Yearly Archives: 2013


2013 blog review – September 1

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, June, July and August.

Today we turn our attention to:

September

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Guest Posts

“How to Get More Clients by Speaking Their Language” By Latrisha D. Jacobs 

In September’s first guest post Latrisha Jacobs provides advice about language and finding clients.

“It’s About Progress, Not Perfection” by Tracey Lawton

In the next guest post Tracey Lawton shares her experience and knowledge as she discusses progress and perfection.

“Is Your Coaching Business In A Resourceful State? [How to run your business on a shoestring]” By Anja Schuetz

In this guest post Coach Anja Schuetz shares some resources she finds valuable.

“Youth of Today” By Liz Scott

How many times have your clients shared experiences like the one Liz Scott shares in this guest post?

Most RT'd quotes last week on @thecoachingblog

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

  • “Do or do not! There is no try..” (Yoda, “The Empire Strikes Back”)
  • “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams)
  • “If you are going through hell, be sure to keep going.” (Winston Churchill)
  • “Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.” (Chinese Proverb)
  • “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” (Henry Ford)

Tuesday

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 ;-)

Posts

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 26th August 2013:

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:

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 2nd September 2013:

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:

  • “8 Secrets to Being a Successful Speaker” by Ali Brown
  • “YOU NEED CONNECTIONS, NOT JUST PROSPECTS” by C. J. Hayden
  • “How to Uproot Reactivity” by Eric Klein

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 9th September 2013:

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

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 16th September 2013:

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 Clear An Email Backlog” by Mark Forster
  • “Have You Found Your Calling Yet?” by Lissa Rankin
  • “Three questions to ask your marketing team” by Seth Godin
  • “How to Stand Behind Your Price” by Lisa Sasevich

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 23rd September 2013:

  • “Find your authentic brand – part 1″ by Michelle Kirsch
  • “The #ifnotwhynot? Campaign” by Lindon and Sherry Gareis
  • “Traveling Gives New Perspective” by HT Lee
  • “Living at the Extremes – is this you?” by Renée van der Vloodt (Shared by Catherine Robson)
  • “Focusing On The Process” by soccer coach Gary Curneen

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:


2013 blog review – August

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, June and July.

Today we turn our attention to:

August

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Guest Posts

 “Why do we need friends?” By Jan Read

In the first guest post in August Jan Read shares some thoughts around something dear to her heart.

“Call Yourself A Coach?” By Judy Rees

“How do you get clients?” is a question I see and hear asked a lot. In this guest post Judy Rees shares her experience and knowledge.

“Leadership: Time to Revise the Sink or Swim Approach” By Fiona Rutherford

In the next guest post Fiona Rutherford shares on the topic of leadership.

“Growing your client list” By Ben Morton

Ben Morton shares his experience and knowledge in a post that provides an answer to one of the “how to” questions that so many coaches have when they start their coaching business.

Most RT'd quotes last week on @thecoachingblog

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

  • “We cannot teach people anything, we can only help them discover it within themselves.” (Galileo Galilei)
  • “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” (Steve Jobs)
  • “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” (Denis Waitley)
  • “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” (Mark Twain)

Tuesday

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 ;-)

Posts

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 29th July 2013:

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:

  • “The opposite of anxiety” by Seth Godin
  • “Are you letting yourself off the hook?” by Karen Williams
  • “How to Lean into Discomfort (and Un-stick Your Stuck Karma)” by Eric Klein

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 5th August 2013:

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:

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 12th August 2013:

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:

  • Coach Michael Neill has just spent 10 days visiting the Deak Kumpa orphanage in Laos – Read his daily account of the trip via his Facebook page (starting Aug 2nd)
  • “So When Exactly Should My Business Be Profitable?” by Monica Shah
  • “When It´s Okay to Quit” by Michele PW
  • “NLP: ‘Associated’ vs ‘Dissociated’ In Language” by Andy Smith

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 19th August 2013:

    • “5 Actions of Coaches Who Care” by basketball coach Rich Hoyt
    • “One Simple Question to Help You Achieve Your Goals” by Youarn Bell
    • “How to improve your public speaking” by Shaun Humphries

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:


2013 blog review – July 1

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

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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 quotes last week on @thecoachingblog

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)

Tuesday

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 ;-)

Posts

Posts from around the Internet

 

Posts shared on Monday 1st July 2013:

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:

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Posts shared on Monday 8th July 2013:

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

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Posts shared on Monday 15th July 2013:

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:

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

2013 blog review – June 1

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 and May.

Today we turn our attention to:

June

guest post

Guest Posts

“Lessons from movement” by Louise Gillespie-Smith

In June’s first guest post Louise Gillespie-Smith shares a little about how she combines her skills and knowledge when coaching.

“To Be OK, or Not to Be OK, is that the question?” By Lorraine Hirst

In this guest post Lorraine Hirst shares some of her experience, thoughts and knowledge as she shares on the topic of mental health.

“Stuff Happens!” By Marie Yates

In this guest post Marie Yates, The Survivor’s Coach, invites you to consider that “Stuff Happens!”

“From Invisible to Visible in 7 Easy Steps” By Karen Williams

Karen Williams shares some her expertise and knowledge around the business of running a coaching practice in the next guest post.

 

Most RT'd quotes last week on @thecoachingblog

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

  • “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” (George Bernard Shaw)
  • “It is not enough to just do your best work or work hard. You must know what to work on.” (W. Edwards Deming)
  • “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” (Mark Twain)
  • “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and out.” (Robert Collier)

Tuesday

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 ;-)

Posts

Posts from around the Internet

Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 27th May 2013:

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

Bonus posts:

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 3rd June 2013:

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

Bonus posts:

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 10th June 2013:

  • “What is impossible?” by Ben Tipney
  • “How to Create an Infoproduct that Sells: Make It Stick” by Tai Goodwin-Kastens
  • “The Coach Filter” by Canoeing coach Jon Soper-Dyer

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

Bonus posts:

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 17th June 2013:

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

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Posts shared on our Facebook page on Monday 24th June 2013:

  • “Your bucket list” by Karen Williams
  • “Celebrating Leadership (and why it’s so important)” by Amanda Davies
  • “How do you know if you need a life and business coach?” A post by Clare Whalley
  • “Low Self-Esteem – The Leadership Taboo” A post by Mindstrong Ltd

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

Bonus posts:

  • “The Human Element” by Matthew Goldfarb
  • “It’s All Practice” by Eric Klein
  • “7 Easy Steps for Creating a Great Title that SELLS” A post by Kendall SummerHawk
  • “Vulnerability – A Strength In Business And In Life” A post by John El-Mokadem