All entries in Self-Care for Coaches
By: Kim Anthony
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." – Melody Beattie
Studies show that the more you express gratitude, the more appreciative, healthier and happier you will inevitably become. Science, is also proving that a
By: Donna Jurney
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”— Anna Quindlen
I have spent most of my life struggling with perfectionism and buying into the belief that if things looked good on the
By: Elizabeth Saigal, Ph.D. CLC
Coaching catalyzes change and transformation. Fully engaging in this is much more challenging if you have a lifestyle that does not allow you to fully recharge and restore your energy levels. Because of this, coaches usually emphasize nurturing practices.
By: Patrick Williams, EdD, MCC, BCC
(a blog drawn from my new book, Getting Naked: On Emotional Transparency at the Right Time, the Right Place, and with the Right Person)
Are you aware how often we greet our friends and say, “how ya doing?” and don't really expect an answer of truth.
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book Getting Naked: On Being Emotionally Transparent at the Right time, the Right Place, and with the Right Person.
Note: over the next few months I will publish here some of the content of this book as it relates to your path to optimal living, and the
By: Patrick Williams, EdD, MCC, BCC
Remember in the Wicked Witch in Snow White who looked into her Magic Mirror to see what was troubling in her kingdom. She would look at a reflection of what was a threat to her power.
Well I have come to realize we all have Magic Windows where we get
By: Lauree E. Moss, Ph.D., CLC, PCC
Awareness is the first step toward change. Body-Mind Awareness is the next step by noticing your breath and where you experience it in your body. Paying attention to breathing and integrating it into your coaching deepens many coaching tools: It
By Elizabeth Saigal, Ph.D. CLC
Coaching is about the coachee's agenda. If a coach begins to substitute their own agenda they are leading the coachee. This can occur, inadvertently, with questions, phrasing, or tone. This can also occur by not asking permission to share and, therefore,
To get the most out of this process, print this page.
Start:
Take some time to sit alone, with friends or clients.
Choose 3 photos from magazines or your e-files or pictures around your house.
Talk about each question with the image and the topic in mind. Consider the image, the
By: Elizabeth Saigal, Ph.D. CLC
In the previous posts in this series, I shared choice quotes on happiness, perseverance, and courage. Coaches target each of these qualities to enable self-development. This post is dedicated to quotes on self-development and how they, in turn, are
