I often get asked if there is a difference between coaching men and women. Do men bring the same issues to a coaching session as women? An interesting question, don’t you think?
It’s that time of year again when we look back on the year that has ended and forwards to the year ahead. We aren’t just stepping into a new year this time, but a new decade filled with possibilities.
Earlier this year I got to coach a remarkable young woman in her 20s who was searching for her “what next?”. The previous year she had lost both parents and a grandmother to cancer yet despite this adversity she continued to help friends and family members deal with their problems and at work, she was making a real difference…
Forgiveness is an important step to help you move forward and get on with your life. You don’t have to wait until feelings of hurt and anger have completely subsided in order to forgive someone. You don’t have to agree with what they have done or make allowances for their behaviour. You don’t even have to see them again…
One of the first things a coaching client will tell me is that they need help taking action.
Often, that is actually the last thing they need. They are already knee-deep in action.
The bigger the role, the greater the action – and it’s coming out of their ears!
Taking time out to travel, discover new places and experience new things can give an individual a completely different perspective on what is important to them in their life. It’s a time of self-discovery and reflection and can be hugely beneficial on lots of levels: personally, and professionally. In fact, those people who take a mid-career break often return to work feeling more inspired and not just refreshed but renewed.
As far as anyone knows, we all have just one chance at life. So, it’s only natural that we would want to make the most of that chance. For many people, ask them what their ultimate goal is, and they might say “happiness”. It feels good to be happy. Happiness helps us to broaden our own thinking and connect with…
The importance of looking after our own well-being has been a prominent topic of late. And so it should be. I believe that taking care of ourselves should be a necessity and not a luxury. Those of you who have read my book, Suddenly Single, will know that the most important relationship we have in life with ourselves. Over the…
