curiosity – Coaching Confidence

The Quiet Nature of Temptation

7 November 2025 by Jen Waller

A white 3D figure holds a green apple and looks at a large green question mark with cartoon eyes and a snake tongue, symbolising curiosity and temptation. The quote above reads: “Temptation cannot exist without the concurrence of inclination and opportunity.” (Edwin Hubbell Chapin)

Temptation is not about weakness but awareness. When thought and opportunity meet, choice begins. Seeing clearly brings freedom.
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Learning Through Experience

29 October 2025 by Jen Waller

A wooden mannequin figure holds a magnifying glass up to a bright white background. Through the lens, a large red exclamation mark is visible, symbolising discovery or realisation. Above it, in black text, is the quote: “Experience itself, the mother of all the sciences.” (Miguel de Cervantes) The image represents learning through direct experience and attentive observation.

True learning doesn’t come from theory but from experience. Awareness — not analysis — often reveals what we most need to see.
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When Something Feels Strange

9 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Soft rays of golden and rose light shine through a hazy sky, illuminating a sparkling, mist-like surface below. Text reads: "Strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out." (Jane Austen) The image evokes clarity emerging through curiosity and lightness after confusion.

Sometimes what feels strange only seems that way because we haven’t yet looked with curiosity.
Understanding often comes through gentle noticing.
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Rolling with Change

8 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Two white dice resting on a glossy black surface, softly lit to show their dots and reflections. The quote reads: "Our life is like to dice, which ever fall in varying combinations; no one form has man's existence, but 'tis full of change." (Alexis) The image evokes the theme of chance, movement, and embracing the changing patterns of life.

Life keeps shifting, even when we crave stability.
Sometimes the invitation isn’t to manage change but to see it differently.
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Beyond the Known Mistake

7 October 2025 by Jen Waller

A background of swirling warm colours — yellows, oranges, and pinks — resembling smoke or soft firelight. The quote reads: "A known mistake is better than an unknown truth" (Arabic proverb). The image evokes transformation, curiosity, and stepping beyond what’s familiar.

The known mistake can feel safer than the unknown truth.
But what if courage isn’t about fixing, but about seeing anew?
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When Dreams Lend Themselves to Us

9 August 2025 by Jen Waller

A softly blended night sky in shades of blue, dotted with pastel pink, white, and turquoise stars. At the bottom is the quote: "We must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us." (Albert Camus)

Not every dream arrives grand and urgent, some drift in quietly, waiting for you to notice.
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In Praise of Geekness (and the Wonder It Holds)

14 July 202513 July 2025 by Jen Waller

A dreamy pastel background in shades of yellow, pink, and purple, filled with soft sparkles and glowing light spots. The overlaid text reads: “The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.” (G. K. Chesterton)

Wonder isn’t rare—it’s just often overlooked. This reflection invites you to reconnect with what lights you up, with coaching questions for the curious. Continue reading →

Curiosity And Wonder In Coaching

19 June 2024 by Jen Waller

A greyish white clay like featureless model is stood holding a large key across the front of their body. Instead of the tradition key part cut into one end is the word KNOW in upper case letters. The text reads: "I am a man who knows nothing, guesses sometimes, finds frequently and who's always amazed.".(Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam)

The quote of the day today is: “I am a man who knows nothing, guesses sometimes, finds frequently and who’s always amazed.”.(Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam) This quote got me thinking as, for me, it points a lot to elements I recognise in my coaching. As coaches, we often find ourselves in the delicate position of … Read more