Comments on: Let’s Stick Together http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/ Providing business and personal coaching Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda Alexander http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-108 Amanda Alexander Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:09:38 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-108 Fiona, I love what you said here - "My fervent wish is to provide you with a place to gather with companions to enhance and support your journey through life." I think you have your wish. This is a great community. Amanda Coaching for career, business and personal success Fiona, I love what you said here – “My fervent wish is to provide you with a place to gather with companions to enhance and support your journey through life.”

I think you have your wish. This is a great community.

Amanda
Coaching for career, business and personal success

]]> By: Fiona http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-52 Fiona Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:47:05 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-52 Hi Maggie, Thank you! I'm from lovely Lurgan, then we moved to Craigavon when I was about thirteen. It's strange that I've lived away, in London mostly, for longer than I lived in Ireland. But - there's no escaping where you come from; it's a big part of you. Slainte! Fiona Hi Maggie,
Thank you! I’m from lovely Lurgan, then we moved to Craigavon when I was about thirteen. It’s strange that I’ve lived away, in London mostly, for longer than I lived in Ireland. But – there’s no escaping where you come from; it’s a big part of you.

Slainte!

Fiona

]]> By: Maggie http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-49 Maggie Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:14:55 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-49 Hi Fiona, You have no idea how much I love Be Your Own Life Coach. I just keep reading it over and over. I'm so intrigued to know where exactly you come from in Co Armagh as that's where I come from, near Tandragee. But anyway you have given me so much inspiration and at times comfort just by the shere amount of encouragement that is in every page. I'm totally a fan of your work. Thank you! Maggie Hi Fiona,

You have no idea how much I love Be Your Own Life Coach. I just keep reading it over and over. I’m so intrigued to know where exactly you come from in Co Armagh as that’s where I come from, near Tandragee.

But anyway you have given me so much inspiration and at times comfort just by the shere amount of encouragement that is in every page. I’m totally a fan of your work.

Thank you!
Maggie

]]> By: Vicky http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-42 Vicky Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:54:45 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-42 A very good point... sometimes when you're embarking on abit of a reinvention, people around you don't dig it- they can't stand your change. It's good to know there's a place to come where all are encouraging and like-minded when those around you aren't- like colleagues you have to put up with while you're working on bigger and better things :o) A very good point… sometimes when you’re embarking on abit of a reinvention, people around you don’t dig it- they can’t stand your change.

It’s good to know there’s a place to come where all are encouraging and like-minded when those around you aren’t- like colleagues you have to put up with while you’re working on bigger and better things :o )

]]> By: Paul http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-34 Paul Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:15:02 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-34 Lol... Fiona it's called the Free State in your part of the world. The interpretation of my blog has been interesting and strange, firstly there was no mention of free gratis either, I was simply making the point that "balance" between both may be achieved, there are many who cannot either afford or face professional guidance, and they can still have access to insight from someone like Fiona who has many years of practical experience in this field. My suggestion was simply that there be more of "Fiona" on the site, I would not dream of "precluding anyone from making a crust" or "somehow getting by", business is business, but let's also include the potentials, who provided with pro bono insight may well become clients in the future. Yeah it's an exclusive club.... or in Irish terms an exclusive pub. Paul. Lol… Fiona it’s called the Free State in your part of the world.

The interpretation of my blog has been interesting and strange, firstly there was no mention of free gratis either, I was simply making the point that “balance” between both may be achieved, there are many who cannot either afford or face professional guidance, and they can still have access to insight from someone like Fiona who has many years of practical experience in this field.

My suggestion was simply that there be more of “Fiona” on the site, I would not dream of “precluding anyone from making a crust” or “somehow getting by”, business is business, but let’s also include the potentials, who provided with pro bono insight may well become clients in the future.

Yeah it’s an exclusive club…. or in Irish terms an exclusive pub.

Paul.

]]> By: Fiona Harrold http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-33 Fiona Harrold Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:34:57 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-33 Dia duit, Monica! I love your eloquence and clarity - thank-you. I couldn't have put it better myself. And, Paul - my Irish is the Northern type - a little different from yours in the South! Have a good day, Fiona Dia duit, Monica!
I love your eloquence and clarity – thank-you. I couldn’t have put it better myself. And, Paul – my Irish is the Northern type – a little different from yours in the South!

Have a good day,

Fiona

]]> By: Paul http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-32 Paul Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:29:03 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-32 I love your books, as I said earlier I have the friggin things, this was not a personal attack, I'm sorry you perceived it as such...and great attempt at the Irish...it's Slan Leat... but you made me laugh a lot. Paul. I love your books, as I said earlier I have the friggin things, this was not a personal attack, I’m sorry you perceived it as such…and great attempt at the Irish…it’s Slan Leat… but you made me laugh a lot.

Paul.

]]> By: Monica http://www.fionaharrold.com/2009/06/lets-stick-together/#comment-31 Monica Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15:25 +0000 http://www.fionaharrold.com/?p=3463#comment-31 Interesting thoughts Paul. I'm kind of intrigued to know why you think having "thoughts on psychology, philosophy, sociology and community" or providing "valuable service, relevant courses, active listening and insightful advice" in some way precludes earning a crust? Do you mean only online or in the offline world also? Are we all to provide what ever services we provide free gratis and hope that 'somehow' we'll get by? The opposite of greed (which I fully agree with you has been all too much to the fore over the last few years) is not to live with some sort of attitude that we are above money. Making a living matters, if you are running a business making a profit is kind of the point - not a dirty side effect. I'm involved in running an online business (not anything even remotely related to life coaching, but it is like this one membership based) and I really think you are confusing a website with an online business - they are not the same thing. Running an online business is a very different animal to having a website or a personal blog, or even a website/blog that exists primarily to support an offline business. You've thousands of registered users and providing them with a range of services and a support structure to back all that up is neither free nor particularly cheap. People have to be be available to answer customer/user emails, to deal with enquiries from partners and a myriad of other stuff that comes through, software has to be kept up to date, marketing has to be done, new products have to be developed - I could go on. Actual people have to be paid real money to do these things. I've never felt victim to a hard sell in the years I've been getting the newsletter and hanging around here. In fact it's sometimes kind of eerie how the newsletter seems to be on a theme that's relevant to what's happening in my life and I like seeing it come in. I've bought a course and as I buy books a lot anyway will check any that are recommended out and buy them IF I WANT TO. As Fiona said, whether I buy something or not is my own affair, but if I do I am happy if she gets a few bob out of it - it's all the same to me. Fiona - keep doing what you've always done only more so. And may you prosper while you're at it. Monica PS I'm in Ireland too - this is beginging to look like an exclusive club! Interesting thoughts Paul. I’m kind of intrigued to know why you think having “thoughts on psychology, philosophy, sociology and community” or providing “valuable service, relevant courses, active listening and insightful advice” in some way precludes earning a crust? Do you mean only online or in the offline world also? Are we all to provide what ever services we provide free gratis and hope that ’somehow’ we’ll get by?

The opposite of greed (which I fully agree with you has been all too much to the fore over the last few years) is not to live with some sort of attitude that we are above money. Making a living matters, if you are running a business making a profit is kind of the point – not a dirty side effect.

I’m involved in running an online business (not anything even remotely related to life coaching, but it is like this one membership based) and I really think you are confusing a website with an online business – they are not the same thing. Running an online business is a very different animal to having a website or a personal blog, or even a website/blog that exists primarily to support an offline business.

You’ve thousands of registered users and providing them with a range of services and a support structure to back all that up is neither free nor particularly cheap. People have to be be available to answer customer/user emails, to deal with enquiries from partners and a myriad of other stuff that comes through, software has to be kept up to date, marketing has to be done, new products have to be developed – I could go on. Actual people have to be paid real money to do these things.

I’ve never felt victim to a hard sell in the years I’ve been getting the newsletter and hanging around here. In fact it’s sometimes kind of eerie how the newsletter seems to be on a theme that’s relevant to what’s happening in my life and I like seeing it come in. I’ve bought a course and as I buy books a lot anyway will check any that are recommended out and buy them IF I WANT TO.

As Fiona said, whether I buy something or not is my own affair, but if I do I am happy if she gets a few bob out of it – it’s all the same to me.

Fiona – keep doing what you’ve always done only more so. And may you prosper while you’re at it.

Monica

PS I’m in Ireland too – this is beginging to look like an exclusive club!

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