From My Future Self: Make the Most of Your Training
Discover six practical tips from the future self coaching exercise to maximize your coach training experience, from planning ahead to...
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Planning for the Coach Federation’s CKA
Prepare for the ICF Coach Knowledge Assessment with four proven strategies. From reviewing core competencies to leveraging published ICF content,...
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When Your Client Says I Don’t Know Where to Start!
When coaching clients say they do not know where to start, it signals an opportunity. Explore two coaching strategies to...
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How to Become a Confident Life Coach
Build coaching confidence by trusting the process, not yourself. Learn how ICF competencies, coaching formulas, and consistent practice help new...
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3 Keys of Designing Action Steps that You Actually Do
Learn three essential strategies for designing action steps that stick. Move beyond rewards and punishments to create meaningful, sustainable change...
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Thoughts on Chapter 7 of Ken Robinson’s Out of Our Minds
Explore the parallels between the original Renaissance and today's creative revolution. Discover how coaching bridges description and action in our...
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Thoughts on Chapter 6 of Ken Robinson’s Out of Our Minds
Robinson defines creativity through three lenses: process, originality, and value. At its core, being creative is an act of courage,...
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Chapter 5 of Ken Robinson’s Out of Our Minds
Robinson challenges the dominance of IQ-based intelligence and makes the case for emotional intelligence. Coaching offers an antidote to the...
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Chapter 4 Ken Robinson’s: Out of Our Minds
Robinson's academic illusion argues that schools overvalue analytic intelligence at the expense of creativity. Coaching offers a path forward for...
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The 2 Kinds of Learning
Academic learning asks if you can solve the equation. Personal learning asks what makes your soul sing. Educators and coaches...
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Taming your Inner Critic
We all have an inner critic. Learn how to identify your negative self-talk patterns, reframe them with creative visualization, and...
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Soothing the Soul: Tips for Getting out of Negative Emotion
Negative emotions can spiral quickly, trapping you in unproductive patterns. Explore three proven strategies clients use to break free from...
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Cultural Gratitude Intervention aka Happy Thanksgiving
Research shows that gratitude functions like a muscle, growing stronger with use. Discover how Thanksgiving serves as a cultural gratitude...
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Job Interview Coaching: The Strengths Question
Learn how coaching can help clients move beyond generic answers to the common job interview strengths question. Discover powerful coaching...
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Coach the Body, Not Only the Mind
Effective coaching addresses the whole person, not just the mind. Learn how body-based questions about goals, limiting beliefs, and the...
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How to Find Your Life Coaching Niche
Discover how one coach found her niche helping athletes and injury recovery clients. Learn why identifying your coaching niche is...
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What Does Wellness Mean? The Answer Is Within
What’s a good first step toward achieving wellness? Understand what wellness truly entails, and how you can take practical steps...
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Breaking Down Life Coaching Barriers of Entry
Hands-on peer coaching is the key to effective coach training. Learn why practical experience matters more than lectures when pursuing...
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This is Why I Love Coaching
Discover what makes life coaching so rewarding: the ability to stand with clients through transitions and help them see beyond...
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