Over the remainder of this year I’ll be recapping what’s been happening here on Coaching Confidence, the coaching blog during 2013.

If you missed the recaps so far click on the relevant month to catch up: January, February, March, April, May and June.

Today we turn our attention to:

July

Guest Posts

 “STRESS: This too shall pass” By Susan DiGiaimo

In July’s first guest post, Susan DiGiaimo, a certified Health Coach who also teaches Boot Camp and kids fitness programs, shares some of her experience around dealing with stress.

“Finding a moment of calm” By Sarah Hutton

In the next guest post, Sarah Hutton shares some of her experience and thoughts around supporting clients and herself.

“The Allure of Failure” By Brian Lumsdon

Leadership trainer and coach Brian Lumsdon looks at failure in the next guest post.

“Four Simple Coaching Confidence Boosters” by Sarah Maliphant

Next coach and mountain guide Sarah Maliphant shares her thoughts and experience to offer 4 simple coaching confidence boosters.

Most RT’d quote on our Twitter feed each week:

• “Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.” (Chinese Proverb)
• “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” (J.K. Rowling)
• “Never tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” (Author Unknown)
• “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” (Andrew Carnegie)
• “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.” (Wilson Mizner)

TED Talk’s

Each Tuesday we share a different TED Talk.

You’ll notice that some talks will be obviously directly related to personal development and how you use coaching. On other occasions they will be talks where the topics appear more abstract, they’ll be here to prompt new thoughts by coming at something from a different direction – or just because they struck me as interesting/ funny etc

• Bobby McFerrin plays… the audience!
• William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind
• David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence
• Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudy with a chance of joy
• Tania Luna: How a penny made me feel like a millionaire

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on Monday 1st July 2013:

• Nicci Statham shared an image she’d posted in a post called “Where the magic happens”
• Mark Foster shared his blog where he’s been reporting on his recent trips to various professional football academies (markfostercoaching.blogspot.co.uk)
• Youarn Bell shared two posts: “Your Goals – How to Get Them Off the Floor” and “Conflict – More of a Friend Than You May Think.”
• “Sustainability – starts with you” by Alison Smith

These are a few posts that also attracted my attention either personally or because of readers requests to read more on a particular subject…

Bonus posts:

•  “How To Get Better At Knowing Who You Are” by Steve Errey
• “Magic beans (three steps to a successful marketing promise)” by Seth Godin
• “How to Market with Authenticity” by Fabienne Fredrickson
• “Introduction to Submodalities (+ how they are useful)” by Andy Smith
• “Twofer Tuesday: Fear, Coaching and Better Email Responses” by Michael Bungay Stanier

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Posts shared on Monday 8th July 2013:

• “Your Freedom Achieved with Two Words” by Youarn Bell
• “10 Things Athletes Should Consider When Joining Social Networks – Part 3 Regulations” by Daniel Augello
• “What is Life Coaching and Why Do I Need It?” by Sandra Possing
• “What Would You Love To Create?” by HwaiTah Lee

These are a few posts that also attracted my attention either personally or because of readers requests to read more on a particular subject…

Bonus posts:

• “How to charge more and still attract clients” by Fabienne Fredrickson
• “The Ultimate Happiness Variable” A post by Michael Neill

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Posts shared on Monday 15th July 2013:

• “The four most important things in life” by Bjarte A. Bakke
• “Coaching Yourself to Make Better Decisions for Life, School & at Work in Jamaica Observer” by Cheryll Messam
• “The Principle of Thought” by HwaiTah Lee
• “Planting the Habit in Your Life to Deserve, not Need” by Youarn Bell

These are a few posts that also attracted my attention either personally or because of readers requests to read more on a particular subject…

Bonus posts:

• “I Care—Do You?—the key to great customer service” by Ken Blanchard
• “A Clean Slate, an Empty Bucket, and a Blank Piece of Paper” by Michael Neill
• “More people are doing marketing badly… “ by Seth Godin
• “Dharma Doodle Special: A graphic novella – How to free yourself from patterns of the past” by Eric Klein
• “How to Fake It Until You Make It” by Lisa Cherney
• “The Art of Listening” by Gudrun Frerichs

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Posts shared on Monday 22nd July 2013:

• “Minding Mindfulness is an essential tool for coaches and mentors . . .” by Xué Coaching
• “MY ADVICE FOR YOUNG (or any) COACHES” by sports coach Rich Hoyt
• “Shadow and Light – Why you don’t have to freak out” by HwaiTah Lee
• “In need of more bounce – part 1?” by Alison Smith
• “Depression” by Timothy Barlow
• “There are some things…” by gymnastics coach Zari Goldmann
• “7 Keys to Successful Teams” by Dean Sando

These are a few posts that also attracted my attention either personally or because of readers requests to read more on a particular subject…

Bonus posts:

•  ”Are you a CEO doing a Virtual Assistant’s Work?” by Andrea J. Lee
• “How to be Crazy Good (not Crazy Weird)” by Michael Bungay Stanier
• “Does The Uni-verse Want You To Be Rich?” by Michael Neill