As a coach there will no doubt be occasions when you introduce something new to a client, either a new concept or exercise. Today’s post invites you to consider the language you are using to do that. When I was employed as an in house trainer in the corporate world, I remember being involved in … Read more
Prior to university I remember taking part in a local charity fundraising team quiz. A question on history came up and I recall saying to one of the other older team members – “you’ve got a degree in history, what’s the answer?” Looking back I’m pretty certain that my belief system was that to get … Read more
Have you ever wondered about the choice of language that many coaches use? One of the ones I particularly like is the choice that many coaches (along with other practitioners) choose to use – having a coaching practice. This is not going to be a post about how not thinking of a coaching practice as … Read more
A question I see and hear from time to time is a variation of the question – how do you know what homework to set your clients? For the ease of consistency I am going to use the label homework through this piece but will also add that for some clients and niches such a … Read more
I’ve mentioned before that many things can influence the content of each post, including requests from you either via the contact form or when signing up to get the free “What to put in your coaching welcome pack” e-course. Today’s post is in response to a request about information about the best locations for coaching. … Read more
One of the things I often tell someone before I have a coaching session with them is that I believe that change can happen in an instance. This is particularly true if we have not worked together before. One of the reasons I tell them that is because often they have completed some form of … Read more
A few weeks ago I wrote about some of the ways that a coach can prepare for a coaching session. What has surprised me since then is the number of people finding the site by searching for how a client can prepare for coaching session. I’m presuming that this search is being done by individuals … Read more
One of the fundamental aspects of coaching is questions, but what can you do as a coach, when a client doesn’t answer the question you asked? This is a question that I often see asked by those who are beginning to explore and learn coaching. The most common answer I hear given is to challenge … Read more