Over the remainder of this year I’ll be recapping what’s been happening here on Coaching Confidence, the coaching blog during 2014.

In previous days we started by looking at the posts that happened in January, February, March, April, May and June, so today we move onto:

July

Guest Posts

• What do you want to get known for? By Karen Williams
• It Starts With Me by Ben Morton
• POTHOLES AND PIT STOPS: How to navigate this bumpy, beautiful journey called ‘Life’ By Hwai Tah Lee
• Awaking the Sleeping Giant Within by Diane Dutchin

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

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

(Nelson Mandela)

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

(J.K. Rowling, Goblet of Fire)

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

(Winston Churchill)

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

(Theodore Roosevelt)

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”

(Charles R. Swindoll)

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

We started July with what I think is my favourite TED talk we’ve featured this year so I’m going to add it straight here so you can see for yourself:

“Why Aren’t We Awesomer?: Michael Neill at TEDxBend”

Clip length: 14 mins 07 secs
Prefer to watch on YouTube? In that case you’ll need to click here.

Other TED talks featured during July:

•  Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen
• David Kwong: Two nerdy obsessions meet — and it’s magic
• How to build a superhero in 5 easy steps | Michelle Dickinson | TEDxWanaka
• Sticky Coaching: How to leave a lasting legacy | Nick Grantham | TEDxJesmondDene

Blog posts for coaches from around the web

How do posts appear on this list?

The list is created using two different sources:

Source One

Each Monday on this blogs Facebook page I usually issue the following question and invitation:

“Have you written/seen a blog post in the past week that you’d think is of interest to coaches and that you’d like to share?”

Many of the posts shared on Facebook will then appear on this list.

Source Two

I personally add posts that have attracted my eye for one reason or another. Sometimes this will be because it fits with a request from a reader about what the want to read more about. Sometimes it’s a post that covers a topic I know from working with clients that coaches will find valuable and/or interesting. Then there are also the posts that just really resonate with me personally.

Whilst to some extent I’m reliant on what’s written each week and what I see, I attempt to provide a mix in this list of different approaches. Some of the posts deal with logistics and answering “how to” style questions, some will be coaches sharing their own experiences and approaches and some posts will fall more in a spiritual category.

I’ll guess that because of the broad spectrum of the list they’ll be some posts you love and others that really don’t appeal to you. My suggestion is to read the posts you’re drawn towards – it’s here to inform, entertain and provide value not to create lots of thought about which you do and don’t like.

Posts shared on our Facebook Page:

• “5 Strategies To Get Yourself Into Gear (How To Start Anything Anytime Anywhere)”by Frederique Murphy
• “GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION…” by HT Lee
• “When you think the odds are against you …” by Glen Ladegaard
• “Aristotle, Kids Soccer and Happiness” by Tommy Karapatsos
• Charlotte Waller also shared a video with a few words from their stand at the CIPD L&D show in the Spring
• “How to be Confident – Build an Emotional Air Conditioner” by Lynda Martens
• “S.C.O.R.E. BIG IN THE SECOND HALF – IT AIN’T OVER YET! (PART 1)” by HT Lee
• “CAN BEING LESS PRECISE MAKE YOU MORE EFFECTIVE?” by cricket coach Matt Thompson
• “COACHING STORMS” by sports leadership coach DeAngelo Wiser

These are a few posts that also attracted my attention from around the Internet

Bonus posts:

• “No more 110%” by Dr Libby Hodges
• “DEBUNKING MYTHS 1 – CONFIDENT PEOPLE ARE LESS AFRAID” by Steve Errey
• “3 Ways To Get Prospect’s Noes Out Of Your Copy” by Holly Chantal
• “My 5 Essential Books for Staying Centered in a Crazy World” by JASON W. WOMACK
• “What to Do When You Want to Build Better Habits (But Can’t Get Started)” by James Clear
• “Mission and Vision Statements: Unleashing the Power of Purpose” by Mind Tools
• “Blueberries Blooming” by Mark Silver
• “Where’s the Freedom? Little–Known Reasons Why You May Not Be Enjoying Freedom in Your Business” by Michele PW
• “Schoolchildren train as coaches to offer helping hand to younger pupils” by Liz Scott
• “Teleseminar or Webinar? Which One Is Right for You?” by Lisa Sasevich
• “Do You Have the Heart of a Leader?” by Ken Blanchard
• “Two Questions To Quickly Transform Any Challenging Situation” by ELIZABETH PURVIS
• “People Choose Electric Shocks Over Sitting Quietly for 15 Minutes and Thinking”by Dr Jeremy Dean
• “3 Ways to Cure Idea Indecision” by ERIC HOLTZCLAW
• “Where is the Love? Two ways to reignite the spark…” by Michael Bungay Stanier
• “Debunking Myths 2 – If You’re Not Confident, Fake It” by Steve Errey
• “The Big List of 189 Words That Convert: Write Copy That Gets Your Customer’s Attention Every Time” by Kevan Lee
• “Why the Old-School Paper To-Do List Is Superior as a Productivity Tool (& How to Make It Work for You in Under 5 Minutes)” by Karol K.
• “The Secret Formula for Happiness, Success, and Well-being,
  part three: The Key to Everything” by Michael Neill
• “The Best Way To Motivate Yourself With Self-Talk” by Andy Smith
• “5 things you must do to stand out in your business” by Karen Williams
• “What to do when fear gets in the way of taking action” by Fabienne Fredrickson
• “My One Best Question, Episode 5″ by Box of Crayons
• “The Two Lumberjacks” by Sean Glaze
• “Spirituality At Work – A Dirty Word” by Jane Lewis
• “How to Diagnose Causes Of Poor Website Performance” by Holly Chantal
• “5 Simple Ways to Get More People to Read Your Emails” by Bill Baren
• “53+ Free image sources for your blog and social media posts” by Courtney Seiter
• “Why All My Clients Are Hiring Assistants” by Mark Silver
• “HOW CREATIVE HOBBIES MAKE US BETTER AT BASICALLY EVERYTHING”by Kevan Lee
• “100 Great Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask” by LEIGH BUCHANAN
• “What I would tell you if you were here with me” by Jennifer Louden
• “Coaching in education conference” by Liz Scott
• “Most Managers Think of Themselves as Coaches” by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman
• “How Entrepreneurs Can Make the Most of Their Blog Posts” by Sandra De Freitas
• “Why You Clicked on That Tweet: The Psychology of Twitter Engagement” by Lanya Olmsted
• “Should Personal Coaches be Worried?” by Joel Sanders

Missed an earlier months recap? Click the month you want to read more about:
January
February
March
April
May
June

We’ll be taking the day off reviewing tomorrow but will be back on Friday to look at what happened in August.

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