Being a Coach

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...

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...

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...

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...

Usually when we use the word 'stress' we're referring to so-called 'bad' stress or DIStress. But did you know there is a name for good stress?  Eustress, pronounced YOU-stress, is a term coined by...

It is said that great coaches have coaches. Even more importantly the best coaches have awesome mentors! So, if you want to become a truly masterful coach, one of the best and most effective ways is to...

So, you have decided to "bite the bullet" and become credentialed through the International Coach Federation. Congratulations! If you are taking what the ICF consider an Accredited Coach Training Program...

This is a fun post about powerful life lessons I learned from running a coaching business. Perfect for a sunny read over coffee. So, here are 20 of the best life lessons I've learned so far LISTEN to...

Reflection time is not just important—it's ESSENTIAL. It gives us the opportunity to acknowledge our challenges, difficulties—and our successes. It helps us see where we have grown and what directions...

With the holidays nearly upon us it's time for many of us to spend a few days in close proximity to our nearest and dearest. So, why not use our coaching skills on ourselves? The standard tips to survive...