What Does An Invisible Hippopotamus Have To Do With Coaching?

A drawing of a hippopotamus sat facing us with his front legs together and back legs sprayed outwards. The hippo has pink patches on the underside of his back two feet, the part of his chest/belly that we can see, and pink inner ears. The text reads: "A hippopotamus can be made invisible in dark waters." (African proverb)

Today’s quote is a proverb: “A hippopotamus can be made invisible in dark waters.” (African proverb) It seems like basic common sense that if you are in the habitat of a dangerous wild animal, then it is wise to be aware and respectful of their potential presence. I have a healthy respect for hippopotamus’ but … Read more

Coaches and Money: 7 breakthroughs to help the money flow in 2015

In the first guest post of the new year money coach Helen Collier focuses upon: Coaches and Money: 7 breakthroughs to help the money flow in 2015. By Helen Collier My MacAfee Vulnerability Scanner has just popped up and told me it has found two new programme updates I need to install to keep my laptop … Read more

Youth of Today

How many times have your clients shared experiences like the one Liz Scott shares in today’s guest post? Youth of Today By Liz Scott What do you think of the youth of today? Are they loutish, rude thugs? After a quick search on the Internet, a quote from the Daily Mail confirmed this view: “British … Read more

Coaching with Logical Levels

In this week’s guest post Phil Manington shares how he uses a specific NLP model. Coaching with Logical Levels By Phil Manington Anyone familiar with NLP will probably have come across Robert Dilts’s Logical Levels model. It is a great tool for exploring how and why we do what we do. It works at a … Read more

Recapping January – March 2012 guest posts

Over the next few days I’m going to briefly recap the last years worth of guest posts that appear here each Friday. Today we start by looking at the first three months of this year. January In the first post of 2012 Amber Fogarty shared how she is in the “habit change business” discussing something … Read more

Explore Some Half Truths Of Coaching.

Coach Richard Nugent shares his expertise and knowledge in today’s guest post as he invites you to: Explore Some Half Truths Of Coaching. by Richard Nugent I love writing articles for this blog. Mainly because I know the readers are like-minded and ready to learn. With this in mind this particular piece focuses on some … Read more