses too much.

My efforts are working. After a month, my electric bill is down 40 percent even though I’ve had my AC (which uses electricity) part of the time.

Here is everything I did to reduce my electricity use. Check if there are things on the list that you are not doing. If not, implement them to lower your electric bill. It’s good for your wallet and good for the environment.

TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

I no longer leave my porch light on at night and always turn the lights off when I leave a room. I thought he was pretty good at turning off the lights, but he really wasn’t. It is easy to forget if a person is not diligent about it.

TURN OFF THE TV

I used to have a habit of leaving the TV on even though I wasn’t watching it, because of the noise. Now I am learning to enjoy the tranquility. And now I’m less likely to sit and watch TV. I read more and spend more time outdoors.

DISCONNECT CHARGERS

I didn’t realize my cell phone and battery chargers were using electricity even when I wasn’t charging my phones and recharging batteries. Now I unplug them when I’m not using them.

NO MORE SLEEP MODE

I no longer put my home copier, laptop, printer, or desktop computer and monitor into sleep or power saver mode. When I’m not using them I turn them off.

DISCONNECT THE WHOLE HOUSE

Any plug that feels warm to the touch is drawing electricity even if the item is not being used, such as small appliances and space heaters. I now make liberal use of power strips for items I don’t want to have to unplug all the time, like my blender, computer, and TV, since they still draw a small amount of electricity even when turned off. It’s much easier to turn a power strip off and on than to walk around unplugging things and then plugging them back in later. Yes, maybe I’m lazy, but I know that I won’t be crawling behind the TV every day to unplug it or under the computer desk to unplug the computer every day, but rather turn on the switch on a conveniently located power strip.

GET RID OF THE CLOTHES DRYER

Clothes will last longer if they are air dried, plus it is much easier to treat stains that regular laundering may have missed on clothes that have been air dried compared to those that have been tumble dried. I’m lucky enough to have an outdoor clothesline that I use in the summer, but I also plan to air dry my clothes in the winter. My sister in law has been doing it for 20 years and has 6 kids plus a full time job. As a bonus, the drying racks double as hangers when there’s no time to fold and put clothes away. That doesn’t work with clothes left in the dryer. They quickly become a crumpled mess if they are not folded or hung.

UNPLUG THE ADDITIONAL FRIDGE

We have always had a second fridge just to keep drinks cold, mostly beer. Now, instead of constantly keeping an entire box cold, which we only need once a year, we just keep a couple of cans cold in our regular fridge.

The things listed above are steps I’ve already taken, but I know I can do more and want to do more. I like having a small electric bill! Below is a list of more steps I plan to take.

SWITCH TO COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS

I currently only have a few CFLs due to their large size, but manufacturers offer a greater selection of sizes, so I no longer have any excuse not to change all my bulbs. But I’m doing it slowly and only change them when the old bulbs burn out. I think it’s a waste to change perfectly good bulbs and throw them in a landfill, no matter what type of bulb it is.

SHOP ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES

However, don’t throw away perfectly good appliances because that creates a landfill problem.

USE LOW-FLOW SHOWERHEADS AND TOILETS

WASH CLOTHES IN COLD WATER

I already do this, but I have a gas water heater and not an electric one, so this doesn’t save me money on my electric bill, but I have found that my clothes get just as clean in cold water as they are in warm or hot water. The only change I have made is to switch to a detergent formulated for cold water washing.

USE THE MICROWAVE INSTEAD OF THE OVEN OR STOVE

CLEAN AND REPLACE FILTERS REGULARLY

This includes filters, humidifiers, vacuums, furnaces, air filters, dryers, and range hoods.

RUN THE CLOTHES WASHER AND DISHWASHER ONLY WHEN FULL

In the history of the world there have been great empires that have risen only to fall. Human history is the story of the great empires that have ruled over the centuries. It has always been that throughout the history of civilization, man has tried to gain land and in his never-ending search for land, they have suffered humiliating defeats and annihilation or built the greatest empires of his time. In ancient times, the Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, the Nauryan Empire of Asoka, and the Roman Empire were created by the cruelty of man in his quest for power, control, and wealth. In the late 1700s, Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the world stage.

“Power is my lover” the man whose ego collided with fate. An ego that grew to the size of Mount Everest with each military victory, much like Alexander the Great’s before he ruled all of Europe for over a decade. Throughout history there have always been people who were born destined to reshape the world and leave a lasting legacy. Alexander the Great, Caesar, Charlemagne, and Washington head the list of people who changed the course of history. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of those individuals. Like Alexander the Great, he was one of the greatest military generals in history. He was a gambler, a workaholic genius, but too often a short-term planner that sometimes led to disastrous results. A temperamental tyrant some have called him, but no one can doubt his military breadth and his ability to seize the moment when opportunity presents itself.

A mathematical prodigy, whose intellect catapulted him to fame and glory for his remarkable military skills at the height of the French Revolution. A renowned reformer but also a ruthless military commander who used the best tactics not only from studying other campaigns in history, but used his own innovations such as placing artillery in key locations that turned out to be decisive in winning battles. Even today, his military tactics are studied in all military schools around the world. Apart from all his military achievements, as Charlemagne, he is remembered for his reforms. The establishment of the Napoleonic Code is the basis that French law is still used today was one of the many reforms that Napoleon implemented.

Some historians considered him one of history’s enlightened despots, but others now view his achievements in a much better light. But nonetheless, his vision of a unified Europe where France ruled would never come true in his own time. The constant rivalries between the competing powers of Europe, such as Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia, which would break out in two world wars a hundred years later, always prevented Napoleon’s dream. Eventually, after years of conflict, the search for the European Union would emerge. There are some who today attribute this to Napoleon’s vision, which included a common infrastructure and a common legal code. Unlike Hitler in World War II, Napoleon and Charlemagne envisioned a unified Europe where the reforms in place would benefit everyone.

It was the French Revolution that alienated the government from the Catholic Church. One of Napoleon’s remarkable diplomatic skills occurred when he negotiated the 1801 Concordat with the Pope to bring religious and social peace to France. Napoleon appointed several members of the Bonaparte family and close friends of his as monarchs of the countries he conquered and as important government figures (his brother Lucien became France’s Minister of Finance). He demanded total loyalty and expected no less from those around him. Although his reigns did not survive his fall, a nephew, Napoleon III, ruled France in the late 19th century.

Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He, too, has been portrayed as a power-hungry conqueror. Napoleon denied those charges. He argued that he was building a federation of free peoples in a united Europe under a liberal government. But if that was his goal, he intended to achieve it by taking power into his own hands. However, in the states he created, Napoleon issued constitutions, introduced legal codes, abolished feudalism, created efficient governments, and encouraged education, science, literature, and the arts.

When Napoleon became emperor, he again proved to be an excellent civil administrator. One of his greatest achievements was his supervision of the revision and compilation of French laws into codes. The new legal codes, seven in all, incorporated some of the liberties won by the people of France during the French Revolution. These, including religious tolerance and the abolition of serfdom. Napoleon also centralized the government of France by appointing prefects to administer regions called departments, into which France was divided.

While Napoleon believed in government “for” the people, he rejected government “by” the people. His France was a police state with a vast network of secret police and spies. The police closed down plays that contained any indication of disagreement or criticism of the government. The press was controlled by the state. It was impossible to express an opinion without Napoleon’s approval.

Napoleon’s own view of his career is best expressed in the following quote:

“I closed the abyss of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought against the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution.”

Between 1799 and 1815, the fate of France and Europe rested in the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte, the man described by Chateaubriand as “the mightiest breath of life that ever animated human clay.” Napoleon’s final downfall was due to the forces that the Revolution had unleashed. and Napoleon accelerated.

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica and first became an artillery officer, an old-fashioned branch of the army at the time. However, he was able to make the right connections. During the Terror, his friendship with Robespierre’s brother and his skilful use of artillery at Toulon in September 1793 helped him rise to the rank of brigadier. His cool head during the Vendmiaire revolt and his friendship with Barras took him even further. His marriage to Barras’ former mistress, Josephine de Beauharnais, in October 1796, placed him at the center of fashionable circles. This made it more accessible to literally network with the French nobility who gave him command of Italy’s 30,000-man Army.

Napoleon was very image conscious and had a knack for publicity much like General Douglas McAuthur during World War II. His published battle reports and daily orders from him attracted popular attention. He once said that “moral force wins more victories than the number of mothers.” He was also an excellent actor who could appeal at strategic moments to the deepest loyalties of his soldiers: “The military is a freemasonry and I am the great teacher of it.”

After the failed Russian invasion, Napoleon’s luck turned sour. Mainly due to his reluctance to understand the dimensions of the high casualty rates they had on the morale of his army and the war-weary French population that continued to drain the economy. This, while other nations became more fearful of his military threats. Sure, Napoleon was very lucky, but by 1812 his luck was running out. Due to the insufficiencies of his planning in the Russian campaign where more than 3/4 of his army perished and the collapse of the treaties that were previously signed allowed his enemies to recover a counteroffensive to prevent Napoleon once and for all from achieving dominance complete throughout Europe.

In 1814, after regaining power, the forces that would ultimately crush Napoleon were already gathering. On the battlefields of Waterloo great fate fell. Everything Napoleon gained was lost in the heat of the Battle of Waterloo. Nowhere in the annals of history has an empire built by one man collapsed so quickly and decisively. Who knows what the world would look like today if Napoleon had won one of the most influential battles in history.

Even if you think of the French leader as more of a despot in the long line of kings in Paris who ruled France, who established his family on the seats of European thrones, he was actually different. Even if Bonaparte did not defend all the ideals of the French revolution. He was still a man of honor. Napoleon was a warrior, but also a man of ideals and laws. He believed in the ideals of the French Revolution, at least up to a point.

When Napoleon landed on the shores of France after his first exile, the soldiers sent to arrest him openly wept. When Napoleon opened his shirt and said either shoot me now or accept me as your general exemplifies the mystique that Napoleon had not only with the military but with the majority of the French population. This is the reason why many people go quietly for him. If Napoleon had defeated Wellington, there would have been no world wars in the 20th century. Many historians conclude that fact today. Although the story is what it is. Napoleon will be forever linked to one of the greatest military commanders and empire builders in history.

Academically, professionally, and personally, I have spent the last twenty years studying marriage and divorce. Today, I teach mediation, divorce mediation, and provide document preparation services. Almost all of my clients have chosen to get divorced without attorneys (without representation) and come to us before any paperwork has been filed with the court. It seems that my practice and business model represent an emerging trend.

The way I see it, when a couple has children, divorce becomes a process of family restructuring: the marriage ends, but husband and wife remain mom and dad, eventually becoming grandmother and grandfather to the same babies. Contrast this philosophy with the traditional/lawyer-led divorce that often exacerbates marital conflict, entangles children in a war zone, diverts a substantial percentage of financial resources to lawyers and others, and breeds contempt and hatred that they keep ex-spouses stuck. in the years to come. How illogical is it for a family to spend their financial wealth on two lawyers whose focus is arguing over dividing what’s left? Most thinking human beings would never choose this path. But sometimes when people are emotionally vulnerable and feel betrayed, rejected and scared, their senses leave them and they fall prey to the atrocities of conflictual divorce.

A traditional/attorney-managed divorce is suitable for some families. This is the way to go when one of the spouses needs legal protection. So, for example, if one spouse does not know what the marital assets are or how much the other spouse earns, they may want to have a lawyer look into all these details before agreeing to any financial settlement. Also, if one spouse feels intimidated as a result of domestic violence or coercion, negotiating without a lawyer is a bad idea.

However, many of the couples who end up in a traditional/attorney divorce would not be there if they knew there was another option. My mission is to let you know that there is a better way. And, as I continue to spread the word, my mediation practice has grown. Yes, I see a lot of middle income people struggling financially, unable to afford two down payments, and the legal discovery process that is a big part of a traditional/attorney led divorce. However, I also see people who have amassed substantial wealth and don’t want to split it three ways: yours, mine, and lawyers.

Pro-Se/Pre-Suit divorce mediation offers clients a communication format and model that promotes problem solving. The unique agreement that a couple creates in mediation serves to guide their family into the future. Typically, these agreements cover future parenting plans and how finances (and child support) will be handled after the divorce. Mediation becomes a moment of negotiation and opening of communication channels. In mediation, the couple is encouraged to talk about what is working, what is not working, and how their family should function in the future. My job, as a mediator, is to help my clients identify, articulate and/or reformulate their needs and problems. I encourage problem solving, provide information and options, and explore alternative solutions. Typically, the mediation process lasts between two and ten hours, depending on the issues and the personalities involved. Some divorces can be mediated in a single session. And sometimes the process happens over a few months, in a series of face-to-face sessions.

When the mediation is complete, I prepare the agreement and fill out the state-approved forms. If a couple needs a QDRO (to divide a pension), a deed, or revisions to their estate plan, I refer them to legal resources. Many of my clients take their agreements to attorneys and/or accountants to review before signing. Ultimately, the agreement and other documents are signed and filed with the court clerk, and the case is set for a final hearing as an uncontested dissolution of marriage.

I recently read the article by executive search consultant James M. Citrin The Dynamic Pathwhich promises “access [to] the champions’ secrets to achieving greatness through mental toughness, inspired leadership, and personal transformation.” In summary, the book examines the paths followed by numerous sports champions to find the common thread that allowed them to progress through the four stages of success that Citrin has identified: individual, champion, leader, and legacy.

Citrin’s first lesson is as follows:

Talent and hard work are a good start… To achieve greatness requires something more, something subtle. It demands the acquisition and application common to those who excel in sports, business, or any other activity: mental strength and the ability to remain calm and collected in great moments.

Citrin argues that developing an individual into the champion, leader, and legacy stages of the Dynamic Path requires skills that peak at certain points on that path: natural talent/intelligence, work ethic/dedication, and mental toughness/question-solving. problems peak at the Champion. level, for those at the height of their individual achievements. Leadership of people, which has developed along the way, reaches its peak in the Leader stage, along with the development of moral/spiritual leadership, so that the individual seeks collective achievement for collective results: excellence. of the group. Moral/spiritual leadership continues to grow until it reaches its culmination in the Legacy phase, in which collective achievement creates lasting results that will have lasting impact.

Examples of those who have achieved Legacy status include Bill Bradley, who has achieved numerous athletic victories as well as intellectual success as a Rhodes Scholar, complemented by the lasting achievements of his service as a Senator. Citrin also highlights Arnold Palmer (the golfer who used his individual success to establish health care complexes, create the PGA Tour, and develop the Golf Channel), Arthur Ashe (the tennis player who became the first African-American man to win the US Open and winning a Grand Slam among numerous other titles, then co-founded the US National Junior Tennis League and worked to end racism and poverty before his untimely death from HIV he contracted during a blood transfusion), and Lance Armstrong (the cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner who now seeks to eradicate cancer). Citrin provides stories of many other individuals, well known and less, who illustrate the path he describes.

I enjoyed reading this book because it distinguishes what makes a good leader, one for a season, from what allows a good leader to create a legacy, one for a time. The book is an easy read, and it’s interesting (at least for this sports fan) to learn a bit more about what some sports figures have achieved after their sports careers. The book is an interesting, sometimes a bit jarring mix of personal sketches and attempts to show how sports lessons can be translated into personal lessons. Citrin inserts his own perspective throughout the book, which at times reads more like a journal than a teach-in.

One conclusion that remains with me is that the rise of team sports for boys, and especially girls, is likely to be of significant benefit to new generations of aspiring leaders. Citrin has made an excellent case for the lessons sports can deliver, and is a good reminder that all those hours of soccer practice can pay off in later years, though it would be a stretch to say that The Dynamic Path it will provide a roadmap for transforming those lessons into business leadership skills.

Sometimes in metaphysics you will come across the phrase “dark angel”. There are many interpretations of what the dark angel means when it comes to the psychic arts. Some of them are more psychological and others are more cultural.

The most common interpretation of the dark angel is Lucifer. Lucifer is one of the original favorites of the Archangels in heaven and fell out of favor. In essence, he was kicked out of heaven for misconduct, but was able to keep his angel wings. You often see depictions of Lucifer in angel art. He is one of the biggest players when it comes to the religious angels mentioned in the Bible. Of course, if you are a practicing Satanist, you will never wonder if Lucifer is “angel or devil”. The myth of the angel fallen from heaven is absolutely crucial when it comes to studying angel pantheons and also angel drawings. Lucifer is also one of the original natural angels, which is why he appears so frequently in angel art.

The female version of the dark angel of love is Lilith. Lilith is often described as Adam’s first wife who is not mentioned in the Bible. Since she was not made from the rib of man, she became corrupted and was thrown out of the Garden of Eden. She is not mentioned in the Bible, but she is honored among some sects and even feminist sects that see her as the original mother earth. She is one of the angels of love in the sense that she symbolizes seduction.

Yet another interpretation of the dark angel is as a description of a lover. This could be a karmic relationship that is somehow problematic or bad for you. The dark angel of love is someone in your life that you cannot stop thinking about or obsessing over. It is the relationship that you cannot handle or that causes you great grievance. If you are a man, this dark angel is undoubtedly the “Lilith” in your life.

However, today most of us know Dark Angel as a television series directed by James Cameron that aired from 2000 to 2002 on Fox Television. The Dark Angel character was a genetically enhanced super soldier played by actress Jessica Alba. She escapes from an oppressive government institution and trains to be an assassin with eleven other genetically enhanced human beings. This Dark Angel was originally supposed to be a movie, but James Cameron couldn’t get a movie deal to back it up. It’s culturally important as the character paved the way for several more superwoman-type characters.

Another common meaning of dark angel is the concept that it simply describes the dark side of you that succumbs to temptation. It is your dark side that insists on not being connected to the light.

With this being an Olympic year, many really don’t know the full scope of what goes into being an Olympian. The physical and mental progression from one level to the next, as well as the financial expenses to complete the journey from a young hopeful through the ranks to being recognized as an elite athlete is a lifelong pursuit. For many, the journey ends too early. For others, the financial stress is too great to overcome. Then there are others whose physical attributes make it impossible to reach the pinnacle of sporting success.

For professional and elite athletes, reaching that level of excellence in their sport comes at a price. When we look at the price of a country for the cost of athletics today, we realize how much money is really involved. When we compare the costs involved to the cost of just 50 years ago, it’s just another indication of how our society has become so consumed with wealth. Just look at what the New York Yankees did by signing a baseball player to an unprecedented multi-million dollar contract last year. To top it off, if that athlete gets injured and can’t play, he’s still obligated to pay his full salary. This was unheard of 60 years ago.

We all need to remember that 60 years ago, many young people played minor league baseball and Pop Warner football. I myself can remember every Saturday playing baseball rain or shine. I had a four-fingered leather baseball glove that my father bought and I think that was the only expense we paid for me to play catch. When I entered high school, my parents did not have to pay additional fees for me to compete in interscholastic sports, whether it was cross country, swimming, or track. The school district covered our school uniforms, warm-ups, and transportation to and from away competitions. Just think that 60 years ago there were no real financial impediments preventing our parents from participating in interscholastic sports. Today, that is not the case. With school budget cuts at the forefront of debate in school districts across the country, so many sports programs have been cut or the fees to participate are staggering. When the costs to participate in interscholastic sports rise, many applicants are denied the opportunity to do so simply because many parents do not have the additional financial means for their children to participate in extracurricular activities.

Going back to my college years, how lucky I was to be able to participate in intercollegiate sports through a partial athletic scholarship that paid my expenses. We should remember that enrollment in state school universities was relatively low compared to today. In general, the cost of pursuing an athletic career was much less expensive than it is today. So much so, in fact, that today’s athletes spend more on high-tech gadgets to record and even improve their performance. I can fondly remember that all we had during cross country and track season were stopwatches.

When it comes to money today, there has been a gradual disintegration of behavior. It was during the course of my long athletic and professional career that I witnessed a decline in personal and professional behavior among many professional athletes. The professionalism and camaraderie of the 50s, 60s and early 70s have given way to an ideology of self-absorption, self-service, self-satisfaction and self-profit in which the individual is completely consumed by monetary compensation and disinterest without the slightest consideration. by his teammates. , competitors and fans. The sense of camaraderie that was once the primary motivation for being an athlete has been lost.

Which has replaced playing with the “Love of the Game” now where players of all professional sports and most college sports have also embraced the self serve philosophy. When and where they play because of the excessive amounts of money offered to them, the professionalism, respect for each player, the fans and the general public has diminished so much that players now expect the adoration, attention and publicity to be given to them. grant. This is not because of their skill, their respect for players, coaches, and fans alike, but because of the amount of money they are paid. Whether or not they actually produce the professionalism that needs to be displayed when people reach that level of athleticism is not displayed more often now.

I remember when I first competed in a sporting event. The excitement, joy and respect I had for myself, my coaches and the other competitors made me realize that just being able to compete was an incredible experience. Whether I won or came last was not the main focus. My coaches realized that winning wasn’t the most important thing, but what it’s about to compete is being able to push yourself to do your best. Sure, everyone likes to win, but even if you lost or came in second every time you tried, you made it, and that’s winning.

Today, a large number of high school and college athletes are drawn to the prospect of lucrative professional sports contracts. Many have succumbed to the temptation of forgoing a college degree or failing to graduate and opting for the professional contract only to realize that once their career ends or injury prevents them from competing, they are left with too few qualifications to start a career. race. outside of sports.

Most of these people are not mentally, emotionally, and educationally capable of understanding the scope of responsibilities that professional sports contracts entail. What has happened today in professional sports is that they have really encouraged a most unprofessional type of behavior on the part of the athletes themselves. I’m not saying that all professional sports athletes have indulged in this type of behavior, but the media has continually exploited some individuals to the point that the general public further encourages student and professional athletes to engage in unethical behavior. professional.

“For the love of the game or the sport! A time not so long ago. The days when players and athletes actually played and competed for the enjoyment of the sport itself and not the amount of money they are or will be paid Winning in the world of professional sports is the ultimate goal. The key here is to recruit the caliber of players who when they actually play or compete display a higher degree of excellence. Always doing their best will produce the winning effect. which is so important in today’s professional sports.

Today’s young aspiring athletes must be taught restraint and resist the urge to forego an education in pursuit of that lucrative contract that seems like a sure bet when in fact it is a short-sighted and misguided attempt to disrupt the life process of a individual. It is the students and student-athletes that really matter when they participate in their respective sports and are held accountable for their behavior on and off the field of play. They must display a level of personal esteem and show courtesy, respect and genuine camaraderie towards all.

Is it any wonder considering that so many schools continually fail to fund physical education and so many other rewarding cultural activities in the elementary and secondary school systems that today’s students and young aspiring athletes find it so difficult to have the same availability of programs that were considered an eternal part? from an educational experience just 60 years ago? Until schools across the country realize the importance of athletics and the arts in the educational experience and find ways to prevent families and individuals with disabilities from participating just because these programs are too cost prohibitive, many athletes, musicians or up-and-coming theater performers will be denied opportunities. to reach their full potential. The net result is one of the reasons our society has strayed from the moral values ​​of a not-so-distant era. A very sad comment for today.

Many of us who went to school not too long ago remember that being a student with special needs meant riding a separate bus to school and attending a class with other children with different disabilities. These classes were more like daycare than school, and even the most advanced students had little hope of receiving a high school diploma, let alone attending college. Since then, the term disability and special needs student has expanded to encompass much more than a person with an IQ below some arbitrary standard. What I have tried to do in my first article is to give a little history of the evolution of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954) which found that segregated schools were a violation of equal protection rights. It would be another twenty years before this concept was applied to children with disabilities, especially learning disabilities, trying to get an education. In fact, shortly after the Brown decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that compulsory education did not apply to students with mental disabilities and, until 1969, it was a crime to try to enroll a disabled child in a public school if that child had once been excluded.

Due to court challenges in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia in the early 1970s, things began to change. In 1975, Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. This was the first law to mandate that all disabled students have the right to an education. He not only demanded that all students with disabilities have the right to an education, but also held local educational agencies to account for failing to do so. Shortly thereafter, the term disabled was replaced by “disabled child”. Although revised in 1990 as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the most comprehensive changes came in 1997. This law required schools to identify children with disabilities to ensure that all children had an “education available to them.” free and appropriate public service and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for employment and independent living” 20 USC § 1401(d). Unfortunately, the most recent changes in 2004 made the law a bit more difficult to receive the benefits it deserves, which, depending on the next administration and the makeup of Congress, may or may not be a trend to follow in the future. .

What exactly is a “free appropriate public education”? Under the law, it is defined as “special education and related services that (A) have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge: (B) meet the standards of the state educational agency; ( C) include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary education in the State involved; and (D) are provided in accordance with the individualized education program required under [the law].” In other words, the school must provide services that meet the needs of a child with a disability that may affect his or her ability to learn. These “related services” can be services that are provided in the classroom, such as giving the child time to finish taking the tests.They may also include services that can be provided outside of the classroom, such as tutoring, or having the child attend a residential or day program outside of school, along with transportation.

For historical data, I relied on Wrightslaw: Special Education Law by Peter WD Wright and Pamela Darr Wright and Special Education Law in Massachusetts by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.

Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards its affiliates for every customer that the affiliate’s own marketing efforts attract. It is not too expensive because affiliates do not need to purchase their own products. Some affiliate marketers choose to run high-cost promotional campaigns to earn commissions, while others go the organic route. Both strategies can be effective, but for people just starting out in this business, the organic route is the sensible and sustainable option. This option involves the following five fundamental steps:

• Find a gap in the market within a niche of interest.

• Choose a communication platform

• Create valuable content

• Traffic monetization

• Expand and maintain your business

Find a gap in the market within a niche of interest

There are two parts to this process. The first task is to find a gap in the market that you want to fill. This is the research phase of the process and getting it right would put you on a solid footing. The second part of the process is to find this gap within a niche that interests you.

The reason behind this is simple but very important. When you love what you do, it is no longer an obligation. You will be required to create content on this topic for a long time, so it would be easier if you found the niche interesting. Choosing a niche requires a balancing act. While a niche interest is key. Your chosen niche must be profitable. There are several ways to determine a profitable niche. You should explore the products and services within the niche and its content potential.

Choosing a communication platform

The second step is to have a medium to communicate and share your knowledge with your audience. This would involve creating a website and creating content. Your website and publications would be your communication vehicle. You don’t have to be an internet genius to create a website. All that is required is a domain provider, web hosting, and knowledge of WordPress. If you prefer to build on the front-end using drag and drop tools. You would find platforms like Wix.com, Web.com or Weebly.com etc. very useful. If you have the right guidance, setting up a website or blog can be done quickly, allowing you to build content over time. There are platforms where you can learn how to set up a website for free. Read on for my top recommendation.

Creation of valuable content

Content is king is a phrase to remember. To be successful, you need traffic and that is achieved by creating valuable content. Delivering value to your target audience is very crucial to achieving success. Think about the gap you identified in the first step and how you are going to bridge it.

What is the solution to the problem? Are there multiple solutions available? What are the options? What information is required for your hearing to make an informed decision? If you offer value to your audience, they will stick around. There are several techniques and resources that will help you get traffic, but this will be dissipated if your content is not considered valuable. There are several resources, for example keyword tools that will allow you to target specific keywords, although most will be paid resources. If you’re just starting out, there are free platforms that you could take advantage of the same resources. Read on for my top recommendation.

Traffic monetization

Monetizing your traffic is what affiliate marketing is all about. You generate commissions through promotions and affiliate advertising. For example, if you are recommending a product or service. Your audience will reward you for the value provided by following your recommendation. It’s important to understand that your earnings grow as your following grows. Google AdSense is also a way to monetize your traffic. This is a program administered by Google that allows publishers on the Google network of content sites to serve automated text, image, video, or interactive media ads that are targeted to the site’s content and audience.

Expand and maintain your business

After establishing traffic and monetizing it. The time has come to expand your operation. Naturally, if you took care of steps 3 and 4 correctly, you should be able to generate repeat business. Expanding your operations sometimes requires doing things like outsourcing or bringing in more resources. This would allow you to grow your business. To keep your business scaling. You need to make sure that those values ​​that have brought you success in the first place are not compromised. If you maintain that and evolve correctly, you will be able to sustain yourself and grow successfully. Expanding your business with sustainability in mind ensures that you are on solid ground.

Conclution

Mastering these profitable fundamental steps would put you on the right path to success within any online business. You will be able to grow your business organically and be sustainable in the long term. Mastering them requires proper guidance and training. To be a doctor, you would have to go to medical school and to practice law, you would have to go to law school. It’s not rocket science to realize that the same is true for being successful online. Do your due diligence and choose a training resource platform to help guide your way.

There are times in our life when we have to seek the help of a law firm to win the favor of the filed case or to participate in the legal proceedings in a court. Here are five essential tips to keep in mind when doing so:

Firm Size – Many people assume that hiring a high-profile law firm will help them get better guaranteed results. However, the truth is very different. Insurance adjusters are knowledgeable enough not to get excited about a big law firm. If anything, they are more vigilant, since the norm is for large companies to have sophisticated clients with implausible legal problems. With this in mind, it is well understood why a man in the street like you can be overlooked by these giant law firms. In fact, on the other hand, he will receive better care and guidance from a smaller company.

Research – It is a pragmatic idea to conduct personal research on the lawyer on your own; You can do this by contacting and asking neighbors and acquaintances that he may have symbolized. Contact a lawyer only if he has given some good reviews and you are personally comfortable with it.

When you contact a small firm attorney in person, make sure you feel comfortable asking them questions and answering any questions you may have. In the course of the discussion, you should try to extract specific facts such as:

Experience as a lawyer and handling your case: In general, a lawyer must have at least five years of rigorous experience in litigating cases in court. Experience of less than five years means that the lawyer is not worth hiring.

Determine the number of cases an attorney has fought so far in personal injury or insurance, etc. Anything less than 75% is an indicator to stop considering hiring a lawyer and look for a really experienced one.

Area of ​​expertise: Find out who you typically represent in a positive light. If the lawyer is known to be at ease when addressing companies or corporations, he is simply a defense attorney. Go ahead, he is not a good fit for you, a plaintiff.

Fees: Once you’ve found a suitable lawyer to suit your needs, it’s time to make sure of the fees they charge. Keep in mind that while litigating it, if a wrongdoer is found on you, you could be severely charged for every trick they try. However, if the opposing party is found wanting, he/she may gladly accept your case, willing to waive all potential charges, as he/she knows he/she is a favorite. Always discuss the terms and conditions and take the black and white fee agreement. If he/she rejects your request to do so, ignore him/her and find another.