psychology
How people change: Working with the stages and processes of change
While archiving a journal recently, I found an old photocopied article wedged in its pages. Upon re-reading it, I was struck by just how relevant (and now, mainstream) the ideas in this article were. The article, from the September 1992 edition of American Psychologist, was entitled “In Search of How People Change” and was written [...]
Ditched the new year resolutions? Set goals that get results in 2010
If we want to make real change in our lives, we need to move beyond believing in the ‘magic bullet’ of new year resolutions. As a coach, I’ve achieved most of what I set out to do – except when it comes to keeping New Year resolutions. I still have my written resolution to learn [...]
Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session: Part 4. Applications for Coaching Practice
Research really only matters when we can learn something useful from it – and apply it to our lives. In this case, we’ve learned a little more about what works in those initial stages of coaching – whether it be in a comp session or a screening call. But how do we integrate it? How do we apply this knowledge to creating more effective coaching?
Meeting your clients’ needs
Lately, I’ve been exploring Needs – those essentials in life. I’ve been wondering what are the simplest building blocks of a good life and how can that be applied to business so that we aren’t continually producing waste (products, time, energy, etc). As I delved into the world of Needs, it became apparent that it [...]
Understanding your needs as a solo business owner
Here’s my latest article from Flying Solo… One of the essentials of business success is understanding and meeting your customer needs. But a valuable first step in creating a business that works for you as well as your customers is understanding your own needs… To succeed in your solo business, you have to understand your physiological [...]
Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session. Part 3: The Research Study
In the first two parts of this Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session series, I introduced the possibility that the complimentary coaching session, as commonly offered by coaches, was not the client enrolment panacea that it was touted to be. I had a theory that the sales focus of the session was undermining its usefulness as [...]
Joy Retro Disco presents What a Wonderful World by Axwell & Bob Sinclair feat. Ron Carroll
Joy Retro Disco presents Uplifting Tunes for your Weekend I must have first heard this tune when I was having a really bad day, as I recall my initial thoughts of it being “bloody useless hippy crap”. However, my bad day passed and after hearing this 2008 dance anthem a few more times, I really [...]
Who really is the biggest loser? Chewing the fat on the effectiveness of weight-loss TV
I wrote this little rant last week but didn’t get time to post before I chuffed off to the beach. Seeing as it was International No-Diet Day yesterday, I thought I’d belatedly celebrate by sharing my take on a part of weight-loss culture that continues to suck me in. I stayed up way past my [...]
Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session. Part 2: The Selling of Coaching
In Part 1 of this series on Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session, I wrote about being introduced to the Comp Session as part of my coach training and how, at that early stage, something just didn’t sit right for me. I felt uneasy about using techniques that increase a client’s pain to tip them over [...]
Rethinking the Complimentary Coaching Session. Part 1: Feel the Pain
And here is where it all changed for me. The instructor responded by introducing us to the “Kiss. Tell. Hurt.” approach, the first of many ill-advised torture devices of coaching that I’ve come across over the years.
