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 coaching conversation...
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 resolution of past trauma. In...
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 unique purpose, keeping in...
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 potential new coaches...
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 and educational events...
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 stuck in some quicksand...
