The Assumption Iceberg: A Powerful Model to Ease Difficult Conversations | Plus 5 Conflict TipsThe Assumption Iceberg Conflict in life is inevitable, whether it's how much we spend on the kids, what solution is chosen at work or returning an appliance to the store. These conflict tips - and the powerful "Assumption Iceberg" may just help your conflicts run a little more smoothly! What is The Assumption Iceberg? Conflict is a huge and fascinating topic and the Assumption Iceberg is a simple but powerful concept that you may find useful for...
Here are 15 Ways to Turn "I Don't Know" into an Aha Moment!Often when our clients say "I don't know", they really do know - they're just unwilling to acknowledge or face the answer. If it was was easy to say aloud they would have done so. There can be many reasons for the "I don't know", but if we trust our instincts and explore gently - we may just be rewarded with an Aha moment! There are any number of reasons for that, "I don't know" - but most of them are probably a fear of the consequences of statin...
10+ Great LinkedIn Groups to Consider Joining if you're a Coach!I initially wrote this post after having some great discussions on LinkedIn. LinkedIn really does seem to be a great place for networking with other coaches, meeting potential clients in a professional context, sharing experiences, lessons learned, great resources and articles and having discussions. So many of us work alone in a home office so these groups are a great place to 'meet' like-minded people, ask questions, share ideas and/or best pra...
9 Real-Life Examples of Eustress - Stress Your Clients May Need MORE of!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 endocrinologist Hans Selye who studied the impact of stress on the mind and body. Eu comes from the Greek meaning well or good and suggests that there is indeed such a thing as healthy stress. So, What Is Eustress and Why is it Important? Well, without e...
How Much to Charge For Coaching & Find Your Pricing Sweet Spot | By Ellen ErcoliniIn this article, Ellen addresses a big question for coaches - how much to charge for coaching. And it's not just new coaches that ask - sometimes it's coaches that have been around for a while! This is certainly a contentious topic, and there are many schools of thought. Well, Ellen has a neato solution - pricing it "just right"... Starting Out: Congratulations! You're in training or a new coach and you are excited to tell the world. You're ready...
30 Business Coaching Tools: What, How and When To Use Them!People have been emailing saying things like, "I love your new business coaching tools, but where do I start?" So, I wrote this article to outline the 30 business coaching tools in our Business Coaching Toolkit, including why, when and in what order to use them. This article was written to help you use our Business Coaching Toolkit more effectively, but is also helpful if you're a Business Coach looking for a process to follow, if you want to cre...
5 Weird Habits of Successful People! Infographic of the MonthWe found this infographic - and loved it so much we made it our infographic of the month! Do you do any of the 5 weird habits? Because they seem like "Coaching Habits" to me - they're exactly the kind of questions and reframes that we coaches like to challenge our clients with. And this infographic fits beautifully with our article this week: How to Create your own "Daily Success Habits". ENJOY! Warmly, Emma-Louise Source: This infographic is f...
7 Coaching Questions to Celebrate YOUR Achievements! InfographicUpdated For You to Enjoy & Share! We made this Infographic for you (and for ourselves too!). Take 20 minutes of quiet time to give yourself a pat on the back and reflect over the past year before setting goals and moving into the new year! And if you like it, we'd love you to "Pin" or "Share" using the buttons below! If you liked this info/graphic with great questions to help you celebrate yourself, you may also like: Ask These 7 Coaching Questio...
Books for Business, Career, Leadership or Executive CoachesYou may also like Books for the Life Coach and Books on Coaching and your Coaching Practice. Have we missed an important book? We'd love you to email us here! Recommended Reading for Business, Career, Leadership or Executive Coaches: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Hatton, Bruce Stone & Sheila Heen. Quite a left-brained but hugely helpful book on conflict and how to deal with it effectively Business Career Executive Parent Personal How to Win...
7 Questions to Get Re-Motivated and "Freshen up Your Life!" (Graphic)We made this Graphic for you as we're focusing on motivation this month. Now that we're well into April - and almost one-third of the way through the year - it's time to freshen up your outlook and give your life a "spring clean". Enjoy! Here are 7 Questions to Help You and Your Clients Spring Clean and "Freshen up Your Life!" Like it? We'd love you to "Pin" or "Share" using the buttons below! If you liked this info/graphic on how to freshen up...
