3 Questions Every Actor Asks and What it Has to Do With Coaching! | By Ben DooleyMy past career as an actor has taught me some powerful lessons that have had a tremendous impact on my coaching as well as my own personal growth and success. In particular, one of the first things an actor needs to learn is how to break down and build a character. I realize those two words seem contradictory - "break down" and "build" - and yet they work together. Here's how: First, "Breaking Down" a Character We do this naturally. The first tim...
Stuck? What You and Your Clients Can Learn From a Maze! | By Ben Dooley, MCCSome of my fondest childhood memories are from when I got into doing mazes. I couldn't get enough. My parents bought me maze books for my age, and I conquered them all quickly. Then they upgraded me to higher levels, mazes that defied conventional structure. They spanned several pages, played tricks on the eyes and the designers did all sorts of things to try to make the process of solving the mazes harder, near impossible. The idea of a maze is...
The MOST Important Goal Aspiring Coaches Need to Set | By Stephan WiednerWhen Jerry Seinfeld set out to be a comedian, he gave himself a challenge to write jokes everyday for at least 30 minutes. Everyday, no matter how unfunny he felt, he would force himself to start writing jokes and then mark a big X on the calendar when he was done. He started with one X, then two, then 15, then 30, and so on. It got to the point where his running mantra was, "Don't break the chain of Xs". Of course, we all know how the story ends...
5 Easy Ways to Be More Kind during Kindness Week! | By Steffi BlackIt's called Random Acts of Kindness Week and it's a week dedicated to encouraging Random Acts of Kindness Around the World from February 14th to the 20th. As this international week of kindness ramps up, it's also an appropriate time to share the benefits of this important character trait for your clients and the impact it can make upon both their home and work life. As a coach, some of you may encourage the keeping of a gratitude journal but hav...
The Wheel of Life: Romance is Dead, Long Live Self-Love!Why I've Removed "Romance" from the Wheel of Life! Recently I had a very interesting discussion with a forward thinking divorce lawyer, mediator and life coach (let's call him John). John shared a recent experience which led me to remove "Romance" from the "Significant Other/Romance" category description on The Wheel of Life Tool. But first, we had a spirited discussion over email... To learn everything you need to know about this powerful coachi...
How I Stopped Being a Know-it-All (and the ABCs of Beginner's Mind) | By Shawna CampbellIn this week's article Shawna Campbell bravely shares an experience from early in her coaching career and what she did with that learning... "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryi Suzuki In one of my first sessions, I was working with a client when they made a comment about being overlooked for a promotion. They had barely finished the sentence and I was off and running with suggestions...
Refresh Your Life! Great Coaching Questions & Journaling Prompts (Infographic)Did you know that list-making is a powerful journaling technique? It can help us connect with ourselves, find clarity, get things out of our system, gain insight, find peace, new possibilities and so much more! This Refresh Your Life Infographic asks you to make different lists to connect with yourself, and identify ways you could refresh—or bring a breath of fresh air into your life! Wrap up by choosing 3 actions to move forwards with from what...
How to Support Group and Team Coaching Clients in Enhancing Strengths | By Jennifer BrittonSupporting our clients in enhancing their strengths is key, whether working to support individual coaching, group coaching or team coaching clients. Today, many coaching modalities and methodologies are grounded in a strengths-based approach. While not overlooking weaknesses or areas of development, strengths are often the initial focus or leverage point for the work we undertake with clients. This article explores several different ways team and...
5 Things You Can Do When Attacked By The Green-eyed Monster! by Ruby McGuire"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Have you ever felt that butterfly sensation in your tummy and a pang of jealousy when you see a great Facebook ad or newsletter from another coach? Or perhaps it's a conversation where someone tells you all about another amazing coach. You think, "Oh great, that's another coach doing so much better than me". Or maybe another coach is shouting out about their successes and you ask your...
Create a Healing Space with Your Clients | By Dr. Vincent L. PerriOver the past twenty years and more, I have spent countless hours trying to understand exactly what happened when my clients resolved issues or healed beyond ordinary standards. As a practicing doctor and later Life Coach, this curiosity led me to study diverse disciplines from neuroscience to analytical psychology where I charted over 400 hours of patient observations. I was always interested in what transpired between my clients and I during th...
