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Tips for Balancing the Holidays
Recently I read a blog post titled “With Lupus, Holidays Are a Balance Between What I Want to Do and What I Can Do.” Having lupus myself, I could relate to the title. The holidays present so many beautiful opportunities. Lupus keeps me from...
Effective Coaching: Establishing a Clear Agreement
Professionally trained coaches know there are three phases to a coaching conversation. Each coach training program has their own chosen labels for these phases. Although the phases are not meant to be a strictly liner process, they do define a...
Coaches need connection
Traditionally coaches have worked as solo entrepreneurs. We’ve worked virtually and often in isolation in our home offices. Isolation can make us susceptible to discouragement and low self-confidence. Human connection is a basic need that must...
The Value of Coaching Credentials
Periodically I see coaches on social media discussing the value of credentials. For new coaches doing the work to pursue credentials it can be discouraging to read “no one has ever asked me if I have credentials.” Sometimes the loudest comments...
Coaches Care
As coaches we care. We do not cure. This is clear when we talk about the difference between coaching and therapy. Although inner healing may occur in coaching, that is not the goal. With therapy, the goal is healing – usually involving...
Coaching During the Pandemic
What do clients want from coaching during the pandemic? With change happening so fast, many clients want coaching for help to make personal lifestyle adjustments. Clients typically want to make intentional meaningful change, with a sense of...
Striving for a Perfect Life?
Do I have to live a perfect life to be a life coach? I will not leave you in suspense – of course, the answer is “no.” It sounds like a silly question when you ask it out loud, but it’s a question that has lurked in conversations I’ve had with...
Happy International Coaching Week!
Happy International Coaching Week (May 15-21) This annual global celebration of coaching began in 1999, initiated by ICF Master Certified Coach, Jerri N. Udelson. The focus is to educate the public about coaching. Coaches offer pro bono services...
THREE COACHING QUESTIONS FROM MY MOM
My mom, Phyllis, passed away at age 88 on March 4. As I’ve celebrated her life and am grieving her loss I’d love to share three things about her and the resulting coaching questions that she inspires. These stories and questions make me smile...
2016: Wrapping Up and Moving Forward With Strength and Peace
With the New Year fast approaching, many are dutifully setting goals and planning the coming year, including me. Sometimes in an effort to move forward we forget to resolve the past. As we lurch forward into the new year, we may have a foot...
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