In 2010 when I completed my first coaching training I was so fascinated that I decided on the spot that I would never practice coaching. Yes, one of those situations when you say "never" knowing the saying <>. I was then so caught up in the mirage and power that position gives you....
"How long does the coaching process take?", I am asked. "How radical a change do you want?", I answer. "Is it enough to meet in Coaching sessions?", I am asked. "How consistent are you?", I answer. Life is a series of small decisions. A major change is often the sum total of small changes made to...
I received this advice: Stop calling the people you work with in coaching sessions clients. The word imposes a certain distance. I reflected. It's very powerful advice precisely because of its reverse impact. As a coach it is essential to establish a rapport, a connection with the person you are working with. But closeness will be counterproductive....
I have met people who if you ask them a direct question, to which the expected answer is yes or no, they give all the details possible about the situation they are asked about. Or they describe the context in a very detailed way.
We are programmed to notice and identify the negative. We know that now. It comes from our survival instinct. But we also know that repetition creates powerful patterns. And anything we focus on grows.
*Text inspired by Rich Litvin. Complete with my 100% personal experiences and conclusions Before you say no you need to know what you are saying yes to unless you really want to say yes: 1. Say yes to what you tolerate What you tolerate are those aspects of your life that drain you of energy. Projects, habits,...
Remember I told you about clients with low self-esteem? Coaching really helps! And I'm not the only one who says that. Iont admitted it himself: "Olivia was the 'light at the end of the tunnel', she helped me to regain my self-esteem and self-confidence, which I had lost without...
Lately I've been telling you a lot about my clients. About those clients who hide behind their stories because they are afraid to face their own personal truths. About clients who think coaching is like therapy, that they have to tell me about their whole life.
In my coaching career I have met many clients who seemed confident at first. But that was just a mask they used for everyone else, for outsiders.
Every client who crosses my path teaches me something. And, of course, they learn something from me. I've already told you that I like to form partnerships with my clients to help each other evolve.
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