Transformative Coaching

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In this week’s Friday guest post “Supercoach” Michael Neill writes about Transformaive Coaching. Michael has also agreed to share even more material, which you will find here or via the link at the botom of this page. Transformative Coaching by Michael Neill Traditional coaching takes place primarily on a horizontal dimension – coaches assist their … Read more

How to ask hard questions

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W. H. Auden said, “To ask the hard question is simple.” Do you agree? As a coach have you ever found a question difficult to ask? Personally I’ve found that one of two things is going on if I, or another coach is thinking that a potential question is hard or difficult to ask. 1) … Read more

What do you believe?

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This was originally posted on www.YourChangingDirection.com at a time I was doing a project that involved working with job seekers.

“Out of our beliefs are born deeds: out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.”
(Henry Hancock)

I was preparing for the first teleclass in the Confidence for Job Seekers program that’s happening later today. The topic is Dealing with Interview Nerves and I’ve come across some interesting comments and beliefs about interview nerves. These things can easily get in peoples way of doing their best.

This is not something confined to the subject of being nervous at interviews. I often find that what is keeping someone stuck in a situation or from taking action is a unrecognised belief.

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Once upon a time…!

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In this weeks Friday guest post, Frederique Murphy would like to tell us a story and discusses metaphors. Once upon a time…! By Frederique Murphy I’ve been very much looking forward to writing this blog post and as I could see the date, fast approaching, I had decided to be open and only decide on … Read more

Coaching “real people”

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I’ve had several conversations recently with individuals that have revolved around coaching “real people.” Now if you, like me, have been known to take someone’s language literally that can conjure all sorts of mental images appropriate for the run up to Halloween of coaching seasons with zombies! However, what they actually mean is coaching someone … Read more

The Evolution of a Coach

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In this weeks Friday Guest Post Richard Nugent reflects on his coaching journey so far … The Evolution of a Coach by Richard Nugent Over the past year, I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with some of the very best coaches on the planet. As well as raising my coaching game hugely, I have … Read more