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Systematic Desensitization: When Anxiety is the Obstacle to your Client’s Goal

Certain tasks or situations can create a lot of anxiety for clients, which can then become an obstacle to achieving their desired outcome. Anxiety around the scope of the goal,…

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Building your Coaching Presence

A wise leader once said: “Presence eats technique for breakfast.”   So, what is the secret of building your presence? What does “being” involve? And how can you develop better present-moment…

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Importance of Emotional Self Regulation in Coaching

Last summer, I had a client who requested some coaching around their father’s recent death after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. At the time, my own father was in…

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Moving From Selling to Ethically Enrolling Clients

What if your coaching practice was fully booked without you ever having to do any sales? Isn’t this what we all dream of? While it almost sounds too good to…

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The Role of Coaching in the Discovery of Life Purpose

My friend, who I’ll call Bob, was nearing the end of life. Bob and I had worked together for years and had grown to be good friends. As he was…

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How to Bring Your Coaching News to the Media

Nothing can boost a business quite as much as positive coverage by the media. There are many ways you can secure newsworthy inclusion in print, broadcast or online media outlets.…

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Tips for Coaching Someone with Imposter Syndrome

Many of us have successful clients who suffer from imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome takes the forms of fear, anxiety, self-doubt, second-guessing, and lack of confidence and/or self-worth. Does having one…

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5 Mistakes Coaches Should Avoid

Fact: No one became a great coach overnight.  It takes years of consistent, intentional practice, studying and learning from mistakes accumulated along the way.   As a professional coach for quite…

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How to Write a Compelling Article for Publication

As an ICF Member or Credential-holder, you are an expert others wish to learn from. You are a thought leader on coaching, its best practices and the industry itself. Given…

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Coaching Cultures are Built on Beliefs

In the 2016 ICF and HCI study on Building a Coaching Culture with Managers and Leaders, we learned that “organizations with a strong coaching culture report recent revenue above their industry peer group.” A similar…

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