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The Fearless Entrepreneur
I have a new client, Andy. He is my ideal client because of only 1 thing--he is fearless. In our first meeting, I gave him a laundry list of a million things to do. Most of them were against his nature, uncomfortable and never before tried things. Things like...
Doing the hard thing to grow your small business
Every Monday, I drop off my 2 year old at a nursery play program for speech delayed toddlers (which he is). He screams and cries even before we get there and it is excruciating to take him there and to let him go for 2 hours while I wait outside the door, hearing...
Speednetwork much?
Here is my virgin run on a video blog (screencapture not flattering!) about my virgin run on my speednetworking. A week of firsts! Whew.. If you've ever wondered what it's like to speednetwork, here's my short take on it. Can you spell sweaty? With Kindness as...
Niche-Phobia getting you down?
Experiencing High Anxiety when you think about picking a Niche? What exactly is Niche-Phobia, you ask? It’s when you start sweating from every orifice once someone tells you that to get more clients, you need to market to one specific client group (e.g. overworked...
Chala update 2012
I hope this letter finds you well! 2011 was a really interesting and wonderful year for me. As you may have already heard (probably from me!) I left my 20 year marketing career and 7 year beloved job at BIC and launched my coaching business full time last August...
Coaching without trust
Ever try to coach someone who didn’t trust you? How far did that get? How about when someone you didn’t trust tried to coach you? Felt awful right? As Stephen Covey says “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s...
How to have the "ugly" performance conversation
Do you remember something called the 'Bell Curve' from your school days? When applied to work performance, it basically means that most people (68%) are in the middle and have average quality of work while 16% are high performers and naturally the other 16% are low...
Is there such a thing as a “bad question”?
In my world, YES. Within the context of being a “coach manager” (someone who not only allows others to come up with the solutions but actually facilitates others in creating the solution) you can actually do more harm than good if you ask a bad question. What’s a...
Communicate or Dictate?
When terrorist planes hit the twin towers on September 11, one man gained international attention and acclaim for his leadership. Struggling at a 36% in approval ratings for his rigid, dictatorial style of management, Rudy Giuliani was losing popularity fast prior...
Change the way you talk, change your results
My client Gerry thinks he’s unappreciated at work. The truth of the matter is that his boss just isn’t very good at communicating his praises to him. Angela is calling a divorce lawyer this week--her husband won’t talk about their problems. John and Dave work in...
A blues buster E-zine
Every newsletter I seem to read in the recent weeks is a strategy or list of to-do’s for coping during difficult economic times. Of course, I’m no dummy and I recognize why, but I decided to do a different type of list for the New Year. One that talks about...
The 5 best interview tips I’ve ever used to get a job
With so many lay offs and restructuring plans in the marketplace, you will need every tip and trick in the book to stand out amongst a sea of competitors. Here are the very best interview tips that I've found to be the most powerful when looking for that perfect...
About Chala
Chala Dincoy is a Marketing Strategist who helps B2B service providers reposition their marketing message to successfully sell to corporate clients
