“The power of Thought, the magic of the mind!” (Lord Byron) A few coaching sessions ago, after the use of a carefully chosen comment, one of my clients accused me of performing magic. Now this isn’t the first time I’ve been accused of doing magic, being a witch or generally possessing supernatural skills during a … Read more
Judy Rees, one of our recent Friday guest posters, has just launched some videos that you need to check out now. For the first time ever, she’s giving away secret keys to influence and persuasion that people have paid a lot of money for. I know she’s taking this offline soon, so check it out … Read more
“It is a greater compliment to be trusted than to be loved.” (George MacDonald) The subject of trust was mentioned in a comment by Dave Doran to my recent post “How to ask hard questions.” When trust exists in a coaching relationship I find that it makes a massive difference and I thought it deserved … Read more
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
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 above quote is from the band The Feeling. It was a comment said during an interview following a small live show where they had “tried out” some new songs in front of a live audience. They went on to explain that with the live feedback from the audience they can make immediate adjustments to … Read more
This was a question that landed in my in box earlier this week so I thought I’d publish a general answer here. I’ll premise my answer with each coach will develop their own style and system of working so if any of the following contradicts your approach then if it’s working for you and your … Read more