Mars Venus in Florida

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During her career, she provided technology consulting and training services to Fortune 500 companies, state and municipal government units, and small businesses.

Pam works extensively with business owners and executives to focus their efforts on increasing customer satisfaction, improving profitability, and enhancing communication at all levels. Most recently, Pam was involved in deploying web-based solutions that extend a company’s information and systems to its employees and customers via the Internet. By utilizing emerging technologies, small and medium-sized companies can broaden their customer and vendor base as well as enhance their bottom-line profitability.

Pam is a franchise owner and provider of services offered through Mars Venus Coaching, which include training programs in a variety of customizable formats to fit your needs. Workshops, group coaching, or one-on-one coaching sessions can be delivered at the client’s location, via teleconference, or remote learning technologies.

For more about Mars Venus Coaching, call Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching international headquarters at 702-835-9295. Please visit www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Mars Venus Coaching Beefs Up the Nevada Team

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Following an initial career as a successful commercial real estate broker, Dennis joined the ADP Dealer Services division that provided computing solutions to automotive dealerships. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: ADP), with nearly $9 billion in revenues and over 585,000 clients, is one of the world’s largest providers of business solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, and recreational vehicle dealers.

As a Senior Client Operations Analyst providing fee-based consulting for clients’ computing and business operating services, Dennis also provided services in accounting, sales, inventory management, and service departments.

Dennis’s passion for helping people become successful and the art of doing business led him to the Mars Venus Coaching organization. When he is not coaching, he provides seminars in stress management, time management, team building, and others.

For more information about Mars Venus Coaching, contact Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching Global Headquarters at 702-835-9295 and visit our website at www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Recession Sparks Business Coaching Upsurge

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Professional athletes have coaches.  In fact, the stars usually have a lot of them:  head coach, position coach, strength coach, flexibility coach, sports psychologist, and nutrition coach…not to mention, financial and spiritual coaches.   OK, given recent history, most of the stars could also use one more… a life coach…someone who would help them get and keep their personal lives in order.  In the sports world, owners, athletes, fans and managers know well the importance of having a coach, no matter how advanced you are in your game.  It would be inconceivable for a serious athlete to go without the support of a coach. They know that regardless of their expertise in their craft, the ultimate value of having a coach by their side; someone skilled in helping them stay focused and providing feedback, support, perspective, and accountability to take their game to the next level.

So here is the million-dollar question for you and your business or career…how come you don’t have a coach?  In today’s economy, more and more business owners and executives believe having a business coach is imperative.  Some reports suggest that coaching is the 2nd fastest-growing industry in the world, after the IT industry, and it is a substantial part of the $100 billion dollar training & development field.  Coaching franchises, like Mars Venus Coaching, are contributing to that meteoric growth.

According to a study in 2008 by the American Management Association, “Coaching continues to gain in popularity.  Among respondents who say their organizations don’t yet have coaching programs, a sizable proportion (37% in the North American sample and 56% in the international sample) said such programs will be implemented in the future.”

How does coaching differ from consulting? A consultant is a functional expert in a particular field or business process. This person is hired to share his/her “expertise” as it specifically pertains to your business (such as IT, marketing, compensation, or accounting).   A consultant has little vested interest in the outcome.  You pay them for their expertise.  You either follow their recommendations, and they either work or they don’t.  Either way, the consultant gets paid.  A business coach, on the other hand, is an expert in business development; specifically trained to help you:

  • Get and maintain a laser focus on what really matters to the business.  A business coach refuses to get caught up in the weeds of the business.
  • Recognize the barriers getting in the way of achieving your goals.  A business coach refuses to “buy in” to the limiting thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that have stood in the way of reaching your highest level of success.
  • Formulate a plan around achieving your priorities and overcoming the key barriers.  A business coach helps you develop a plan, your own roadmap, to success.
  • Be accountable for acting upon the plan, following the roadmap, and doing the things necessary to achieve outstanding results.  A business coach will NOT accept inaction, procrastination, or, for that matter, poor productivity from you…and will help you to not accept any of these from yourself.
  • Create a motivating vision of the future.  A business coach reminds you why you are focused on doing certain things…the rewards for keeping to the plan.
  • Maintain perspective.  A business coach looks at organizations, executive teams, employees and initiatives from the outside, with no attachment to the specifics of the situation.  Personal attachments, office politics, egos, and company policies are all up for examination to the coach that is dedicated to helping you achieve your objectives.

The key things to remember are that:

A coach does not do the work for you. A coach empowers you to draw upon your own thinking, ideas and resources to achieve the desired results.

A coach does not tell you what to do. A coach conducts an inquiry made up of powerful, thought-provoking questions that assist clients in finding their own most creative and effective solutions.

A coach does not force you to change. A coach points out and gets you to recognize the limiting thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and patterns that stand in the way of your greatest success, and then helps you chart a new course.

So who hires a business coach?  The business owner, executive or company that is committed to success and recognizes the need to go beyond the status quo and reach out for various resources to achieve it; that understands that he or she is responsible for their own success and is unwilling to settle for mediocrity; that has a desire to move to the next level of success and who sees the value of coaching to empower that commitment; and that believes their employees are an integral part of their overall success, and therefore wants to improve  employee performance and internal relationships.

What to look for in a business coach:

  • Someone who is trained specifically as a business/executive coach and as an expert in the field of business development, communications and human behavior.
  • Someone who is good listener and great at asking pointed, thought-provoking questions.
  • Someone with whom you have a good rapport.
  • Someone you can trust.
  • Someone who comes with a good recommendation or referral.
  • Someone who is willing to provide you a complimentary coaching session in order to gauge whether he/she can help you improve your business’s results, management skills and leadership abilities.

A business/executive coach becomes your strongest ally, a partner in achievement, who can be the difference between success and failure; especially in today’s economy.  Take the time to investigate whether hiring a business/executive coach is right for you.

Visit www.marsvenuscoaching.com to learn more about your coahcing opportunities.

Mars Venus Coaching March Training Class

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Participating trainers included Dr. John Gray, brand founder, and Rich Bernstein, Global President/CEO.

Master Franchise Graduates included Jan Wood – Florida, John Korovinis – Victoria, Australia, and Pam Lippitt – Colorado. Coach Graduates included Loyde Robinson – Nevada, and Nadia Ansari – Wales, UK, now the first Mars Venus Coach in her country.

Visitors to the seven-day session included Scott Lippitt, Master Franchisee – Colorado, and Coach Rhonda Love-West, from the Rhode Island territory.

Dr. Gray inspired the newest members of the Mars Venus Coaching family while discussing his views and principles from his best-selling book, “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” and directly relating his training theme to his latest book, “Why Mars and Venus Collide,” and several others from his library of some 16 books covering gender differences.

In congratulating the new graduates, Rich Bernstein, President/CEO, added, “You have all traveled a long way in every sense. The principles, processes, and techniques learned here will affect you, as well as your clients. The path to helping others has begun. You will find both tremendous challenges, as well as tremendous rewards, during your journey.”

Since relocating the Global Headquarters to Las Vegas from Australia in October of last year, Mars Venus Coaching celebrated a successful year with coaches now operating in eleven countries: the United Kingdom, Romania, France, Guatemala, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Slovenia, Australia, and both the domestic USA as well as the Territory of Puerto Rico.

For more information about Mars Venus Coaching, contact Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching Global Headquarters at 702-835-9295. Please visit us at www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Mars Venus Coaching Opens 7th Country and Grows the Family

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While the majority of franchisee growth continues to be from North America, Mars Venus continues to expand worldwide. Joining the family in September will be Rosa Maria Botran from Guatemala.

Mars Venus Coaching Success Coaches are now located in Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Italy, Slovenia, Guatemala, and the United States.

Along with Rosa Maria, the other new franchisees include Pam Boyer from Florida, Bryan Drewes from Nevada, Beverly Taylor from California, and Rhonda Love-West from Rhode Island.

All from diverse backgrounds, these new coaches will embark on an intensive initial training program in San Diego at The Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel before launching their new practices in their respective territories.

For more about Mars Venus Coaching, call Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching North American headquarters at 702-835-9295. Please visit www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Mars Venus Coaching Expands Again

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These new coaches completed the initial Mars Venus Coaching induction program in San Diego in August and have returned to their respective territories to begin building their businesses.

The new Success Coaches include Melodie Tucker in Florida, Bonita Brown in Maryland, Thom Faglie in Texas, Ed Burke in Nevada, and the first Mars Venus Success Coach in Italy – Paolo Benassi in Rome.

From diverse backgrounds that include mortgage banking, travel, technology, entertainment, and counseling, the coaches mastered intensive days in the initial training. Now the second phase begins -they continue their training via the 12-week Mars Venus Quickstart Program.

The Quickstart Program is uniquely focused on applying the training experience to obtain clients and launch each coach’s business – a balance of marketing and coaching skills. Continuing as a class, the new coaches will participate in a teleconference call each week as they build their skills, acquire new clients, and share their experiences.

Simultaneously, each coach will have a “Coaches’ Coach”, who is an experienced coach who will work with them on a weekly and individual basis, so a third dimension to the Mars Venus Training and Support Program.

Mars Venus Coaching systems are geared to work with both the personal relationship and executive client population for an unprecedented approach to a broader market.

For more information about Mars Venus Coaching, contact Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching North American headquarters at richbernstein@marsvenuscoaching.com

Visit our website at www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Mars venus Coaching is Building Momentum in the US

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Dr. John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (and 16 other best sellers) is an expert on behavior, particularly about differences between men and women. John, along with Darren Stephens, decided that the coaching industry had matured to the point where most people recognize the value of the vision, guidance, and accountability that make coaching so effective.

Mars Venus Coaching is a unique franchise opportunity. There are no other coaching franchises that train and support professionals to be effective at both personal relationships and executive relationships. Professionals who want the flexibility of working their own hours (not tied to a retail store), enjoy helping others, and want the freedom of owning their own business are purchasing the new Mars Venus Coaching Franchise- off to a flying start!

Training classes are underway, and the coaches are landing clients…because after all…life isn’t perfect. Is yours? If it isn’t, call Rich Bernstein at the Mars Venus Coaching North American headquarters at (702) 835-9295. Be special. Enjoy a rewarding profession…you earned it. To learn more, visit www.marsvenuscoaching.com.

Mars Venus Coaching Launches in North America

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“We’re very excited to launch here in the United States”, says Rich Bernstein, Mars Venus Coaching’s President and CEO. “Everyone knows the power of John’s books and now we can launch a brand that can help everyone all over the country by holding people accountable for the implementation of his principles.”

Dr. Gray’s principles and tools for relationships, communication, managing teams, success factors, and executive coaching are second to none. “We’ve developed an extensive training program, ongoing support structure, exceptional systems, and endless resources to prepare and continually support our coaches”.

Dr. Gray is the author of 14 books, the most commonly known – “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”.

The new, North American, corporate headquarters is located at: Mars Venus North America, Inc., 5940 S. Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89118. Ph: (702) 835-9295
www.marsvenuscoaching.com

Shaky Ground, Clear Heart

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The epicenter in Mineral, Virginia, where the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on August 23, 2011, was less than 30 miles from me. With telephone lines down, it looked like the 4th of July, with people over 300 miles away immediately posting updates on their Facebook pages to let friends and family know what happened and that they were okay. Life is always full of uncertainties. Sometimes it takes a natural occurrence like an earthquake not near a fault line or a tornado in an uncommon location to make us stop for a second and check in with our priorities.

I grew up in Alaska with daily earthquakes throughout the state. Earthquake drills are common practice at school, and watching blinds shake or being rolled out of bed was the norm. When things began creaking and shaking, I instinctively scooped up dog and kid and found myself waiting out the groaning, rattling, rumblings in our nearest, sturdiest doorframe. I was calmly explaining to my soon-to-be preschooler that the earth was shaking like big dinosaurs stomping around outside.

I figured, why not relate this to one of his beloved books, so it was a fun adventure, rather than a potential disaster? He asked if we should put our shoes on, and I said, “Sure, honey, when the chandelier stops swinging and the trees outside stop their staccato swaying.” Using a large vocabulary made me stay in the logical part of my brain, so I would stay calm rather than let my monkey brain create panic for us. Like all kids, he easily picks up the emotional nuances in our voices and faces to tell him how he should react—the shaking stopped, and he was excited to put on his shoes and explore outside as we checked for cracks. With my military background, my mind was also assessing the situation and hoping it was only an earthquake, and not another attack like 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon inflicted by human beings angry at other human beings.

As I checked in with family and friends, I also found clients checking in with me. This brings me to my point: relationships. I created my business so I could spread and share unconditional love with as many people as possible. I believe we can all learn more life resiliency skills so that our relationships are healthier, and we’re able to stay more focused on the present and attaining our goals, which often correlate to cultivating and sharing our talents with others.

Mars Venus Coaching based on John Gray’s, Ph.D., wide body of male/female relationship dynamics, is different from other coaching systems, because it focuses on helping people to understand how to communicate with different types of people so they are valued, respected, and heard. Coaching is also different from traditional forms of therapy, because the focus is on the present and creating 90-day action plans that daily step clients closer to their life purpose and goals.

I believe we’re only here on Earth for a blink of an eye, and if we have our priorities straight, then we’re engaging with other people and making their lives a little easier to live and bear. There is a lot of potential to be self-involved, greedy, evil, judgmental, and close-minded. When we focus our attention in this direction, then we take our energy away from what I believe is our main purpose: relationships. Having successful relationships professionally and personally is a life well-lived. Your daily interactions with others, and how many close, quality relationships you have are indicators of whether or not you’re making a difference in the world.

Where were you and what were you thinking about when the 2.8, 2.2, 4.2, and 3.4 aftershocks in Central Virginia occurred in the ensuing hours? Did you even feel them? If you were nearby and felt any of the shaking—did you check in with family and friends? If you were further away and new of loved ones somewhere along the affected eastern coast of America did you check on them?

At the end of each day, regardless if there has been a life event that makes you wonder if you have your priorities straight—are you doing ALL you can do to express your gratitude and love for the people that make a difference in your life? Boot anger and low self-confidence out, and focus on what makes your relationships richer and more fulfilling—engage in the now, every day.

Are you committed to continuous relational growth? Are you ready to enhance your emotional intimacy and keep your love life strong with ongoing insights and tweaks? Discover the onlines couses at Mars Venus Coach Academy and bridge the communication gap and live the life you’ve dreamed.

Lyndsay Katauskas, MEd
Mars Venus Coaching
Corporate Media Relations

A Word about Coaching

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Because life coaching and business coaching are relatively new professions, and many people haven’t had any direct experience working with a coach, the question of “how does coaching work?” is something we frequently hear.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that coaching is about giving advice.

Coaching – whether you work with a life coach or a business coach – asserts that all of the answers we seek are inside of ourselves. A good coach will not tell you what to do. The reason to work with a coach is to empower yourself to listen to your own inner voice, and to investigate the full spectrum of possible solutions to the barriers holding you or your business back. Seeking outside help can help you gain the clarity and focus necessary to succeed.

Life and business coaching are about permanent and fundamental shifts in your view of yourself and your business.  Coaching is about helping an individual or organization see a way to achieve a goal, remove a roadblock to achieving a goal, or a combination of the two.

According to Einstein,“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” A coach can help you shift your thinking into that new perspective.  A coach’s tools are great, probing, enlightening questions.  And a great coach has enough experience to ask the right, questions at the right time to help you make that shift quickly.

The International Coach Federation defines corporate or executive coaching as “a process for equipping individuals and teams with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities they need to be creatively productive and effective in their commitment to themselves, their organizations, and their work.” We proudly support this definition.