Coaching Ideas & Inspiration

I have loved "The Cartesian Questions" (aka The Cartesian Co-ordinates) ever since I first came across them on my NLP Practitioner Training. And what prompted me to write about the Cartesian Questions was...

This article by Master Coach Steve Mitten looks at 4 uncommon, yet powerful, questions you might get asked by a shaman if you were feeling lost, uninspired or perhaps just not at your best. We'd love to...

How are you going to know what's most important to you unless you make time to listen to yourself? As coaches, we spend a lot of time listening to others. We focus all our attention - some call it...

The seasons (cycles of the earth, moon and sun) are deeply rooted in our lives. In summer nature is growing, flowing and blossoming—the fruits are sweet and deliciously juicy. Vegetable gardens are ripe...

In this super-connected world, it's never been more important to create solitude for ourselves. Being ALONE with ourselves is essential for us to find happiness and joy, because it's only when we're alone...

We've been taught that it's good to say "Yes", to juggle a million things, to do and achieve as much as we can in as short a time-frame as possible! And as a result, stress and overwhelm are endemic in modern...

On Wednesday 28 May 2014, at the age of 86, activist and poet Maya Angelou passed away. An inspiration for many of us - she was raised by her grandmother (not her mother - although her mother was in her life)...

The following article is adapted from an article that first appeared in Choice Magazine V8I1, March 2010. In Marcy Nelson-Garrison's really helpful previous article she described The 3 Stages of Building Your...

The following article is updated and adapted from an article that first appeared in choice Magazine V8I1, March 2010. Building a coaching business is a creative process and it's helpful to know...

Daily stress and overwhelm is a problem for many people. Stress impacts both our physical and mental health, reduces our ability to think clearly, impacts our relationships and much more. Having many...