This was originally written for the Coaching Confidence Weekly email in December 2010. “It’s life Jim, but not as we know it” I was watching online last night live as NASA held a press conference. I’ve not studied science since leaving education so if you want a scientific explanation of what their announcement was then … Read more
Performance coach Marie Yates shares her expertise in this week’s guest post. The warm up is complete… It is time for the main event! by Marie Yates When something isn’t going quite as you planned what do you do? Do you give up, feeling despondent and as if the whole world is against you? Or … Read more
One of the reoccurring questions that I see and hear from those who are beginning to develop their coaching skills is based on the problem of struggling to pin-point a goal for a session. A common response from more experienced coaches can be a variation of “yes that’s something I remember experiencing and it’s something … Read more
This was originally written in 2011 and shared via Coaching Confidence’s weekly email round up. The squirrel and the ducks This past week I took a short break. The place that we were staying was in a country setting. Woodland and a lake were all within the vicinity. I happened to walk past a bird … Read more
In this week’s guest post Karen Wise shares a personal experience. How familiar is this for you and/or your clients? Relationship Drama by Karen Wise My friend Rose called the other night. The conversation started like this: “Karen, I really need to speak to you – I need your advice” And then she started to … Read more
The TV was on in a room I was in the other day and it was showing a daytime TV programme which involved 3 interior designers and antique experts each buying a house gift for a specific family. Each expert had a different monetary amount to spend buying their gift. The family can only choose … Read more
Coach and author Karen Williams shares her expertise and knowledge in today’s guest post and asks: How does your mindset affect your business? by Karen Williams Let me share with you one of my beliefs. I believe that you can have all the marketing and business knowledge you need, but unless you have the right … Read more
Coach and trainer Lorraine Hirst shares her thoughts and expertise in this weeks guest post. Will this be most useful for you or your clients? Blue Monday – What Colour Will Your’s Be? by Lorraine Hirst, Resilience Coach and Trainer According to psychologists (which ones, I’m not sure), the third Monday in January, is ‘Blue … Read more