Denise Pederson

name Coach Companion exists to coach and train people to see possibilities; guiding them to use their inner resources, their natural strengths and abilities, shifting their perceptions in order to achieve their goals and to make their dreams reality. Coach Companion was created to empower people to experience their life and work to the fullest potential. Please visit www.successplanner.denisepederson.com for a complimentary goal planner.

What is Personal Development and Why Should You Invest?

06th May 2008
If you are like me, you want the maximum interest rate on a CD, the greatest appreciation on your real estate, and Bull Market returns on stock investments, right? I took the time to learn about and investigate different CD investment strategies on some ... Read >

Shortcuts to Success - What is a Life Coach and Why Should You Even Care?

25th April 2008
A personal life coach is someone that has thoroughly studied and understands how you do what you do, that makes you get (or not get) the results you want in life and in business. A professional life coach has a huge resource of personal development s... Read >

Shortcuts to Success for Giving Feedback

18th April 2008
Are you getting the reactions that you want when you have to deliver less than positive feedback to someone? Or do you get a confused look with your neutral directions? This is a very quick way to learn how to give someone feedback based on sensory pe... Read >

Mad as Hell? Personal Perception Changer

27th March 2008
Have you recently had an unpleasant confrontation with someone? How would you like to get a different perspective so that you have more resources and options to deal with the situation? The way we see things (perceive) determines how we feel and react. ... Read >

6-S for More Brain Power - Shortcuts to Success

05th March 2008
I have a list six things to do every day to maintain your physical health. I'm calling them the 6-S Steps to Success. This is a list of quick little things you can do that will really maximize your mental output by using your physical body. Think of th... Read >

The Secret of Changing Your Perception of Failure to Overcome Low Self Esteem

27th February 2008
Would you take advice from a failure? I'm going to guess that some of you responded with a resounding NO! People with low self esteem, and it seems from my practice, particularly women with low self esteem hate it when they fail or make a mistake. This... Read >

Valentine's Day - -The Holiday that Characterizes Effective Relationships

14th February 2008
Dorothy was about in tears, tears of happiness, understanding and acceptance when she came to understand how people just naturally and intuitively operate with different perceptual filters. She exclaimed, "And all this time, I just thought my husband jus... Read >

Your Love List Muse for Valentine's Day

11th February 2008
Dorothy was about in tears, tears of happiness, understanding and acceptance when she came to understand how people just naturally and intuitively operate with different perceptual filters. She exclaimed, "And all this time, I just thought my husband jus... Read >

Industry Execs Predict 2008

31st January 2008
Industry execs predict gloom, boom for 2008 That is the actual headline of the January 25th edition of Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal*. It's their annual Industry Outlook special report. Believe me, I read the special report. I'm just lik... Read >

How Would You Like the Ability to Turn on Your Creativity at Will?

21st January 2008
You CAN turn on your creativity at will, simply by applying what we know from doctors, researchers, and biofeedback specialists. When the human brain is operating between 8-12 Hz, it is in the Alpha wave range. This frequency range is also called Berger... Read >

What is rapport? And why should you care?

19th January 2008
You hear a lot about rapport, but how does it affect you and why should you even care? Well, two people in rapport are inclined to give each other the benefit of the doubt, and are more patient and sympathetic towards each other. When there is rapport i... Read >

Do you have a personal "Elevator Speech"?

19th January 2008
Are you familiar with the concept of an "elevator" speech? It's a little speech that people involved in networking are supposed to have prepared and memorized in answer to the question "And what do you do?" It's called the elevator speech because it is ... Read >

Blinding Flash of the Obvious

17th January 2008
When I'm talking about what it is that a coach does, I use a short little narrative that never fails to get someone's interest and attention. That's because it makes for a very big BFO - Blinding Flash of the Obvious. What makes it a BFO is that it real... Read >

It's a brand new year - but will you get it right this time?

16th January 2008
It's a brand new year - but will you get it right this time? Well, a few of you have actually put down your goals in writing! Congratulations, that is the first step to getting it right this time around, this year, this new chance. . . . If you h... Read >