Our species is in crisis. Increased psychological spaciousness is needed more than ever to help us solve the devastating problems the world faces today.
Coaching
If only we could silence that nagging inner voice at will…
Your inner nemesis is rearing its ugly head: incessant mental chatter. Those nagging thoughts that pop into your head at the most inopportune times to mess with your mojo. How can we deal with our inner voice, when it isn’t helping us?
Coach health: the last taboo?
Coach health: the last taboo? My poor, neglected blog. I didn’t abandon it because I lost...
10 tips to maximise your coaching experience
You did our non-scientific quiz and decided to get a coach – now what? Here are our 10 top tips to maximise your coaching experience. Tip One: Choose your coach carefully Isn’t that obvious, I hear you think? Well yes, and here are some pointers to get you going. Ask for recommendations from friends, family, […]
What coaching client type are you?
Have you always wondered what it’s really like to work with a coach? And would you like to know what type of coaching consumer you are yourself? For a bit of Friday fun, take the below non-scientific quiz and find out your coaching client type. Jot down the number of your answers as you go along. […]
Surprising things coaches do
We coaches are full of surprises it seems! Today I had no less than four different conversations in which I mentioned something that I do as a coach that surprised the other. It made me think how much of what I do is part and parcel to me and new to other people. Here are some of the […]
Transformation is in fashion
Maybe it’s the time of year, and we can that feel spring is in the air and we’re ready for some dramatic change… Have you noticed how many television programmes are about transformation of some sort? Just a quick look at BBC iPlayer reveals these: Homes under the Hammer – a long-running property renovation show The Great Interior […]
How emotions change memories
Back in the 1990s I learned to drive in Amsterdam. You won’t see L-plates in traffic there because it is illegal to drive a car without a licence and therefore the only way to learn is to take lessons at a driving school. Amsterdam is an utterly excellent place to pass your driving test. Everyone knows […]
Disruption please!
Clients who arrive for coaching or mentoring sessions may not realise it, but what they will be getting is disruption. For those clients who have opted to find a coach or mentor themselves, this is almost always a welcome discovery: they were ready to have their usual way of going about things disrupted. It takes […]
Catharsis and catalysis in coaching
Sometimes a client arrives for their session clearly carrying something with them which will get in the way of a productive session if it isn’t declared and discussed. That ‘something’ isn’t necessarily on the agenda we have established so far, but the fact that it has made its way into the session makes it part […]