As a new coach, it can be daunting to show up on the phone or on Skype when you are first starting out. You may want to be ‘professional’ but also to create a warm sanctuary where your client can open up to you about what they are struggling with. Here’s a checklist to help… Read More
Hi dear blog reader, Glad you’re here and thanks for stopping by. When I was choosing a coach training school, I did something that at that time was new for me. I went for the coach school that spoke to my heart rather than my head. I am a certified Martha Beck coach and I took… Read More
Sunday is the perfect day for introverts. It can be a day to retreat from the world and spend time relaxing at home. You can spend time reading, watching a movie or spending time with your family. Intention Part of this requires you to make a choice that you are not going to use your… Read More
‘One day this will be twenty years ago,’ is a quote from Bill Bryson that I found in Pam Grout’s latest book ‘Thank and Grow Rich.’ I happened to see the quote as I was flicking through it having brought it back from the library. The quote stuck in my head and I wanted to talk to… Read More
Dear Perfectionist, I’m wondering whether you really are a perfectionist, or whether that voice that you need to try harder has come from somewhere else in your life? Perhaps someone you once knew or a well-meaning or not so well-meaning family member? I’m wondering whether you’d rather spend time on the porch looking at the… Read More