How to Use Coaching Tools

Small Changes Make a Big Difference: We tend to overlook the importance of daily habits in managing ourselves and our lives. But, it's often small changes to daily routines that enable our clients to make...

Do you ever use poetry in your coaching? Poetry has a way of speaking to us, of connecting to something deeper inside us - closer to the heart or soul. Poetry can set us thinking, sometimes long after we have...

A while ago, a .pdf of this tool was our holiday gift to our newsletter readers. We had so much interest in this tool that we updated and improved it - so people can buy, brand and use it with their...

With the end of the school year approaching fast, and many children graduating and setting off to make their way in the world, many parents are experiencing "Empty Nest" syndrome. In addition, summer is a...

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...

The "Wheel of Life" may be 'old hat' to many of us, but it's endlessly flexible. Did you know that the categories we use on the Life Balance Wheel can be used to help make decisions on everything from life...

I am often asked: What is a SWOT Analysis? Well, I've been using it for decades, it's a powerful exercise to have in your toolkit—and one of my favourite tools! In fact, when The Coaching Tools Company...

People have been emailing saying things like, "I love your new business coaching tools, but where do I start?" So, I wrote this article to outline the 30 business coaching tools in our Business Coaching...

The Urgent Important Matrix is a powerful productivity and time management tool to help people manage their time more effectively. It divides tasks into 4 quadrants according to how urgent and important they...

"What Makes My Heart Sing?" is one of my absolute favourite coaching exercises. I've used it with individual clients and in innumerable workshops. It's a powerful tool for awakening and happiness—and it's...