Stuck Clients? Use this Questioning Process to Help Clients See where they're Blocking Themselves! Reading Time: 3 min Have you ever had a client who keeps committing to action, but then never seems to do what they say they will? I know I have. Well, all too often our clients are blissfully UNaware of how they're... Read More...
Coaches Q&A - What Do I Do With a Client Who is Fixated on Why? Reading Time: 3 min 30 sec Coach's Question: Hi Emma-Louise, I have a client who is fixated on "Why?". They get really trapped in one line of thinking and it's stopping them from moving forwards. I'm wondering if you have a relevant... Read More...
The Urgent Important Matrix: What it is & How to Use it! Reading Time: 6 min 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... Read More...
7 Easy Ways to Energise and Refocus at Work—in 30 Minutes or Less! Reading Time: 3 min Sometimes we need to refocus and re-energise ourselves—and our businesses. And you'd be surprised how small these changes can be, yet still make a big difference. In fact small changes can be really good... Read More...
Should Coaches Who Have Depression or Anxiety Be Coaching Others? Reading Time: 6 min 30 sec This is a follow-up to the very personal article where I outed myself for having chronic anxiety (still active but reduced), depression (now past thankfully) and ADD (unsurprisingly still very... Read More...
De-Stress Series: What a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches Us About Stress! | By Ben Dooley Reading Time: 2 min 30 sec The Chinese finger trap? What's that? Well, it's something I remember from my childhood, perhaps you've seen it. It's a rather innocent looking tube that's just wide enough for you to stick your two fingers... Read More...
Relax Your Clients in Under 5 Minutes with these Guided Meditation Scripts Reading Time: 4 min 40 sec 2, 3 and 5 Minute Guided Meditation Scripts to Use With Your Clients! What a great way to begin a coaching session, workshop, teleseminar or webinar! Meditation calms our mind, relaxes our body and... Read More...
De-Stress Series: What Are Your Clients' Stressor Values? | By Steve Mitten, MCC Reading Time: 3 min This insightful article and coaching tip from Master Coach and Past ICF President Steve Mitten calls to your attention a sub-set of values he calls "Stressors" that can impact the progress a client makes in... Read More...
De-Stress Series: A Simple 4 Step Process to Help Your Clients Cope With Stressful Feelings Reading Time: 4 min Sometimes our clients come to a session feeling stressed, overwhelmed, guilty, pressured or anxious. It's hard to coach people when they're caught up in these thoughts and feelings, so it can be helpful for us... Read More...
My Very Personal Story: Why Slapping a Smile on Depression, Anxiety does NOT Work Reading Time: 3 min 30 sec Duncan (my husband) and I at a recent wedding Please Note: This article was written in 2013, and has had a few minor updates since then. It continues to be one of our most commented upon posts. This... Read More...
