authenticity – Coaching Confidence

The Speech You Actually Gave

20 October 2025 by Jen Waller

A warm orange speech bubble on a white background, containing the quote: "There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave." (Dale Carnegie) The image evokes communication, reflection, and the humanness of imperfection.

We often replay moments wishing they’d gone differently, but connection lives in what was real — not what might have been.
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Knowing Yourself Beneath What You Do

11 October 2025 by Jen Waller

A softly glowing lightbulb hangs against a dark background, illuminating a warm halo of light. Text on the image reads: "It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself." (Francis Bacon) The image conveys quiet introspection and the contrast between outer recognition and inner understanding.

The world often celebrates doing over being. But there’s a deeper success in turning inward — in truly knowing yourself.
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The Quiet Kind of Change

2 August 2025 by Jen Waller

A playful plastic disguise featuring large black glasses, a pink nose, and a curly black moustache sits on a bright yellow background. To the left of the image is the quote: "A fool tries to look different: a clever man looks the same and is different." (John Buchan) The image evokes the contrast between outward appearance and inner authenticity.

The most powerful change often isn’t visible on the surface.
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The Power of Ordinary Things

17 July 2025 by Jen Waller

A close-up of green shrubs in the foreground, with the sun setting in the background and casting warm light. The quote in black text reads: "Do not try to do extraordinary things but do ordinary things with intensity." (Emily Carr)

What if the magic isn’t in chasing something bigger, but in meeting the ordinary with full-hearted attention? Continue reading →

The Wisdom Beneath the Camouflage

15 July 2025 by Jen Waller

A green chameleon stands against a white background. Beside it is a quote in bold black text: “The chameleon changes colour to match the earth. The earth doesn’t change colours to match the chameleon.” (African proverb)

It’s easy to twist ourselves to fit in, but there’s something powerful in returning to what’s quietly and unchangeably true. Continue reading →

Liking the Quirks, Not Just the Polished Parts

9 July 2025 by Jen Waller

A golden retriever lounges on a blue background, wearing a bright red superhero cape and a red eye mask. The image feels playful and lighthearted. Overlaid text reads: “Ah, she thought, that's what liking people amounts to; it's liking their silliness and absurdities. That's what it really is.” (Willa Cather)

Sometimes it’s not our strengths that connect us, but our quirks. This reflection explores the beauty of absurdity—with coaching questions to help soften into our humanity. Continue reading →

What If It Didn’t Matter If You Were “Found Out”?: Authenticity And Perfection In Coaching

21 April 2024 by Jen Waller

A chalkboard background with text written in white chalk. The text reads: "'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments, and no man can be saved by trying to keep it." (Leonard Bacon)

Today’s quote is: “‘Thou shalt not get found out’ is not one of God’s commandments, and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.” (Leonard Bacon) In the world of coaching, I’ve spoken to many coaches over the years, and it often comes up that they feel an unspoken pressure to project an … Read more

What Is A Good Example To Set In Coaching?

17 April 2024 by Jen Waller

An off-white creamy coloured background material. A large embroidered green letter A is in the top right of the image. A blue flower is positioned where the horizontal bar of the A meets the right hand downward line, small purple flowers are sewn so they wrap around the left hand over the top curve of the letter and starting down the right hand side. The rest of the text reads: [A] good example is the best Sermon (Thomas Fuller)

Today’s quote is: “A good example is the best Sermon.” (Thomas Fuller) When you coach, are you ever aware of wanting to set a good example? I’m quite prepared to believe that this is something I’m more aware about because of who I generally work with. I have many conversations with those who are just … Read more