The blog’s twitter account regularly shares quotes that are there to spark inspiration, provoke action and generally interest coaches. I haven’t done this for some time but here are the most popular quotes that the blogs twitter account tweeted during the month of June.

Tweet with the most interactions overall

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.”

(Bernard Meltzer)

Tweet with the most RT’s

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”

(Bryant H. McGill)

Tweet with the most favourite stars

“Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.”

(Arthur Christopher Benson)

I know many coaches like quotes and we also generally love questions so in no particular order I thought I’d share some questions prompted by these quotes. You’re welcome to share your answers below if you so desire but I’d love for you to actually take any relevant action that occurs to you from answering.

 What does “self” mean to you?

Yes, I know this sounds more like a philosophy question than some would consider a traditional coaching question. However, when it comes to being inspired by the Arthur Christopher Benson quote, which includes the phrase “change of self”, it seems an important aspect to define what we are changing.

When was the last time you listened to your self?

If you were to share some forgiveness with yourself, what would that be like?

What could you do today to improve your listening?

If you were to focus upon one of the concepts from these quotes today, which would you pick? What occurs to you that would be different?

Feel free to comment below with any questions or thoughts these quotes and the post generates for you. Alternatively, if you prefer you can email me at he***@*******************co.uk

I know that there are various aspects that can influence if a quote attracts your attention – if you saw the tweet, personal style, if it speaks to something happening in your life at that moment, if you feel it’s something that will resonate with your own followers. Many thanks if you’ve taken the time to RT, clicked favourite, and generally interacted with the quotes on the twitter feed.

(For those of you as geeky as I am and wondering what tool I’m using to measure individual RT’s this week I’ve been playing with www.twitonomy.com and Twitters own analytics system)

P.S. Wondering how to use quotes in your coaching? Back in 2012 I wrote a couple of posts around using quotes in coaching, Do you use quotes in your coaching? and a follow up one answering a readers question Using quotes in coaching – remembering them in the first place.

About Jen Waller

Jen Waller is on a mission to support, nurture and encourage coaching skills and talents from non-coach to coach and beyond.

As an experienced coach and trainer Jen is happy to utilise all skills at her disposal to assist clients from getting out of their own way and making a difference in the world with their coaching. One of the aspects of her role Jen loves the most is seeing individuals find their voice, grow their confidence and take the next steps so that they make a massive positive impact and difference with their coaching.

In her spare time Jen is a volunteer for the UK based charity The Cinnamon Trust who support elderly and terminally ill pet owners provide care for their pets. As a volunteer, Jen regularly walks dogs for owners who physically often find that more challenging then they once did. As a pet owner herself, Jen finds it really rewarding to be able to assist an owner stay with an animal that has become part of the family. (Plus it’s a great aditional motivator when working from home to get out and get some fresh air and exercise)

Jen also loves theatre and has been known to watch certain popular science fiction films and TV shows!