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Life Coaching Articles
Coaching Doctors
For many years I have worked as a psychologist. Often my clients have been experiencing a health crisis, so I have listened to lots of stories about health care, many of which have been distressing and disappointing.
Coaching Through an ADHD Lens
If you are working as a coach, there’s a good chance that you are coaching someone with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), whether they have been diagnosed or not. They may have been referred to you for coaching due to unsatisfactory performance in the workplace.
Your Spiritual Dictionary
They elevate our business, relationships and life to an unfathomable degree. Words literally make or break everything we set out to do. They play a huge role in how we write the stories of our lives.
The Future is People-Focused
The future is something I've been speaking about, reading about and exploring over the last two years. Visions of our future, the future of our work and of humanity abound as we move through this transitional industrial chapter. More specifically what might it mean for our particular profession, coa
Greatness from Passion
1. things in your life you LOVE to do; 2. things in your life you LIKE to do; 3. things in your life you HAVE to do; and 4. things in your life that you HATE to do!
Pure Coaching for Creatives
Let’s explore that idea. If as a coach, all you are supposed to do is help the client to work things out for themselves, to me that’s a bit lame.
Chief Definite Aim
“I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental Super Star in the United States. In return, I will give exciting performances and render the best of quality in the capacity of an actor.
Reaching Your Destination
It could be argued that along with helping the coachee develop a clear, richly detailed goal, growing motivation to commit time and energy to sustaining progress towards that goal is the next most hel...
Coaching is for Life
The English language is a thief. It is notorious for “stealing” or “borrowing” words from other languages – upwards of 80% of English comes from elsewhere. “Algebra” derives from Arabic; “ketchup”: Ch...
Great Results from Difficult Clients
You remember that difficult one? The client who at first appeared so eager to change, making all the right sounds, and they seemed so keen to get started with you. You had high hopes and expectations
Tips for Becoming a Successful Life Coach Faster
Life coaching is about helping people to identify what really matters in their lives, based on their sense of purpose and the kinds of goals that they aspire to achieve.
Child Protection and Your Responsibilities as a Coach
On Friday 11 January 2013 the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce established a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Royal Commission was se
Visualisations That Enhance Coaching Outcomes
Visualisation is my most used and valued tool in coaching, and I have been using it for a very long time – I know its’ power and potential for changing the lives of my clients.
Too Motivated to Succeed
I am the creator of The Me Project, a business completely dedicated to helping people achieve their own personal versions of success. Yet, this fact has still not made me immune to my own epic failure
The Art of Noticing
As a coach, I’m sure you’re interacting with people all the time. Though let me ask you a question, do you actually notice people? I believe that many coaches, do just that, they just coach and that’s
An Eye for Detail
How often have you started a presentation, found it going well, only to find that you’ve “unsold” the deal? All of a sudden, the other person’s eyes glazed over, they start fidgeting and their body la
Life Coaching, Gender and Living Your Bucket List
It all started as a one-man show with me as ‘The Bucket List Guy’.
Shannah Kennedy on Life Coaching and Genuine Engagement
I have now been coaching for 15 years but my background includes stockbroking in my early 20s. At the time, I didn’t see enough scope for women in the indust…
Step 1: Realistic Goal
I’m personally sick and tired of seeing amazing coaches set goals that they don’t achieve. When you have other people’s lives at the receiving end of a goal,…
Confidence and Goals: A Life Coaching Guide to Meaningful Targets
Attend any Personal Development or business course these days and there is a strong likelihood you will be encouraged to set a goal. The methodology may chan…
Question 1. What do you want?
Being clear about exactly what you want and setting well formed goals around these desires is completely non-negotiable to doing well in life.
Life Coaching Goals: Moving from Intention to Lasting Action
Taking over any role is not an easy task and stepping into an established position with your own set of skills has its own challenges. However, where the est…
The Abundance Wheel: Where Should You Focus Your Energy?
Is it time for you to start getting your life on track? In over 5,000 hours of Professional Coaching and Mentoring I have discovered that one of the most sub…
The knowledge trap
You have just landed yourself a bright, shiny new client. What next?
Nudging the Dial of Human Consciousness: The Path Ahead for Coaching?
Socrates, sometimes described as one of the earliest coaches, declared that he could not teach anybody anything; he could only make them think.