I’m a regular Bikram Yoga student, and recently one of the teachers said the following, “Make sure you are working to your body’s edge, while listening to your body’s limits.” This was such a great distinction and had me stop...
Category: #8 – Creating Awareness
Ways a Coach completes a session
My last blog article was on “When a coaching session really begins.” In this article, I want to address the ways a coach completes a coaching session with their client. Here are five of the main ICF core competencies most...
When a Coaching Session Really Begins
A coaching session is a structured conversation so both coach and client know that this is a coaching conversation that has a purpose, versus just having a nice conversation. There’s a definite beginning and an ending to a coaching session,...
Great Coaching is Not Time Bound
As someone who trains and mentor coaches, I’ll often hear coaches say that if they had more time in a coaching session, they would have been able to ask this or say that. Some coaches say that 30 minutes isn’t...
Be Curious About Client Meaning and Language
I recently attended a Panel Discussion at my local Performing Arts Center. The title of the discussion was, “Do the Arts Make Us Better People?” The moderator started out by saying that we need to define what ‘better’ means. She...
Why a Coach Cannot Create Awareness for the Client
I was delighted to be invited by the International Coach Federation (ICF) to write an article for the November 2013 issue of Coaching World. That article came out today, so I thought I'd share it with you! "In my years...