As coaches, we are in a privileged position of working with clients who confidentially share their hopes and dreams with us, as well as their fears and frustrations. We help our client to find their path from where they are...
Category: #4 – Coaching Presence
Allow space for insights to fully emerge
Besides creating a listening space where your client can speak freely and be truly heard, coaching aims for the client to self-create insight around their presenting situation, and especially about themselves. I think of insight or new awareness as the...
Coaching Presence, Self-Care, and Serving Clients
It’s mid-Summer here in Southern California and I’m in my element! I’m a Summer gal who loves the ocean and being in hot weather. This year, my husband and I are not going on a big vacation overseas so I’ve...
Coaching as Purposeful Conversation – Part Two
You can read Part One of this blog article here The two documents referred to are the PCC Markers (for Creating the Coaching Agreement) and the MCC information for this competency in the Competencies Comparison Table. In this second part...
Yoga inspired lessons for mentor coaches
Without doubt, one of the most transformative experiences I have had are the physical and emotional changes from regularly engaging with Bikram Yoga. I went to my first class 8 years ago (when already in my 40’s) with a body...
Breathe Yourself into Presence
I’m wondering what happened when you read the title of this article? Did you notice your breathing change in any way? Was there any change in where you notice your breath coming from in your body? Was your breathing deeper?...
Trust in the coaching process, and do the Tango!
Working with our coaching clients often takes an act of faith and trusting in the coaching process, which we know can produce amazing results if we let go of controlling how the coaching session goes. If I’m consulting, then I’m...
Coach the Emotional Content of your Client
One of the most powerful distinctions I can offer coaches I’m mentoring toward MCC skill level, is to coach the whole human being (the Who) and especially the emotional content of their client. Emotion is what drives us as human...
How to lighten up and create more energy with your coaching client
Coaching is serious business! Companies hire coaches to get results by working with their people to improve their performance and grow professionally. Individuals hire coaches because they want a better or different result in one or more aspects of their...
Directive versus Direct Communication
I’ve been pondering what direct communication means, in terms of a coaching skill set and notice that direct is different than being directive. So I thought I’d explore the distinction between direct and directive and see what can be uncovered!...