Inspired Excellence-Knowledge, Know-How and Inspiration: Self Help Power-Tools for Personal Excellence

By Rajesh Vaidya

Inspired Excellence-Knowledge, Know-how and Inspiration is about personal excellence.

It is a super value collection of power-tools and applied models to boost:

- Assertiveness
- Confidence
- Resourcefulness
- Focus as well as Expansive Thinking
- Personal Authenticity

This compilation is for individuals who are looking to build a meaningful and happy life.

Inspired Excellence- Knowledge, Know-how and Inspiration has a unique style. It does not stop at delivering motivational pep messages. It does not hand over prescriptions for self-development.

It engages with readers in an intense, meaningful manner. It seeks to promote a bold journey into the readers consciousness.

The author asks powerful questions, invites readers to step into their zone of authenticity. He presents distilled wisdom from neuroscience, quantum physics and ancient wisdom, which bring incredible and inspiring knowledge content. He provides practical tools and exercises from the disciplines of coaching and management to make the knowledge actionable.

And, as all of these come from the authors own experience, knowledge and expertise, the book reverberates with confidence and grace. The narrative exudes assurance and empathy for its readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Sep 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496988621

Rajesh Vaidya

Rajesh Vaidya is a Coach, Trainer and Entrepreneur. He  is the Founder Director of his company Earth & Stars SRL. ‘Earth & Stars’ is Rajesh’s tribute to human excellence. It is his legacy project dedicated to the human quest of self-discovery, potential, transformation and the unlocking of inner wealth. In his former avatar, Rajesh was a senior HR professional with over two decades of HR experience across reputed organizations, industry verticals and international geographies. Through his rich experience, Rajesh has developed deep capabilities in designing as well as deploying business- aligned and culturally relevant HR strategies. He believes in achieving business success through employee engagement and tapping of creative energies of the talent force. He has been an active collaborator in various business success stories throughout his career. He shows up as a credible thought-partner and powerful catalyst in corporate life events of transformational magnitude.       He holds a number of professional certifications including Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Large Scale Interactive Process [LSIP], Leadership Grid, Behavioural Laboratory, Coaching based on Carl Rogers-Robert Carkhuff model, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hogan Personality Assessments and Transformational Presence & Coach Training, among others.   Rajesh has studied various forms of meditation and healing mechanisms. He is a Certified Professional Coach from International Coaching Academy (ICA) Australia. He is an intense writer and his articles have been published in a number of Indian as well as International journals.  Rajesh hails from Mumbai, India and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

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Contents

Authenticity Anchored Coaching Model

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The Model

2.1 Agenda

2.2 Exploration

2.3 Discovery

2.4 Learning

2.5 Action

2.6 Transformation:

DIRECTIONS FOR SELF COACHING

Being Bold & Assertive

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Exploring the Spectrum

2.1 Being Timid-Meek-Submissive

2.2 Being Aggressive

2.3 Being Assertive

Strategies and actions for developing assertiveness

3.1 Mindful Observation

3.2 Rhythmic breathing for coherence

3.3 Clarifying one’s Values, Beliefs, Unique Strengths and Higher Purpose

3.4 Body language & postures

3.5 Vocabulary

3.6 Visualization

3.7 Be part of a support network

3.8 Getting a coach

3.9 Appointing an ‘Assertiveness Observer’

3.10 Acknowledging self /celebrating victories

Being bold

Being Confident & Charismatic

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Being Confident

2.1 Meaning & Definitions

2.2 Understanding the Inner Dynamics through Stimulus-Process-Results: Iceberg Model

2.3 More on Beliefs, Emotions, Feelings, Thoughts & Behavior

2.4 Choose Empowering Beliefs

2.5 Know your values, and honor them

2.6 Identify and do Activities which Energize you

2.7 Identifying Unique Strengths and putting them to use

2.8 Identifying your Higher Purpose and Living by it

2.9 Pause and Recap

2.10 Taking Good Care of Yourself

2.11 Creating a Support Network

2.12 Creating your own Power Vocabulary

2.13 Creating a Confident Body Language

2.14 Setting Goals & Achieving them

Being Charismatic

Being Resourceful

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Resource Dependency

Check your Readiness for Success

Always stay inspired-Focus on the strengths and the positive outcomes

Being Resourceful

5.1 Resourcefulness—Meaning

5.2 Self as a Field of Abundant Resource

Limiting versus Expansive

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The Limiting Perspective

The Expansive Perspective

Coaching Application

Personality Types and Limiting vs. Expansive

DIRECTIONS FOR SELF COACHING

About the Author

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Authenticity Anchored Coaching Model

Knowledge Resource Type : Model-in-Action

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SUMMARY

‘Authenticity’ is being true to one’s own personality, character, deeper values and beliefs, despite external pressures. It is referred to as complete alignment of one’s beliefs, values, emotions and actions.

‘Authenticity Anchored Coaching Model’ primarily performs the following functions:

i. It creates a safe space for the client to look at his/her life issues ‘as they are’.

ii. It encourages the client to stay in the space of exploration and discovery as opposed to putting undue pressure of achievement and outcome in the sense of problem solving or solution finding. The model is based on the belief that solutions and subsequent action plans are outcomes of comprehensive exploration and diagnosis.

iii. It encourages the client’s journey in his/her own awareness in the shining light of his/her own authenticity.

iv. This coaching model upholds the belief that a coaching journey which is carried within the space and spirit of authenticity opens up deeper transformational possibilities.Authenticity enhances self-awareness, strengthens ownership/accountability and accelerates the client’s ‘move-forward’ journey. It brings about a different degree of self-acceptance, confidence and character which is unique to the client’s own individuality and which can be incredibly powerful.

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‘Authenticity’ is being true to one’s own personality, character, deeper values and beliefs, despite external pressures. It is referred to as complete alignment of one’s beliefs, values, emotions and actions.

There are forces like social norms, perceived or real rewards or reprimand, hierarchy of external validation etc. which shape one’s behavior and actions in the society. The way an individual behaves and acts may not be congruent with one’s inner world. And this incongruence or lack of alignment creates a conflict in one’s mind. And as this inner conflict persists and grows in strength and size, it starts feeding on the energy of the individual, which otherwise could be channelized for other creative and developmental pursuits.

‘Authenticity Anchored Coaching Model’ primarily performs the following functions:

i. It creates a safe space for the client to look at his/her life issues ‘as they are’.

ii. It encourages the client to stay in the space of exploration and discovery as opposed to putting undue pressure of achievement and outcome in the sense of problem solving or solution finding. The model is based on the belief that solutions and subsequent action plans are outcomes of comprehensive exploration and diagnosis.

iii. It encourages the client’s journey in his/her own awareness in the shining light of his/her own authenticity.

iv. Authenticity Anchored Coaching upholds the belief that a coaching journey which is carried within the space and spirit of authenticity opens up deeper transformational possibilities. Authenticity enhances self-awareness, strengthens ownership/ accountability and accelerates the client’s ‘move-forward’ journey. It