Resources to Thrive
I’m deeply committed to working with leaders who are ready to move to a higher level of performance. Here are some of my favorite leadership, executive coaching, and fundraising resources:
The Master Coach by Gregg Thompson, to learn more about how to incorporate coaching into your leadership practice
Leadership insights from my favorite coach, Kim Ades, on the Frame of Mind Coaching podcast
Freewill is a free service that helps your donors (or staff) create a will
CFRE, the Certified Fund Raising Executive qualification
The nation’s foremost teacher & expert on planned giving, Dr. Russell James of Texas Tech University
Tom Ahern, nationally-recognized expert in donor newsletters and case for support statements — follow his blog for great tips
Sonja Barisic at Sunflower Communications & PR, for great storytelling, strategic donor communications, and content creation
Worksheets You Can Download
I’ve created several worksheets for you to download for free. Use them to set goals, reflect on your accomplishments, and determine whether coaching may be right for you:
Well-being involves different components, including satisfaction, positive judgments of our life, and experiencing pleasant emotions and moods. The Wheel of Life is a simple but powerful tool that helps you evaluate and rate your level of satisfaction and then provides opportunities to boost your achievement and satisfaction. It can be used to define where you are at this snapshot in your life, and where you’d like to be.
Think about and rate your level of satisfaction with each domain on the wheel. A score of one means you are not at all satisfied in that domain, while 10 means you are very satisfied. Place a dot or mark on each domain to show how you feel at this moment. What can you do to raise your score and your satisfaction? Use the wheel to check in with yourself, measure where you are satisfied in life, and determine where you want to go.
Have questions about how to use these worksheets?