If you have ever felt that regardless of your achievements, you didn’t deserve to make all that progress, then you experienced what is called imposter syndrome. This condition normally strikes when you try to get out of your comfort zone, such as when you are hired by your first coaching client. The feeling of self-doubt[…]
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to success in any field is a lack of confidence. Coaches aren’t immune to this challenge, but they owe it to themselves and their clients to build confidence in themselves so that they can give others the best of what they have to offer. If you are new to[…]
These are exciting times for coaches. Each year, the coaching industry is growing in leaps and bounds as people are realizing that – no matter their challenge – there is a coach that can support them in improving their performance in that area. You may be one of those emerging coaches. You have been coaching[…]
Many people and organizations fail to attain their goals, or they don’t achieve as much as would have been possible using the resources at their disposal. This subpar performance can be attributed to a variety of factors, but Stephen Covey and Chris McChesney in their book The 4 Disciplines of Execution highlight four key principles[…]
Our brains can be said to operate under the influence of three forces or sections of the mind. The first is the conscious level of thought where we deliberately respond to what is happening around us. The second part is the subconscious mind which is made up of all the stored past triggers and beliefs[…]
As a coach, you need to have a toolkit from which you can select the best technique or tool for a given coaching situation. One of the best approaches that you can have at your disposal is the GROW model for coaching. This model structures the coaching process into four distinct phases that follow each[…]
The worst thing about bad leaders is that they don’t even know it. It is easy to imagine that people don’t just like you since it is your work to tell them what they should do. However, it is possible to become a leader who inspires your team to follow you willingly even if you[…]
In research done by Office Vibe, it was discovered that a staggering 65 percent of all employees felt that they don’t get enough feedback. This is similar to Gallup research which shows that only 26 percent of all employees agree that the feedback they are given enables them to do their jobs better. If not[…]
One of the best ways to grow your coaching business is by making your happy clients refer the people in their circle to you should those people ever need the services you offer. A referral program is a deliberate system that you implement to encourage existing clients to use word of mouth to market your[…]
If you were asked to rate how important coaching is to your business, what rating would you award yourself on a scale of 0-10? Many businesses regard coaching as a nice-to-have, and the resources they devote to this important element reflect that lukewarm attitude. However, the rapidly evolving business climate today demands that companies put[…]