When to start charging?

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This is a question that I’ve seen many new coaches and other change workers ask themselves and others. I certainly remember asking myself the question about when to start charging and several people had an opinion and different approaches. I’m not going to tell you what you should do but let me share the following … Read more

Moments in Time

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This piece I wrote back in 2008 and was initially published on the blog Your Changing Direction. For a couple of reasons this week I have been thinking about time, or to be more precise, how time can effect our perception of a situation we’re in. The bits of history that have always fascinated me concern … Read more

Coaching circles and practice groups invitation

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I know that there are coaching circles and practice groups running all over the world. If you have never come across the term before then let me briefly explain, because the rest of this post will then make a lot more sense. 🙂 A coaching circle or practice group is when a group of coaches … Read more

What do you want to read?

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Seriously, that’s my question to you. This is a blog for coaches and those interested in coaching. I want quality and valuable content and one of the easiest ways I know to provide that is to ask you what you want to read. If this is your first visit to Coaching Confidence then please have … Read more

Time to Think

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Today I wanted to write about another resource. I have shelves full of personal development and coaching related books, many that are superb. So picking the one to write about first is a challenge but one I have happily undertaken. Time to Think by Nancy Kline , in my opinion, is a must read for … Read more

Coaching Beliefs

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If you’ve done any kind of reading around the topic of coaching, or even attending a training or two you’ve probably come across the mention of beliefs. If you have already done some work with clients, or observed another coach at work you’ve probably experienced first hand how someone’s beliefs can influence the experience of … Read more

False Eyelashes and Confidence

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I love completely random facts, there doesn’t have to be any obvious practical application for the information I’ve found/been given to provoke me to give a genuine “Really? That’s interesting” response. One of my favourite completely random pieces of information is that false eyelashes were invented in 1916 by a silent movie director who wanted … Read more