When everything is “smooth sailing”…
it may be time to look for some choppy seas. You’ve been doing this awhile – coaching that is. You’re feeling some expertise and though there are minor hiccups here and there, your work is basically sailing along. You feel you know what you’re doing when you coach...
Building Resilience as a Coach
In the community of coaching, we mostly live in a warm and fuzzy world where people are using the coach approach in their communications and are focusing on the positive when working with clients. But there are times when we face resistance which can come in many...
Is 2019 the year you will master the ICF Core Competencies?
If mastery feels like too big a concept, perhaps you’d like to take a few steps and begin to move in that direction. As coaches we can get so busy building our businesses and supporting our clients, that we forget about supporting ourselves in the area of skills...
Wishing You A Very Happy Last Year!
In this time of looking ahead, we thought we’d invite you to glance over your shoulder to see what you might glean from last year to help inform your vision for 2019. After all, you’re standing on the foundation that you lovingly set into place over the past 12...
Information overload? It’s your choice…
In this age of information overload, how do we cultivate discernment in ourselves so that we’re choosing what we pay attention to and what we ignore? We’re living in an information age with all kinds of media coming at us from all sides, and we appreciate all of the...
5 Ways to Re-ignite your Excitement about Coaching
Remember how excited you were when you first discovered coaching? Like many coaches, you probably felt you had been “coaching” your entire life. So, when you found coaching as a profession, it felt like a perfect fit. In your coach training, with your peers and...
Clarity and Presence in the Midst of Chaos
We’ve been noticing lately a feeling of disruption in the force that is affecting our clients, mentees and students – and frankly, ourselves. There seems to be something afoot that we all share as members of this community and of the world community. That shifting...
When the journey feels like it’s leading you nowhere…
Have you ever felt that although you have spent years learning and honing your craft and expertise as a coach that you really know very little at all? We all face this challenge and question at one time or another. It can result in a crisis of confidence, a...
What questions are you asking in 2018?
You may have a personal question about a relationship that is meaningful to you, or maybe a philosophical question about your life’s path, or a question about where you are going as a coach and how you would like to grow this year. One thing we know as coaches and...
Are You Jumping into the Soup with Your Clients?
We’ve all had clients who seem to need extra support. We may find them swimming in a bowl of soup full of challenges, concerns and questions. Most often, we sit on the edge of the bowl using our coaching skills to help them navigate as they swim. But sometimes we...
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