Self-Care for Coaches

Competitive athletes learn from their coaches that in the face of high stress and pressure we must focus on what we can control. Coping with stress and maintaining a positive mood is key to our feelings, thinking, behaviours - and outcomes.

Loving yourself can boost your business. Whaaaat?! If someone had told me that a few years ago I'd have said, 'Whatever'! But as I did the inner work in my business, I learned that you need to practice...

  Coaching can be lonely work sometimes. Many of us work alone from home offices so we don't have those regular interactions with colleagues or bump into people regularly on the...

Being confident is extremely important when running a business. And comparing isn't helpful - unless it inspires you to take action and make change. When you want to attract your dreamie clients, you may...

In 2017 the ICF created a brand new Community of Practice (CP) with a focus area of "Life Vision and Enhancement" - for those who do life coaching in their practices. I (Emma-Louise Elsey) was asked to...

Have you ever noticed how hard your clients can be on themselves? What would happen if they were kinder to themselves as they achieved their life goals? Loving-kindness or Metta meditation can help! Below...

I love this time of year! It's great for both looking back at our learning and accomplishments of the past year, and taking time to dream forward into the new year that lies ahead. And Creative Journaling...

Stop Feeling Like a Fraud in Your Biz! Imposter Syndrome. Have you heard of it? It's when you feel scared you're going to get found out - for being the fraud you think you are. We all have days when we...

Many people struggle with an inner critic. So, something we all need to develop is a strong, kind self that helps us focus on the positive - instead of the critic's negativity. Much of the problem...

One of the most challenging things many of us need to learn to be happy and enjoy life more is to set boundaries - both with others and ourselves. A boundary is when we draw a line in the sand recognizing what...