http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Kim+Olver Career Kim Olver Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=522191&ca=Career Coaching is field that’s been rapidly expanding over the past 15-20 years. It’s a profession many Baby Boomers and others are entering and it’s a supervision skill many managers and teachers are learning. Coaching comes out of an understanding of human motivation. People are motivated by internal mo... Relationships Kim Olver Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=522183&ca=Relationships Many times I talk to people who ask the questions: "Why can’t I find a good man/woman?" " Why do I keep making the same mistakes in my relationships?" When you are in between relationships, there is much introspective work to do. Without taking the time time to look at yourself, you are often in the... Self Help Kim Olver Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=522185&ca=Self+Help A theme that has been recurring throughout my coaching sessions recently is that of depression and what to do about it if you don’t want to resort to psychotropic medication. Some will tell you there is a chemical imbalance in the condition of depression. I am not here to argue that point one way or... Self Help Kim Olver Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=522193&ca=Self+Help Are you a parent? A teacher? A supervisor? Do you ever struggle with how to handle discipline problems in others? Then, read on. . . Punishment and discipline have often been interchanged however their meanings couldn’t be more different. The Latin root of punishment means “to inflict pain,” while t... Business Management Kim Olver Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=391124&ca=Business+Management Whether you are a teacher, counselor, therapist, doctor, receptionist, sales person or friend, you know the power of instant rapport. I was recently asked to give a talk about it and it challenged my thinking. I thought to myself, “I know how to build rapport. I do it quite naturally, but I’m not su... Marketing Kim Olver Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=391125&ca=Marketing About three years ago, I wrote a three-part series on Creating an Effective Online Presence but that was before I understood anything about social media. Now if you are going to have an effective online presence, social media is one aspect that can help put you on the cyber map. I am not a social me... Parenting Kim Olver Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=391126&ca=Parenting I have received a lot of inquires lately about how to discipline teenagers. It’s an interesting topic and one that bears consideration. I believe most of the issue lies in how one identifies the problem. There are three major considerations. When children enter the teen years, their developmental st... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kim Olver Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=374372&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet One of the first things in learning to change a behavior is to bring into conscious awareness why you do the thing you are attempting to stop doing. Losing weight is a theme common to many who have enough in their lives that their own starvation is not something that concerns them. According to Insi... Relationships Kim Olver Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=374374&ca=Relationships How important is physical compatibility in relationships? Well, it depends on the couple. For some people their physicality is of utmost importance to them. When it is, they often want their partner to engage in many of their activities with them. For some couples the physical nature of their relati... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Kim Olver Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=374379&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Is it true that Dr. William Glasser's Choice Theory doesn’t believe in mental illness? Of course not! However, that is what many believe and some don’t give his ideas credence because they think he is wrong about that. This article is my humble attempt to explain exactly what Dr. Glasser means when...