Should Coaches Who Have Depression or Anxiety Be Coaching Others? Reading Time: 6 min 30 sec 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... Read More...
De-Stress Series: What a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches Us About Stress! | By Ben Dooley Reading Time: 2 min 30 sec The Chinese finger trap? What's that? Well, it's something I remember from my childhood, perhaps you've seen it. It's a rather innocent looking tube that's just wide enough for you to stick your two fingers... Read More...
Coaching Tools 101: How to Create More Joy in Life with the What Makes My Heart Sing? Exercise Reading Time: 4 min "What Makes My Heart Sing?" is one of my absolute favourite coaching exercises. I've used it with individual clients and in innumerable workshops. It's a powerful tool for awakening and happiness—and it's... Read More...
Is Your Coaching Business Working For You? The 3 Questions You Need to Ask | By Ellen Ercolini Reading Time: 2 min 40 sec We become coaches because we are called to help others. We want to help make the world a better place, and improve the quality of life of those around us. We consider ourselves 'activators of change' and... Read More...
What are Facebook Interest Lists and Why Should I Care? Reading Time: 2 min 50 sec Facebook has got so overwhelming! Sometimes I'm just not getting the information I want in my newsfeeds. And from a business perspective, people who have liked my pages are not necessarily seeing my updates... Read More...
What Are The Benefits of Group Coaching? | By Jennifer Britton Reading Time: 2 min 30 sec Jennifer is a thought leader in the realm of group coaching and has been working with teams and groups since the late 1980s. Group coaching is a growing field, and as you read on, some of you may find... Read More...
Relax Your Clients in Under 5 Minutes with these Guided Meditation Scripts Reading Time: 4 min 40 sec 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... Read More...
De-Stress Series: What Are Your Clients' Stressor Values? | By Steve Mitten, MCC Reading Time: 3 min This insightful article and coaching tip from Master Coach and Past ICF President Steve Mitten calls to your attention a sub-set of values he calls "Stressors" that can impact the progress a client makes in... Read More...
De-Stress Series: A Simple 4 Step Process to Help Your Clients Cope With Stressful Feelings Reading Time: 4 min Sometimes our clients come to a session feeling stressed, overwhelmed, guilty, pressured or anxious. It's hard to coach people when they're caught up in these thoughts and feelings, so it can be helpful for us... Read More...
My Very Personal Story: Why Slapping a Smile on Depression, Anxiety does NOT Work Reading Time: 3 min 30 sec 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... Read More...
