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 and April.

Today we turn our attention to:

May

Guest Posts

“Achieve your career goals: Let’s lean in together” By Gina Visram

In this guest post Gina Visram discusses a book that inspires her and shares her own thoughts and experiences.

“Coaching with Logical Levels” By Phil Manington

In this week’s guest post Phil Manington shares how he uses a specific NLP model.

“Using The Pygmalion Effect in Coaching” By Beth Burgess

In this guest post Beth Burgess shares a study from the 1960′s and how it links to coaching.

“Without a vision people will perish” By Andrew A.Faccone

In May’s next guest post Andrew A Faccone combines his personal beliefs and experience to share some thoughts around success.

“How To Make It Rain Money” by Anja Schuetz

Coach Anja Schuetz shares her experience and knowledge in a guest post with a money theme.

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

• “The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.” (Socrates)
• “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” (Winston Churchill)
• “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” (Bill Cosby)
• “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
• “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” (Harry Truman)

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

• Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk
• Faith Jegede: What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers
• Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers
• Phil Hansen: Embrace the shake

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on our Facebook Page on Monday 29th April 2013:

• “A Tale of Two Coaches (The Total Coach)” A post by HwaiTah Lee
• “The FUNdamentals of Movement” A post by athletics coach Danny Maynard

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

Bonus posts:

• “Let go. As you do, something startling is revealed.” by Eric Klein
• “IS IT TIME TO RESET YOUR MARKETING PLAN?” A post by C.J. Hayden
• “Lies, Damn Lies, and Leverage” by Molly Gordon
• “What I learned about ordinary desire from Ikea” by Jennifer Louden
• “The Blue Line” by Michael Neill

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 6th May 2013:

• “Turn Ideas Into Reality” by 6Elements Consulting & Coaching
• “Feedback” by athletics coach Danny Maynard
• “Some Mothers Not So Happy?” a post by Lorne Welwood
• “Assistant Coaching” A post by sports Community Coach Advisor Jeff Mitchell
• “Develop loyalty with your customers and clients” A post by Diane Oredope
• “6 v 4 Possession & Switching the play” by football coach Michael Worthington
• “Chris Soldiers On – Uninvited Transitions” A post by Lorne Welwood

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

Bonus posts:

• “How To Use Your Desktop To Focus & Work Faster” by Lynette Chandler
• “Lead up” A post by Seth Godin
• “Managing Life’s Pitfalls With Grace: Paddling Down The Whanganui River” A post by Dr. Gudrun Frerichs

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 13th May 2013:

• “The Rise Of Change Agents (7 Weapons of Change Insurgents) Part 2″ A post by HwaiTah Lee
• “Coaching Lessons From Sir Alex Ferguson” by soccer coach Gary Curneen
• “My Transitions – Part 1″ by Lorne Welwood
• “Taking charge of your coach development – Part 1″ a post by sports coach Jeff Mitchell
• “Reasons to believe” by Peter Kerr

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

Bonus posts:

• “3 Ways to Make Money” by Michael Neill
• “Everyone is Already Naturally Gifted… and Inconsistent!” by Jonathan Altfeld
• “SELLING IS A CONVERSATION, NOT A PRESENTATION” by C. J Hayden

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 20th May 2013:

• “How to Practice Perseverance” A post by Pooja Lohana
• “Taking charge of your coach development – Part 2″ A post by Jeff Mitchell (Community Coach Advisor – Sport Auckland / GACU)
• Life Coach Cyndi Hasty Everetts also shared her blog with the description that she writes “a bit differently than most…i write based on my experiences in various situations and will most often write with analogies used to illlustrate my point”

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

Bonus posts:

• “What if you didn’t need motivational techniques?” A post by Stephen Woolston
• “How to Choose Easy Bonuses for Your Next Offer” A post by Kendall SummerHawk
• “This and That” by Dianne Lowther
• “Overcoming the impossibility of amazing” by Seth Godin
• “Learn the high cost of ignoring your inner wisdom.” by Cheryl Richardson

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 you can read January’s here, February’s here and March here. Today we turn our attention to:

April

Guest Posts

“15 Suggestions To Help You Create A Post-Session Ritual” By Frederique Murphy

In the first guest post in April coach Frederique Murphy used her experience and knowledge so that you can look after your own wellbeing to be the best for your clients.

“My Weapon of Choice: Self-Confidence” by Susan DiGiaimo

In the next guest post coach health coach Susan DiGiaimo shares some thoughts around confidence and how that is influencing her work.

“Seven Pieces of Advice From Top Coaching Clients” by Richard Nugent

What advice would your clients give coaches? In this guest post Richard Nugent shares some answers from his top coaching clients.

“How to measure if your business building efforts are working” by Michele Christensen

In this guest post Michele Christensen shares some of her experience and knowledge to focus upon the subject of building a coaching business.

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

• “The only sustainable competitive advantage is the ability to learn faster than your competitors.” (Arie de Geus)
• “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” (Vincent Van Gogh)
• “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams)
• “Life is too short, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly.” (Author Unknown)
• “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” (Elbert Hubbard)

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

• Candy Chang: Before I die I want to…
• Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others
• Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
• Amy Purdy: Living beyond limits
• David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 1st April 2013:

• “Questions to ask yourself for a life without regrets (aka free therapy)” A post by Emma Gilding
• “Accountability In Action” A post by soccer coach Gary Curneen

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

Bonus posts:

• “I Give You Permission” A post by Steve Errey
• “Six Words that Changed My Life” by Michael Neill

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Posts shared on our Facebook pages on Monday 8th April 2013:

• “Be the gatekeeper of your thoughts and feelings” A post by Jackie O’Carroll
• “Shooting Training Session” A post by football coach Louis Lancaster
• “Youth Athlete Learning Process: Part 1″ A post by Ross Young
• ‘“Actually, Coaching is….” (Part 1) – Flipping Misperceptions’ A post by HwaiTah Lee

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

Bonus posts:

• “Are You Asking Your Clients These Powerful Coaching Questions?”  A post by Kendall SummerHawk
• “7 Questions to Ask Yourself in April” A post by Cindy Hillsey
• “Do You Have Marketing Stamina?” A post by Lisa Sasevich
• “Freedom, Parenting and Weight-loss…” A post by John El-Mokadem

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 15th April 2013:

• “Stop Searching For the Meaning of Life” A post by Robert Fritz and shared by Daniel Hollcraft
• “Coaching Story: The Midas Golden Touch” A post by HwaiTah Lee
• “Authority bias” A post by Adam Kelly on his blog for Sports Psychologist and Coaches
• “Carrot And Stick – Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Nature of Motivation” A post by HwaiTah Lee
• “Prepare to Win: The language of losing, part 3″ A post by WIN psychologist George Mangum
• “Motivation Comes in Several Varieties” A post by Michael Laffey

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

Bonus posts:

• “What’s So Scary About Rejection?” by Michael Neill (published on Huffington Post)
• “The Modern Day Guide To Embarking On A Quest” A post by Steve Errey
• “Ask Lisa: How do I stop under valuing my work?” A post by Lisa Sasevich

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 22nd April 2013:

• “How to Build an Elite and Enduring Program” A post by shared by DeAngelo Wiser

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

Bonus posts:

• “What I did (and who I became) on my winter sabbatical” A post by Peleg Top
• “Competence vs. possibility” A post by Seth Godin
• “It doesn’t matter that you are not perfect!” A post by Karen Williams
• “In Celebration of Being Ordinary” A post by Jennifer Louden
• “Three Signs That You’re Sitting on a Gold Mine” A post by Lisa Sasevich