confidence – Coaching Confidence

Signals

9 January 2012 by Jen Waller

As I sat down to write this post our latest rescued cat arrived in the room popped her 2 front paws on my knee with a distinct and determined mew. Now this is a new signal and not her normal – my dish is empty, I had to work out what it is that she wanted. … Read more

Gifts

2 January 2012 by Jen Waller

This week I go even further back in my back catalogue to a time when I sent monthly and not weekly messages. “Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you.” (Nicholai Velimirovic) One of the … Read more

A personal coaching plea to those starting out as a coach:

31 October 2011 by Jen Waller

Don’t keep your coaching to yourself! I think it is such a waste that I keep talking to individuals who have developed their coaching skills and knowledge yet are not doing anything with them. They have fallen in love with coaching but are afraid to take that next step by working with a “real person” … Read more

Take control over what you feel

8 August 2011 by Jen Waller

“Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.” (David Letterman) My sister works with children and when I spent some time with her this last weekend she had the remainders of a bumper pack of sweets they had used as an end of term treat. The majority … Read more

What have you left uncompleted?

16 May 2011 by Jen Waller

“Thought is free.” (William Shakespear) This week I thought I would revist a piece I wrote a couple of years ago: For the last few days I’ve had a couple of lines of music stuck in my head. It started when I heard a brief clip of it on the TV and after that it … Read more

A quick boost of confidence

28 March 2011 by Jen Waller

Another post from my back catalogue from a time when I sent monthly, not weekly messages. I thought today I would give you a method to give you an immediate boost to your feeling of confidence. This month I have tweaked a muscle in my back so I have been particularly aware of the position … Read more

Finding the confidence to start coaching

23 March 2011 by Jen Waller

One of the questions I quite often see some trainee coaches struggle with is how to find the confidence to find clients to coach. They have often done lots of preparation; maybe even have a secret suspicion that they do know the basics but they don’t feel that they have the confidence to actually start … Read more

“It’s what they said that makes me unconfident”

14 February 2011 by Jen Waller

“Don’t let him live rent free in your head.” (Line from the TV show CSI episode If I had a hammer, spoken by the character “Brass”) This week’s message is in response to a few queries and stories people have shared about how what others have said in the past effects your confidence. A couple … Read more