Soft Skills Archives - THE SMART TRAIN

A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 Elaine Rogers Growth, Soft Skills 15-year-old self, conversation, letter, P!nk, Pink, self

P!nK sang about conversations with her 13-year-old self (from the album I’m not dead). It’s hard to remember exactly what I did and how I felt

New Year, New Health, New You

January 5, 2016May 4, 2016 Elaine Rogers Coaching, Health, Soft Skills exercise, Fitness, Goal Setting, Health, immunity boost, New Year, SAD, stress relief

Happy New Year! How was your 2015? Did you achieve your goals? Did you make progress with your dreams for your life and work? Those of

How To Easily Control Your Time Management

June 26, 2015July 30, 2015 Elaine Rogers Change, Soft Skills coping with change, time management

Have you ever had the experience of watching something unfold before your eyes and have no control over its outcome? You know it greatly impacts

Happiness In Three Steps

February 3, 2015March 4, 2015 Elaine Rogers Growth, Soft Skills happiness, Happy

Happiness Step No 1 Feel Happy Happiness Step No 2 Be Happy Happiness Step No 3 Go back to Happiness Step No 1 🙂 How did

Why you should NOT make New Year’s Resolutions

January 5, 2015January 17, 2015 Elaine Rogers Goal Setting, Soft Skills 2015, Goal Setting, happy new year, new year's resolutions, Planning, SMART goals

Bonne année! Welcome to 2015 Did you make New Year’s Resolutions this year? So how are they going? Are you on track? Or are they

Your Silent Partners

November 26, 2013January 12, 2015 Elaine Rogers Motivation, Soft Skills Business Coaching, business development, entrepreneur, investors, mentoring, seed capital, small business, start-up, venture capital

There is a certain quietness out there, beyond the madness of the noise in our heads as we endeavour to jump-start our new business. That

I Am Not A Good Presenter, Get Me Out Of Here!!

October 17, 2013January 12, 2015 Elaine Rogers Employee, Soft Skills confidence, fear of presenting, presentations, presenting, public speaking

So you think you are not a good presenter. One of the top human fears is the fear of public speaking. Another is the fear

Looking in the wrong direction for happiness

September 3, 2013January 12, 2015 Elaine Rogers Growth, Soft Skills habitual behaviour, happiness, searching, wally

Tunnel vision! Blinkers! Sound familiar? This can be a state of affairs when going through our daily grind. Focusing on just one thing. Mostly this

Ergonomic Health at Work

March 10, 2013February 26, 2017 Elaine Rogers Employee, Soft Skills ergonomic, ergonomics, exercises, eye strain, posture, repetitive strain injury, RSI

Ergonomic health – what’s it all about? We are all business people, working hard! Some of us may find ourselves sitting in front of the computer

Your Story doesn’t have to be hard. Try these 8 Tips

May 17, 2012January 17, 2015 Elaine Rogers Growth, Soft Skills eulogy, Mary Corbett, roisin markham, story

I was celebrating Hump Day today and catching up on my Social Media when I came across a very sad post from my colleague Mary Corbett. Her mum had passed away, and she had the intuition to accept the thoughts and challenges that came up for her during that difficult week.

Goal Setting Success – How To Succeed Your Goals

May 9, 2012March 28, 2015 Elaine Rogers Goal Setting, Soft Skills achievement, Goal Setting, persevere, setting goals, SMART goal, SMART goals

Are you planning something in the near future? Have you set proper goals for yourself or your business? Are you struggling with your goals? Read

Beyond your Comfort Zone – Breaking the Barrier

April 19, 2012January 13, 2015 Elaine Rogers Goal Setting, Soft Skills coaching, comfort zone, exercise, Fitness, Goal Setting, goals, Procrastination, running

Since this is such a personal expereicnce I thought I could share with you how I managed to break the barrier of my comfort zone today.These thoughts are simply to share with you the trickster things we can do to ourselves to achieve a POSITIVE outcome.

SMART Goal Setting

April 9, 2012March 28, 2015 Elaine Rogers Business Skills, Goal Setting, Soft Skills Goal Setting, setting goals, SMART goal

What is the difference between a goal and a wish? General Wish: “I would love to write a book some day” General Goal: “I want

Marriage Proposals on Feb 29th – 5 Top reasons

February 27, 2012January 24, 2015 Elaine Rogers Planning, Soft Skills engagement, Feb 29th, February 29, honeymoon, marriage, proposal, Romance, Valentine's Day

The 29th of February beats all the other days – Christmas Day, New Years Eve, Birthday, Valentine’s Day for marriage proposals. And simply because it only comes around every 4 years.

Christmas Tips for Managing Stress

December 14, 2011January 17, 2015 Elaine Rogers Christmas, Motivation, Soft Skills Christmas, New Year, Planning, Procrastination, stress management

If you are stressing about past Christmases, or any past event, then you are relying on memory to provide the stress factors. Those stress factors can limit us in our everyday tasks. If you are stressing about the coming Christmas, or any future event, then you are just imagining it and creating your own stress factors. Based on what? Future event stress is normally based on previous events, so we are back in the past, which is imaginary, remember?

Mad isn’t it? I am still running

December 4, 2011January 17, 2015 Elaine Rogers Goal Setting, Soft Skills 10k, 5k, charity, chiropractic, cork, exercise, Goal Setting, limerick, mini marathon, running, strategy

Firstly, I am delighted to report I am pain free, unlike this time last year when I was crippled, and had to give up running altogether. My waistline was not happy!

So after intense self care and chiropractic treatments in Spring, I was promised I would be doing the 3 things I love again – gardening, driving my motorbike and running. At first it was a struggle, and my health seemed to be deteriorating rather than improving, but finally after about 2 months, I suddenly began to feel huge improvements.

Getting back on track

August 26, 2011January 17, 2015 Elaine Rogers Health, Motivation, Soft Skills, Success cause, charity, cork, limerick, mini marathon, running

I am no stranger to health and fitness, having been a part of various therapies, classes and courses over the years, mostly as a preventative

How To Boost The Extra Hour In Your Day

November 1, 2010March 29, 2015 Elaine Rogers Motivation, Soft Skills Christmas, daylight savings time, DST, extra hour, hallowe'en, Procrastination, productivity, things to do

We have just gained an hour over the weekend, so this may be your first day back to work after the ghowls and spooks of Hallowe’en last evening. Have you wondered what to do with the clock going back an hour yesterday?

Running for their lives…

September 7, 2010January 16, 2015 Elaine Rogers Health, Motivation, Soft Skills accomplishments, breast cancer, Goal Setting, Health, marathon, running, Success

Roll on 6 months, I am still attending the gym after returning home from Honeymoon. But I notice the lust, the drive is not there. I gave up the gym, as it was taking 3 hours door-to-door, too long in my busy life!!

Then I decided to go back walking. 1 hour door-to-door. That’s all very fine, as I live in rural Ireland, and really enjoy the birds and other wildlife, the quietness

How To Slam the Door On Coaching Myths

March 27, 2010March 29, 2015 Elaine Rogers Coaching, Soft Skills advising, Business Coaching, coaching myths, counselling, life coaching, lifecoaching, mentoring, myths about coaching, personal coaching

Let me clarify. Coaching has many definitions. I liken coaching to being “a structured conversation”. However, it means something specific to each one of us, whether we realise it or not, or whether we have previously given it thought or not.

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