How Do You Measure Progress Towards Goals? Try this Simple 3 Step Process Reading Time: 1 min 30 sec Why measure progress towards goals? We all want our clients to be satisfied (or thrilled!) with our coaching—and this means they need to believe they're making progress. Which means that it's important... Read More...
Wheel of Life Categories for a Balanced or Whole Life Reading Time: 3 min In this article you'll find a list of the typical Wheel of Life Categories—along with common alternative labels. The Wheel of Life Tool is an awesome tool that helps clients get a quick visual on how... Read More...
How to Enroll Life Coaching Clients: 7 Ideas for a Client Enrollment Process that ROCKS! Reading Time: 3 min In this article we explore how to enroll life coaching clients. Life coach client enrollment doesn't need to be hard and can even be fun! First, some food for thought: For our clients, working with a... Read More...
Stop Blaming: Pick up the Mirror, not the Magnifying Glass! Reading Time: 1 min 10 sec Do you have a client who always blames someone else, who seems to create drama wherever they go or who finds it hard to take responsibility for their role in situations? If so, the simple coaching metaphor of... Read More...
BOOK REVIEW: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Reading Time: less than 1 min The subtitle of this book really says it all: "Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are." Brene Brown has a Ph.D. She's a researcher and academic in the realms of emotion,... Read More...
9 Fun Coaching Activities & Exercises I Would Not Be Without Reading Time: 4 min I am often asked which Coaching Activities, Tools and Exercises I like best, use most, would recommend—or would not be without. So below I share the coaching activities I think are most universally... Read More...
Coaching Tools 101: Handle Rejection Like A Pro With These 10 Top Tips! Reading Time: 2 min Rejection is utterly unavoidable in life. So why do people spend so much time and energy trying? Well, it hurts of course! But it doesn't need to… In order to minimize the pain of rejection, we can... Read More...
A Sample Values List - 73 Top Values to Get You Started! Reading Time: less than 1 min Now I know I said that asking clients to "pick" values from a list often leads to people choosing what I call "SHOULD Values" - the ones they think they should have... But there are still times when a list of... Read More...
Prioritising Values - A Powerful Method & What NOT to Do! Reading Time: 1 min 10 sec I'll start by saying that this process is easier to DO than describe but don't let that put you off! My clients have had really powerful results - and great Aha! moments with this coaching... Read More...
Coaching Questions 101: 7 Questions to Identify Values with Your Client! Reading Time: less than 1 min I believe that helping our clients understand themselves and what drives them is one of the most important services we provide for our clients. Values work is therefore an essential coaching tool in every... Read More...